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Only 2 Iraqi interpreters who worked with U.S. troops got U.S. visas last year

Thousands of translators in Iraq face danger as they wait to gain entry to the U.S.

23/08/2019

USA

How are the raging fires in the Amazon rainforest affecting climate change?

"The effects of forest destruction in the Amazon don't stay in the Amazon. They affect us all," one expert said.

23/08/2019

USA

YouTube removes channels spreading Hong Kong discord

The channels used software to mask their origin and were consistent with China-linked accounts removed by Twitter and Facebook, the company said.

23/08/2019

USA

Elon Musk seems serious about plan to nuke Mars

The SpaceX CEO has proposed the use of nuclear explosions to warm Mars and make it more hospitable for humans.

22/08/2019

USA

Eight-year-old clocks 86 mph driving on German autobahn

"I only wanted to drive around a bit," the boy said, according to police in Soest, Germany.

22/08/2019

USA

U.K. risks becoming U.S.'s 'junior partner' after Brexit, France's Macron warns

"The point can't be to exit Europe and say 'we'll be stronger,' before in the end, becoming the junior partner of the United States," Macron said.

22/08/2019

USA

A battle over high-tech crime-fighting is dividing one of America's most dangerous cities

Detroit's police chief says facial recognition is making the city safer. Some residents fear it could create a surveillance state.

22/08/2019

USA

Extremists creep into Roblox, an online game popular with children

NBC News was able to find more than 100 accounts that featured extremist and racist content

22/08/2019

USA

Raging rainforest fires darken skies in Brazil, inspire #prayforamazonia

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year, an 84 percent increase compared to last year.

21/08/2019

USA

Tech-savvy Iranians stay connected on social media despite regime restrictions

Wary of digital technology that helped fuel past protests, Iranian officials have tried to promote domestic apps instead.

21/08/2019

USA

Saudi judge rules U.S. mother 'too Western' to raise daughter, relative says

Marlene Vierra said a judge in Saudi Arabia ruled her niece, Bethany, was not fit to parent because she was "too Western."

21/08/2019

USA

NASA headed to ocean world that might harbor alien life

The space agency is moving ahead with its Europa Clipper mission to an icy world, considered a likely place to find alien life.

21/08/2019

USA

A years-old Instagram hoax is back — and it's tricking celebrities and politicians

"If you're seeing a meme claiming Instagram is changing its rules tomorrow, it's not true," Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, wrote on Twitter.

21/08/2019

USA

Message in a bottle: Russian sailor's 1969 letter found in Alaska

Message in a bottle: A Russian sailor's 1969 letter is discovered by a man in Alaska.

21/08/2019

USA

California high school locks up cellphones to keep students focused

Some experts say taking away the students' devices creates its own kind of distraction — and anxiety — for students

21/08/2019

USA

Scientists think they spied a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first time

The cosmic collision took place about 900 million years ago.

20/08/2019

USA

YouTube star PewDiePie announces marriage to long-term girlfriend

"I'm the happiest I can be," Kjellberg tweeted. "I'm so lucky to share my life with this amazing woman."

20/08/2019

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Strong winds blow dozens of air mattresses through US park

Dozens of air mattresses cartwheeled their way across a park in the US city of Denver after strong winds whipped through the neighbourhood.

20/08/2019

Green News

Javier Bardem takes over Times Square to demand ocean protections

The James Bond star and his brother are famed Greenpeace supporters, having travelled to the Antarctic to highlight issues

20/08/2019

USA

Mattress mayhem as strong winds disrupt open-air cinema event

Dozens of mattresses set up for an event called 'The Bed Cinema' get blown across a park in Denver.

20/08/2019

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Virtual reality Star Wars experience opens in New York shopping mall

The pop-up show sees participants don a vest and helmet to enjoy the world of the film franchise.

20/08/2019

USA

Inside the secretive media outlet that became one of Trump's biggest supporters

Started almost two decades ago with a stated mission to "provide information to Chinese communities to help immigrants assimilate into American society," The Epoch Times now wields one of the biggest social media followings of any news outlet.

20/08/2019

USA

US President tweets picture of Trump Tower looming over Greenland

Donald Trump has jokingly promised on Twitter not to build a Trump Tower on Greenland following his comments about buying the Arctic territory.

20/08/2019

USA

Zeppelins stopped flying after the Hindenburg disaster. Now scientists want to bring them back.

The proposed airships would move cargo more efficiently than oceangoing freighters — and produce far less pollution.

19/08/2019

USA

Apple and Amazon push to keep their tax breaks. France says 'non.'

Despite their best efforts, European and American politicians have been unable to close the tax loopholes employed by Google, Facebook and Amazon.

19/08/2019

USA

Twitter and Facebook say China-linked accounts sought to 'sow political discord' in Hong Kong

Twitter said it pulled down 936 troll accounts, many of which pushed conspiracy theories about the protest groups, according to examples shared by the company.

19/08/2019