“MyShake” app, a personal tsunami warning system
OFUNATO CITY, Iwate Prefecture, Japan (Reuters) -- When an earthquake strikes literally every second counts. That was the case 5…
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Indonesian man turns plastic waste into fuel
BEKASI, West Java Province, Indonesia (Reuters) -- Some residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, frustrated by the mounting trash problem across…
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S. Korea says prepared for another North nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea is fully prepared for North Korea to carry out a fifth nuclear test…
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New technology puts health care in palm of your hand
https://youtu.be/KOLpvyKacdM by Rob Lever LAS Vegas, United States (AFP) -- Managing your health care is moving increasingly to the palm…
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UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves
The United Nation's cultural body UNESCO has added 20 new sites to its network of protected biosphere nature reserves, including…
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Palace praises local authorities’ response to $81-million Bangladesh bank heist
MANILA, Mar. 21 - The Philippines has shown the world that it is a responsible member of the banking community…
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Quake hits off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was…
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Women’s Role in History Month
Let’s all give tribute to the women in every race; in every culture; and in every class that have contributed…
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Key Paris attacks suspect charged
Brussels, Belgium (AFP)---Key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was formally charged Saturday with "terrorist murder" and being part of a…
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62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
By Yury Maltsev ROSTOV-ON-DON Russia ( AFP) -- A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62…
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