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2024-11-18: Text abbreviations make you look less sincere
2024-11-11: Scientists say the egg came before the chicken
2024-11-04: Cyclists on mobile phones in Japan could face jail
2024-10-28: Atlantic Ocean circulatory current could collapse
2024-10-21: U.K. to face $260 billion slave trade bill
2024-10-14: Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
2024-10-07: Mapping of fruit fly brain to change neuroscience
2024-09-30: Activists jailed for soup attack on Van Gogh painting
2024-09-23: 'Third state' exists beyond life and death, says study
2024-09-16: Record number of people in space
2024-09-09: Marmoset monkeys call each other by name
2024-09-02: Eye colour change is riskiest cosmetic surgery
2024-08-26: Antarctica is rising from the ocean
2024-08-19: World on alert as deadly mpox virus spreads
2024-08-12: Scientists fear people will fall in love with AI voices
2024-08-05: 18-km wide diamond layer on Mercury, says study
2024-07-29: Violence against women and girls at 'epidemic' levels
2024-07-22: UK doctors to treat people suffering from eco-anxiety
2024-07-15: UK prisons facing serious overcrowding crisis
2024-07-08: UK elects 22-year-old as a Member of Parliament
2024-07-01: Vienna tops the 2024 Global Liveability Index
2024-06-24: Chimpanzees use medicinal plants when sick
2024-06-17: Elon Musk wins record $56bn pay deal
2024-06-10: Somalia wins UN Security Council seat
2024-06-03: Panama evacuates islanders due to rising sea levels
2024-05-27: Ghanaian one-year-old world's youngest artist
2024-05-20: France issues scratch-n-sniff baguette stamp
2024-05-13: Anti-oil protestors try to damage the Magna Carta
2024-05-06: Men sleep better than women, study finds
2024-04-29: Town to erect fence to stop Mount Fuji selfies
2024-04-22: UK leader cracks down on 'sick note culture'
2024-04-15: Rising auto insurance premiums fuelling inflation
2024-04-08: Rockets and planes chase the solar eclipse
2024-04-04: Gmail celebrates its 20th birthday
2024-04-01: AI an 'extinction-level threat' says study by experts
2024-03-25: UN warns of environmental e-waste catastrophe
2024-03-18: Giant blueberry smashes record for heaviest ever
2024-03-11: It once rained for two million years, say scientists
2024-03-04: Airline starts to weigh luggage AND passengers
2024-02-26: Decimal point 150 years older than thought
2024-02-19: Japan relaxes haircut rules to attract army recruits
2024-02-12: Pizza to help relationship break-ups on Valentine's Day
2024-02-05: Artificial light is dangerous for insects, say scientists
2024-01-29: Closing toilet-seat lids may not stop spread of germs
2024-01-22: Deadly fire ants spreading across Australia
2024-01-15: Love is a drug called dopamine, say scientists
2024-01-08: Muggers now targeting luxury winter coats
2024-01-01: Better weight-loss drugs predicted for 2024
2023-12-25: Jeff Bezos wants a trillion humans in solar system
2023-12-18: Scientists make biocomputer with brain tissue
2023-12-11: Peach fuzz is colour of the year for 2024
2023-12-04: New Zealand U-turns on planned smoking ban
2023-11-27: Bacteria pass 'memories' to future generations
2023-11-20: NASA can send your name to Jupiter's moon Europa
2023-11-13: World population has passed 8 billion
2023-11-06: Fatigue and sleeplessness are on the rise
2023-10-30: Tai chi could slow down Parkinson's disease
2023-10-23: Study says fructose is a major cause of obesity
2023-10-16: EU warns X over Israel-Hamas disinformation
2023-10-09: UK government in geography of England fail
2023-10-02: France battles to stop spread of bedbugs
2023-09-25: Company makes booth for vertical napping
2023-09-18: Meditation helps reduce high blood pressure
2023-09-11: Over-tourism threatens Mt. Fuji's world heritage status
2023-09-04: Mystery of radioactivity of Germany's wild boars
2023-08-28: FIFA suspends Spain coach over unwanted kiss
2023-08-21: Elon Musk to remove blocking feature on X
2023-08-14: Microplastics found in human heart for first time
2023-08-07: Irregular sleep patterns cause 'social jet lag'
2023-07-31: 8,000-year-old ancestor of English found
2023-07-27: 'Barbie' the movie breaks box office records
2023-07-24: AI could create thousands of jobs in gaming
2023-07-17: France to pay people to repair their clothes
2023-07-10: UK politician orders removal of cartoons for child asylum seekers
2023-07-03: Microscopic handbag sells for $63,000
2023-06-26: Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to fight in a cage
2023-06-19: Groundwater pumping by humans has tilted Earth's axis
2023-06-12: Four children survive in Amazon jungle for 40 days
2023-06-05: Canada to put health warnings on individual cigarettes
2023-05-29: New York City sinking four millimetres a year
2023-05-22: China set to become world's largest car maker
2023-05-15: Pope says Italians should have babies, not pets
2023-05-08: Internet use could lower risk of dementia
2023-04-30: 2,000 near-threatened white rhinos to be auctioned
2023-04-24: UAE astronaut sends Ramadan greetings from space
2023-04-17: Athlete spends 500 days in underground cave
2023-04-10: ChatGPT-4 may be useful for medical diagnoses
2023-03-27: UK charity hopes to 'decolonise' English vocabulary
2023-03-20: Climate change extends allergy season
2023-03-13: Half of world population will be overweight by 2035
2023-03-06: British supermarkets ration fruit and vegetables
2023-02-27: Scientists discover Earth has two cores
2023-02-20: Letter posted in 1916 delivered 107 years late
2023-02-13: ChatGPT and Google Bard in A.I. chatbot race
2023-02-06: Pranksters target Japan's sushi restaurants
2023-01-30: Urgent search for lost radioactive capsule in Australia
2023-01-23: Australian universities to allow AI in assessments
2023-01-16: Adidas loses three-stripe trademark battle
2023-01-12: Prince Harry's book 'Spare' is a bestseller
2023-01-09: France may have to increase price of baguettes
2023-01-02: 35% of Japanese people will never travel again
2022-12-26: Australia's Christmas beetles are disappearing
2022-12-19: Satellite launched to map Earth's water
2022-12-12: Morocco advance to World Cup semi-finals
2022-12-05: Incorrect battery disposal causes needless fires
2022-11-28: 'Hated' Australian bird dealing with invasive species
2022-11-21: Cooking began 600,000 years earlier than we thought
2022-11-14: Tunnel under Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb
2022-11-07: Hygiene poverty on the rise in the U.K.
