HK protester repeatedly punched remains calm in display of peaceful resistance

'The young man showed real courage and wisdom,' former parliamentarian says | Continue reading


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Why I'm saying no to a smear test

Dr Margaret McCartney is a GP. Yet she refuses cervical and breast cancer screening and hasn't measured her cholesterol. She explains her reasons | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Google Admits Workers Listen to Private Audio Recording from Google Home Smart

Google claims listening to recordings is 'critical' to improving its AI voice assistant | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Google admits workers listen to private audio recordings from Google home

Google claims listening to recordings is 'critical' to improving its AI voice assistant | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Every Big Four auditor fails to meet quality targets

Only half of audits at Grant Thornton found to be good enough | Continue reading


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Hundreds of Blindfolded Goats Airdropped into Olympic National Park

The animal capture specialists are called 'gunners' and 'muggers' | Continue reading


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New 1,250 Mile Motorway Stretching Across Russia Given Go-Ahead

The new Meridian Highway will help to connect Hamburg with Shanghai | Continue reading


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Icebergs to Be Towed from Antarctica to United Arab Emirates for Drinking Water

Icebergs could create micro-climates in the region and bring rain to the arid landscape | Continue reading


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Facebook Going Down Reveals Hidden 'Image May Contain' Message Left in Pictures

Artificial intelligence is used to guess who and what is in images | Continue reading


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Faceook, Instagram and Whatsapp experiencing major issues

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Facebook experiencing problems with serving photos

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Man wakes up just before his own funeral

Unconscious 20-year-old reportedly declared dead by private hospital after family said they could not afford medical bills | Continue reading


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June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth

Experts say climate change contributed to record-breaking temperatures across Europe | Continue reading


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Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Google Maybe Close to Revolutionary Machine

Google director says computational power is growing at 'doubly exponential' rate | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

How can we stop robots making the economic divide even greater?

Inside Business: As the automated revolution accelerates, we must make sure dark science fiction doesn’t become reality | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

The Matrix 4: Michael B Jordan Set to Replace Keanu Reeves

New instalment might be arriving sooner than fans thought | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Historic Midwest flooding to enlarge Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ to size of Mass

It could be one of the largest areas in which fish cannot survive on record | Continue reading


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Boeing Forced to Store Undelivered 737 Max Jets in Employee Car Park

Planemaker faces storage issue for malfunctioning aircraft | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Amazon delivery drones could be used to spy on homes, new patent reveals

Unmanned aerial vehicle would act as much more than just flying CCTV cameras, with thermal imaging, surveying lasers and chemical sensors | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

I spoke to strangers on the tube every day for a week

For Loneliness Awareness Week, Olivia Petter challenged herself to talk to fellow commuters – it was not easy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

‘I’m going to shoot you in your face’, US policeman tells black couple

‘There is no situation in which this behaviour is ever close to acceptable,’ city’s mayor says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Google Calendar Is Down

'Not Found,' it reads. 'Error 404' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Why can't we extract electricity from lightning? (2015)

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@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Johann Hari: You are being lied to about pirates (2009)

The US Air Force's new hypersonic missile takes to the air for the first time as an AGM-183A ARRW went aloft strapped under the wing of a B-52, the engine-less prototype was not dropped, but was equipped with sensors to record drag and vibrations on the vehicle and the aircraft. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

The military secret to falling asleep in two minutes

It was developed to ensure soldiers stayed alert and didn't make mistakes due to tiredness | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

‘Completely unacceptable’ US-funded scheme to shape Iran debate

‘This is something that happens in authoritarian regimes, not democracies’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Magic mushrooms could replace antidepressants within five years

Exclusive: ‘People on antidepressants long-term say they feel blunted, with psychedelic therapy it’s the opposite, they talk about an emotional release, a reconnection’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Brexit: No-deal would put scientific cooperation at risk

A tiger leap in innovation has been achieved through borderless public-private partnerships between universities, government agencies and companies | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Bees have human-like ability to link symbols to numbers, study finds

This may lead to ‘exciting new pathways for communication across species’, says Dr Adrian Dyer | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

India heatwave kills ‘dozens’ of people as temperatures hit 50C

Water poured on roads to stop them melting and farmers struggle to care for animals | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

'High likelihood of human civilisation coming to end' by 2050, report finds

Over-conservative climate scenarios mean we could face ‘world of outright chaos’, says analysis authored by former fossil fuel executive and backed by former head of Australia’s military | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Futuristic floating island with 10k homes could be built off Welsh coast

‘This has already been successful in countries like Holland, Germany and Denmark, providing a sustainable solution to issues including population density and climate change,’ Swansea’s council leader says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

US to force visa applicants to hand over social media details

Move advocated by Donald Trump will affect some 15 million travellers every year | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Fish to be tested as underwater spies by US military

Ocean life characteristics ideal for continuous long-term surveillance | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

UK by far the biggest enabler of global corporate tax dodging

Britain has ‘single-handedly’ done more to undermine world’s tax system than any other nation, report finds | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Millennials 'more likely to face working-age poverty than any previous generati

Close to a quarter of people born between 1981 and 2000 are set to be below poverty line in their late twenties | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Brexit fallout sees New York overtake London as top financial centre

'Full-blown crisis' over EU exit means Britain is losing its top spot, report suggests | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Leaks indicate 2018 gas attacks in Syria may not have happened

The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Apple's Top Secret Testing Facilities

UK exclusive: In a never-before-seen look at the company's privacy and security work, it takes on criticism that its approach limits features and can only be done by the rich | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

World's rivers are contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotics,study finds

Scientists detect drugs in two-thirds of waterways as part of first ever global study | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Mena Mangal: Journalist and women’s rights campaigner shot dead in Kabul

‘This woman had already shared that her life was in danger. Why did nothing happen? We need answers’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

EU minister names cat Brexit: ‘he meows loudly to be let out but won’t go’

Nathalie Loiseau is France’s lead minister in charge of Brexit | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

It All Ends in Tears: UK PM Theresa May Resigns

In an emotionally-charged statement on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street, the prime minister announced she will quit as Tory leader on June 7 | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Bacteria that ‘eat pollution’ and emit electricity captured in hot springs

Scientists hope ‘electrogenic’ microbes could one day be used to power devices | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Swiss men have some of the worst sperm in Europe

'The sperm quality of young men in Switzerland is in a critical state,' researchers warn | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Study confirms women are more productive in warmer offices

Businesses 'should take environmental factors like temperature more seriously' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

World's best beards compete in Antwerp

Wacky and well-groomed descend on Belgian city of Antwerp for biennial contest | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Most Americans say Arabic numerals should not be taught in school, finds survey

Seventy-two per cent of Republicans oppose Western world's standard numeric system, according to research designed to 'tease out prejudice among those who didn't understand the question' | Continue reading


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