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Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support
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Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support

Scientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilitiesJodrell Bank Observatory, which runs a world-leading network of radio telescopes, is facing closure after its major funder cut support for the facility.The deep space observatory, which hosts...

Ian Sample Science editor
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AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’
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AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’

Europe and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal SoriotAstraZeneca must operate at “Chinese speed” to ensure it does not suffer the fate of the western automotive industry by losing out to more innovative rivals, the drug company’s boss has said.The FTSE...

Jasper Jolly
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Screamers welcome: Chicago scream club lets people ‘give in and let go’
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Screamers welcome: Chicago scream club lets people ‘give in and let go’

Chicagoans come together for cathartic and communal screaming experience as activity gains traction across USPeople strolling along North Avenue Beach, a sandy strip on Lake Michigan, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, are apt to see something unusual on Sunday evenings.That’s because Chic...

Adam Gabbatt
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US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters
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US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s useA coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast track for approval for use in cooling datace...

Tom Perkins
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Off-duty police officer detains man who attacked three women with knives in Paris
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Off-duty police officer detains man who attacked three women with knives in Paris

Women aged 19, 24 and 36 taken to hospital after assault in Porte de Clichy area in north of capitalA French off-duty police officer has detained a man after he attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris on Monday.Three women aged 19, 24 and 36 were taken to hospital after the...

Agence France-Presse in Paris
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Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
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Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza

Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready get people out of war-torn territoryThe Home Office is blocking the evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza, despite the Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of the war-torn region.Last September,...

Diane Taylor
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DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover
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DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover

KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholdersBusiness live – latest updatesOne of the biggest energy businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange has agreed a controversial £5.7bn takeover by private equity, adding to the growing exodus...

Jillian Ambrose
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