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Stephen Hawking leaves audience in tears at 75th birthday celebration   Brian Cox and Gabriela González both spoke movingly at the birthday symposium at the University of Cambridge By Tommy Lumby Stephen Hawking moved an audience to tears today...

MOUTHWATERING FOOD TOUR OF ATHENS     Food is such an important part of experiencing another culture and if you can manage to work this food tour of Athens into your visit, you won’t be disappointed. What you...

London antiques dealer admits murdering seven-year-old daughter   Robert Peters strangled Sophia at family home in Wimbledon last November. Robert Peters was found not to be a risk to himself or others by a child protection team...

What we know about the Las Vegas shooter   Stephen Paddock’s background suggests no clue on why he would have been on the 32nd floor of a hotel with 17 guns, raining unparalleled slaughter upon an...

No more sour grapes – Temecula could be Californian wine’s latest success story Author: James Stannard   Better wine and a new approach to tourism are set to put southern California’s vineyards on the map for both...

Chaos in Merkel's coalition after key minister offers to resign   German Chancellor Angela Merkel is attempting to end a migration, refugee and asylum row with her conservative allies by holding more talks with Interior Minister...

Syrian refugee in Japan translates local comic books into Arabic Many refugee children are finding it difficult to adjust to countries and cultures far away from home, but in Tokyo, one Syrian student has found...

Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter By Mary Halton   An unusually transparent galaxy about the size of the Milky Way is prompting new questions for astrophysicists. The object, with the catchy moniker of NGC1052-DF2, appears to...

A Tax on Robots? Yanis Varoufakis Twitter: @yanisvaroufakis ATHENS – Ken makes a decent living operating a large harvester on behalf of farmer Luke. Ken’s salary generates income tax and social security payments that help finance government...

How to Create a Killer Online Promotion Strategy for a Loan Forgiveness Program by Dale Harris   Think about how much of our time is spent interacting with social media, smartphones and our laptops. We are inundated...

Bitcoin price falls below $6,000 as banker signals crackdown Angela Monaghan   BIS head says cryptocurrency is a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that poses a threat to financial stability. The price of bitcoin yo-yoed wildly again on Tuesday, falling 14%...

9 Health Benefits of Cucumbers By Dr. Mercola   Story at-a-glance Cucumbers are made up of 95 percent water, making them an ideal hydrating and cooling food Cucumbers contain an anti-inflammatory flavonol called fisetin that appears to...

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...

A taste sensation: the rise of Europe’s multisensory restaurants Author: Barclay Ballard   For some restaurants, food is only one part of the package. Multisensory establishments are choosing to use sight, sound and smell to create truly...

Ford Lyfts AI efforts with autonomous vehicle partnership By Barclay Ballard   Ride-hailing app Lyft and automobile giant Ford will collaborate in an attempt to bring self-driving vehicles to the mainstream before fierce competitor Uber. On September 27,...

Big Bang Booming - Back to the Future   By: Michael Strauss   Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. This ancient description of the creation of the universe found in the Book of...

Facebook says data breach might affect up to 87 million people   Facebook believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Initial reports had put the...

Crime rate sours in Venezuela   Rising crime rate is one of the many challenges being faced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who won his second six-year term in office in a disputed election on Sunday. Venezuelan...

Major fire breaks out at hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, patients evacuated     PATIENTS, some wheeled out in their sick beds, have been evacuated after a huge fire broke out in an Istanbul hospital. A HUGE fire has...

Danish inventor gets life in prison for journalist's murder   Police detained Peter Madsen on August 11 last year when he emerged from his home-made submarine without Kim Wall who had boarded the vessel the previous...

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry Alex Hern   New iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra will stop ads following Safari users, prompting open letter claiming Apple is destroying internet’s economic...

Indian court sentences self-styled "godman" to 20 years in prison Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has a vast rural following in Punjab and Haryana states, where frenzied mobs burned down gas stations and train stations and...

The Louvre Abu Dhabi: a new take on the universal museum The Louvre Abu Dhabi By  Monique EL-FAIZY Source: france24.com   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2grhP4y7CXs] The Louvre Abu Dhabi was conceived and constructed amid controversy, but star architect Jean Nouvel sees...

Charity boss Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef   Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth has resigned from Unicef saying he does not want coverage of his past to "damage" the charities. Mr Forsyth faced three complaints...