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Traditional “goat pulling” sport outlasts Afghan wars, politics 08 Apr 2017 - 08:04 pm

PANJSHIR, Afghanistan: A crash of horses and men deep in a mountain pass signals the start of another game of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national...

Palestinian poet Ahmad Dahbour dies at 71 08 Apr 2017 - 06:56 pm

Bethlehem: Well known Palestinian poet Ahmad Dahbour died Saturday at a Ramallah hospital following deterioration in his health, said the Ministry of Culture...

This gene may explain why you are a night owl 08 Apr 2017 - 11:10 am

New York: Are you a night owl and have trouble getting up in the morning? It may be because your internal clock is...

Olive oil can decrease cardiovascular diseases 08 Apr 2017 - 10:09 am

New Delhi: As heart attacks continue to kill one person every 33 seconds in India, health experts on Friday said that olive oil...

Big asteroid to fly 'very close' to Earth in mid-April: NASA 08 Apr 2017 - 09:48 am

Washington: A large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19th, US space agency NASA has...

Google adds 'fact check' to global search results 07 Apr 2017 - 07:51 pm

Washington: Google is adding a fact-checking tag to search results globally, its latest initiative to help curb the spread of misinformation and "fake...

Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars 06 Apr 2017 - 10:27 am

Estación Yungay, Chile: Chile's Atacama desert may seem to contain little besides red-grey rocks and sand -- but scientists are busy searching here...

Twitter creates 'lite' version for data-starved users 06 Apr 2017 - 09:29 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc is launching a faster version of its mobile service on Wednesday aimed at people with sporadic connections or little...

Berlin gives refuge to Rosa Parks' Detroit house 06 Apr 2017 - 08:45 am

Berlin: Rosa Parks fled the American South for Detroit in the 1950s at the height of her civil rights struggle. Now the house...

At war with the in-laws: Tanzania’s evicted widows push for rights 05 Apr 2017 - 08:51 pm

CHAMHUNDA, Tanzania: When Rosemary Cyprian tried to speak to her sick husband after he was rushed by relatives to their home on the...

Apple aims for more control, less cost as it accelerates in chip design 05 Apr 2017 - 08:43 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone...

Netflix is looking for a thumbs-up as star ratings fade away 05 Apr 2017 - 04:33 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix's video-streaming service is officially scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to...

Inventor of World Wide Web wins computing's 'Nobel Prize' 04 Apr 2017 - 02:05 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Most people who search on Google, share on Facebook and shop on Amazon have never heard of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. But...

Scientists find common antibiotic could prevent or treat PTSD 04 Apr 2017 - 01:17 pm

LONDON: A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in...

London to bring forward new levy on most polluting vehicles 04 Apr 2017 - 11:35 am

LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to charge the most polluting cars and vans a daily fee of 12.50 pounds ($16) to enter...

Babies cry more in UK, Canada and Italy, less in Germany, study finds 03 Apr 2017 - 10:38 am

LONDON: Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and...

What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business 02 Apr 2017 - 06:41 pm

Beijing: In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what Chinese parents have sought...