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Spain eyes Gibraltar after Brexit vote

Spain eyes Gibraltar after Brexit vote

Spain is to press for joint sovereignty of Gibraltar with the UK following the Brexit vote in the referendum. The people living on the peninsular, who are British citizens with British passports, voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU. However thousands of Spaniards cross from the Spanish mainland to work there every day. Spain’s acting foreign minister said Madrid should …

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Beijing sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warns

Beijing sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warns

A new research using satellite imagery has revealed that parts of Beijing, especially its central business district, are sinking by up as much as 11 cm, or more than four inches each year. The team behind the research, which used satellite imagery for its findings, say the city’s central Chaoyang business district is among the worst-affected areas, subsiding at four …

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Blackberry loss widens to $670 million

Blackberry loss widens to $670 million

Blackberry posted a profit of $14m excluding one off charges for restructuring costs and a write-down of some of its assets. The smartphone maker’s losses hit $670m in the first quarter compared, to $238m in the previous quarter. Despite the hit, Blackberry shares gained in early trading as it said losses for the whole year would be lower than expected.

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New Research Shows Importance of Gravel-Bed Rivers

Research Shows Importance of Gravel-Bed Rivers

A University of Montana-led study has pointed to the importance of gravel-bed rivers in mountainous areas such as western Montana. Professor Ric Hauer, director of the Center for Integrated Research on the Environment, leads a group of authors who looked at the full continuum of species and processes supported by gravel-bed rivers, from microbes to bull trout and from elk …

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Aerosmith announce their impending breakup (Listen)

Aerosmith announce their impending breakup [Listen]

Aerosmith have confirmed that they are breaking up after 46 years together. They have also announced a farewell tour, which will take place in 2017. Steven Tyler confirmed on The Howard Stern Show that the band will launch their farewell tour next year and will be done as a group after that. You can hear audio of Tyler’s appearance below.

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Brexit: UK votes to leave EU, fears grow for climate ambition

Brexit: UK votes to leave EU, fears grow for climate ambition

Britain’s departure from the EU will force broad changes to the bloc’s energy and climate policies, and remove a crucial ally for Central Europeans — but it will also give London far more freedom to pursue nuclear projects. The vote was too close to call ahead of the polls opening yesterday morning, but the final count saw 52 per cent …

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OnePlus 3 software update may address RAM, screen critiques “Report”

OnePlus 3 software update may address RAM, screen critiques: Report

After facing early criticism from reviewers and users for certain issues related to the display and RAM management, OnePlus is now coming up with an over the air (OTA) update for fixing the issues. The phone is amongst the few in the mainstream to sport a humongous 6GB of RAM, but the software side of things leaves a vast part …

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Transmissible Cancers Plague Mollusks, says new research

Research finds contagious cancers can spread among several species of shellfish

A recent research showed that transferable tumors were increasing among several different species of shellfish that included cockles, clams and mussels. The research showed that in quite a number species of bivalves, including mussels and clams, cancer cells from infectious cells have propagated from animal to animal through sea water. The cancer, referred to as disseminated neoplasia, is a leukemia-like …

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Blake Lively fights sharks, seagulls in brutal ‘Shallows’ (Trailer)

Blake Lively fights sharks, seagulls in brutal 'Shallows' (Trailer)

A surfer (Blake Lively) exploring a hidden beach, finds herself stranded, with 200 yards and a hungry, man-eating shark in-between her and the shore. That’s really all there is to it. Director Jaume Collet-Serra, who had great fun with the restrictive concept of the Liam Neeson airplane thriller Non-Stop, seems to have challenged himself to go even smaller this time, …

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