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Trump signs order undoing Obama climate change policies
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change.
George Soros’ university in Hungary ‘is facing closure’
Students and staff at the Central European University (CEU) in Hungary are protesting against what they say are government plans to close it down
College apologises for ‘slut-shame’ prom posters about appropriate dresses
A US college has apologised for posting photos of what is and isn't appropriate to wear to its prom.
Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water
A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater.
India police search for parents of girl ‘living with monkeys’
Police in northern India are searching lists of missing children to try to identify a girl believed to have been living with monkeys.
Microsoft patches serious Word bug ‘targeted by scammers’
A bug in Word apparently targeted by scammers trying to steal banking logins will be patched
How to spot a lying job candidate
We all exaggerate and tell half-truths sometimes. But can you figure out who is most likely to lie before they become your colleague? Maybe so
‘We will react with nuclear strike’
North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol warns the US against taking military action
Slims River: Climate change causes “river piracy” in Canada’s Yukon
A team of scientists say a melting glacier in Canada's Yukon has caused a river to completely change course.
