Record concentration of microplastics found in Arctic
Record levels of microplastics have been found trapped inside sea ice floating in the Arctic.
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China stabbings: Seven students killed in Shaanxi
At least seven students have been stabbed to death and 12 injured in a knife attack outside a school in northern China, officials say.
Syria war: ‘Iranian personnel among dozens dead’ in missile attacks
Missiles hit a number of military sites in northern Syria on Sunday night, state media say, with unconfirmed reports of dozens of fatalities.
Facebook: ‘Hate speech button’ causes confusion
"Does this post contain hate speech?"
Stormy Daniels case: Trump repaid lawyer ‘hush money’, says Giuliani
President Donald Trump personally repaid his lawyer the $130,000 that was used to buy an adult film actor's silence about an alleged affair, his legal aide Rudy Giuliani has said.
Trump on London knife crime ‘war zone’
US President Donald Trump has deplored London's knife crime, at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) meeting.
Zambia library warns ‘half-naked’ female students
One of Zambia's top universities has urged female students to stop visiting the library "half-naked" because it distracts male counterparts.
Ireland abortion poll: Facebook to block foreign ads
Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country.
Workers banned from using USB sticks at IBM
Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.
