By Donna Lu China’s population growth has been stagnatingDescription:Visual China Group via Getty Images A Chinese government policy allowing all couples to have two children led to an additional 5.4 million births in the first 18 months after it took effect. China’s universal two-child policy, announced in October 2015, was designed to boost the country’s […]
In 2014, we travelled to the northern boreal forests of Canada to set experimental fires that would help us understand the effect of wildfires on the global carbon cycle. Sadly, we never got the chance to set those fires, because the firefighters enlisted to help us were busy dealing with an area the size of […]
Date created : 21/08/2019 – 22:08 Syrian regime forces took full control of the key northwestern town of Khan Sheikhun on Wednesday, surrounding Turkish forces at a nearby observation post, a war monitor said. ADVERTISING Read more “Regime forces took full control of the town of Khan Sheikhun and are currently clearing it of mines,” […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that other countries must assume the battle against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, citing Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Russia as examples. Asked by reporters whether he is concerned about the reemergence of the IS group in Iraq, Trump told reporters on August 21 that U.S. forces had “wiped […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device The first people to dive down to the Titanic in nearly 15 years say some of the wreck is deteriorating rapidly. Over the course of five submersible dives, an international team of deep-sea explorers surveyed the sunken ship, which lies 3,800m down in the Atlantic. While parts of […]
Colombia’s military has agreed to cooperate with the country’s transitional justice system, but plans to follow strict propaganda directives to reduce harm to its reputation, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais. The newspaper was leaked a 15-page classified document in which National Army commander Nicasio Martinez sets out the strategy to make sure that all […]
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You may have heard that, on Monday, Silicon Valley startup Cerebras Systems unveiled the world’s biggest chip, called the WSE, or “wafer-scale engine,” pronounced “wise.” It is going to be built into complete computing systems sold by Cerebras. What you may not know is that the WSE and the systems it makes possible have some […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday gave Britain 30 days to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop to ensure a Brexit deal, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there could be no new renegotiation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson shake hands ahead of their […]
VisitEngland’s August bank holiday trip-tracker survey has revealed that 8.6 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this bank holiday weekend, bringing an estimated £2.1 billion boost to the economy. The figures are the highest since this survey began in its current form in 2012. The figures show an increase […]