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Colombia's plastic brick homes empower the poor   Made from recycled plastic waste, these strong and durable homes are taking Cartagena in Colombia by storm. About 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year, but only...

Twitter algorithm detects terrorist accounts before they can tweet By Kim Darrah   While Twitter suggests there is no “magic algorithm” for identifying terrorism-related content on the internet, the company’s own internal algorithm appears to be closer...

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...

5 Clever Home Hacks That Make DIY Remodeling Easier by Dale Harris   If you’re planning a DIY remodeling project then you aren’t alone. ArticleCity knows that making the most of your budget means using the best...

Armenian parliament to elect new PM on May 1   The press office of the Armenian parliament says it has scheduled a session to vote for a new prime minister next week. Opposition supporters protest against the...

Secrets of much-loved wartime cartoonist Giles revealed in new book Maev Kennedy   Carl Giles’s work in the Daily Express did much for morale in the second world war and his spirit of fantasy extended to the...

World Refugee Day: 69 million people displaced   The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says the South Sudan, Congo and Rohingya crises have raised the overall figure of forced displacements in 2017 to 68.5 million. Rohingya children...

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,...

Iran: UK 'deeply pessimistic' that Trump will stick with nuclear deal Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Announcement by the president expected at the White House at 2pm Eastern Time. Donald Trump will announce his decision from the White...

Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens' modern heritage   A full 80% of 19th and early 20th-century buildings in the Greek capital have already been destroyed, and time is running out for...

Apple's latest milestone: selling 1.2 billion iPhones   WIth the 10th anniversary phone line-up on schedule for September, stock drives up 6 percent to an all-time high in after-hours trading. The latest iPhone promises better touchscreens...

Hit film about Istanbul’s cats finally comes home to Turkey Melis Alemdar   Turkish filmmaker Ceyda Torun lived in Istanbul before moving overseas with her family. She never lost her fondness for the city or the...

Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts Justin McCurry in Tokyo Falling rocks from Kusatsu-Shirane, north-west of Tokyo, leave one dead and 12 injured. A member of Japan’s self-defence forces died and about a dozen skiers...

The 5 Most Famous Escorts of All Time by Dale Harris   If Game of Thrones has taught us anything, it’s that prostituting yourself can lead to ruling the world. This is true in the real world, too....

The End of Mexican Democracy? By Enrique Krauze   Mexico City — On July 1, we Mexicans will choose our president for the next six years. It will be no ordinary election. During a period when democracy...

Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin confirm marriage on Instagram Jan Milo Severo   OLLYWOOD — It looks like all indications are saying that celebrity couple Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are now married after months of speculations that...

Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional Armenian bread   https://youtu.be/1NAzjPSZr4I UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2014 - YouTube     UNESCO Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression...

 How one Swiss company is revolutionising the guitar Electric guitars have been made in the same basic way for decades. European CEO spoke to Pirmin Giger and Silvan Küng about how they’re changing the game. Of...

Bitcoin achieves record high following cryptocurrency split By Barclay Ballard   The value of bitcoin has surpassed $4,000 for the first time, allaying concerns over its recent schism. The value of bitcoin reached an all-time high this weekend...

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...

Avengers: Infinity War Is the Weimar Stage of Superhero Movies By Kyle Smith This is superpower hyperinflation. Here’s the problem with Avengers: Infinity War: too much superpower. Thor gets zapped by the energy of an entire star...

South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-president Lee   Lee, a conservative who governed from 2008 to 2013, is the latest South Korean leader to be entangled in scandals or other problems after leaving office. In...

Greece and Cyprus look for U.S. support in tussles with Turkey  Niko Stelgias   As tension mounts between Turkey and its Greek and Greek Cypriot neighbours over territorial disputes in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, Greece and...

85,000 children dead from 'extreme hunger' in Yemen   Aid group Save the Children says thousands of children under 5 years may have died of acute malnutrition since the civil war began in 2015. Meanwhile, UN...