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CDC keeps encouraging people to vaccinate against the flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended people to get vaccinated against flu despite this year's slow start…

Beijing suspends 2,100 factories, red alert on smog levels

Beijing — The Chinese government announced on Monday that Beijing authorities ordered 2,100 factories in the city to shut down…

Bird watchers celebrate the Christmas Bird Count

The Christmas Bird Count is held annually between December 14 and January 5, and it is visited by thousands of…

Study reveals rising temperature of lake water due to climate change

A new study published in the Geophysical Research Letters journal revealed that climate change is affecting the temperature of lakes…

Gene editing system CRISPR impacts science, Bayer is in

Editors of the Science journal named gene editing mechanism CRISPR as “Breakthrough of the Year”. The announcement came right after…

Lebanese militant, Samir Kantar, killed near Syrian capital

Jerusalem - Samir Kantar, a well-known militant leader from Lebanon, was killed on Saturday in an airstrike in the suburbs…

Third democratic presidential debate surrounded by data breach scandal

Manchester, New Hampshire - Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley take the stage for the third democratic presidential debate…

Science breakthroughs of the year: CRISPR, Pluto and Ebola Vaccine

Science magazine remarks each year on December what they consider the breakthrough of the last 12 months. In 2015 the…

Microsoft acquires the big data startup Metanautix

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the acquisition of Metanautix, an innovative company that is helping solve one of the biggest challenges…

The Obamas meet with the families of the victims of San Bernardino shooting

California — U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama visited the families of the 14 victims killed during…