Life

Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for the penultimate stop in the solar-powered…

Chance of Zika in Rio less than one in 500,000 – health minister

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- The Brazilian healthy minister said on Tuesday (July 12) that the chance of…

Barbie launches Gabby Douglas doll

REUTERS -- Little girls across the world can now have a little replica of Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas, as…

‘Manhattanhenge’ sunset lights up New York

The biannual phenomenon that has become known as 'Manhattanhenge', where the sun sets in line with New York's street grid,…

Russian hot air balloon adventurer launches round-the-world attempt

NORTHAM, Australia (Reuters) -- Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov lifted off from Northam in Western Australia on Tuesday (July 12) in…

NASA’s Juno spacecraft sends first in-orbit view of Jupiter

REUTERS -- NASA'S Juno spacecraft sent its first in-orbit view of Jupiter after it capped a five-year journey to the…

Pokemon Go mania drives players into wild outdoors

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Pokémon Go craze has sent young New Yorkers into the streets, hunting imaginary creatures on…

UN: Quest to end global AIDS epidemic at risk

SWITZERLAND (AFP) -- Efforts to end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030 are lagging, the UN warned Tuesday, decrying rising…

Many high-risk patients missed by diabetes screening

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- More than half of people at high risk for diabetes are missed under current US…

How to play Pokemon Go

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Pokemon Go mania has players armed with smartphones hunting streets, parks, rivers, landmarks and…

This website uses cookies.