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A traditional Chinese pagoda stands atop a hill near chimneys of a coal-burning power station located on the outskirts of Beijing

SMOKEY

As China has boosted renewable energy it’s moved dirty coal production to Africa

Scott Huffman talks about the Google Assistant now being available on the Apple iPhone during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

BADA-BING BADA BOOM

Siri will now search the web with Apple’s smartphone competitor instead of its computer rival

Cameroon supporters of president Biya in New York

Cameroon is on edge after security forces opened fire on Anglophone protesters

A morning view of the Whiskey Jack Lodge at the foot of the ski hills in Lake Louise, Alberta situated in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockie Mountains. December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA TRAVEL) - GM1E5C403JM01

#VANLIFE

How Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella disrupted the corporate retreat

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