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New Hawaii lava fissures could spur more evacuations   Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano threatened highways after two more fissures opened in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 19. Volcanic gases rise from a fissure in...

How Does Machine Learning Work? by Dale harris   How does machine learning work? This may not be one of life’s big questions. But the topic of machine learning is all the buzz in the artificial intelligence (AI) community these...

Steeped in history but crumbling, Albania's 'slanted city'   Many of the centuries-old, fortified buildings, which won the southern Albanian town of Gjirokastra a place on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 are at...

Vladimir Putin watches display of Russian firepower near EU border Shaun Walker   Russian president observes as Zapad military exercise moves into counterattack stage. A large-scale Russian military exercise that has spooked western countries has entered its final...

Best Videos Compilation September 2017 || JukinVideo   September has come to an end. Fall is just around the corner and Halloween is dead ahead. As we prep for the ghoulish delights of October, let's take...

Vehicle cannibalism on the rise in Venezuela   Due to the shortage of car parts and supplies, many Venezuelans can no longer afford to drive and have turned to alternative means of transportation. A man helps a...

Europe’s hidden coasts: Costa Maresme, Spain Richard Eilers   The coast just north of Barcelona is often overlooked by visitors. But with miles of sandy beach, great restaurants and a coast-hugging train, it’s a perfect escape. I love...

President Erdogan targets US ambassador over visa dispute   The United States should dismiss its ambassador to Ankara if he took the decision to suspend visa services in Turkey, says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The United...

UN warns of mass famine in Yemen over Saudi blockade of aid   United Nations (United States) – Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its...

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...

Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Spain's prime minister   Socialist party head Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain's seventh prime minister after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial. Spain's Socialist (PSOE)...

Mexico campaign closes with leftist Obrador looking unstoppable   As Mexico goes to polls on Sunday, opinion polls give leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado more than 20 percentage points lead over other presidential candidates. Mexico's presidential...

In Pictures: Russia votes   From the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea across 11 time zones, Russia's electorate went to cast their votes in a presidential election that Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win. An...

From sidekick to superstar: the rise of the salad Rebecca Nicholson   With chefs making it their star, and veganism on the rise, salad is no longer the sad side it used to be. Have the stereotypes had their day? In...

Apple strikes a deal with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television By Luján Scarpinelli   Spielberg’s Amblin Television will make 10 exclusive episodes of his 1980s science fiction series Amazing Stories for Apple, each with a budget of more...

Forget Bitcoin - now Dogecoin goes wild By Robert Plummer   You know an investment is somewhat unconventional when the Know Your Meme website is the main source of background information. But even in the turbulent world of...

   The Drug Kingpin Running Venezuela's Bond Negotiations By Patricia Laya and                                                        Andrew Rosat Tareck El Aissami. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg Vice President Tareck El Aissami has...

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...

China raises tariffs on US products   China imposed the new tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruits and pork, in retaliation to US duties on steel and aluminium. Imported nuts from the United...

This Dog Was Chained Up for 5 Years and Left To Die… But Now, He’s All Smiles!   This story proves how humans can be so cruel toward innocent beings, yet it also shows us the...

Mega Pharma targets global pharmaceutical markets Author: Gianclaudio Broggi, CEO, Mega Pharma   As the Latin American market has slowed, pharmaceutical companies have faced numerous challenges. According to Mega Pharma, however, there are growth opportunities for those...

Russia plane crash responders find 200 body parts By Mary Ilyushina and Angela Dewan, CNN   https://youtu.be/ofVf5AuOv6U Moscoww (CNN)  Emergency workers have found around 200 body parts strewn across a snowy field near Moscow at the site of...

Will Bangkok's street food ban hold? Nic Dunlop   The Thai capital is famous for its street food – but now the authorities are seeking to strictly curtail it. Nic Dunlop wonders why. Bangkok, one of the world’s...

The 25 hidden TV gems you need to see Sam Wolfson, Rebecca Nicholson, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue, David Stubbs, Ben Arnold, Hannah J Davies, Tshepo Mokoena, Mark Gibbings-Jones, Laura Snapes, Gavin Haynes, Kate Solomon, Julia...