Uganda detects bird flu
Uganda announced Sunday it had detected bird flu among migratory birds, without specifying whether it was the particularly virulent H5 strain detected this season in countries worldwide.
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Jan 15, 2017
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Facebook announces 'fake news' offensive in Germany
Social media giant Facebook announced Sunday that it will introduce new measures to combat fake news in Germany, as Europe's largest economy and most populous nation enters an election year.
Internet
Jan 15, 2017
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Israel says Nazi camp excavations unearth link to Anne Frank
Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial says researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps have uncovered a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank.
Archaeology
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Japan aborts mini-rocket mission shortly after liftoff
Japan's space agency Sunday aborted a mission to use a mini-rocket to send a satellite into orbit after the spacecraft stopped sending data to ground control shortly after liftoff.
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2017
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Sea Shepherd finds Japanese ship 'with slaughtered whale'
A Japanese ship has been caught with a slaughtered whale in the Antarctic in defiance of an international court decision against Tokyo's hunts, activist group Sea Shepherd said Sunday.
Ecology
Jan 15, 2017
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E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in five years
The volume of discarded electronics in East and Southeast Asia jumped almost two-thirds between 2010 and 2015, and e-waste generation is growing fast in both total volume and per capita measures, new UN research shows.
Environment
Jan 15, 2017
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