Facebook adds Alaska's Inupiaq as language option
Britt'Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska's far north, but English was the only language spoken at home.
Internet
Sep 2, 2018
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China's 'Silk Road' project runs into debt jam
China's massive and expanding "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project is running into speed bumps as some countries begin to grumble about being buried under Chinese debt.
Business
Sep 2, 2018
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China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world's largest pork producer scrambles to contain an outbreak of African swine fever.
Ecology
Sep 2, 2018
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With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat
As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a decade.
Environment
Sep 2, 2018
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Can crunch talks bring the Paris climate treaty to life?
As the pace of global warming races ahead of efforts to tame it, diplomats from more than 190 nations begin crunch UN climate talks in Bangkok Tuesday to breathe life into the Paris Agreement.
Environment
Sep 2, 2018
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'Lehman Weekend': the biggest bankruptcy in American history
It was "Lehman Weekend." The moment in September 2008 when the 150-year-old investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, precipitating the worst global economic crisis since the 1930s.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2018
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Egypt says village found in Nile Delta predated pharaohs
Egypt said Sunday that archeologists have unearthed one of the oldest villages ever found in the Nile Delta, with remains dating back to before the pharaohs.
Archaeology
Sep 2, 2018
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Gun owners are more politically active, study finds
American gun owners in recent years have exhibited higher levels of political participation, not only in voting but in donating money to candidates and contacting elected officials, according to a study by University of Kansas ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2018
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