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VIDEO: Can a social media website boost Egypt’s fashion?

VIDEO: Can a social media website boost Egypt’s fashion?

Courtesy of CNN's Africa NowCNN interviews the founders of Slickr, a combination of Facebook and Instagram that aims at connecting…
Urgent repair work could silence London’s landmark Big Ben clock

Urgent repair work could silence London’s landmark Big Ben clock

London's 156-year-old Big Ben clock - which has already shown signs of its age this year by chiming late -…
World’s best & worst airports for 2015

World’s best & worst airports for 2015

Traveling through Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport any time soon?
Oprah Winfrey to buy 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers

Oprah Winfrey to buy 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers

Talk-show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is buying a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers International Inc.
Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday

Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday

Details of an unknown virus suspected of being the cause of death for three people and the culprit in the…
What a nightmare: sleep no more plentiful in primitive cultures

What a nightmare: sleep no more plentiful in primitive cultures

Maybe we cannot blame late-night TV, endless Internet surfing, midnight snacks, good books, bothersome work deadlines and other distractions of…
New quest for quiet on New York taxis, buses and trains

New quest for quiet on New York taxis, buses and trains

A pair of initiatives designed to bring more peace and quiet to taxis, buses and trains moving in and about…
Rice off the menu: Asia’s hunger for bread and pastries boosts wheat demand

Rice off the menu: Asia’s hunger for bread and pastries boosts wheat demand

Asia is losing some of its appetite for rice in favor of wheat, a trend that is nowhere more pronounced…
Fake drugs threatening African lives: Congo pharmacists

Fake drugs threatening African lives: Congo pharmacists

Fake drugs flooding the Congolese market threaten the lives of millions of people, both in the Republic of Congo and…
Would you dare spend Halloween in the Paris Catacombs?

Would you dare spend Halloween in the Paris Catacombs?

Finally, somewhere scarier to stay in Paris than that two-star place you checked into during that backpacking trip. For one night…
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