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Apple chief Cook unveils app design centre in India 18 May 2016 - 10:44 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced plans to build an app design facility in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. AFP /Josh Edelson ...

Glass beads found in Australia point to huge asteroid hit 18 May 2016 - 09:23 am

Image for representation only. Sydney: Australian scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid they say slammed into Earth some 3.46 billion years...

Good for the body, good for the mind 18 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Amanda Loudin At the age of 16, Heather Troupe received a diagnosis of chronic severe depression and a prescription for an antidepressant. Eight...

Can magic mushrooms dampen depression? 17 May 2016 - 05:25 pm

Paris: Hallucination-inducing "magic" mushrooms could help some people blunt the anxiety caused by chronic depression, according to a small-scale study released Tuesday. "This...

Swallowed by a coal mine: the village that disappeared 17 May 2016 - 11:54 am

Photo Credit: Greenpeace/ Jeff Topoleanu / Vice.com BY CLAUDIA CIOBANU RUNCUREL: The letters arrived just before Christmas last year, 134 envelopes addressed to...

Twitter to free room for links and photos: report 17 May 2016 - 10:14 am

This file photo taken on September 11, 2013 shows the logo of social networking website 'Twitter' is displayed on a computer screen in...

History of vitamin D and what it actually has to do with sun 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Leigh Cowart As you soak in rays of almost-summer sunshine, your thoughts may turn to vitamin D — because you probably know...

Father's age, lifestyle can cause birth defects in kids 16 May 2016 - 11:51 am

New York: New fathers please take note! Your age, use of alcohol and other lifestyle factors can cause birth defects in your child...

Game on: Nintendo eyes expansion into film business 16 May 2016 - 10:17 am

A woman walks past a figure of "Mario", a character in Nintendo's "Mario Bros." video games, at a Nintendo centre in Tokyo July...

Few know about this mysterious, remote valley in southern Japan 15 May 2016 - 11:32 am

By Mark Jenkins The Japanese know the Iya Valley for its remoteness, alpine scenery and vine bridges and for being the fabled 12th-century...

African-American history museum to fill void in downtown Washington 14 May 2016 - 10:41 am

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC on May 12, 2016. The museum is scheduled to open...

Silicon Valley venture capitalists raise more money, give less away 14 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Alphabet Inc. campus, also known as Googleplex, is shown in this aerial photo in Mountain View, California, United States on April 6,...

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm 14 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A South Korean protester holds a placard that reads 'Zika Virus' while wearing protective clothing during a rally against the US government in...

Five questions about China's Cultural Revolution 12 May 2016 - 09:06 am

A picture made available on 12 May 2016 shows visitors looking at souvenirs in front of portraits of Mao Zedong at a wholesale...

George R.R. Martin posts excerpt from new ‘Game of Thrones’ book 11 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

This file photo taken on September 19, 2015 shows writer George R.R. Martin, winner of Outstanding Drama Series for "Game of Thrones", in...

Now you can format your text in WhatsApp 11 May 2016 - 04:28 pm

Doha: WhatsApp messenger has introduced many new features in its new update. In its new version the user can format the text while...

'Second skin' may eliminate wrinkles, eye bags 11 May 2016 - 12:45 pm

This handout photo courtesy of the The Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachussetts shows a person peeling off a "Second skin"...

High-tech devices take cheating to new level in Thai schools 11 May 2016 - 12:42 pm

By NATNICHA CHUWIRUCH BANGKOK: Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James...