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Poland to buy Da Vinci’s ‘Lady with an Ermine’

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's culture ministry is expected Thursday to buy a private art collection worth two billion euros…

Avatar-style South Korean manned robot takes first baby steps

A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has…

Delft team seeks Hyperloop prize

Reuters -- Researchers from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) are hoping to bring the futuristic dream of billionaire inventor…

Coding schools aim to fill tech job demand

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) -- A group of students in South Florida have enrolled in 10-week intensive course at…

North Korea, Russia hold piano recital in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters)--  North Korea's Ministry of Culture and Russia's embassy in Pyongyang co-hosted a piano recital on Tuesday…

Waterford crystals installed in Times Square New Year’s Eve ball

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- The iconic Times Square New Year's Ball Drop is just days away and final…

Rio de Janeiro prepares for more than 2 million New Year’s revelers

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host millions of revelers who will flock to…

Dogs accompany owner to emergency room

CHIMBOTE, Peru (Reuters) -- They really are man's best friend. After a resident of the central Peruvian coastal city of…

Sydney zoo welcomes baby koala

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) --Zookeepers at Sydney's iconic Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of a seven-month-old male koala joey on Friday…

Cheetahs ‘sprinting’ towards extinction: wildlife study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Cheetahs are "sprinting" to extinction due to habitat loss and other forms of human impact,…

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