World’s largest freshwater pearl goes for 320,000 euros
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The world's largest known freshwater pearl, which once belonged to Catherine the Great, was sold…
8 years ago
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Look: Major Tolkien exhibition opens in Oxford
(AFP) -- A new exhibition on ‘Lord of the Rings’ author J.R.R. Tolkien opens at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, bringing…
8 years ago
Sharp drop in Facebook use among US teens, survey shows
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook is rapidly losing ground against rival internet platforms in attracting and keeping US…
8 years ago
Tobacco use, second-hand smoke linked to heart disease, cause 3 million deaths yearly — WHO
(Eagle News) -- "Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure are major causes of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and…
8 years ago
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health…
8 years ago
1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- More than half of the world's children are threatened by conflict, poverty or sexual…
8 years ago
Smartphone market to stay cool this year: forecast
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- International Data Corporation forecast Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating…
8 years ago
Papua New Guinea mulls ‘temporary’ ban on Facebook
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Papua New Guinea said Wednesday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false…
8 years ago
Galapagos iguanas transferred due to overpopulation
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Six land iguanas, endemic to the Galapagos Islands, have been relocated within the Pacific archipelago due…
8 years ago
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