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'Serious' signs arson started wildfire in Greek town built like 'fire trap'   Officials say there are "serious indications of arson" at a resort near Athens that sparked a wildfire, killing at least 82 people. But...

‘The stigma is more in my own mind’: men on using Viagra Sarah Marsh   Viagra use among men has tripled, with doctors saying there is less stigma around it. We asked readers whether they agreed. Prescriptions...

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...

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...

Swarovski reinvents corporate gifts By: Swarovski   A new range of exclusive corporate and lifestyle gift collections is set to redefine the limits of crystal embellishment.   For the past 121 years, Swarovski has honed its expertise in premium...

How the iPhone X could make Apple a $1 trillion company Jacqui Frank, Kara Chin and Joe Ciolli Business Insider Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget and chief tech correspondent Steve Kovach discuss Apple's new...

3 Tips for Small Business Year End Tax Planning by Dale Harris   Besides setting financial goals to grow your business, you also need to manage your financial responsibilities. One way is by ensuring you have a...

Six candidates approved to contest Turkey's presidential election   Ankara has confirmed six candidates who will stand in the presidential election on June 24, as the nation heads to the polls to elect both their new...

Robots can predict the future … and so can you – video Joseph Matthews, Michael Aaglund, Michael Tait and Richard Vine   https://youtu.be/auaU4c674HM How do we match up against machine intelligence? Professors Anil Seth and Alan Winfield...

Facebook takes aim at TV with launch of new video platform Watch By Luján Scarpinelli Social media giant Facebook has launched a new video service in a bid to conquer the growing digital video industry. The launch...

Ginger-Garlic Shrimp with Tangy Tomato Sauce Kerry Simon   Active Time  N/A Total Time  1 HR Yield Serves : 10 The marinade for these shrimp—a piquant mix of lemon juice, garlic, ginger, basil and parsley—would be equally good with pork...

15 Cancer Causing Foods You Probably Don’t Know We probably do not think the food we are eating every day might be cancer causing. However  there is a clear connection between food and cancer prevention. As cancer...

Venezuela opposition urges UN not to send observers to May vote   Newly formed opposition coalition says fraudulent election is set by officials loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro, who accuses US of pressuring the UN...

Syrian refugee in Japan translates local comic books into Arabic Many refugee children are finding it difficult to adjust to countries and cultures far away from home, but in Tokyo, one Syrian student has found...

Catalonia's Puigdemont 'not afraid' of being arrested   Catalan President Carles Puigdemont defiant after organising referendum as Spanish government rejects calls for mediation talks. The leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, said he was not afraid of being...

Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages European Court of Human Rights rules companies need to ensure employees are aware that management is monitoring their work email. Companies need to make sure that employees are aware in...

Amazon Whole Foods Buyout: What You Need to Know   In June of 2017, Internet retail giant Amazon made the announcement that it planned to buy organic grocery store chain Whole Foods Market — for a...

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...

'At home, we couldn’t get by': more Venezuelans flee as crisis deepens Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá, Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Dan Collyns in Lima and Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires As Venezuela falls...

Alarm as study reveals world’s tropical forests are huge carbon emission source Jonathan Watts   Forests globally are so degraded that instead of absorbing emissions they now. The world’s tropical forests are so degraded they have become a...

It's Raining...Gold? Russian plane spills $368 million in gold and jewels all over Siberia Coleman Bentley   If you're having a sh*t day, take heart. No matter what you're going through, at least you're not the pilot of...

Podcasts make radio the future of advertising Author: Emily Cashen   As companies rush to partner with popular podcasts, a unique form of trusted storytelling is creating advertisements people actually want to hear, Since true crime phenomenon Serial...

Hackers attacking US and European energy firms could sabotage power grids   Cybersecurity firm Symantec says ‘Dragonfly’ group has been investigating and penetrating energy facilities in US, Turkey and Switzerland. A hacking campaign is targeting the energy...

Ecuador has cut off Julian Assange's internet connection in its London embassy over a tweet Rob Price Julian Assange. The Ecuadorian government has cut off Julian Assange's internet connection in its embassy in London. The WikiLeaks...