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   [Time To Move Da Goalposts!]   
   First certified electric plane ready for takeoff   
   Deutsche Welle, 28 Dec 2020 10:30Z   
   Slovenian company Pipistrel has got their Velis electric aircraft into the   
   air and on the market. It costs no more than traditional planes. But so far   
   it can only fly for ...   
      
      
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   Renewable energy stocks had a record year - here's what Wall Street sees for   
   2021   
   CNBC, 28 Dec 2020 0:10Z   
   After a record-setting year for clean energy stocks, analysts give their top   
   picks heading into 2021.   
      
   Why is Earth still habitable after bns of years? In part, we're just lucky.   
   SYFY WIRE, 28 Dec 2020 14:34Z   
   When you look around you, almost anywhere on Earth, you see life. Earth   
   seems exquisitely supportive of life: We see it in the air, in the water, in   
   the land, and ...   
      
   Primordial black holes and the search for dark matter from the multiverse   
   Phys.org, 28 Dec 2020 18:34Z   
   The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe   
   (Kavli IPMU) is home to many interdisciplinary projects which benefit from   
   the synergy of a ...   
      
   FAA outlines new rules for drones and their operators   
   The Associated Press, 29 Dec 2020 01:33Z   
   Washington. Federal officials say they will allow operators to fly   
   small drones over people and at night, potentially giving a boost to   
   commercial use of ...   
      
   [Antivaxer!]   
   Spain will register those who choose not to get vaccinated, and will share   
   the information with the E.U.   
   The New York Times, 29 Dec 2020 0:32Z   
   Spain plans to collect and share with other European Union nations   
   information about residents who decide not to get vaccinated for Covid-19,   
   the country's ...   
      
   Trump supporters turn to Pence in latest far-fetched bid to overturn election   
   Yahoo News, 28 Dec 2020 21:31Z   
   Some of President Trump's most ardent supporters are hoping that Vice   
   President Pence will help overturn the results of the 2020 election.   
      
   New York lawmakers approve sweeping eviction moratorium   
   POLITICO, 28 Dec 2020 22:30Z   
   Albany, NY. A sweeping eviction ban that advanced in the New York State   
   Legislature on Mon has led to pushback from landlord groups asserting   
   that ...   
      
   4000 chemicals found in Great Barrier Reef turtles raises ...   
   Griffith News, 07 Dec 2020   
   "We found heart medication, gout or kidney stone medication,   
   industrial adhesive, sealant and lubricant, metals including cobalt,   
   herbicides and ...   
   [Sea turtles that live further from the Qld coast are healthier than   
   those living inside the GBR].   
      
   Coronavirus live updates: Dec now deadliest month for COVID, hitting   
   dark milestone on Christmas Day; virus ripping through California   
   Yahoo News, 28 Dec 2020 13:09Z   
   Stay-home orders likely to be extended in California. Britain COVID strain   
   looks to respond to vaccine but is being studied, Fauci says. Latest news.   
      
   Discovery boosts theory that life on Earth arose from RNA-DNA mix   
   Phys.org, 28 Dec 2020 15:09Z   
   Chemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a   
   surprising new view of how life originated on our planet.   
      
   Saudi Activist Who Urged Women's Driving Rights Gets Nearly 6-Year Prison Term   
   NPR, 28 Dec 2020 16:05Z   
   Saudi Arabia's terrorism court has sentenced Loujain al-Hathloul, the   
   activist who led the push to allow Saudi women to drive, to nearly 6 years   
   in prison.   
      
   Weather disasters cost $150bn in 2020, revealing impact of climate change -   
   report   
   The Guardian, 28 Dec 2020 01:44Z   
   From Australian bushfires to Atlantic hurricanes, insurance damages were the   
   highest annual total ever, says Christian Aid study.   
      
   Year of extreme weather creates confusion for Britain's flora and fauna   
   The Guardian, 28 Dec 2020 06:19Z   
   National Trust review has warned that the climate emergency is clearly   
   leading to more erratic conditions.   
      
   Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting   
   The New York Times, 28 Dec 2020 09:19Z   
   A Chinese court on Mon sentenced a citizen journalist who documented the   
   early days of the coronavirus outbreak to 4 years in prison, sending a stark   
   ...   
      
   Parts of regional Queensland expecting more rain after heavy Christmas   
   period falls   
   ABC News, 27 Dec 2020 at 11:07pm   
   Parts of Queensland enjoy heavy rainfalls over Christmas and Boxing Day,   
   with one town recording nearly 193 millimetres of rain.   
      
   It's been 10 years since this town became Queensland's first to be totally   
   evacuated   
   ABC Capricornia, 28 Dec 2020 01:48Z   
   Major flooding prompted the emptying of Theodore, a task accomplished thanks   
   to a fleet of privately owned helicopters. While the trauma took its toll   
   over the ensuing decade, residents say the community is now stronger than ever.   
      
   Australia's Joint Strike Fighters declared ready for deployment   
   ABC News, 28 Dec 2020 03:47Z   
   The Defence Dept says the controversial stealth fighters have reached "   
   initial operating capability" after being "rigorously tested" since being   
   delivered from the United States 2 years ago.   
      
   New $160k per year cancer drug will now cost patients $480   
   ABC News, 28 Dec 2020 03:47Z   
   More than 1,000 patients with an incurable type of blood cancer are expected   
   to benefit from a "completely new" treatment to be subsidised by the Federal   
   Government start of the new year.   
      
   What am I allowed to do for NYE if I live in NSW?   
   ABC News, 28 Dec 2020 04:47Z   
   The NSW Government says it has tried to be as generous as possible when it   
   comes to COVID-19 restrictions for New Year's Eve but warns "stupidity" will   
   be punished and the midnight kiss should be saved for another time.   
      
   'Kicked the crap out of me': Greg Norman back in hospital with COVID-19   
   ABC News, 28 Dec 2020 04:46Z   
   Australian golfing great Greg Norman returns to hospital shortly after   
   leaving, having tested positive to coronavirus in Florida.   
      
   UK quietly shifts away from promise of 'deep' foreign and security links with   
   EU   
   The Guardian, 28 Dec 2020 04:30Z   
   Plans for the UK to re-establish formal foreign and security policy links   
   with the European Union, frozen during negotiations over a trade deal, may   
   never be ...   
      
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