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Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
December 10, 2014
Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
When a nuclear bomb landed in the Gregg yard in South Carolina in 1958, it left a big crater, killed…
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
December 9, 2014
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
(Benjamin Black is a British doctor working as a volunteer with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) fighting…
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
December 9, 2014
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb needed a hand trying to get in and out a small vehicle invented by engineering students…
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
December 8, 2014
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
Youssef Ibrahim, an artist of Siwa, is trying to raise awareness against risks of the virus through his Facebook page. Despite…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
December 7, 2014
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that…
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
December 6, 2014
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
There was the psychotic HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey," the humanoids which attacked their human masters in "I,…
Tourists take part in charity event in Hurghada for stray animals
December 6, 2014
Tourists take part in charity event in Hurghada for stray animals
Hundreds of tourists in Hurghada took part in a charity event organized by the Bluemoon Animal center.
An organic garden of plenty in Mali’s arid soil
December 6, 2014
An organic garden of plenty in Mali’s arid soil
In a strikingly green corner of Mali, one man is leading an agricultural revolution, using organic farming methods to get…
Obesity clips up to 8 years off your life, says study
December 5, 2014
Obesity clips up to 8 years off your life, says study
Obesity and extreme obesity can reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and deprive people of as much as…