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Hong Kong rainbow lions spark LGBT rights debate

2016-12-06 12:24:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Why two rainbow-coloured lions have sparked a debate about LGBT rights in Hong Kong.

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Game's Playstation VR demo charges spark anger

2016-10-24 12:46:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Gamers have complained about video game retailer Game's decision to charge for demos of Sony's new Playstation Virtual Reality headset.

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Food supply fears spark China land grab

2016-09-26 11:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: China is protecting itself against future food supply problems caused by climate change by buying or leasing large tracts of land in Africa and South America, a leading UK climate scientist says. Professor Peter Wadhams, an expert on the disappearing Arctic ice, says that while countries in North America and Europe are ignoring the threat that changing weather patterns are causing to the world food supply, China is taking self-protective action. He says that changes in the jet stream caused by...

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North Dakota pipeline fight gives spark to Native American activism

2016-09-08 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A Native American tribe's efforts to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota have swelled into a movement, drawing international attention and the support of movie stars and social media, and making a major oil company blink. While the tribe's lawyers work to persuade a federal judge to withdraw permits for the pipeline in a ruling expected on Friday, thousands of protesters gathered at campgrounds near Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands. "This is a new beginning, not just for...

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M&As this week: China Three Gorges Corporation and Spark Energy

2016-08-26 01:00:00| Power Technology

China Three Gorges Corporation has reached an agreement with Blackstone Group to acquire its subsidiary BCP Meerwind Luxembourg in exchange for 645.4m ($730.6m).

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