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Scientists unveil detailed map of universe’s dark matter
In a first, cosmologists have generated an enormous map of the distribution of dark matter in our universe, tracing the invisible substance by monitoring...
It matters: Scientists unveil detailed map of universe’s dark matter
In a first, cosmologists have generated an enormous map of the distribution of dark matter in our universe, tracing the invisible substance by monitoring...
The most important fight for the tech industry in 2015: Patent trolls
The same week Alex Haro and Chris Hulls raised $50 million for their mobile app, Life360, the business partners found out they had three days to pay licensing...
The Singapore high school maths problem that’s stumping the Internet
A maths problem that first appeared in a test for Singapore’s elite high school students has baffled Internet users around the world after it went...
Singapore high school math problem stumps the Internet
A math problem that first appeared on a test for Singapore’s elite high school students has baffled Internet users around the world, prompting a...
Singapore high school maths problem stumps the Internet
A maths problem that first appeared in a test for Singapore’s elite high school students has baffled Internet users around the world after it went...
Athletics Kenya suspends two agents in runners’ doping probe
Athletics Kenya said on Monday it had suspended two foreign agencies for six months from managing its athletes pending investigations into allegations...
Athletics Kenya suspends two agents in doping probe
Athletics Kenya said on Monday it had suspended two foreign agencies for six months from managing its athletes pending investigations into allegations...
Check this out: Chess grandmaster caught cheating in the toilet
A chess grandmaster has been thrown out of an international tournament after he made repeated trips to the toilet to allegedly check tactics on a mobile...
Australia to deny benefits to parents who refuse to vaccinate children
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday his nation will adopt a “no jab, no pay” policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate...
Dogs trained to detect prostate cancer with more than 90% accuracy
Dogs have a 98% reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer in men. That’s according to a study carried out by the Department of Urology at...
France in showdown with the Vatican over gay Catholic ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat Laurent Stefanini as France’s ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green...
Backlogged orders as shoppers get close-up look at Apple Watch
Customers preordering Apple Inc’s smartwatch on Friday will have to wait at least a month for delivery, a sign of strong early demand for company...
Vatican, France in showdown over gay Catholic ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat Laurent Stefanini as France’s ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green...
Vatican, France in showdown over gay ambassador
Three months after appointing an openly gay diplomat Laurent Stefanini as France’s ambassador to the Vatican, Paris is still waiting for the green...
Pakistan frees alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks on bail
The suspected mastermind of the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008 was released on bail Friday by a Pakistani court — a move likely to further strain...
India slams Pakistan’s decision to free Mumbai attack mastermind suspect
The man accused of being the mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai has been released on bail by a Pakistan court. The assault on India’s...
Black gold: ‘100 billion barrels of oil’ discovered beneath Gatwick Airport
The estimated size of an oil find near Gatwick Airport has been upgraded to 100 billion barrels. UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) said the Horse...
‘100 billion barrels of oil’ discovered beneath Gatwick Airport
The estimated size of an oil find near Gatwick Airport has been upgraded to 100 billion barrels. UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) said the Horse...
Done in 60 seconds: The mobile phone battery that charges in one minute
Scientists have developed a battery that could allow a mobile phone to be charged and ready for use in one minute.
Radiation from Fukushima disaster newly detected off Canada’s coast
Radiation from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too...
In Iraq, a historic Christian library saved from militants
The Syriac Orthodox Christians of Mar Matti, a monastery that dates back to the 4th century, moved to rescue their centuries-old library of around 80 manuscripts...
No big winners or losers in Britain’s historic seven-way TV election debate
Britain’s economy may be growing, but the main televised leaders’ debate of its election was held in the shadow of the Great Recession.
Death row inmate in Alabama to be freed after nearly 30 years
An inmate in the U.S. state of Alabama who has spent nearly 30 years on death row will go free Friday after prosecutors told a judge there is not enough...
Alabama death row inmate to be freed after nearly 30 years
An Alabama inmate who spent nearly 30 years on death row will go free Friday after prosecutors told a judge there is not enough evidence to link him to...
Students held hostage in Kenya university attack
Al-Shabab gunmen attacked a college in northeast Kenya early Thursday, targeting Christians and killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, witnesses...
Only in America? Boyfriend knifed for ‘eating all the salsa’
An woman in the U.S. state of Ohio repeatedly stabbed her boyfriend after losing her temper because he ate all the salsa, police say.
U.S. pledges 28 per cent emissions cut for global climate treaty
Obama’s pledge constitutes the opening offer by the U.S. as world leaders strive to reach a climate deal powerful and ambitious enough to prevent...
U.S. pledges 28 percent emissions cut for global climate treaty
Obama’s pledge constitutes the opening offer by the U.S. as world leaders strive to reach a climate deal powerful and ambitious enough to prevent...
Nigeria votes in crunch presidential election
Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, votes for a new president on Saturday, in the most closely fought election since independence, framed by...
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