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African stargazers enjoy ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

SAINT-LOUIS, France (AFP) -- Stargazers in south and central Africa were treated to a spectacular solar eclipse Thursday with the…

Egg-shaped drone aims to crack UAV market

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A new unmanned aerial vehicle from Beijing-based technology company PowerVision hopes to shake up the drone market…

Facebook Messenger adds live video broadcasting

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook Messenger on Thursday added the ability to stream live video, adding a feature…

Launch pad blast destroys SpaceX rocket, Facebook satellite

by Leila MACOR with Jean-Louis SANTINI in Washington MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded…

Extremism and the social media

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) - Popular social media and micro-blogging site Twitter made the news after suspending almost 235,000 accounts…

Geologists investigate fault line that has appeared following Italian earthquake

MOUNT VETTORE, Italy (Reuters) -- Italian geologists on Tuesday (August 30) investigated a faultline that has opened up above the…

Study finds strong link between Zika and Guillain-Barre

  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A comparison of rates of Guillain-Barre syndrome before and after Zika arrived in…

Malaysia confirms first case of Zika, launches measures to contain spread of virus

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia confirmed on Thursday its first case of Zika after a woman tested positive for…

Wake up and smell your alarm clock

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- The smell of coffee is supposed to get you going in the morning. Now a French start-up…

Beautiful northern lights light up the Lapland sky

ROVANIEMI, Finland (Reuters) -- An aurora hunter managed to capture a light-show over northern Finland Monday (August 29) night. Wanting…

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