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Ebola outbreak: West Africa death toll nears 7,000
The number of people killed by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 6,928, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
Space agency plans Mars rover from Lego bricks
Lego wants to be taken seriously as something more than a toy. The plastic brick made by the Danish toy company wants to construct a more hi-tech identity. It wants to be part of teaching about a space project.
How many senses do we have?
Some myths about the brain, such as the idea we only use 10% of our grey matter, are notorious, especially among neuroscientists. These myths crop up every now and then (look at the premise of the Lucy movie this summer),…
Russia tests ‘satellite catcher’
Russia may be testing a satellite capable of chasing down other orbiting spacecraft, observers say.
Topless sunbather photographed by estate agent drone
An Australian estate agent used pictures taken by a drone to market a property without realising they included revealing images of a neighbour.
Napoleon’s hat expected to fetch 500,000 euros at auction
One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous hats is among over 1,000 items relating to the French general that are due to be auctioned near Paris this weekend.
Artist Sven Sachsalber looks for needle in haystack
Jean de Loisy, Palais de Tokyo director: ”It is a symbol of the search we are all doing for something”
Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Greece
Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.
Iran nuclear crisis: Oman hosts talks as deadline nears
High-level talks are taking place in Oman ahead of the 24 November deadline for a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Canada ‘failing to prevent overseas mining abuses’
By Carey L. Biron Washington (IPS) – The Canadian government is failing either to investigate or to hold the country’s massive extractives sector accountable for rights abuses committed in Latin American countries, according to petitioners who testified here Tuesday before…
B’deshi American Tahsina elected New Jersey councilor
Bangladeshi American Tahsina Ahmed (23) has been elected as a councilor of local government of Held on City of the state of New Jersey. The Bangladeshi American community of New Jersey, New York and nearby states celebrated her victory on…
Why the French state has a team of UFO hunters
Thousands of UFO sightings are reported every year but not many countries are willing to spend money investigating them – there is just one dedicated state-run team left in Europe. Is France onto something?
Smart guns: How smart are they?
Most of these technologically enhanced guns are less about creating efficient killing machines and more about improving firearms safety.
US coach removes Donovan from World Cup squad
Landon Donovan was sensationally left off the United States World Cup roster on Thursday in a dramatic, sudden and unexpected move from head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
Italy elections: Man bites dog
With tension building in Italy ahead of Sunday’s European vote, the leading figures in the campaign have been launching increasingly venomous attacks on one another.
The Philippines’ forgotten generation
The United States military is set to return to the Philippines 22 years after being evicted.
Japan paper says Fukushima workers fled during 2011 crisis
About 90% of workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant fled at the height of the meltdown crisis in 2011, a Japanese newspaper has reported.
‘Biggest dinosaur ever’ discovered
Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say. Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft) long and 20m (65ft) tall.
Indian media on BJP’s ‘historic win’
“It’s Modi’s day,” says a front-page headline on The Hindu’swebsite.
Russia to oust US from International Space Station
Russia is to deny the US use of the International Space Station beyond 2020 and will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites as it hits back at American sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis.
‘Arrogance’ of ignoring need for sleep
Society has become “supremely arrogant” in ignoring the importance of sleep, leading researchers have told the BBC’s Day of the Body Clock.
Cameron and Miliband clash over Pfizer deal
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions over the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by its US rival Pfizer.
North Korea conducts live-fire drill near disputed border
North Korea has conducted a live-fire drill near the disputed maritime border, Seoul officials say, but no shells fell in South Korean waters.
Saudi Arabia reports five more Mers deaths
Five new deaths from the Mers coronavirus have been announced in Saudi Arabia, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 92. It comes as Egypt recorded its first case, in a 27-year-old man who had recently returned from…
Larrazabal jumps into water to escape hornets
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Pablo Larrazabal couldn’t believe what was coming his way.
India’s abstention in UNHCR vote against Sri Lanka
India’s decision to abstain at the UNHRC vote on the resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva on March 27 this year came as a surprise to many who have looked at India’s Sri Lanka policy only through the prism of…
Ismael died saving others from bus crash smoke, flames
Ismael Jimenez, a teenager who was killed in last week’s bus crash in California, died a hero.
Why your neighbours will finance solar panels for your roof
Here’s another reason to be nice to the neighbors: They might just give you a no-money-down, low-cost loan to put solar panels on your roof, and once you pay off that debt you’ll get essentially free electricity as long as…
Russia in Crimea: Not Munich 1938 once again?
Western hysteria surrounding Russia’s seizing of Crimea is rooted in a larger problem with U.S. foreign policy—“the Munich 1938 syndrome.”