Chocolate
Cocoa arrived in Madagascar in the 1900s and is still a low-volume export yet the country's cocoa pods are destined…
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Life
Smartphone-obsessed Finns rank tops in screen time
by Anne KAURANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- On the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched…
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Blizzard pelts U.S. Northern Plains, closing highways
NORTH DAKOTA, United States (Reuters) -- Below-freezing temperatures, snow and icy roads menaced the U.S. Northern Plains on Monday, (December…
8 years ago
Sleep apnea tied to diabetes and hypertension during pregnancy
(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who experience certain breathing problems during sleep may be more likely to develop complications like…
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Marikina-made shoes a hit in Indonesia
MARIKINA CITY, Philippines (PIA) -- Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta on Monday (December…
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Poland carries out first limb transplant to an adult patient born without hand
WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -- Polish doctors have succeeded in transplanting a hand from a dead man to a 32-year-old man…
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New York’s 2nd Ave subway to open January 1, fulfilling decades-long dream
NEW YORK,United States (Reuters) - Three new subway stations along Manhattan's Second Avenue will finally open on New Year's Day,…
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World-famous diamond inspires new and bloody history
by Alexandre Marchand Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Many precious stones have a blood-soaked history, but a…
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In first, road paved with solar panels powers French town
by Chloé COUPEAU Agence France-Presse 69576, France (AFP) - France on Thursday inaugurated the world's first "solar highway", a road…
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Japan’s TDK buys U.S. chip maker InvenSense for $1.3 bln
(REUTERS) - Japanese electronic parts maker TDK is shelling out $1.33 billion to buy InvenSense, a U.S. chip maker that…
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