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With genetic tweak, mosquito population made extinct 26 Sep 2018 - 07:09 pm
Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 6, 2016. Reuters/Alvin Baez
Philippine inventor aims to cut travel times with passenger drone 26 Sep 2018 - 12:56 pm
Filipino inventor Kyxz Mendiola tests his flying car during its launch in the province of Batangas, Philippines, September 23, 2018. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez
Japan firm signs with SpaceX for lunar missions 26 Sep 2018 - 12:04 pm
Takeshi Hakamada, CEO of Japanese firm ispace, holds a press conference to explain about the ipsace lunar lander and rover of its lunar programme HAKUTO-R in Tokyo on September 26, 2018. AFP / Natsuko Fukue
Eating high-carb diet can help lose weight 26 Sep 2018 - 10:18 am
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Study: Height is a risk factor for varicose veins 26 Sep 2018 - 08:14 am
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Senegalese chef puts supergrain on New York menus to boost African farmers 25 Sep 2018 - 08:08 pm
Chef Pierre Thiam. Image courtesy of Evan Sung.
Pope acknowledges abuse scandals outrage, drive people away 25 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm

Pope Francis greets faithfuls as he arrives to lead a Holy Mass at Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia September 25, 2018. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters
Instagram founders depart Facebook after clashes with Zuckerberg 25 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm
A photo shows silhouttes of men in front of the logo of 'Instagram' social media platform in Ankara, Turkey on September 25, 2018. ( Aytaç Ünal - Anadolu Agency )
2.5 hours of physical activity per week may prevent Alzheimer's 25 Sep 2018 - 01:46 pm
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Japan preschools using tablets to prep tots for digital age 25 Sep 2018 - 11:42 am
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Instagram co-founders resign from Facebook-owned company 25 Sep 2018 - 09:10 am
FILE PHOTO: Instagram founders Mike Krieger (L) and Kevin Systrom attend the 16th annual Webby Awards in New York May, 21 2012. REUTERS/Stephen Chernin/File photo
Loss of bird species hampers forecasting for Zimbabwe's farmers 24 Sep 2018 - 07:30 pm
Picture of a Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri, taken in Kruger National Park. (Wikimedia Commons/ Kore / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Public hits back at 'hostile architecture' in European cities 24 Sep 2018 - 07:18 pm
A homeless person sleeps on a street that has been fenced off near Saint-Lazare station,  Paris, December 19, 2017. (Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anna Pujol-Mazzini)
Play golf to boost longevity, cut stroke risk 24 Sep 2018 - 02:42 pm
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Instagram not planning 'Regramming' feature anytime soon 24 Sep 2018 - 02:08 pm
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Africa's nomadic herders help, not harm, land and planet: UN 23 Sep 2018 - 08:21 pm
Pastoralists herding sheep and goats in Isinya, Kenya, September 28, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Isaiah Esipisu
Baltic pagans ask pope for help over religious status battle 23 Sep 2018 - 06:59 pm
Pope Francis gives a speech in front of a memorial at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights on September 23, 2018, in Vilnius on the second day of his visit to Lithuania.  AFP / Janek Skarzynski
Questions raised about US museum's Abraham Lincoln hat 23 Sep 2018 - 06:59 pm
This undated image Courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Chicago, Illinois, show a stovepipe hat reportedly belonging to US President Abraham Lincoln.  AFP