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Mini “Pepper” robots start new jobs in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A shiny new cohort joined the workforce in Taiwan Thursday -- a troop of mini robots…

Google unveils new “pixel” phone

Google makes a new hardware push and attempts to take on apple with their pixel phone, complete with a 12.3…

New York uses recycled toilets to revive oyster reefs

It's an un-wasteful effort to bring back the oyster to the waters of New York. Porcelain from recycled toilets mixed…

Invasive insects cause tens of billions in damage: study

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Invasive insects cause at least $77 billion (69 billion euros) in damage every…

Fast E. coli water detection kit developed

An E. coli detection kit that allows users to detect the deadly disease quickly while at the water source, rather…

Japanese scientist wins Nobel Medicine Prize for work on ‘self-eating’ cells

TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for his discovery of how…

On Philippine indie films, part 2

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) - I remember I was once a cross-enrollee for a back subject last semester, which is…

On Philippine indie films – part 1

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) - Film is considered as one of the youngest art form here in the Philippines. It…

Cells’ garbage disposal may hold key to healthier life

PARIS, France (AFP) - by Mariëtte Le Roux Autophagy, the little-understood method by which human cells dispose of harmful waste…

Japan sushi chain stung by ‘wasabi terrorism’ claims

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese sushi chain is being accused of 'wasabi terrorism' after it admitted to heaping excess…

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