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Hydrogen cars are green, quick to refuel and have range, so why are battery cars way ahead of them? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2WITgtf

The wave of revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe helped shape the continent for decades to come. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JRpbTb

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping will sign an agreement that includes wording on the "irreversibility" of the Paris climate agreement, an official from the French presidential office said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2oQjZYy

The United States is unsafe for would-be refugees and a Canada-U.S. agreement that compels asylum seekers to first apply for U.S. sanctuary ought to be ripped up, lawyers for refugees and rights groups argued in a Canadian federal court on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JRnDbP

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday and voiced support for negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a giant hydroelectric dam on Ethiopia's Blue Nile, the White House said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WMxi8L

Kushila Stein was rescued north of Crete after 37 hours at sea in a rubber dinghy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NHU4dQ

'Brutal' blue eyeball tattoos allegedly left woman blind for 3 weeks Amber Luke, known as 'Blue Eyes White Dragon' on Instagram, reportedly went blind for three weeks after tattooing the whites of her eyeballs blue. The body modification enthusiast is said to have spent over $25,000 on extreme procedures such as splitting her tongue.

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Gary Lyon lost his senior management job for dating a junior colleague, but now they are married. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2oLrbFc

Mexican drug cartels are making "mass quantities" of fake prescription pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl with the intention of selling them to users throughout North America, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NhwYMj

Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday that he will break off all diplomatic relations with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro when he takes office on Jan. 14. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Cbinvg

Parents have fond feelings for the retailer but it has failed to adapt to their needs. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36xoGr9

Apple commits $2.5 billion to combat California's housing crisis Apple is devoting $2.5 billion to help alleviate the housing crisis that Big Tech helped create in California.

The Trump administration said on Monday it filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year process to exit the global pact to fight climate change. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33t711G

North Korea hit back at a U.S. State Department report released last week, saying the report's description of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism is an example of a "hostile policy" by the United States that is preventing denuclearization talks from progressing, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NgNf4c

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Election campaigns are another branch of the marketing industry - which could be more efficient than traditional adverts. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/34tXyHF

How one small town is struggling through South Africa's worst drought in living memory. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WFP9yj