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A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be 6%…

Asahi says more than 1.5 million customers' data potentially leaked in cyber-attack

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA major ransomware attack crippled most of Asahi's factories in JapanJapanese beer giant Asahi revealed on Thursday that a massive cyber-attack in September has potentially leaked the personal…

Maine officials warn dog owners after spike in potentially deadly parvovirus cases

Officials have issued warnings to dog owners in parts of Maine after multiple animals tested positive for a potentially deadly canine virus.The Houlton Police Department says there have been several confirmed cases of canine parvovirus…

Maine officials warn dog owners after spike in potentially deadly parvovirus cases

Ketamine warning after potentially deadly drug leaves youngsters with irreversible

Young ketamine users face irreversible bladder issues and risk 'wearing nappies' for the rest of their lives, a judge has warned.'People in their 20s and 30s are having to spend the rest of their lives in nappies' having taken the…

‘Mystery disease’ in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease

Early this month, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported that an unknown, flu-like illness had killed dozens in the country within a few months. The World Health Organization (WHO) investigated, alongside…

Massive, ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a football stadium will zoom past our planet in the early hours tomorrow morning (Dec. 4) — and you can watch it live.The gigantic space rock, which is traveling at roughly 27,500 miles…

Sainsbury’s and Tesco use ‘potentially dodgy tactics’ on loyalty card prices,…

Tesco and Sainsbury's are using 'potentially dodgy tactics' on some of their loyalty offers to shoppers, consumer group Which? has claimed.The supermarkets are, in some instances, giving the impression that savings for loyalty card…

Asteroid-hunting algorithm detects its first ‘potentially hazardous’ space rock that is

A new algorithm has detected a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid in a breakthrough survey that could protect Earth from a world-destroying space rock.Astronomers led by the University of Washington announced its system spotted a…