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  • Japanese spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid

    Japanese spacecraft approaching asteroid about 280 million kilometers (170 million miles) from Earth

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  • Report: US company to stop sales of genetic tech in Xinjiang

    Report: Thermo Fisher Scientific says it will stop selling genetic sequencers in China's Muslim region of Xinjiang following criticism its products...

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  • Climate threat doubter is leading effort to advise Trump

    The Trump administration is exploring the idea of a special committee to look at climate change and security risks, with the effort being coordinated...

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  • Hurricanes create natural climate change labs in Puerto Rico

    The hurricanes that pounded Puerto Rico in 2017 may give scientists clues to how the world will respond to climate change and increasingly severe...

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• Feb 20

  • As US pushes to ban Huawei, UK considers softer approach

    Britain's cybersecurity chief says the country can handle the risks involved with using mobile networks made by China's Huawei

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Reddit co-founder pushes hard for paternity leave

    Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian pushes hard for paid parental leave in the US

    Feb 20

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  • Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island

    A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos...

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • 50M gallons of polluted water pours daily from US mine sites

    U.S. public records show that millions of gallons of water containing arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from contaminated mining sites into...

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Wisconsin court: Judge's Facebook friendship could show bias

    A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a judge created at least the appearance of bias by Facebook friending a woman whose child custody case he was...

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Samsung folding phone is different - but also almost $2,000

    Samsung's new folding phone is definitely different - but it's also almost $2,000

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Google's Nest hub has a microphone it forgot to mention

    Google says it forgot to mention that it included a microphone in a security product it began selling in 2017, but blames the omission on an error

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Mexican privacy watchdog criticizes government over spyware

    Mexico's privacy watchdog says the Attorney General's Office stonewalled it for more than a year as it tried to investigate the government's use of...

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • California student accused of making 'Banana Plug' drug app

    A Northern California college student is facing felony charges for allegedly creating an iPhone app he dubbed the Banana Plug to sell illicit drugs

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • The Latest: Analysts see Galaxy Fold as a niche product

    Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated, but expensive, smartphone with a foldable screen

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Microsoft detects hacking targeting Europe democracy groups

    Microsoft detects hacking attacks aimed at European democracy groups ahead of May elections

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Samsung unveils 'Galaxy Fold,' its first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid

    It is both a smartphone and a tablet connected by a "unique" hinge.

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Neptune's newest, tiniest moon likely piece of bigger one

    Neptune's newest and tiniest moon is probably a piece of a larger one nearby

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Thais give Russia, US right to extradite hacking suspect

    A Thai court has accepted a U.S. request that a Russian man who allegedly was part of a gang that stole millions of dollars online from bank accounts...

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • How animals can thrive in a world built by humans

    Animals are often able to adapt to their human-influenced surroundings.

    Feb 20

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• Feb 20

  • Academic: Very few climate change doubters, issue now action

    A prominent American economist says there are "very few" people who still doubt climate change

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Northern Red Sea coral reefs may survive a hot, grim future

    As the outlook for coral reefs across a warming planet grows grimmer than ever, scientists in Israel have discovered a rare glimmer of hope

    Feb 20

• Feb 20

  • Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry

    Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into...

    Feb 20

• Feb 19

  • Officials: Arizona will miss US deadline for key water plan

    Arizona water officials say the state won't have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan wrapped up by the federal government's March 4...

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Trump orders creation of Space Force, but within Air Force

    Trump has directed the Pentagon to develop plans to create a new Space Force within the Air Force, accepting less than the full-fledged department...

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander

    And now for the weather on Mars: NASA's newest lander is providing daily reports online

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Trump says he's in no rush to see North Korea give up nukes

    Trump says he wants to see North Korea eventually give up its nuclear weapons program, adds he's in no rush

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Former UN leader tours climate adaptation projects in Miami

    Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's impressed with Miami's efforts to cope with rising sea levels

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Twitter tightens up EU political ad rules ahead of election

    Twitter tightening up rules for European Union political ads ahead of spring elections

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state

    A database showing real-time data about millions of people in China has leaked.

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • EU gets heavy-duty on pollution: 1st standards for trucks

    The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on the first specific EU standards for trucks to get polluting CO2 levels down

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Tech could unite Europe's populists ahead of EU vote in May

    The offer by Italy's populist 5-Star Movement to share its web platform with France's yellow vest protesters could be a harbinger of what's to come in...

    Feb 19

• Feb 19

  • Future iPhones could have a foldable display

    Apple files a patent on foldable screen displays.

    Feb 19

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• Feb 18

  • New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei

    New Zealand's Ardern says no final decision on Spark's use of Huawei 5G

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • China accuses US of trying to block its tech development

    China accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging Chinese mobile network equipment poses a cybersecurity...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • New Zealand plans new tax for giants like Google, Facebook

    New Zealand's government has announced plans for a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in the country...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Scientist who popularized term "global warming" dies at 87

    A climate scientist who popularized the term "global warming" has died

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

    A nonprofit Israeli consortium hopes to make history this week by launching the first private aircraft to land on the moon

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Correction: Grab And Go Shopping story

    Correction: Grab And Go Shopping story

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• Feb 18

  • German market watchdog bans short-selling of Wirecard shares

    Germany's financial market regulator has issued a two-month ban on short-selling shares in Wirecard AG, whose stock has swung sharply in recent months

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Berlin to get single travel app for public, private services

    Travelers in Berlin will soon be able to use a single app to switch seamlessly between public transport, rental bikes, car-sharing and taxis without...

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • 'Digital gangsters': UK wants tougher rules for Facebook

    A parliamentary committee report is recommending that the United Kingdom government increase oversight of social media platforms like Facebook

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Facebook called 'digital gangsters'

    A new report by British lawmakers said the social media giant intentionally violates data-privacy and competition laws.

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• Feb 18

  • For sake of pupils' pupils, China to ban homework on apps

    The move is intended to help pupils' eyesight.

    Feb 18

• Feb 18

  • Unicorns are real: Tech baffles Indonesian candidate

    Indonesia's presidential candidates debated pressing issues facing the world's third-largest democracy: dilapidated infrastructure, struggling...

    Feb 18

• Feb 17

  • Rare owls thrive in ghost town near Los Angeles airport

    Researchers found a group of rare owls thriving in an unlikely nature preserve.

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Former coal-fired power plant is demolished in Germany

    A long-shut coal-fired power plant in western Germany has been demolished with the help of more than 200 kilos (440 pounds) of explosives

    Feb 17

• Feb 16

  • Potential privacy lapse found in Americans' 2010 census data

    Basic personal information could be reconstructed from encrypted data.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Storm-lashed South Carolina reassesses global warming's role

    "Floods like this -- it's unheard of," South Carolina official says.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • Correction: Lithium Ion Batteries-Recycling story

    Correction: Lithium Ion Batteries-Recycling story

    Feb 16