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US students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence   Across the US, students were urged to leave class at 1400 GMT for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the dead in Florida. Students from...

A look into how Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' is made   Makers of the ‘fire dragon’ say the humble but resilient materials for the dragon can, with expertise, be sculpted into a mighty creature. Work to...

Sepsis: the truth about this hidden killer David Cox   Sepsis is responsible for more deaths in the UK than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined. So why is so little known about it? At the end of...

EU wage growth hits two-year high Author: Luján Scarpinelli   The European Central Bank could be set to phase out its emergency stimulus programme as wages in the eurozone grow at their quickest rate for two years. On...

Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc planned 'domestic terrorist attack' since July, prosecutors say By Morgan Winsor   https://youtu.be/ufVwVjq8-zw WatchFBI warns potential targets that suspicious packages may still be in the mail The man accused of mailing more than a...

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

Céline Dion Has Canceled Shows to Undergo a ‘Surgical Procedure’   She's suffering from a condition that makes it hard to sing. Céline Dion is canceling several shows at her Las Vegas residency so she can undergo...

EU regulators fine Google record $5 billion in Android case   The EU determined that Google had frozen out its rivals on the Android operating system, widely used on mobile phones and tablets. A 3D printed Android...

Egyptian doctors take their skills to the kitchen   A group of doctors in Egypt are taking their skills to a restaurant to provide healthy and nutritious food in a market they believe is riddled with...

Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band – a musician of 'awful dreadfulness'? Not at all Royal Albert Hall, London The film-maker is a fine amateur clarinetist, and, at the Albert Hall, he and...

The Hunger Bonds Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE – Investing often creates moral dilemmas over goals: Should we aim to do well or to do good? Is it appropriate to invest in tobacco companies? Or in companies that...

Total solar eclipse wows crowds across the US By Morgan Winsor   https://youtu.be/lgUGVP5Hh-o A historic total solar eclipse arced across the United States from west to east Monday, as millions of people who gathered in its relatively narrow...

The virtual platform that makes cancer treatment borderless Author: Fiona Chow   A new virtual platform has been created to help cancer sufferers find the best specialists in the world In 2011, Greg Jarzabek was enjoying a high-powered...

Liquid water lake discovered on Mars   Scientists say have spotted what they say appears to be a large salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called...

New Zealand declares state of emergency as cyclone Gita hits South Island   Heavy rains brought floods to the southern city of Christchurch but the cyclone has not yet hit the island nation in full force. Cyclone...

Australia plans to cull over one million kangaroos   The plan has sparked a debate with wildlife groups criticising the decision over fears that the mass killing of Australia's national animal could rapidly reduce their numbers. Some...

10 of the best small islands in Croatia Kathryn Tomasetti   These Adriatic islets, many sparsely populated and little visited, are perfect for boat rides, great walking trails, lovely beaches and the odd bit of culture. Lopud An hour’s...

Iraqi forces capture Hawija from Daesh   The town in northern Iraq was one of the group's last enclaves in the country. Iraqi forces have captured the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from Daesh, the...

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...

Mattis to visit China amid Korea talks and strategic tensions   US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says he wants to "take measure" of China's strategic ambitions as he will make his first visit to China...

The Last Bastion of a Profitable Press Shashi Tharoor Twitter: @shashitharoor NEW DELHI – Around the world, newspapers seem to be facing imminent extinction, as a mass exodus to the Internet causes their circulation to slump and...

Maturity Effects of Planets and Houses By: Veno Trivedi   What makes Vedic Astrology superior to other Divination systems, including Western Astrology, is its level of accuracy and precision in prediction. Predictive methods are based on very...

Super blue blood moon: when and where to see the rare lunar eclipse Michael Slezak   Blue moon, super moon and blood moon will all coincide in 2018 for the first time since 1866. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK8fVusOEm8?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&origin=https://www.theguardian.com] People from Moscow,...

Turkish boat's collision with Greek warship sparks fears of 'hot incident' Helena Smith in Athens   Cargo vessel made off after ramming gunboat near Lesbos, an act described as a flagrant violation of international law. A Turkish cargo...