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Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech spiked climate change searches and discussions on social media, study finds

2016-08-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: When Leonardo DiCaprio won an Academy Award in February this year, after many years of near-misses, the internet reacted with delight. Following years of memes about DiCaprios perceived lack of good fortune when it came to Oscar gongs, new joyous memes were created and shared and social media exploded with heartfelt praise. While this internet reaction might have been expected following a win by the popular actor, another effect was also felt on the internet. When the Revenant actor delivered...

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Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscars speech caused surge in climate change tweets and searches

2016-08-07 11:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NME: Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscars acceptance speech led to a huge surge in tweets and Google searches about climate change, a new report shows. The actor spoke about the issue while picking up his first Oscar for his role in The Revenant earlier this year. "Climate change is real. It is happening right now," he said during his speech. "It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating." A new paper published by PlOS ONE shows...

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Apparel leads UK retail overseas mobile searches

2016-07-25 13:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Mobile technology is continuing to drive UK apparel sales growth, new figures show, with smartphone clothing searches soaring by nearly half in the last quarter.

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Singapore searches for more local chefs

2016-07-21 04:08:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The city state has launched a drive to encourage local Singaporeans to train as chefs and service staff, as it tries to plug the gap caused by curbs on foreign labour.

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