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CERN restarts ‘Big Bang’ collider after two-year refit
April 5, 2015
CERN restarts ‘Big Bang’ collider after two-year refit
Scientists at Europe's particle physics research centre CERN on Sunday restarted their "Big Bang" Large Hadron Collider (LHC), embarking on…
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday under tight security measures
April 5, 2015
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday under tight security measures
Copts in Egypt will celebrate Palm Sunday amid strict security measures taken around churches in Cairo and other provinces. Copts’ Leader…
French study links lack of sleep with obesity
April 4, 2015
French study links lack of sleep with obesity
Sleep disorders and overeating appear to be linked, according to a recent investigation conducted by the French National Institute of…
Childhood ADHD linked to secondhand smoking
April 4, 2015
Childhood ADHD linked to secondhand smoking
Children exposed to tobacco smoke at home are up to three times more likely to have attention deficit hyperactive disorder…
France bans designers from using super skinny models
April 4, 2015
France bans designers from using super skinny models
France will ban excessively thin fashion models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible…
US court says school yoga does not violate religious freedom
April 4, 2015
US court says school yoga does not violate religious freedom
A California court said Friday that yoga classes taught at an elementary school do not violate students' right to religious…
California man gets 18 years for US ‘revenge porn’ site
April 4, 2015
California man gets 18 years for US ‘revenge porn’ site
A California man who posted thousands of sexually explicit photos of men and women on a "revenge porn" website was…
Obese people may be more sensitive to food smells
April 3, 2015
Obese people may be more sensitive to food smells
Obese people are better at detecting the scent of chocolate and find it more pleasant than non-obese people, according to…
Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety
April 3, 2015
Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety
As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats…
Experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, effective
April 3, 2015
Experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, effective
Early-stage trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine, two in the United States and four in Africa and Europe, have found…