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UK, EU scientists call for safeguards for research in Brexit deal

Oct 22, 2018

Scientists are calling for Brexit negotiations to preserve "the flow of people and ideas across borders" that is vital to scientific research in Britain and the European Union. The letter was addressed to UK Pr...

New Brexit poll shows a majority in UK favor remaining in EU

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Oct 18, 2018

Science, World

A new survey shows that most UK citizens would now vote to remain in the European Union if a referendum were held today, according to Politico. The poll continues a recent trend in public opinion away from supp...

C-section births rise sharply worldwide, raising fears of unnecessary procedures

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Oct 12, 2018

Health, Science, World

A new study on rates of Caesarean section births worldwide shows use of the procedure has doubled in the past 15 years, according to BBC News, suggesting it has been used more often than is medically necessary....

EU parliament should refine its controversial internet copyright directive

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Sep 15, 2018

Headlines, Opinion, Policy, World

It’s been a transformative year for the internet, and the European Union has, through legislation, repeatedly put itself at the center of controversies. This week, the European Parliament voted in favor of the ...

Russian officials are investigating hole drilled on space station module

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Sep 5, 2018

Science, World

Russian officials are investigating an air leak that was detected last week on a Russian Soyuz module docked with the International Space Station (ISS), and hope to reach a conclusion in the coming weeks, accor...

US and Mexico reach agreement in trade negotiations to replace NAFTA

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Aug 29, 2018

Policy, Science, World

A new deal was reached Monday between Mexico and the US to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to CNBC. Trump has taken issue with NAFTA and called for a renewed round of negotiat...

New Brexit referendum is “on the table” if May’s deal is rejected, according to Labour spokesman

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Aug 24, 2018

Policy, Science, World

Labour party Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer has said another Brexit referendum is “on the table,” if parliament rejects Theresa May’s final deal to break ties with the EU, or in the face of a no-deal Brexit, acc...

US officials sound alarm on “disturbing” Russian pursuit of space weaponry

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Aug 19, 2018

Policy, Science, World

A US official warned this week that Russia’s recent efforts toward space weaponry are both “disturbing” and “abnormal,” according to Reuters. The US state department is particularly concerned over a new Russian...

World’s largest solar energy park to open in Egypt next year

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Aug 2, 2018

Environment, Science, World

The largest solar power project in the world will go online next year in the Egyptian desert, in a reversal for a nation that has long depended on cheap, subsidized fossil fuels, according to the LA Times. Egyp...

US and EU reach deal to avert trade war

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Jul 27, 2018

Policy, Science, World

The EU and the US reached agreements in a Wednesday meeting in an effort to avert a trade-war, with discussion of further tariffs off the table for now, according to BBC News. President Donald Trump said he had...