Spotted hyena returns to Gabon park after 20 years: researchers
A spotted hyena has been sighted in a Gabon national park for the first time in 20 years, conservationists said Friday, the latest large predator to have returned to a region where many had gone locally extinct.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-hyena-gabon-years.html
Facebook to let users rank 'trust' in news sources
Facebook announced Friday it will ask its two billion users to rank their trust in news sources, in its latest attempt to combat the spread of misinformation on the social network.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-facebook-users-news-sources.html
Dutch shocked by call to ban EU electric pulse fishing
The black clouds hanging over the boats in Dutch ports Friday were not the remnants of wild winter gales, but harbingers of another devastating storm brewing for Dutch fishermen.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-dutch-eu-electric-pulse-fishing.html
Europe brings on charm and blue skies to lure Chinese tourists
Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-europe-charm-blue-lure-chinese.html
Chinese national sentenced to prison for stealing software code
A Chinese national was sentenced to five years in prison on economic espionage charges in connection with the theft of proprietary software code from a US technology company, officials said Friday.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-chinese-national-sentenced-prison-software.html
Missouri offered about $2.5 billion in incentives to Amazon
The state of Missouri offered Amazon nearly $2.5 billion in incentives spread over 10 years in its failed bid to lure the company's second headquarters to the state, according to figures released Friday by the state Department of Economic Development.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-missouri-billion-incentives-amazon.html
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