South Sudan floods: Thousands of people left homeless

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South Sudan floods: Thousands of people left homeless

Kasiele Kuol was walking with a group of aid workers and locals near his hometown of Doma in South Sudan’s Equatoria region when a surge of water swept through a river. “The water was…

A solar flare for Halloween? You bet it is.

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A solar flare for Halloween? You bet it is.

The sun unleashes a stream of solar plasma and energetic particles every day, but it is flares like the one that occurred on 4 May that the Met Office is watching closest. One of…

Here's what Facebook lets you do with your data

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Here’s what Facebook lets you do with your data

Facebook’s information policies are well-known to those who work in the space, so much so that the internet-famous Facebook user Christopher Poole, also known as Moot, is a member of the company’s user review…

Interview with VP Joe Biden, ‘NBC Nightly News’

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Interview with VP Joe Biden, ‘NBC Nightly News’

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden defended his visit to China during an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, but told him he would be “just as likely” to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing,…

U.K. bans six Nigerian officials from visiting London

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U.K. bans six Nigerian officials from visiting London

By Michael D. Shear NEW YORK — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari denounced Britain’s decision to ban six Nigerian officials from visiting the country as “politically motivated and discriminatory,” and said the men would be…

Egypt's 'glue' of autocracy Sherif R. Zaki dies

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Egypt’s ‘glue’ of autocracy Sherif R. Zaki dies

By Rashed Mian, CNN • Updated 30th October 2017 Dr. Sherif R. Zaki, hailed as the “glue” of Egypt’s autocratic regime and an “accidental martyr” who spent decades investigating his country’s politics and government,…