#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

“#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle” WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has recorded its warmest June since recordkeeping began, as ski fields struggle to open and experts predict shorter southern winters in the future. A range of factors led to the record, including more winds coming from the milder north rather…

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#Science, industry team up in Italy to zap COVID with laser

#Science, industry team up in Italy to zap COVID with laser

“#Science, industry team up in Italy to zap COVID with laser” ROME, July 2 – A United Nations-backed scientific research centre has teamed up with an Italian tech firm to explore whether laser light can be used to kill coronavirus particles suspended in the air and help keep indoor spaces safe. The joint effort between the International Centre for Genetic Engineering…

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#Myanmar bars foreign telecom executives from leaving country

#Myanmar bars foreign telecom executives from leaving country

“#Myanmar bars foreign telecom executives from leaving country” Myanmar’s military junta has told foreign executives of major telecommunications companies that they cannot leave the country without permission. Myanmar’s Posts and Telecommunications Department issued a confidential order in mid-June informing senior executives, both foreigners and Myanmar nationals, Reuters reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the…

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#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns

#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns

“#Finger Lakes Bitcoin mining operation sparks local concerns” A gas-fired power plant being used to support a Bitcoin mining operation in upstate New York has divided local residents over the environmental toll of the energy-intensive process versus the economic benefits the business brings to town. Locals who have protested the operations of the plant, which…

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#Woman suffers painful burns after spilling drink on foot

#Woman suffers painful burns after spilling drink on foot

“#Woman suffers painful burns after spilling drink on foot” A cocktail left an Australian reveler struggling to stand — and not in the way you’d think. Meegan Clancy redefined “hot shots” after someone accidentally spilled a cocktail on her foot, inexplicably leaving her with painful, debilitating burns. “It was very dramatically ugly. I don’t have…

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