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'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' plans 2018 Broadway debut 03 Dec 2016 - 09:38 am

LOS ANGELES: After a hit debut on London's West End this summer, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is in talks to move...

Kickin' it old school: Vietnam's ancient 'foot badminton' 02 Dec 2016 - 12:08 pm

Hanoi: Dusk and dawn sees Hanoi's leafy squares littered with devotees of da cau, Vietnam's ancient game of so-called "foot badminton" which endures...

Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure 01 Dec 2016 - 09:06 pm

CHICAGO: Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn’t make house calls. But when a...

Design your own pop-up hotel, and sleep anywhere in the world 01 Dec 2016 - 07:45 pm

For your next vacation, forget about taking inspiration from Instagram. You’re going to go where nobody has been before, on a trip that...

Nokia’s path to smartphone glory relies on dumb phones and love 01 Dec 2016 - 07:40 pm

Nokia smartphones will make a comeback next year, and the current owners of the Finnish brand are betting that the connection it built...

Aussie schoolboys recreate price-gouged HIV medicine 01 Dec 2016 - 01:25 pm

Sydney: A group of Australian schoolchildren working on a shoestring budget have recreated the HIV drug whose price was controversially jacked up 5,000...

No play makes your son a dull boy: Study 01 Dec 2016 - 12:45 pm

London: Is your son in primary school showing poor reading and maths skills? Blame it on the sedentary lifestyle, suggests a study. The...

More than 1M Android devices infected with new malware 01 Dec 2016 - 12:05 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: A new malicious software campaign has been detected on more than 1 million Android devices, a cybersecurity firm reported Wednesday. An...

From milk to lightbulbs, Fidel Castro reshaped life in Cuba 30 Nov 2016 - 08:42 pm

HAVANA: Fidel Castro changed the flavor of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast. He filled Cuban kitchens with energy-saving rice cookers, and...

Paris restaurant 'best in world' but Japanese chefs come out top 30 Nov 2016 - 06:57 pm

Paris: A Paris restaurant run by chef Guy Savoy was named the best in the world Wednesday -- according to the French-based guides...

UK former first lady Samantha Cameron launches fashion line 30 Nov 2016 - 01:17 pm

London: Nearly five months after leaving Downing Street, Britain's former first lady Samantha Cameron has launched a fashion label -- revealed, naturally, in...

Fooled by Art: black swan sculpture moved from Beijing financial district 29 Nov 2016 - 03:04 pm

Beijing: A sculpture of a black swan -- a financial market term for a highly unlikely but powerful event -- was removed only...

One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection: study 29 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm

Stockholm: One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as...

World students face off in robot games in India 28 Nov 2016 - 02:35 pm

NEW DELHI: Whizzing around a green felt table chasing a soccer ball beaming infrared light, the boxy robot shoots — and scores —...

Orthodox Israeli director opens window on closed society 27 Nov 2016 - 06:53 pm

Haifa, Israel: Film director Rama Burshtein's team includes all the usual movie-making roles, but with a couple of exceptions: her rabbi and an...

I wanna eat like you-oo-oo: Thai town lays on monkey banquet 27 Nov 2016 - 11:54 am

Lopburi, Thailand: It is a feast fit for a monkey king. On Sunday the central Thai town of Lopburi put on a five-star...

Olive business roots young farmers in drying rural Morocco 26 Nov 2016 - 10:15 pm

SIDI BADHAJ, Morocco: Standing amid rows of healthy fava bean plants, El Badaoui Abdelatif explains how his team of young technicians has helped...

Roots revival: India's classical dance is back en vogue 26 Nov 2016 - 09:38 pm

New Delhi: Students elegantly curve their hands before breaking into synchronised footwork at a class in New Delhi, where growing numbers are signing...