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Religious Endowments Minister: Terrorism and atheism are byproducts of imperialism

Religious Endowments Minister: Terrorism and atheism are byproducts of imperialism

Religious Endowments Minister, Mohamed Mohktar Gomaa, has said that atheism and terrorism are two imminent dangers facing the Arab World,…
California man misses out on US$1 million lottery prize over lost ticket

California man misses out on US$1 million lottery prize over lost ticket

A Southern California man came forward to claim a US$1 million lottery prize but was sent home emptyhanded after saying…
Live stream app Meerkat a Twitter sensation

Live stream app Meerkat a Twitter sensation

Live streaming video from a smartphone may soon be known as "meerkatting" thanks to a new app that allows anyone…
What happened to Putin? Satirists run riot online

What happened to Putin? Satirists run riot online

A wave of savage mockery broke over Russian President Vladimir Putin across the Internet on Friday, sparked by days of…
LBJ letter to Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow sells for $60,000

LBJ letter to Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow sells for $60,000

A condolence letter from President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King…
NASA confirms ocean on Jupiter moon, raising prospects for life

NASA confirms ocean on Jupiter moon, raising prospects for life

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed that the Jupiter-orbiting moon Ganymede has an ocean beneath its icy surface,…
Obama says doesn’t text, tweet, or have a smart phone that records

Obama says doesn’t text, tweet, or have a smart phone that records

President Barack Obama doesn't send text messages, rarely composes his own tweets, and isn't allowed to have a smart phone that contains a…
Advocate of disabled wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize for 2015

Advocate of disabled wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize for 2015

Jean Vanier, a Canadian who launched an international network of communities for the mentally disabled, has won the 2015 Templeton…
Gender equality: What’s in it for men?

Gender equality: What’s in it for men?

Convincing men that they are as likely as women to benefit from gender equality is the strongest argument to get…
Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough

Japan space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough

Japanese scientists have succeeded in transmitting energy wirelessly, in a key step that could one day make solar power generation…
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