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Winnie Mandela was a hero. If she’d been white, there would be no debate Afua Hirsch   Peaceful protest did not end apartheid: it took revolutionaries. And it shouldn’t be difficult to choose between a system...

Get Growing With Hydroponic Gardening by Dale Harris   Within the last few years, hydroponics has become a popular way to garden fast and efficiently. And thanks to its low barrier of entry, you can start...

Wal-Mart to enter voice-shopping market via Google platform    Wal-Mart has teamed up with Google to enter the voice-shopping market, which is dominated by Amazon. Wal-Mart Stores Inc is teaming up with Alphabet Inc's Google to enter...

Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter By Mary Halton   An unusually transparent galaxy about the size of the Milky Way is prompting new questions for astrophysicists. The object, with the catchy moniker of NGC1052-DF2, appears to...

At least 13 killed in California bar shooting including gunman   Authorities say at least 12 people were killed by a gunman, identified as 28-year-old veteran Ian David Long, at a bar in Southern California. Officials...

Facebook's Zuckerberg refuses to appear before UK parliament   UK lawmaker Damian Collins has urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to reconsider his refusal to appear before the British parliament about data leaks and the rise of...

Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare   Written by Laura Vidal   The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical...

Climb If You Dare: 5 Most Dangerous Mountains on Earth by Dale Harris   Mountaineering is a fun outdoor activity, but not something that all people can attempt. However, if you’re a true climber, nothing is fulfilling...

IFR allays job fears as robotics industry reaches new heights By Barclay Ballard   The latest edition of the World Robotics Report shows that robot sales are increasing year-on-year, with strong growth displayed by the electronics industry. On...

EU fines Facebook €110 million over WhatsApp deal   The European Commission levied the $123M fine because Facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its namesake platform and WhatsApp, but two years...

2018 Senior Winner, Ruben Rengel, performing with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra   https://youtu.be/yi_SlQQKc3Y User: The Sphinx Organization - Source: YouTube

What You’re Doing Wrong When You Eat a Bowl of Ramen By Kate Krader    Don’t make enemies with your bowl of noodles. https://youtu.be/IMu64HnPEt8   For fans, ramen is a thing of beauty, taut noodles in a steaming rich broth,...

A Fresh Look at the Afghan War Por Graciana del Castillo NEW YORK – With the Syria crisis dominating headlines, few are paying attention to America’s longest war. In fact, the war in Afghanistan has hardly...

Oscars 2018: The Winners Compiled by ANDREW R. CHOW    Jordan Peele wins best original screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The 90th Academy Awards rewarded a...

Greece okays Turkish coup bid suspect's asylum petition   The suspect is one of eight former Turkish servicemen who sought​ refuge in Greece a day after the defeated 2016 Turkish coup attempt. Turkey accuses them of...

Venezuelan Armed Forces prepare against possible military intervention By Orlando Avendaño   The dictatorial regime of Nicolás Maduro is very concerned about an imminent military intervention. (Twitter) Each day, it becomes increasingly common to hear about...

Loukoumakis the dog recovers from Greek wildfire   The white poodle-cross had crawled into a brick-built hollow behind a garden barbeque area as the inferno raged around him in the town east of Athens last week. A...

Kenya's election rerun faces major hurdles   The courts may have agreed with Kenya's opposition that there were problems with the election and ordered a rerun. But this poll may too be scuppered if concerns in...

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...

  Oscars 2018: The complete list of nominees By Michael Rothman and EMILY SHAPIRO https://youtu.be/mJBH1q8rnjw The big day is here! The 2018 Oscar nominations are in and "The Shape of Water" led the way with a whopping 13 nods,...

Basque nationalists confirm vote against Spanish PM Rajoy Basque Nationalist Party party confirmed it will vote against Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence motion. The Leader of the Basque Group in the Spanish Parliament,...

Italy takes controversial steps to rein in refugee rescue boats Francesca Mannocchi   NGOs focused on saving tens of thousands of refugees stranded on the Mediterranean denounce a new code that attempts to restrict their work,...

Rescuers scour scorched towns after Greece wildfires kill at least 81   Greek media have described the disaster as a "national tragedy," while Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras cut short a visit to Bosnia and announced three...

Norwegian wins Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska: 9 days, 12 hours Yereth Rosen   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Norwegian musher won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early on Wednesday, notching the third victory ever...