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12:03 13/06/2019
The Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal, study finds

Pentagon released 59m metric tons of carbon dioxide and other warming gases in 2017, research shows.

11:38 13/06/2019
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Tesco's UK sales growth slows in latest quarter

Tesco said it had grown ahead of a subdued UK market on both a volume and value basis.

10:45 13/06/2019
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Huawei asks Verizon to pay over $1 billion for over 230 patents

The patents in question range from core network equipment, wireline infrastructure to internet-of-things technology, the Journal reported. The licensing fees for the more than 230 patents sought is more than $1 billion, the person said.

10:00 13/06/2019
Tens of thousands hit by floods in central Indonesia

The national disaster mitigation agency said the torrential rains in the provinces of South Sulawesi, South-east Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and East Kalimantan flooded and carried away buildings. Hundreds of hectares of farmland were submerged.

20:30 12/06/2019
Judge orders Argentinian man to pay ex-wife $179G after she left career to take care of household

A woman, identified in court as M.L., married her husband in 1982, but the pair divorced in 2009, and the woman, now 70, was unable to find a job despite her having a degree in economics, according to Argentinian outlet Clarin.

20:09 12/06/2019
Seventh victim found in Cyprus serial killing investigation

Police said they had found the remains in lake Memi southwest of the capital Nicosia, where they had been looking for the body of the six-year-old daughter of the first victim discovered.

19:47 12/06/2019
Behind the scenes at a private jet factory

Carpentry in one corner, upholstery in another -- some areas look more like an artistic atelier than an aircraft plant.

19:24 12/06/2019
Kim Jong Un's sister visits DMZ to pay respects to late South Korean first lady

Kim Yo Jong traveled to the border village of Panmunjom to deliver a wreath of flowers and her brother's condolences to senior South Korean officials.

19:00 12/06/2019
Chernobyl selfies lead to warning from show's writer

Tourists visiting Chernobyl must be respectful, the creator of the HBO show about the nuclear disaster there says.

18:38 12/06/2019
Facebook lets deepfake Zuckerberg video stay on Instagram

Facebook has said it will not remove a manipulated video of its chief Mark Zuckerberg from Instagram, in which he appears to credit a secretive organisation for his success.

18:16 12/06/2019
Mobil sought to fight environmental regulation, documents show

Oil giant looked to make tax-exempt donations to universities and civic groups in the early 1990s to promote the company’s interests.

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Indian villages lie empty as drought forces thousands to flee

Hundreds of Indian villages have been evacuated as a historic drought forces families to abandon their homes in search of water.

16:38 12/06/2019
Britain to become first G7 country with net zero emissions target

With global carbon emissions at record highs despite decades of talks aimed at bringing them within safe limits, outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said the goal was ambitious but essential for protecting Earth’s future.

16:16 12/06/2019
These knotted cords may hide the first evidence that the Incas collected taxes

Stringed devices called khipus are undergoing more research scrutiny, but most remain enigmatic.

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