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Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

SAN DIAGO, May 24 — On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

The phone was built through a transparent supply chain with minerals and precious metals sourced from conflict-free Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its creators, who have worked for ... Read More

Handout photo of the Triton unmanned aircraft system completing its first flight from Northrop Grumman manufacturing facility in Palmdale, California on May 22, 2013. — Reuters pic

Handout photo of the Triton unmanned aircraft system completing its first flight from Northrop Grumman manufacturing facility in Palmdale, California on May 22, 2013. — Reuters pic

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