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“Dirty Dozen” – 12 Common Foods We Need to Buy Organic Only There are certain key foods that are more important to buy organically grown because some crops are more heavily treated than others. Every...

Children's future uncertain after immigration bill vote postponed   House Republican leaders postponed the Friday vote on GOP immigration legislation. Despite Trump's order to stop children from being separated from their families, it remained unclear how...

Opposition leader plunges Kenya into political crisis Sam Kiley   Raila Odinga says Kenya has an obligation to Africans to stand in the way of a trend towards elected autocracy on the continent. Kenya's opposition leader has plunged...

FARC leader wanted in US suspends hunger strike   Prosecutors in New York accuse partially-sighted Santrich of conspiring to ship 10,000 kilograms of cocaine to the United States while serving as a senior member of the...

North and South Korea hold talks to discuss family reunions   The meeting in North Korea's Mount Kumgang comes as a part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries that had deteriorated over the...

Bitcoin Is The New Flight Capital   Clem Chambers , Contributor Bitcoin has replaced gold as a safe haven Most people love gold. It is simply an emotional commodity where there is a...

Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' wins Golden Lion at Venice   Guillermo del Toro's beat contenders including George Clooney's "Suburbicon" and Alexander Payne's "Downsizing." Guillermo del Toro's monster thriller 'The Shape of Water' has won the...

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...

The 10 Biggest Fintech Companies In America   Financial technology companies in the U.S. raised $3.5 billion in the first half of 2017, according to KPMG, as investors rushed to place bets in buzzy sectors like insurance...

Ghana's female footballers face tough challenges to reach the top   Women footballers in Ghana battle tough training and working conditions for a coveted spot on the national team. But for competitors like Vivian Donkor, it's...

Venezuela says launch of 'petro' cryptocurrency raises $735 million   President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela had received $735 million in the first day of a pre-sale of the country's “petro” cryptocurrency, aimed at pulling...

Key Mongolian freshwater source faces fuel contamination   Known in Mongolia as the "dark blue pearl," Lake Khuvsgal is Mongolia's deepest and purest source of fresh water. But it is now under threat. Lake Khuvsgal is one...

UN statements on chemical attacks in Syria worthless, Syrians say   Syrians wonder what action will be taken against Bashar al Assad's regime as world leaders prepare for next week's UN General Assembly. When world leaders gather...

Venezuela political prisoners 'revolt' at Caracas jail   Relatives gathered outside the headquarters of the secret service, where inmates have staged an uprising Relatives of political prisoners held in one of Venezuela's most notorious prisons say...

Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps Josh Constine   The Data Transfer Project is a new team-up between tech giants to let you move your content, contacts, and more...

Jamaican women's bobsleigh team makes debut at the Winter Olympics   The Jamaican women's bobsleigh team made their Winter Olympics debut on Tuesday, thirty years after the country's first appearance at the Games in Calgary. Pilot Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and...

Ginger Turmeric Vanilla Cookies These golden ginger turmeric cookies are quick and simple to make. They are low sugar with the sweetness coming from bananas. You can ice them with the cashew vanilla icing if...

Fuel truck explosion in Italy kills 2, injures up to 70   A tanker truck explosion that caused a huge ball of fire has killed at least two and injured up to 70 people in Italian...

Indian women wear cow masks to ask: are sacred cattle safer than us? Michael Safi   Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh’s latest project points to country’s veneration of cows to highlight rising violence against women. Indian women are...

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...

Matbucha Recipe – Arabic Tomato Dip That Your Pita Needs   INGREDIENTS (Serves 6) 8 tomatoes 2 red bell peppers 1-2 hot green peppers, depending on spiciness level 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp paprika 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp sugar PREPARATION This...

Pompeo says US to impose "strongest sanctions in history" on Iran   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a steep list of demands that he said should be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to...

Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples Angela Giuffrida in Rome   Boy is said to have fainted and fallen after entering prohibited area, and his parents tried to save him, but...

Alphabet to build futuristic district in Toronto as a model for smart cities By Luján Scarpinelli   Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs aims to improve the quality of life in urban environments by developing a neighbourhood that can...