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Beyond games, Oculus virtual reality headset finds medical uses
June 11, 2015
Beyond games, Oculus virtual reality headset finds medical uses
To help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, Jennifer Patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: the…
US FDA testing Nestle’s Maggi noodles after India recall
June 11, 2015
US FDA testing Nestle’s Maggi noodles after India recall
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is testing samples of a Nestle instant noodle brand that was recalled from…
New effort to ease travel anxiety: assuring your bag fits in bin
June 10, 2015
New effort to ease travel anxiety: assuring your bag fits in bin
Air travelers are all too familiar with carry-on bag anxiety: the feeling sparked by last-minute and sometimes seemingly arbitrary decisions…
Video of ‘gay’ man beaten in Mohandiseen goes viral
June 10, 2015
Video of ‘gay’ man beaten in Mohandiseen goes viral
A video of an effeminate man being beaten and taunted on Gamat al-Dawal Street in Mohandiseen has gone viral on…
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
June 10, 2015
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
Like all countries around the globe, the celebration to show appreciation to the woman who had sacrificed her entire life…
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
June 10, 2015
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
Before Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette, a device now shaking up the Big Tobacco industry, he was a pharmacist in…
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
June 10, 2015
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended on Wednesday that…
Former model wrestles personal demons to the mat in yoga book
June 10, 2015
Former model wrestles personal demons to the mat in yoga book
A former model uses tales of sex, drugs and rock and roll in a book hitting stores on Monday to…
Egypt eyes 14 million more tourists than previously targeted
June 10, 2015
Egypt eyes 14 million more tourists than previously targeted
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy has announced that the country is targeting 354 million hotel rooms to house 34 million…
Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
June 9, 2015
Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets
A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to…