Skype joins list of apps on China blacklist
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Skype has apparently joined the lengthening list of internet communication tools on China's blacklist, with Apple…
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Dazzling display of Northern Lights light up Alaska skies
ALASKA, United States (Reuters) -- The skies over Anchorage, Alaska were lit up by the soft green glow of the…
7 years ago
Brain activity shows dogs learn in their sleep, say Hungarian scientists
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) -- Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during…
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Sierra Leone’s ‘Peace Diamond’ shown ahead of New York auction
NEW YORK CITY, New York (Reuters) -- The 14th largest diamond in the world was displayed in New York on…
7 years ago
In US, 4 in 10 cancers due to ‘modifiable risk’: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices --…
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‘Augmented reality’ brings art alive in Vienna
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Vienna's Albertina art gallery unveiled on Tuesday a new mobile phone application that "brings to life"…
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Cigar-shaped asteroid came from another solar system: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A rocky cigar-shaped object detected in space last month came from another solar system, astronomers said Monday as…
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Spain, Portugal struggle with extreme drought
by Adrien Vicente Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain and Portugal are grappling with a devastating drought which has left rivers…
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Coffee grounds to help power London’s buses
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- Waste coffee grounds will be used to help fuel some of London's buses, Royal Dutch…
7 years ago
Engineers get the feeling for robotic fingers
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) -- All hands are on deck at this lab at the University of California San Diego,…
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