Lava-loving tourists flock to active Nicaragua volcano
by Blanca MOREL MASAYA , Nicaragua (AFP) -- Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed…
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Filipino artists create watercolour paintings with polluted river water
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Polluted river water became fresh inspiration for a team of Filipino artists who have made watercolor…
9 years ago
Financial crisis may have caused 500,000 cancer deaths worldwide: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global financial crisis may have caused an additional 500,000 cancer deaths from 2008-2010, a new…
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Microsoft to end smartphone manufacturing: union
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it…
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Google to open Detroit-area autonomous car center
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) 5/25/2016 - Google announced plans Wednesday to open a Detroit-area technology center for its self-driving…
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Smart home gadgets need to live together
by Glenn CHAPMAN Smart home technology that has long been knocking at doors will settle into the mainstream after rival…
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James Bond star Daniel Craig speaks out against landmines
James Bond star Daniel Craig appeared at the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey on Monday, May 23 to speak out…
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WHO: “The world is not prepared to cope” with threat of infectious diseases
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, came out swinging at the opening ceremony of…
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Virtual Reality Project offers 360° views of Mount Everest
Mammut Sports group says it has achieved a milestone in digital cartography. For the first time, Mount Everest's southern climbing…
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Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study
JAKARTA, Indonesia(AFP) -- Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle, are at serious risk of extinction…
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