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Climate change: polar bears could be lost by 2100
By Helen Briggs and Victoria Gill Correspondents for science and the environment, BBC News Image copyright Katharina M Miller Screenshot Sea ice is declining in the Arctic in both thickness and extent Polar bears will be phased out by the end of the century unless more is done to combat …
Read More »Coronavirus Updates: Positive Signs in the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
Coaches descend on WestminsterImage caption: Coaches descend on Westminster Dozens of coaches have spent the afternoon making themselves heard in Westminster. They have been driving in circles in Parliament Square honking their horns – the industry says the government has forgotten them during the pandemic. I asked the Department of …
Read More »Austin Dillon wins NASCAR race in Texas in front of thousands of fans
Austin Dillon held the lead after a two-lap restart and beat rookie teammate Tyler Reddick to the checkered flag in Texas, giving Richard Childress Racing his first NASCAR Cup final 1-2 in nine years. With viewers spread out in the stands on a scorching Sunday, a heavily dehydrated Dillon received …
Read More »Walt Disney World tightens the mask rule a week after reopening
Despite Florida’s coronavirus cases soaring in recent weeks, the gradual reopening of the Walt Disney World Resort continued as planned with improved health and safety measures. (California’s Disneyland decided to delay the reopening.) Disney argued last week that its recently improved safety protocols, such as hand sanitizer, temperature controls, and …
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