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Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA 01 Dec 2018 - 02:59 am

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: America's next moon landing will be made by private companies - not NASA. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday that...

Apple puts music service on Amazon Echo in subscription push 30 Nov 2018 - 09:54 pm

Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. announced their second partnership this month: the iPhone maker’s music-streaming service is coming to Amazon’s Echo devices in...

AT&T plans three streaming options in its war with Netflix 30 Nov 2018 - 09:54 pm

AT&T Inc. is putting its new Time Warner arsenal of media properties to work, unveiling plans to roll out a three-tiered streaming-video service...

Billionaire Bloomberg donates $50mn to opioid crisis 30 Nov 2018 - 08:40 pm

Washington: New York billionaire and rumored presidential contender Michael Bloomberg announced Friday a $50 million donation to the opioid crisis amid a progressive...

St. Louis indictments seen as glimpse of police mindset 30 Nov 2018 - 08:40 pm

ST. LOUIS: The indictment of four St. Louis police officers provides a troubling glimpse into the mindset of officers who were eager to...

NASA chief says Elon Musk won't be smoking joints publicly again 30 Nov 2018 - 07:36 pm

Washington: NASA chief Jim Bridenstine elaborated this week on the reasons why the US space agency launched a safety review of SpaceX and...

Otter versus koi: the battle that has gripped Canada 30 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

Vancouver: An epic battle has been playing out in a classical Chinese garden in Canada's Pacific coast city of Vancouver between a ravenous...

Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor 30 Nov 2018 - 01:24 pm

New York: Buy a goat to donate to a poor family...from a vending machine? It's now possible in New York, London and Manila,...

2018 temperatures set to be among hottest on record: UN 30 Nov 2018 - 11:33 am

Geneva: Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said yesterday, stressing the urgent need for...

Oprah honours Mandela ahead of global charity concert 30 Nov 2018 - 01:47 am

Soweto, South Africa: US television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded...

It's a boy -- and a massive wildfire at US gender reveal party 29 Nov 2018 - 07:36 pm

Los Angeles: It's a boy! It's a girl! But for an off-duty border patrol officer in the US state of Arizona, it ended...

Not enough ketchup: US woman attacks McDonald's manager 29 Nov 2018 - 07:36 pm

Los Angeles: A California woman was behind bars on Wednesday for beating and choking a McDonald's manager after discovering there wasn't enough ketchup...

Fiat Chrysler announces production plans for Italian plants 29 Nov 2018 - 04:07 pm

MILAN: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley says the Italian-American carmaker will build a fully electric version of the 500 city car and...

Netflix to make 'alternative' French revolution series 28 Nov 2018 - 08:35 pm

Paris: Netflix will make a fantasy crime series set during the French Revolution, with the creator of the guillotine investigating a "blue blood"...

Piece of Eiffel Tower Staircase Sells for 169,000 euro in Paris Auction 28 Nov 2018 - 10:52 am

Paris, A piece of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower, Paris's most famous attraction, was sold for 169,000 euro (US$190,000). The...

Female circumcision in Moscow clinic sparks 'complete shock' 27 Nov 2018 - 09:52 pm

MOSCOW: A Moscow clinic which says it performs female genital cutting came under fire on Tuesday as campaigners called for it to be...

Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database 27 Nov 2018 - 09:52 pm

DESTIN, Florida: When Polly Varnado's 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn't take long for the family to hear about...

Zimmern apologizes for comments about Chinese restaurants 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm

MINNEAPOLIS: "Bizarre Foods " host Andrew Zimmern is apologizing for his comments about Chinese restaurants after he was criticized as culturally insensitive. Zimmern...