Race for ‘smart’ hits fever pitch at electronics show
by Glenn Chapman, Julie Charpentrat with Rob Lever in Washington Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Giving gadgets…
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Natural therapy: Hong Kong’s mountain warriors
by Laura Mannering Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Wooded hillsides, craggy ridges and wheeling birds of prey…
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Israel finds 2,700-year-old ‘governor of Jerusalem’ seal
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Monday a 2,700-year-old clay seal imprinted with images and Hebrew words that may…
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Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to…
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Swimming with whale sharks in Mexico
LA PAZ, Mexico (AFP) -- They may be called whale sharks but there's nothing to fear encountering one of these…
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Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it…
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Cold Canada cancels some New Year’s events
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadians pride themselves on living with cold weather -- but sub-zero temperatures proved too much even for them…
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Apple apologizes for slowing iPhones, offers discounted batteries
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Thursday apologized to its customers for slowing down the performance of older…
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Top Italian chef to open community kitchen in Paris
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Top Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named the world's best restaurant last year,…
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Epson, Apple face French legal pressure over planned obsolescence
by Anne LEC'HVIEN and Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French prosecutors have launched a probe into Japanese…
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