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Trevor Noah defends self in backlash to old tweets

Trevor Noah defends self in backlash to old tweets

Trevor Noah, the newly announced host of "The Daily Show," rejected the backlash over his graphic tweets targeting Jews and…
Abdel Halim Hafez fans commemorate his 38th death anniversary

Abdel Halim Hafez fans commemorate his 38th death anniversary

A narrow street in the calm neighborhood of Zamalek leads you to a wider area where a blue banner reads…
Twin fools NASA at brother’s launch on 1-year flight

Twin fools NASA at brother’s launch on 1-year flight

 Astronaut Scott Kelly's identical twin pulled a fast one on NASA right before his brother blasted off on a one-year…
South African comic Noah will replace Jon Stewart

South African comic Noah will replace Jon Stewart

The choice of South African comic Trevor Noah as Jon Stewart's replacement on "The Daily Show" advances an intriguing new…
New apps to help business get in step with mobile customers

New apps to help business get in step with mobile customers

Nine months after Apple and IBM began working together on building mobile apps for businesses, some of the first fruits…
Eiffel Tower goes dark in symbolic move for Earth Hour

Eiffel Tower goes dark in symbolic move for Earth Hour

The Eiffel Tower went dark briefly to mark Earth Hour, the campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
Loans that could take Egyptian women to prison

Loans that could take Egyptian women to prison

"Please do not right down my name. I don't want to scandalise my daughters," said Ehsan Ehab*, a 47 year-old…
Struggling middle class ‘Aldi Mums’ at heart of UK election

Struggling middle class ‘Aldi Mums’ at heart of UK election

Whether labelled "Worcester Woman" or "Aldi Mum", the struggling middle class is at the heart of the campaign for Britain's…
Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate

Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate

Ivory Coast reigns as the world's top cocoa producer but it wants to sell more than the beans, turning them…
Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year

Economist: Superbugs could kill a million Chinese a year

China faces a million deaths a year from antibiotic-resistant superbugs and a loss of $20 trillion by 2050, an economist…
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