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Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast 19 Jun 2019 - 07:39 pm
This photograph taken on August 22, 2016 shows a general view of the Himalayan Mountain Range in Ladakh. AFP/Chandan Khanna
Porous border could hinder efforts to stem spread of Ebola 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm
Guests attending a wedding ceremony wash their hands before entering the venue to avoid spreading of ebola virus in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Kasese district, Uganda June 15, 2019. Reuters/James Akena
Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides 18 Jun 2019 - 11:05 pm
Nationwide, jail suicide cases are leading to substantial settlements over faulty policies or neglect.
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users 18 Jun 2019 - 06:05 pm
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Lighter and brighter, this broccoli salad delivers on flavor 18 Jun 2019 - 04:24 pm
Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post.
Uber threatens to withdraw from Austria 18 Jun 2019 - 04:09 pm
The Uber logo is on display at the Uber Elevate Summit June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.  / AFP / EVA HAMBACH
I, Chatbot: Getting your news from a talkative automaton 16 Jun 2019 - 11:26 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 28, 2019 shows the
UN says Ebola outbreak in Congo still not a global emergency 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Health workers wear protective equipment as they prepare to attend to suspected Ebola patients at Bikoro Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 12, 2018. AFP/UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
Two British patients die from eating hospital food 14 Jun 2019 - 07:08 pm
The patients died of listeriosis, a rare bacterial infection that is especially dangerous for people with weak immune systems or pregnant women. (AFP file Photo/ Jean-Sebastien Evrard)
Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe 14 Jun 2019 - 07:08 pm
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Climate change on track to reduce ocean wildlife by 17% 14 Jun 2019 - 07:08 pm
To effectively measure each fish's mental response to separation, researchers from the University of Burgundy in Dijon trained females to use their mouths to open two small boxes, placed either side of their tanks.
Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen 14 Jun 2019 - 02:12 pm
Women carry pitchers filled with water from an opening made to filter water next to a polluted lake in Thane, India June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande
Lovelorn fish turn gloomy when separated: study 13 Jun 2019 - 01:59 pm
This undated and unlocated handout picture taken and released by the CNRS of the Bourgogne University shows a haplochromine cichlids (maylandia estherae) trying to open a box as part of a scientic experiment. AFP PHOTO / CNRS - université de Bourgogne
Turkish artist goes viral with stark misery/comfort images 13 Jun 2019 - 01:16 pm
Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus poses at his home on April 14, 2019 in Istanbul. AFP / Yasin Akgul
NASA renames street for 'hidden' black women mathematicians 13 Jun 2019 - 11:04 am
Image taken from NASA's twitter page.
Cheaper sensors could speed more self-driving cars to market by 2022 12 Jun 2019 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO:  Journalists take a test drive in a prototype of Google owned self-driving vehicle during a media preview in Mountain View, California, September 29, 2015. Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage
Facebook says video shows reach 720 million viewers 12 Jun 2019 - 06:32 pm
A videographer shooting the side of Facebook Like Button logo displayed at the entrance of the Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, May 18, 2012 (AFP)
Nuclear wasteland selfies draw ire as tourists flock to Chernobyl 12 Jun 2019 - 06:11 pm
A woman looks at wreckage of trucks in the ghost city of Pripyat during a tour in the Chernobyl exclusion zone on June 7, 2019.  AFP / Genya Savilov