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Relics of zero-Covid dot China as life moves on
The country amassed zero-Covid infrastructure – now much of it is being dismantled or repurposed.
Can bighorns, a bullet train and a huge solar farm coexist in the Mojave Desert?
BAKER, Calif. — To most travelers on Interstate 15 between Barstow and Las Vegas, the Mojave Desert’s jagged Soda Mountains rise above a seemingly lifeless wasteland of hellish sand dunes, lava flows and vast flatlands. But scientists say the scorched …
Google says it will remove a feature that allowed users to play podcasts directly from the Google Search results on February 13, after launching it in 2019 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Google says it will remove a feature that allowed users to play podcasts directly from the Google Search results on February 13, after launching it in 2019 — Google confirmed it’s putting an end to a featur…
“Criminal” Fire Damages US Drone Factory Supplying Ukraine
What is a drone factory? It makes flying penguins, of course. The Baltic Times reports that a sudden massive fire at a Latvian airport already is considered a criminal act. The police will investigate the fire, LETA learned from the Interior Ministry. …
U.S. Space Force Launches Third Pathfinder Mission to Demonstrate High-Bandwidth Protected Communications
The U.S. Space Force launched Hispasat‘s Amazonas Nexus satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 6 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. The Pathfinder 2 mission is the third Pathfinder mission to explore the military use of comm…
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch caught with gun at Mexican airport, sentenced to over 3 years in prison
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a Mexican prison for packing a handgun on his trip to Cancun last month.
Frankfurt comes back to beat Darmstadt 4-2 in German Cup
Randal Kolo Muani scored twice as Eintracht Frankfurt came back from a goal down to beat local rival Darmstadt 4-2 and seal a place in the German Cup quarterfinals.
Gaziantep, a City Millenniums Old, Has Long Been a Hub for Trade and Cultures
Gaziantep, a sprawling Turkish metropolis of about 2 million, is a major manufacturing center, a home to refugees and a melting pot of ethnic groups. The city, also known as Antep, one of its original names, was inhabited by the earliest civilizations …
NSW government sidelined independent recruitment process when hiring child safety watchdog
Choosing its preferred candidate, the Perottet government once again finds itself having to answer questions about public sector recruitmentFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or…