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Dozens dead and injured in Russian mall fire   At least 64 people were killed and over forty injured in the fire which broke out Sunday, but was not brought under control until early Monday. About...

Aliens: Where SETI Astronomers Can Find Them   By: Gersiane De Brito SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has been an ongoing endeavor for many decades. In the early days, it was expected to be a quick...

Tungsten brings invoicing into the digital age   Author: Richard Hurwitz, CEO, Tungsten Network   As even the smallest firms embrace global trade and e-commerce, Tungsten Network offers the back-end systems needed to ensure efficient, safe payments.   In a...

Wall Street predicts tech giants will only getting bigger in next 12 months   Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, add nearly $140 billion to their massive combined market value with Friday's...

5 Self Improvement Tips You Need to Try to Live Your Best Life by Dale Harris   According to a recent study, a shockingly sad 85% of people say they suffer from a lack of self-confidence. To make...

How Robots Are Transforming the Cleaning Industry   Remember how far off the future seemed as a kid? You may have had daydreams about self-driving cars and automated homes. While some of that is still (sadly) quite...

Polar expedition studies climate change effects   Turkey's expedition to the Antarctic has just returned from the White Continent, and aims to track the impact of global warming on the area. A glacier is seen in Half...

Sridevi Kapoor: Bollywood star who was India's lover, friend and mum Peter Bradshaw   Sridevi, who has died aged 54, had the megawattage to match Bollywood’s biggest male stars. Her death is a massive national loss.   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JVLIPIiA04?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&origin=https://www.theguardian.com]  ...

Price panic triggers run on toilet paper in Taiwan   Authorities call for calm as supermarket shelves are wiped clean following speculation of imminent increases. ...

US wants UN inquiry into use of chemical weapons in Syria   The US wants a UN Security Council vote Tuesday on a US draft resolution to establish a new inquiry into who is to blame...

Cuban heritage runs like DNA in these musicians   Pianist Omar Sosa and violinist and singer Yilian Canizares have gone through similar experiences growing up in Cuba, and they understand what it means to endure all...

As EU nations split over asylum, 112 migrants die in shipwreck   European Union migration ministers meeting in Luxembourg were split regarding proposals to update the bloc’s asylum system but agree that the deadlock over how...

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...

Traditional watchmakers have a secret weapon to use against smartwatches Interview with: Soren J Petersen, CEO, Urban Jürgensen   High-tech features will always challenge traditional craftsmanship, but they can never replace it. The smartwatch is the latest hurdle...

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,...

Europe launches sixth Sentinel Earth observation satellite   FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe launched the sixth of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites on Friday as part of the multi-billion-euro Copernicus program to monitor volcanic ash and ultraviolet...

How the iPhone X could make Apple a $1 trillion company Jacqui Frank, Kara Chin and Joe Ciolli Business Insider Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget and chief tech correspondent Steve Kovach discuss Apple's new...

Huawei to use artificial intelligence features in new smartphone   The new Kirin 970 chip’s speed and low power will give its phones an edge over the Apple iPhone 8 series and Samsung’s range. Huawei aims to...

MODUS OPERANDI China now has cruise missiles on what started as a “fishermen’s shelter” in the South China Sea Steve Mollman   China is clearly militarizing the South China Sea. To many, that was obvious years ago. For...

How can I invest in bitcoin? Jack Schofield   Andy wants to know how to invest a few hundred pounds in bitcoin. It’s not hard to buy bitcoins, but whether they are an investment or a gamble...

Old-Time Favorites: Plants for Your Garden Worth Remembering By: Nikki Phipps   Remember the almost magical feeling of your grandmother's garden, bursting with loads of colorful, fragrant blooms and magnificent foliage? There was always something going on...

Top 10 Ways To Help You Feel Younger As You Get Older There may not be a fountain of youth, literally, but there are simple thought and lifestyle habits that may help allow anyone to...

Read in Spanish Washington Post The region cannot just stand by as Venezuela veers toward civil war VENEZUELA’S POLITICAL and humanitarian crisis, which has long been desperate and deadly, this week tipped toward the surreal. On Tuesday,...

Animals at Venezuela's zoos forced to feed on each other     Economic crisis in Venezuela leaves its zoos to endure a "dark age" as keepers begin sacrificing some animals to save others. A jaguar chews on a...