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10 things to know about the cyclone battering Mozambique 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm
People of Buzi take shelter in the Samora M Machel secondary school, used as an evacuation center in Beira, Mozambique, on March 21, 2019 following the Cyclone Idai. AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba
Homes like parkas? Shivering Arctic dwellers may need housing rethink 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm
A view of an energy efficient house with a waterless toilet and gravity fed water system in southwest Alaska. Credit: Cold Climate Housing Resarch Center/Jack Hébert
Cute or creepy: why humans love some species, loathe others 29 Apr 2019 - 06:30 pm
A Chinese giant salamander, the largest in the world, which can grow up to 1,8 meters in length, lies in a glass enclosure during the China International Conservation festival in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province on December 10, 2005. AFP / Goh
Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market 29 Apr 2019 - 12:22 pm
Employees chat at a production line of Airbus' European Service Module (ESM), which is delivered for NASA's Orion Spaceship, at the Airbus plant in Bremen, Germany, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
Sugar 'not necessary' for good cup of tea 29 Apr 2019 - 11:07 am
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Make your mornings glorious with these easy, healthful muffins 29 Apr 2019 - 11:00 am
Morning Glory Muffins. Photo for The Washington Post by Tom McCorkle.
Relaxing with wax: meet the Slovak 'Monsieur Tussaud' 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Roman Bajzik (48) works on a wax figurine of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sissi in his flat in Bratislava, Slovakia on April 10, 2019.  AFP / Vladimir Simicek
Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden east 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Esperance Mawanzo and Luc Henkinbrant, founders of the Esperance (Hope) Agency, play with a cat as they stand in front of their ecotourism lodge on Idjwi island, in Lake Kivu, on April 5, 2019.  AFP / Luke Dennison
Romania hoping for Brexit healthcare dividend 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Romanian surgeons and assistant personnel are pictured inside an operation room during medical procedures at the local hospital in the eastern town of Slobozia March 27, 2019.  AFP / Daniel Mihailescu
Flying high: Vietnam hot air balloon fest woos enthusiasts 28 Apr 2019 - 10:49 am
A hot air balloon flies over the former capital's stone citadel during a hot air balloon festival in the central Vietnamese city of Hue on April 28, 2019. AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Tuscan paradise where da Vinci's genius bloomed 28 Apr 2019 - 10:10 am
A general view taken on April 9, 2019 shows visitors walking past the Santa Croce church in Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born. AFP / Filippo Monteforte
Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’ 28 Apr 2019 - 09:46 am
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Auto Class Cars receives ‘Best Affordable Sedan Award’ for MG 6 28 Apr 2019 - 09:45 am
Officials receiving the award.
Hyundai IONIQ Electric earns maximum 5-star ‘Green Car’ rating 28 Apr 2019 - 09:38 am
Hyundai IONIQ Electric car
QAC bags ‘Best Mid-Size SUV’ award and ‘Best Pick-Up’ for Montero Sport and L 200 28 Apr 2019 - 08:43 am
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Chevrolet Camaro 2019 arrives in showrooms across Middle East 28 Apr 2019 - 08:40 am
Delivering various personalisation options, the 2019 model allows buyers to truly customise their Camaro.
Body can adapt to occasional short-term overeating 27 Apr 2019 - 04:17 pm
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Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher 27 Apr 2019 - 03:52 pm
An ancient footprint is pictured, having formed cracks due to desiccation after being extracted from its original site, in Osorno, Chile sometime in April 2019. Universidad Austral de Chile, Laboratorio de Sitio Pilauco/Handout via REUTERS