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Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
This could prove the ultimate fighter against the soon-to-start badger cull in England, intended to curb tuberculosis in cattle. Shelter, a beautiful animation developed by a Swedish games studio, sees the player take the role of a mother badger which must forage for food and protect her cubs from foxes and other dangers of the wild.
Coke choke
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
Greenpeace has accused an Australian network of caving under pressure from beverage giant Coca-Cola after it banned a controversial ad supporting a national recycling scheme.
Unlike sexist posts
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
After weeks of protests and online campaigning against violence and hate speech, Facebook has bowed down and agreed to review its flawed content policies.
News Snippets
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
>> The Cuban government has said it will soon offer broader Internet access through 118 outlets around the country, although it will maintain restrictions for access at home. At present, unrestricted access to Internet is available only to select institutions, professionals and luxury hotels catering to tourists.
Computers piece lore
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
More than 100 linked computers in a basement room at Tel Aviv University are reassembling the Cairo Geniza, a collection of 320,000 fragments of parchment and paper documents reflecting Jewish life in Egypt since the ninth century.
You’ve got an SMS
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
Cell phones have become indispensable for jasmine rice farmers in Yasothon province of Thailand. This is because of a service that provides regular, precise weather alerts to help farmers prepare fields and manage water.
