Society
Online homes becoming mindful members of the family
January 9, 2015
Online homes becoming mindful members of the family
From door bells that scrutinize visitors to washing machines that know when you're home and lights that click off when…
Plans afoot to clean India’s offices with cow urine
January 9, 2015
Plans afoot to clean India’s offices with cow urine
Cow urine may soon be used to clean the floors of India's government offices in a country where bovines are…
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
January 8, 2015
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie), in tribute to the 12 people killed in the attack on the Paris offices…
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
January 8, 2015
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
Nobody wanted the Zimbabwe dollar, so the southern African country dumped it for the U.S. dollar in 2009 to stave…
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
January 7, 2015
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
New York City is expected to announce on Wednesday the end of its ban on students bringing their cellphones into…
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
January 7, 2015
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
It has four wheels, is always connected and the driver is optional: the car of the future is starting to…
Sugar cane breaking starts in Luxor
January 6, 2015
Sugar cane breaking starts in Luxor
Luxor's governor Major General Tareq Saad Eddin attended a sugar cane breaking celebration on Tuesday, organized by the Arment Sugar…
Sandook al-Goo3: Providing free, clean meals to Egypt’s poor
January 6, 2015
Sandook al-Goo3: Providing free, clean meals to Egypt’s poor
A person crouches beside a garbage heap, rummaging through scattered leftovers in hopes of finding something to eat. This heartbreaking scene…
Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered
January 5, 2015
Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered
The athletes village for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be a futuristic "hydrogen town" where electricity and hot water…
Officer takes Egyptian Spider-Man to police station for selfie
January 4, 2015
Officer takes Egyptian Spider-Man to police station for selfie
A young Egyptian chef acting as the Egyptian version of famous comics superhero Spider-Man said Saturday he was arrested by…