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Costa Rica unveils its first hydrogen fuel cell electric buses

LIBERIA, Costa Rica (Reuters) -- Costa Rica is test-driving its first hydrogen fuel cell electric buses as the Central American…

Tumblr founder leaving Yahoo-owned blogging platform

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Tumblr founder and chief David Karp on Monday announced he is leaving the nearly…

Diabetes, obesity behind 800,000 cancers worldwide: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- were…

Origami-like soft robotic muscles lift 1,000 times their weight

Reuters -- US researchers have developed strong origami-inspired artificial muscles that can allow soft robots to lift objects 1,000 times…

Facebook trains artificial intelligence to spot suicidal signs

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Monday said stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to identify members…

Indonesia: the world’s volcanic hotspot

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia, where more than 40,000 people have been evacuated over fears of an imminent volcanic eruption…

World Cup stadium rises from ashes of Battle of Stalingrad

by Dmitry Zaks © Agence France-Presse VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AFP) -- First they dug up the bones and defused the bombs. Then Russia…

Colorful lakeside scenery brings photographers to southwest China lake

CCTV -- Colorful plants and flocks of migratory birds gathering at the Hanfeng Lake in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have…

Intelligent Vehicle Future Challenge opens in east China city

CHANGSHU, China (Reuters) -- The 2017 China Intelligent Vehicle Future Challenge opened Saturday in Changshu City of east China's Jiangsu…

Photographer captures human face of endangered species

by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Can you love an animal to death? A new book…

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