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US university to cover Christopher Columbus murals

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- The University of Notre Dame, one of the oldest and most prestigious US centers of…

Boeing flying car prototype completes first test flight

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Boeing said Wednesday its prototype "flying car" -- part of a project aimed at "on-demand…

France sees Huawei ‘risks’ for 5G networks: foreign minister

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Wednesday of "risks" in deploying next-generation 5G wireless networks…

Amazon rolls out ‘Scout’ delivery robots

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Amazon on Wednesday began putting cooler-sized robots to work delivering packages to customers in…

Paw patrol: Sony offers robocop dog at home

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Sony's puppy-sized robot dog aibo, equipped with cameras, artificial intelligence and internet capability, can now remotely…

Construction without coordination: how ants build megaprojects

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Leaf-cutter ants build super highways to transfer food and building materials…

Snowboards out as Paris gets first taste of snow

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris got its first snowfall of the season Tuesday, prompting travel alerts for commuters but giving…

Bleeding risks may offset aspirin’s benefit vs heart disease

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- Should healthy people take aspirin to ward off heart…

Tokyo airport tests driverless bus to shuttle visitors

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Visitors pouring into Japan's Haneda airport for the Tokyo Olympics next year may find themselves ferried…

Greenland ice melts four times faster in a decade: study

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Greenland's melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than…

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