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Amazon launches new slimmer Kindle e-reader 13 Apr 2016 - 04:02 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com Inc rolled out a new Kindle e-reader on Wednesday, its eighth and slimmest device in the series, with a charger...

Smart diet to lose weight: strategically pair proteins 13 Apr 2016 - 02:56 pm

Strategically pairing proteins: vegetable protein from a potato and animal protein from a dairy topping. (file photo / Andrea Warnecke / dpa.) Where...

Sleeping with sharks in Paris 13 Apr 2016 - 02:45 pm

Kimly Do (R) and her boyfriend Flip Senn (L) from USA, winners of an Airbnb accommodation site, contest for a night in an...

Microsoft, Facebook reveal they pay equal to men, women 13 Apr 2016 - 11:19 am

New York: Sending a message out to the world about bridging the gender pay gap, social networking site Facebook and technology giant Microsoft...

Facebook’s next frontier: chatbots, live video 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin speaks at the Tech in Asia conference in Singapore April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO:...

Brain injury in 43 percent of US ex- football players: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami Dolphins' Cortland Finnegan (C) celebrates a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL football game at Wembley Stadium in London, September...

Smokers have harder time getting work: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

"We found that smokers had a much harder time finding work than nonsmokers," said lead author Judith Prochaska, associate professor of medicine at...

Porsche Centre Doha celebrates arrival of the new Porsche 911 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman and CEO of Porsche Centre Doha (second from right), Ahed Dawood, Brand Manager (left), and Mohamed Hassan, Regional...

Attention sleepyheads: Here's how to start the day off right 10 Apr 2016 - 06:17 pm

Waking up ready for a new day: Some people are full of energy on waking, whereas others take time to start. Hormones and...

Cebu: Convergence of culture and nature 10 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

The historic resort city of Lapu-Lapu in The Philippines is the right place for the intrepid who loves water adventure such as kayaking,...

Compact and powerful: Putting iPhone SE to the test 10 Apr 2016 - 05:50 pm

The new iPhone SE (right) looks very similar to the old 5s (left). (file photo / Andrea Warnecke / dpa) Berlin: For two...

Higher levels of Vitamin D may lower risk of cancer 10 Apr 2016 - 09:25 am

San Diego: Many scientists around the world have been carrying out experimental studies at different levels in order to find out an effective...

Clean eating: A deceptive trend, but not how you might think 09 Apr 2016 - 06:13 pm

(file photo / Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert / dpa) Berlin: It turns out the newest diet trend, clean eating, is not really new at all....

Jam-packed with iron and zinc, sesame seeds are tiny but mighty 09 Apr 2016 - 02:51 pm

Black sesame seeds: they are also sold in white and brown versions. (file photo/David Ebener / dpa) Sesame seeds and sesame seed oil...

Stubborn USB sticks and hard drives can be opened with Windows trick 09 Apr 2016 - 02:39 pm

Berlin: Sometimes a computer may not recognize a USB device such as a memory stick or hard drive, but with a few clicks...

In online first, 'exploding watermelon' takes the cake 09 Apr 2016 - 01:02 pm

In this illustration photo, an office worker watches a video of BuzzFeed employees placing elastic bands around a watermelon as they wait for...

SpaceX lands rocket on ocean platform for first time 09 Apr 2016 - 11:29 am

Space X's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with an unmanned Dragon cargo craft from the launch platform in Cape Canaveral, Florida on April...

US keeps Apple encryption battle alive in drug case 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Apple Store is seen in Santa Monica, California, United States, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson New York: The US government on Friday...