WORLD STORIES - 01/30/2020

UK can cancel Brexit, says EU court.

bbc.co.uk
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Investors managing $32 trillion in assets call for action on climate change.

reuters.com
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Costa Rica went 300 days using only renewable energy, beating their own 2015 record of of 299 days on renewable energy.

newsweek.com
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Discussion Thread: Joint Press Conference With President Trump And Finland President Sauli Niinistö - 10/2/19.

self.politics
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Senator King suggests at least 20 minutes are missing from Trump-Ukraine call transcript.

newsweek.com
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Day After Trump Said 'Inequality Is Down,' Federal Data Shows US Income Inequality Highest Since Census Began Measuring.

commondreams.org
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Just three days in the hospital can change your gut. People treated for several days in an intensive care unit had their stomachs quickly colonised by harmful pathogens, tests show. Healthier gut microbes were pushed out – a shift that may have long-term effects after someone is discharged..

newscientist.com
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How 'water bears' survive extremes: Scientists discover that a protein in tardigrades binds and forms a protective cloud against extreme survival threats such as radiation damage. Dsup (Damage suppression protein), found only in tardigrades, when tested in human cells, can protect them from X-rays..

eurekalert.org
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Researchers at Cambridge collected data on more than 94000 meals sold in 3 cafeterias. When the proportion of meatless options doubled from one to two of four choices, overall sales remained constant. But sales of meat-containing meals dropped, and sales of vegetarian meals rose 40–80%..

nature.com
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DATE: 01/30/2020