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US wants to privatize International Space Station: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Could the International Space Station become a commercial venture run by private industry? That is…

Alibaba’s Ma hopes Beijing 2022 can be smarter, cheaper, faster

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) -- Billionaire Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma foresees an Olympics that is better for fans and athletes and is…

Green cars in spotlight as India eyes electric revolution

by Abhaya Srivastava Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Electric cars bask in the limelight at India's flagship auto…

Virtual reality may reduce paranoia in psychotics: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Virtual reality-based therapy combined with standard treatment reduced paranoia and anxiety in people with psychotic disorders,…

Stereo vision: Mantises see 3-D differently, study says

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Praying mantises sporting tiny 3-D glasses that were held…

Tesla aims to calm fears over Model 3 production

by Luc Olinga Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A day after launching one of its cars into…

Smart home unit Nest is spun back into Google

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google is taking back Nest, the smart home unit of parent firm Alphabet, as part of…

Elon Musk, visionary Tesla and SpaceX founder

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- From cars to rockets, Elon Musk dreams big. On…

SpaceX launches world’s most powerful rocket toward Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) -- The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden…

Trappist planets have water, may be ‘habitable’: researchers

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Seven planets recently spotted orbiting a dim star in…

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