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US spacecraft reaches dwarf planet Ceres for 16-month study
March 7, 2015
US spacecraft reaches dwarf planet Ceres for 16-month study
A US space probe slipped into orbit around Ceres, a miniature planet beyond Mars believed to be left over from…
San Francisco hospital begins rare six-way kidney transplant chain
March 7, 2015
San Francisco hospital begins rare six-way kidney transplant chain
Doctors at a San Francisco hospital began an unusual series of kidney transplants on Thursday with six living donors providing…
Mystery Saudi tweeter claims ‘pressure’ closed his account
March 7, 2015
Mystery Saudi tweeter claims ‘pressure’ closed his account
A widely followed "whistle-blower" who tweeted about the Saudi royal family accused Twitter on Friday of succumbing to pressure by…
Qasr al-Nil Bridge littered with banners, stickers
March 6, 2015
Qasr al-Nil Bridge littered with banners, stickers
Stickers of all different colors are scattered on the bodies the lion statues, littering the historical scene beginning with the…
Beijing to try to cap population at 23 million by 2020
March 6, 2015
Beijing to try to cap population at 23 million by 2020
Beijing will try to cap its population at 23 million in 2020, Vice Mayor Li Shixiang said on Friday, as…
Kabul woman wears armour to protest sexual harassment
March 6, 2015
Kabul woman wears armour to protest sexual harassment
Every since I was a little girl, I have had to put up with men touching me and insulting me…
Men more narcissistic than women, study says
March 6, 2015
Men more narcissistic than women, study says
Men tend to be more narcissistic than women and as a result are more likely to exploit others, a US…
Mummified monk inside Buddha statue is museum draw
March 6, 2015
Mummified monk inside Buddha statue is museum draw
A Buddha statue from China that conceals the remains of a monk who turned himself into a mummy almost a millennium ago…
Vienna again tops survey of world’s nicest cities
March 5, 2015
Vienna again tops survey of world’s nicest cities
Vienna, Austria's elegant capital on the Danube river, has again been commended as offering the best quality of life of…
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
March 5, 2015
Slash sugar intake to fight obesity, tooth decay: WHO
Adults and children from the Americas to Western Europe and the Middle East must roughly halve the amount of sugar…