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Sunday, 25 January 2015

Why we need to address population growth's effects on global warming

Earlier this month, Pope Francis made news when he said that not only was climate change real, but it was mostly man-made. Then, last week, he said that couples do not need to breed “like rabbits” but rather should plan their families responsibly — albeit without the use of modern contraception. Amid climate change, what's more important: Protecting money or people? James K. Boyce At the latest round of international climate talks this month in Lima, Peru, melting glaciers in...

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Texas Man Mistakes Son For Burglar, Shoots Him In The Eye The Inquisitr

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SUTD Celebrates Campus Move By Going To The Schools (Singapore University of Technology and Design) noodls

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Farmers seeking equipment hit by technical glitches The Hindu

Farmers have lost a valuable season in using farm equipment due to the inability of the authorities and personnel at e-Seva centres to use the technology properly. According to sources in the Agriculture Department, so far about 200 applications were uploaded by farmers seeking subsidised equipment...

Two Planes Evacuated In Seattle, Another Diverted To Dallas Following ‘Security Concern’ The Inquisitr

According to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman Perry Cooper, the two planes that were evacuated include a JetBlue flight on its way from Long Beach, California and a SkyWest flight from Phoenix, Arizona. Both the planes landed at Seattle on Saturday afternoon and are being inspected. He...

India, US clinch N-energy deal Dawn

NEW DELHI: India and the United States have reached an agreement to end the deadlock on their six-year-old civilian nuclear power agreement, their leaders said here on Sunday. “I am pleased that six years after we signed our bilateral agreement, we are moving towards commercial cooperation,...

Govt blames sabotage for massive power breakdown Dawn

ISLAMABAD: As people in smaller towns and rural areas across the country and in Azad Kashmir continued to face electricity blackouts on Sunday, the government attributed the national crisis to sabotage and claimed to have restored 7,500MW supply against a nationwide demand of 11,500MW. Officials...

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