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Thomas Cook suspends online currency sales as demand surges
2016-06-24 14:55:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The fall in the value of sterling sparks a rush to exchange travel money, prompting Thomas Cook to suspend online sales.
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New Zealand avocado thefts grow as demand surges
2016-06-15 16:31:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
High prices and surging demand spark a spate of avocado thefts in New Zealand, with thieves raking them from orchards at night.
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HTC surges past Oculus, promises to ship all Vive orders within 72 hours
2016-06-07 22:55:50| Extremetech
HTC announced today that it will ship all Vive headsets within three days while Oculus own ship-dates are still stuck in the August timeframe. That's a significant coup for HTC, even if its hardware is more expensive.
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Renewable energy surges to record levels around the world
2016-06-01 15:08:49| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: New solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen, a study says. Investments in renewables during the year were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired power plants, the Renewables Global Status Report found. For the first time, emerging economies spent more than the rich on renewable power and fuels. Over 8 million people are now working in renewable energy worldwide. For a number of years, the global spend on renewables...
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Brazos River in Texas surges to record level, triggering flooding
2016-06-01 13:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Brazos River in Texas surged to its highest level in more than a century in an area outside of Houston on Wednesday after floods killed at least six people, damaged hundreds of buildings and turned roads into lakes over the past week. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood watch for large parts of the state, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Storms lasting until the weekend could send even more rivers over their banks, it said. As much as 10...
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