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SpaceX halts launch of U.S. military satellite due to winds 22 Dec 2018 - 05:30 pm
The Dragon crew capsule sits in the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39-A, where the space ship and Falcon 9 booster rocket are being prepared for a January 2019 launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
These tapas meatballs make great party nibbles 22 Dec 2018 - 03:56 pm
Tapas-Style Turkey Meatballs. (Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post.)
Drone threat a steep learning curve for airport chiefs 21 Dec 2018 - 09:55 pm
A drone flies as an airplane is seen in the background during a press presentation near Zurich on August 23, 2017. AFP/Fabrice Coffrini
Serbia's cafe culture percolates underground 21 Dec 2018 - 06:08 pm
Miners take a coffee break at
South Korean grain silo transforms into world's largest mural 21 Dec 2018 - 05:58 pm
A mural listed by the Guinness World Records as the largest in the world is displayed on a grain silo in Incheon port, west of Seoul on December 19, 2018.  AFP / Ed Jones
Storm in a teacup in Britain over eco-friendly bags 21 Dec 2018 - 05:58 pm
A man poses making a cup of tea with a Yorkshire Tea teabag with a box of tea in the background arranged as an illustration in London on December 19, 2018.  AFP / Tolga Akmen
Lithuania wraps tree in plastic to protest Christmas consumerism 21 Dec 2018 - 05:58 pm
A wrapped Christmas tree can be seen at the Independent Christmas Town located at the Vilnius Railway Station in Vilnius, Lithuania, on December 19, 2018.  AFP / Petras Malukas
Facebook: Backlash threatens world's biggest platform 20 Dec 2018 - 07:33 pm
In this file photo taken on May 16, 2018, a figurine carrying the logo of social network Facebook is viewed in Paris. (AFP / JOEL SAGET)
What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure 20 Dec 2018 - 02:58 pm
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Critter fritter: Hanoi's winter worm cakes delight diners 20 Dec 2018 - 02:53 pm
This photograph taken on December 14, 2018 shows Vietnamese women eating 'cha ruoi' ragworms fritters at a street food stall in the old quarters of Hanoi. AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Green leafy vegetables may prevent fatty liver disease 20 Dec 2018 - 02:27 pm
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In Arizona, a robot-driven car will deliver groceries to your home. 20 Dec 2018 - 12:53 pm
Kroger - the nation's largest grocery chain - announced a new partnership with Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup that produces a self-driving, unmanned vehicle known as the R1 for grocery deliveries. Kroger Co. handout photo
Obama delights sick children as Santa in Washington 20 Dec 2018 - 10:16 am
This photograph, obtained courtesy of the Obama Foundation, shows former US President Barack Obama delivering gifts, greeting patients and their parents at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, December 19, 2018. AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of th
Kim shoots Trump dead in S. Korea art satire 20 Dec 2018 - 09:59 am
A visitor looks at an art installation by South Korean artist Lim Young-sun entitled 'The Show Must Go On' depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US president Donald Trump, at the Seoul Art Center on December 19, 2018. AFP / Ed JONES /
NASA says hackers stole employee information 19 Dec 2018 - 09:18 pm
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Facebook defends data sharing after new report on partner deals 19 Dec 2018 - 05:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Bangladesh's most celebrated swimmer hangs up trunks at 67 18 Dec 2018 - 02:10 pm
In this photograph taken on October 4, 2018, Bangladeshi swimmer Kshitindra Baisya swims in a lake in Dhaka. AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Eating rice does not increase diabetes risk 18 Dec 2018 - 10:58 am
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