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Why are Samsung's emojis different from everyone else? Alex Hern   From a cookie that’s definitely not a cookie to a yellow flag when everyone else sees red, sending emojis is fraught enough without manufacturers changing things. It’s...

Cholera outbreak kills 12 in northeast Nigeria – health officials   A woman takes an oral cholera vaccine in a hospital. But cholera vaccines are not always effective and never long lasting. (Reuters) A cholera outbreak has...

Japan Legalizes Casino Gambling Megumi Fujikawa   Legislation offers companies such as Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts their first chance to open in Japan. TOKYO—Japan legalized casino gambling and cleared the way for three casino resorts, giving...

E=mc2 is Wrong - Einstein's Special Relativity Fundamentally Flawed   By: Michael Strauss Is Albert Einstein's Special Relativity incompatible with the very equations upon which science's greatest theory is built? New observations made by many scientists and...

New Nicaragua violence kills six including US citizen   Opposition in Nicaragua renews calls for the resignation of President Daniel Ortega as anti-government protests continue for seventh week during which over a hundred people have died. A...

International appetite for Turkish baklava grows Melis Alemdar   Baklava, the other Turkish delight, has enjoyed steadily increasing sales over the past decade. Experts say demand outweighs supply, and baklava masters are hard to come by. They...

US imposes steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada, Mexico   The move has angered the EU as well as Mexico, who have threatened to retaliate against the US measure. The tariffs come into effect on Friday. Rolled...

Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist Juliette Garside   Daphne Caruana Galizia, a blogger whose investigations focused on corruption, was described as a ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’. https://youtu.be/pCwgp0z1hJo The journalist who led the Panama Papers investigation into corruption in Malta...

Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo   Google engineer James Damore caused a furore with an internal memo that suggested men naturally do tech better than women. Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the...

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south and central Mexico   A powerful earthquake shook south and central Mexico on Friday, causing people to flee buildings and office towers in the country's capital, and setting off quake alert...

Indian women wear cow masks to ask: are sacred cattle safer than us? Michael Safi   Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh’s latest project points to country’s veneration of cows to highlight rising violence against women. Indian women are...

How to Pick The Best Studio Headphones So You Can Rock Out! by Dale Harris   Nothing brings you closer to your favorite tunes than a quality set of headphones. But, if you’re looking to make your own...

20 Greek islands … you may not have heard of by Andrew Bostock   The dazzling colours and great food of Greece’s famous islands extend to these lesser-known sand-fringed destinations, which boast wonderful places to stay –...

Morocco's long celebrated tradition of carpet weaving lives on   Morocco's carpet weaving industry employs around 20 percent of the country's 10-million workforce, mainly in small, medium sized businesses. The small town of Taznakht in the south...

Democratizing Artificial Intelligence Maciej Kuziemski Twitter: @kuziemsky OXFORD – Artificial Intelligence is the next technological frontier, and it has the potential to make or break the world order. The AI revolution could pull the “bottom billion”...

In Pictures: Met Gala 2017   It's fashion’s biggest night out and one of the most anticipated events for stars, young artists, musicians and singers. The charity ball is held annually at New York's Metropolitan Museum...

Gunman kills four staff in Turkish university   Police later detained the attacker, who was also an employee of Osmangazi University. The shooting killed the deputy dean, faculty secretary, lecturer and a staff member from the education...

Israel's Netanyahu weighs moves after Lieberman resignation   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plots next moves as defence minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns unhappy over ceasefire in blockaded Gaza, leaving Netanyahu clinging to a one-seat majority in parliament. Israeli...

Cleaning snails proves lucrative for Cameroon woman   A female entrepreneur in Cameroon ventures into cleaning and cooking snails and ends up making a fortune out of it.   Snails are mostly sold alive in West African markets...

UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2040 By Rachel Connolly   In a move towards greener electric vehicles, the UK will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. On July 26, the...

ABBA reunite with two new songs after 35 years   ABBA members come together 35 years after their last single by saying, "It was like time had stood still and that we only had been away...

Climate change threatens ‘Himalayan Viagra’ fungus, and a way of life   Valuable fungus, prized as a reputed aphrodisiac, is disappearing due to warming temperatures, reports Climate Home. A Himalayan fungus used in Chinese medicine, which underpins...

Ghana's female footballers face tough challenges to reach the top   Women footballers in Ghana battle tough training and working conditions for a coveted spot on the national team. But for competitors like Vivian Donkor, it's...

No survivors expected after Lion Air flight crashes with 189 on board   Search and rescue services are reported to have found body parts following the crash of flight JT 610 shortly after take off from...