Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Election 2016: Major parties espouse need for climate truce, but find little common ground and other top stories.

  • Election 2016: Major parties espouse need for climate truce, but find little common ground

    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Election 2016: Environment face-off Greg Hunt and Mark Butler have butted heads over their respective party's plans to cut emissions. Courtesy ABC News 24. PT1M40S 620 349 Damage stemming from Australia's climate policy standoff is an "important" issue that should be better addressed, Environment Minister Greg Hunt says, amid fears that toxic politics around emissions cuts is unsettling investors and hurting the economy.However, common ground wa..
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  • Get up to 85% off the Witcher series

    Get up to 85% off the Witcher series
    The best monster slaying series on PC is up to 85% off at GOG.com until June 1. And wouldn't you know it, The Witcher 3's second expansion, Blood and Wine, releases May 31—rather convenient for the thrifty witcher.As you'd expect, the biggest discounts are on the back catalogue. The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings get the full 85% discount. So does The Witcher Adventure Game, the digital adaptation of The Witcher Board Game.The Witcher 3 has a smaller but substantial 50% markdow..
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  • Ancient Asteroid, WA: Impact site suggests collision was larger than anything we've seen before

    Ancient Asteroid, WA: Impact site suggests collision was larger than anything we've seen before
    Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth in March1:49An asteroid could get as close as just 11,000 miles from the Earth surface when it passes by our planet on March 5. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: NASA A giant asteroid struck Earth 3.46 million years ago, dramatically changing the face of Australia.A GIANT asteroid hit Australia 3.46 billion years ago leaving a crater hundreds of kilometres wide, causing cliffs to crumble and triggering earthquakes and tsunamis.Scientists have found evidence of ..
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  • Car owners sue Ford over transmissions

    Car owners sue Ford over transmissions
    Ford is being sued by Australian motorists who say their cars have unsafe transmissions, including a Perth woman whose vehicle caught fire. The action will involve thousands of motorists, says Bannister Law, which has filed the class action. The firm said it was acting on behalf of disgruntled owners of Ford Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport models equipped with the six-speed, double clutch Ford PowerShift transmission. That would affect the owners of at least 60,000 cars. One owner, Perth woman Kelly..
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  • When should we worry about climate change?

    When should we worry about climate change?
    ANALYSIS Video will begin in 5 seconds. How to debunk myths Debunking the myths and misinformation surrounding climate change is an important field for scientists, who must be careful not to reinforce the myths. PT1M22S 620 349 News that Tasmania's Cape Grim weather site had recorded its first baseline reading of 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide sparked some debate over the meaning of the milestone.As we noted ahead of the declaration of the first recording of 400ppm i..
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  • Flipkart's Mobiles Mania Sale Sees Discounts on Moto Range, Samsung Galaxy J5, and More

    Flipkart's Mobiles Mania Sale Sees Discounts on Moto Range, Samsung Galaxy J5, and More
    Flipkart has announced its limited period 'Mobiles Mania' sale where consumers will get discount on the entire Moto range of products apart from other smartphones including Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 among others. The sale begins Wednesday, and lasts till Thursday night.The popular Moto G (Gen 3) 16GB model, priced at Rs. 9,999, has Rs. 1,000 flat off, and an additional exchange offer that gives up to Rs. 8,000 off. The Moto G Turbo Edition White model, priced at Rs. 10,499, will be getting..
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  • Geelong firm fits carbon wheels to $600k 'Perfect 10 on Libido-Meter' Ford GT

    Geelong firm fits carbon wheels to $600k 'Perfect 10 on Libido-Meter' Ford GT
    Geelong company Carbon Revolution has won a contract to supply carbon fibre wheels as an option on the Ford GT Supercar 2017. Supplied by Ford by Ben Potter A Geelong company that started out in a garage a decade ago has won a contract to supply its revolutionary lightweight carbon fibre wheels as an option on Ford's $US450,000 ($600,000) GT supercar.The contract, announced by Ford on Tuesday, is a big feather in t..
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Can being obsessed with eating healthy be a mental illness? .[Update: It's now the 2nd] The Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer is the 8th most hated video on YouTube .
Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank by CSIRO .International pressure grows on Turnbull government over CSIRO cuts .

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