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  • The New York Times has observed the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s famous article “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits” with an online...

  • Climate Change Cronyism: Big Businesses Tailor Policy to Benefit Themselves at Your Cost

    5 hours ago
  • An association of CEOs of large, U.S.-based corporations has joined the global warming bandwagon, releasing a new policy document, “Addressing Climate Change.” Is this...

  • Fortnite Creator Epic's Battle With Tech Giants Could Harm Consumers

    6 hours ago
    • If you have middle school-aged children or older, chances are you’ve heard of Fortnite, an online multi-player game, created by Epic Games Inc., that allows users worldwide...

      Niskanen Center

  • No country can solve climate change on its own. An effective and accountable international collaboration mechanism is overdue. The post Potential Challenges to a Climate Club appeared...

  • Thoughts on the Ginsburg Seat

    9 hours ago
  • There’s been a lot of talk about how Sen. McConnell’s promise to push through a Trump replacement for the late Justice Ginsburg is an act of flagrant norm-busting. Consequently...

  • Trump Has Given Voters Every Reason to Reject His Re-election as Tainted and Illegitimate

    3 days ago
    • Writing in The Atlantic, Shadi Hamid worries that Democrats may be “unwilling, even unable, to accept the result” should Trump pull off a come-from-behind victory in November...

      Opinion | The Guardian

  • The only certainty about the year ahead is the uncertainty. As a scientist, here’s my advice on how we can live alongside CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...

  • The extradition of Julian Assange would undermine freedom of speech | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    10 hours ago
  • The Wikileaks founder is a champion of democracy – the charges against him affect journalists around the worldLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva was president of Brazil from 2002 to 2010The...

  • Britain needs to live with coronavirus, not in fear of it | Simon Jenkins

    11 hours ago
    • Vallance and Whitty spoke reasonably and sincerely in their press conference. But their data was selective, and they seem determined to cause alarmCoronavirus – latest updatesSee...

      CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

  • CTV News has confirmed Quebec resident Pascale Ferrier is the suspect alleged to have sent letters containing the poisonous substance ricin to U.S. President Donald Trump and different...

  • Toddler dies in her sleep after parents are told by doctor she only has the flu

    14 hours ago
  • The distraught mother of a two-year-old girl who died in her sleep three days after being told by doctors her daughter only had the flu says she feels the health-care system failed her...

  • Quebec is at the start of the second wave of COVID-19, says public health director

    10 hours ago
    • The province is at the start of the second wave of COVID-19, said Dr. Horacio Arruda in a news conference Monday afternoon. He issued caution, telling people it is 'very important'...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • It seems most people rightly have little faith or interest in the alarmist output of climate models, and are unimpressed by claims that governments can somehow influence the climate...

  • Brussels shoots down Dutch plan to subsidize hydrogen to replace fossil fuels

    2 days ago
  • Irrational fear of a minor trace gas in the atmosphere, largely based on the output of failing climate models, continues to disrupt national energy policies. EU leaders add to the...

  • Construction begins on energy storage system relying on gravity

    2 days ago
    • The plan is to use abandoned coal mining shafts globally as power storage plants, and/or drill their own shafts if necessary. Costs are estimated to be lower than other existing energy...

    Zee News :Technology News

  • Spotted first by WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp updates, users will not need an Internet connection on the main phone.

  • US judge halts President Donald Trump administration's order to remove WeChat from app stores

    a day ago
  • On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department had issued an order citing national security grounds to block the app from U.S. app stores owned by Tencent Holding`s...

  • TikTok confirms agreement with Oracle, Walmart; says Oracle will host all US user data

    2 days ago
    • On Friday, the US Commerce Department said that Trump`s executive order was going to block US users from downloading TikTok starting from September 20 and was going to ban the use of...

    Zee News :Sci-Tech

  • The findings can also help further developing climate models and could in fact also help to assess the regional implications of geoengineering experiments. ...

  • First possible 'survivor' planet found orbiting white dwarf star

    5 days ago
  • Using data from NASA missions, an international team of astronomers has found what may be the first intact planet orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only...

  • Indian scientists find new model to probe how black holes rip apart stars

    5 days ago
    • The research was published in the New Astronomy (2020).

    Zee News :World

  • "COVAX will give the world the largest and most diverse portfolio of vaccine candidates," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

  • Ready to swap all prisoners with US, says Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

    8 hours ago
  • Washington has long demanded that Iran release U.S. citizens including Iranian-American father and son Baquer and Siamak Namazi.

  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be honoured at US Supreme Court, Capitol

    8 hours ago
    • Crowds have gathered outside the court building, leaving flowers and other items in tribute, ever since her death on Friday from complications of pancreatic cancer...

    Zee News :India National

  • The commercial launch of 'Feluda', the Tata CRISPR COVID-19 test, has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India.

  • Four UNSC permanent members support India`s bid for permanent seat: Centre

    in 10 hours
  • Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has accorded the "highest priority" to getting permanent membership in an expanded UN Security Council (UNSC)...

  • PM Narendra Modi to virtually address 22nd convocation of IIT Guwahati on Tuesday

    in 10 hours
    • 1803 students including 687 B Tech and 637 MTech students will be receiving their degrees. The event will be live on both YouTube and Facebook.

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • Manhattan's district attorney on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reject President Donald Trump's "recycled" arguments to block the release of his subpoenaed tax returns...

  • UK to outline early pub closing as COVID-19 alert level raised

    an hour ago
  • The UK government will on Tuesday (Sep 22) announce new measures to curb rising coronavirus cases across England, hours after upgrading the virus alert level with top advisers warning...

  • Trump officials rush to make it tougher for skilled foreign workers to gain visas

    an hour ago
    • The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is racing to toughen the process for U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers before the end of the year, changes top Trump...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • China reported six new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 21, down from 12 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.

  • Huawei plans more cuts to jobs, investment in Australia

    35 minutes ago
  • The Australian operation of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it would continue to cut staff numbers and investment in the country amid...

  • India tests new French fighter jets in skies near China border

    2 hours ago
    • India's new French Rafale jets have flown "familiarisation" flights above the border region contested with China where a deadly clash between soldiers from the nuclear-armed neighbours...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Asian shares opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds hurt global...

  • Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale who played James Bond villain dies at 89

    15 minutes ago
  • The actor often played brilliant supporting roles under top directors including Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg and Louis Malle.

  • China reports 6 new COVID-19 cases versus 12 a day earlier

    26 minutes ago
    • China reported six new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 21, down from 12 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.

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