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Thanks to Brexit, the Irish countryside is more popular than ever 08 Aug 2017 - 11:08 pm
Glenlo Abbey Hotel, between Galway and Connemara, is among the country manors that have gotten recent face-lifts. (Source: Glenlo Abbey Hotel)
Developing countries urged to act now to prevent technology exacerbating poverty 08 Aug 2017 - 10:20 pm
In this 2012  photo a man walks past an Internet cafe in Hamarweyne district of Somalian capital Mogadishu. Reuters / Ismail Taxta
Never too old to code: Meet Japan's 82-year-old app-maker 08 Aug 2017 - 07:15 pm
82-year-old programmer Masako Wakamiya speaking during an interview with AFP in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture. (AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI)
How to treat figs right 08 Aug 2017 - 06:38 pm
Peninsula
Kosovo Roma seek justice for lead-poisoned children 07 Aug 2017 - 11:24 pm
Jetullah Veliu, 16-years-old, sitting on a wheelchair along a street in the Roma neighborhood in the town of Mitrovica on July 7, 2017. AFP / Armend Nimani
Alcohol ban hits TB testing in eastern India 07 Aug 2017 - 09:33 pm
A patient suffering from Tuberculosis rests inside a hospital in Agartala, capital of India’s northeastern state of Tripura, March 24, 2009.  Reuters/Jayanta Dey
‘Chickens vs. Aliens’ and other modern myths by Syrian refugee children 07 Aug 2017 - 09:26 pm
Illustrations from the book 'Travelling Tales', a collection of eight modern myths and fables invented by Syrian and Kurdish children living in Thessaloniki, Greece. Courtesy Beatriz de Pina Castiglione
Google's diversity chief slams worker memo on gender inequality 07 Aug 2017 - 07:43 pm
Chief diversity officer & corporate chief of staff for Intel Danielle Mastrangel Brown speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on May 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo courtesy: TechCrunch / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
Digestive and liver clinics open at Ambulatory Care Center 07 Aug 2017 - 02:43 am
Dr Saad Al Kaabi and the digestive (GI), liver disease and endoscopy team at the Ambulatory Care Center.
Men replacing women CEOs marks step back on diversity 07 Aug 2017 - 01:47 am
“It underscores just how truly exceptional it is for a woman CEO to be succeeded by another woman,” said Brande Stellings, senior vice president of advisory services at Catalyst, which tracks diversity in companies.
Musk’s renewed interest in Hyperloop casts pall over competitors 07 Aug 2017 - 01:13 am
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Apple's China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector 07 Aug 2017 - 01:07 am
This photo taken on August 3, 2017 shows people walking past an Apple store in Beijing. AFP / Greg Baker
Toxic waste from US pot farms alarms experts 07 Aug 2017 - 12:10 am
Thousands of used butane cans used to process concentrated marijuana dumped in the forest in Humboldt County, California are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters July 25, 2017. California Department of Fish and Wildlife/ via Reuters
Trust the nurse? Not everyone does in Tanzania 06 Aug 2017 - 08:23 pm
Women and their children visit a clinic at Sinza Health Centre in Tanzania capital Dar es Salaam, May 2, 2011 (REUTERS / Emmanuel Kwitema)
Staying alive: WhatsApp finds new uses in conflict zones 05 Aug 2017 - 10:59 pm
A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, February 20, 2014 (Reuters)
Cash versus culture: tourism projects hit trouble in Greece 05 Aug 2017 - 10:44 pm
Tourists stand in front of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece August 5, 2017. Reuters/Costas Baltas
Born this way? Researchers explore the science of gender identity 05 Aug 2017 - 10:31 pm
Unisex signs hanging outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca in Durham, North Carolina, May 9, 2016.  AFP /Getty Images North America /Sara D Davis
Hong Kong smart ring aims to help the visually impaired 05 Aug 2017 - 09:17 pm
Origami Labs co-founder and CEO Kevin Wong and his visually impaired father Peter test an Orii smart ring at Hong Kong Cyberport in Hong Kong August 3 2017 Reuters/Bobby Yip