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Iran sends space capsule carrying animals into orbit | World News
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Iran said it has launched a capsule into space carrying animals as it prepares to send up astronauts in the next few years. The capsule went 80 miles into orbit, according to a report by the official IRNA news agency that quoted telecommunications minister Isa Zarepour. He said the launch of the 1,000lb (450kg) capsule…
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TikTok’s most popular trends of 2023 – from the Roman Empire to Hot Girl Summer | Science & Tech News
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TikTok has released its list of most viewed trends in 2023 among its over one billion users. The social media network’s most popular trends have amassed more than 53.6 billion views worldwide. Users and non-users alike may be hard-pressed to name them all – or comfortably explain how they work. Here’s a look what each…
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Grand Theft Auto VI: First trailer released early by Rockstar Games after leak | Science & Tech News
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The first trailer has been released for the massively anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. It was put out a day earlier than expected after a leaked version went viral on social media on Monday. Rockstar Games posted on X: “Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube.” The clip racked up…
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GTA VI trailer: What we learned from first look at next Grand Theft Auto | Science & Tech News
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The debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has been released, offering fans their first official look at the long-awaited sequel. More than 10 years after the last instalment hit shop shelves, developer Rockstar finally showed off what it’s been working on after the footage leaked on social media. Sky News combed through the 91-second…
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Microchip in Adidas Euro 2024 ball will be used to help referees make handball decisions | World News
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A microchip inside Adidas’s Euro 2024 ball will be used to help referees make handball decisions at next summer’s tournament. The German sportswear brand says its Fussballliebe will contain a rechargeable microchip that can send precise ball data to video match officials in real time. The chip was used in the semi-automated offside decision-making process…
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Vast scale of methane leaks from fossil fuel production and landfill sites exposed | Climate News
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The vast scale of methane leaks from fossil fuel production and landfill sites has been exposed by analysis carried out exclusively for Sky News. Around 1,300 “super-emitters” of the potent greenhouse gas have been identified so far in 2023 by the monitoring company Kayrros, which uses satellites to detect plumes of the gas. It looks…
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Previous decade ‘hottest on record’ with polar ice melting faster than in the last century | Climate News
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The previous decade was the hottest on record, with polar and mountain ice melting faster than in the 20th century, according to the UN’s weather agency. Between 2011 and 2020, the average global temperature was 1.1C above pre-industrial levels, according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Scientists have warned that permanent global…
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Spotify to cut nearly 20% of its workforce despite turning £55m profit in latest report | Science & Tech News
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Popular music-streaming app Spotify will cut almost a fifth of its workforce despite turning a profit of €65m (£55.7m), according to its latest figures. The firm’s latest round of job cuts will affect around 1,500 people – which is 17% of its current total of 9,300 employees. It’s the third round of job losses at…
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Still no medical cannabis trials for NHS – five years on from legalisation | UK News
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Five years after medical cannabis was legalised, the government still hasn’t funded clinical trials that could see it being used on the NHS, Sky News has been told. The Home Office reclassified the drug in 2018 to allow specialist doctors to prescribe the drug under tight controls. But a year later the NHS watchdog NICE…
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Rock legends Kiss ‘immortalised’ as digital superhero-style avatars | Ents & Arts News
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US rock band Kiss will live on as superhero-style digital avatars after playing their final live gig in New York. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, performed on Saturday night in the city’s Madison Square Garden, before leaving the stage to reveal their new digital alter egos. Named Demon, the Starchild, Catman,…