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Is the Law of Attraction Real? What is the Real Secret? By: Jennifer Plouff   Everyone is lured in by the thought of easy money, especially today. Personal debt is at an all time high and personal...

Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says Michele Kambas   ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece should tighten the rules of conduct for its legislators and judiciary to prevent corruption, a senior official in the...

How Macron Keeps Winning Philippe Aghion and Benedicte Berner PARIS – Emmanuel Macron’s one-man revolution in French and European politics continued this weekend, as he will soon be able to add a huge parliamentary majority to his cause,...

New Zealand river gets legal status as a person   After 140 years of battle, Whanganui River has all the rights, duties and liabilities that come with personhood. The Whanganui River has been given the legal status...

15 Cancer Causing Foods You Probably Don’t Know We probably do not think the food we are eating every day might be cancer causing. However  there is a clear connection between food and cancer prevention. As cancer...

Uber’s new CEO could get more than $200 million to leave Expedia By Tom Krisher   DETROIT — Expedia is confirming that CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top job at ride-hailing company Uber. Barry Diller, board...

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...

Meat your maker – how fake flesh could save the world   Author: Emily Cashen   The Impossible Burger bleeds like real meat, and even dedicated carnivores can’t tell the difference. Meat substitutes have finally reached the level...

The week in wildlife – in pictures Compiled by Eric Hilaire A stalking tiger, playful long-eared owl chicks and a rare dormouse are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world. Pallas’s gulls fly...

Saudi princes among dozens detained in 'corruption' purge The heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia has consolidated his hold on power with a major purge of the kingdom's political and business leadership. A new anti-corruption...

Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake   More than 100 have been injured and guests are believed trapped inside a partially collapsed hotel.   https://youtu.be/-L6qpsb2FgU   A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of...

BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition Ian Allison   Four of the world's largest carmakers have joined tech providers and startups to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on applying blockchain tech in the automotive...

Latin-America’s worst-ever refugee crisis: Venezuelans   Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to Colombia. (George Castellanos/AFP/Getty Images)   THE LONG-RUNNING crisis in Venezuela, which has undergone a catastrophic economic collapse even as its authoritarian regime has...

Venezuela, where it’s more expensive to go to work than it is to stay home Sabrina Martín   For many Venezuelans, the choice is between going to work in exchange for a few bolivars a day, or...

Millions of eggs removed from European shelves over toxicity fears Daniel Boffey in Brussels   Recalls in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and criminal inquiry launched as tests show high levels of insecticide fipronil. Millions of eggs are...

Iconic Amazonian wild animals are suffering for selfies 04 October 2017 Our ground-breaking new report reveals the exploitation of sloths, caiman, anacondas, and more, who are used for tourist selfies across Latin America The explosive wildlife selfie trend on social...

A look into how Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' is made   Makers of the ‘fire dragon’ say the humble but resilient materials for the dragon can, with expertise, be sculpted into a mighty creature. Work to...

Apple to invest $921m in renewable powered data centre By Rachel Connolly The US tech giant has announced plans to build a second green energy data centre in Denmark On July 10, Apple confirmed plans to build...

Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban of killer robots Samuel Gibbs   Open letter signed by Tesla chief and Alphabet’s Mustafa Suleyman urges UN to block use of lethal autonomous weapons to prevent third...

Teacher In Ghana Teaches ‘MS Word’ On Chalkboard, And You Have To See It From Up Close To Really Appreciate It by​ James A Facebook post by a teacher in Ghana has gone viral and...

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...

The rainbow’s not over – it’s the style symbol of the season   Lauren Cochrane   From phone cases to Gucci flatforms and cakes to Vans sweatshirts, this multi-coloured shot of magic and LGBT freedom is a visual...

BMW, Vodafone, Ericsson urge EU to consider 5G car standard   BMW, Vodafone and Ericsson have said the European Commission should open the way for the use of 5G for internet-connected cars in a sector estimated...

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...