2022-10-31: World record gathering of people with same name
2022-10-24: Congo gold mining threatening endangered species
2022-10-17: Former Malaysia leader to run for office aged 97
2022-10-10: Women, girls and students protesting in Iran
2022-10-03: 'Quiet quitting' becoming common in workplaces
2022-09-26: Japanese company allow pets into the office
2022-09-19: Soccer star waits in line for 13 hours to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth
2022-09-12: Ultra-processed food linked to cancer risk
2022-09-05: Tennis legend Serena Williams plays her final match
2022-08-29: Big rise in rates of depression among students
2022-08-22: Airplane pilots fall asleep instead of landing
2022-08-15: 'Warm banks' spread in UK as heating costs rise
2022-08-08: Life expectancy in Africa grows by 10 years
2022-08-01: Ditch neckties to save energy, says Spain's PM
2022-07-25: Ukraine and Russia sign deal to resume grain exports
2022-07-18: Feeling hungry can make us feel "hangry"
2022-07-14: Bigger risk of being killed by falling space rocket
2022-07-11: Brad Pitt says he suffers from facial blindness
2022-07-04: Octopuses and humans share intelligence gene
2022-06-27: Five planets line up 'like string of pearls'
2022-06-20: Italy's largest river experiencing drought
2022-06-13: Google Maps now lets you find fresh air
2022-06-06: Footballer unhurt after gunfight during mugging
2022-05-30: Japan opens to foreign tourists after two years
2022-05-23: More cases of monkeypox detected worldwide
2022-05-16: Google Translate adds 24 new languages
2022-05-09: New eye drops improve vision without glasses
2022-05-02: Plant-based milk becoming more popular
2022-04-25: Hundreds of unpunished crimes at UK royal palaces
2022-04-18: Electric scooter gets speaker to sound like sports car
2022-04-11: UK's help for Ukraine refugees called 'a disgrace'
2022-04-04: 'Shrinkflation' now widespread in goods and services
2022-03-28: People in the UK have no money to boil potatoes
2022-03-21: Company makes smartphone you can repair yourself
2022-03-14: Digital detox leads to better health and lifestyle
2022-03-07: UK government gives twice-fired politician top honour
2022-02-28: Ex-world boxing champions to defend Ukraine
2022-02-21: Brains do not slow down until after 60
2022-02-14: Koala put on endangered species list
2022-02-06: U.K. Queen celebrates platinum jubilee
2022-01-31: US general says invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific'
2022-01-17: Researchers find world's largest fish breeding ground
2022-01-24: Pristine coral reef discovered off coast of Tahiti
2022-01-10: Choosing pets over children is 'selfish,' says Pope
2022-01-03: 2021 not as bad as 2020, says think tank
2021-12-30: Japanese professor invents lickable TV screen
2021-12-27: Madagascar minister swims for 12 hours after helicopter crash
2021-12-20: We are as smart as rocket scientists
2021-12-13: Injuries in home offices are workplace accidents
2021-12-06: 104-year-old woman learns to read and write
2021-11-29: Omicron coronavirus variant spreading worldwide
2021-11-22: Top 25 travel destinations for 2022 revealed
2021-11-15: Portugal bans bosses contacting staff after work
2021-11-08: Japan to give children under 19 $880 cash handout
2021-10-25: Scientists make wooden knife that is sharper than steel
2021-10-18: Peru wins first ever Balloon World Cup
2021-10-11: Men lost at sea for 29 days say it was a nice break
2021-10-04: 2020 Dubai Expo opens to 'astonish the world'
2021-09-27: More and more people are eating insects
2021-09-20: France recalls its ambassadors to Australia and US
2021-09-13: Upside-down rhino experiment wins Ig Nobel Prize
2021-09-06: Global semiconductor shortage hurts car industry
2021-09-03: Nike gave workers a week off to de-stress
2021-09-01: Hero mother saves son from mountain lion attack
2021-08-28: Light pollution linked to insect loss
2021-08-22: Nuclear fusion test could start an energy revolution
2021-08-18: India to launch $1.35 trillion infrastructure plan
2021-08-14: Common flower discovered to be meat eating
2021-08-10: Cuba allows people to own private businesses
2021-08-06: Global timber shortage increases house prices
2021-08-02: More U.K. schools to teach Latin
2021-07-29: Pink offers to pay Norway's handball bikini fine
2021-07-25: Naomi Osaka lights flame to open Tokyo Olympics
2021-07-21: Germany's Merkel warns floods highlight climate dangers
2021-07-17: Amazon flips to be source of CO2 emissions
2021-07-13: Why we see faces everywhere we look
2021-07-09: Scientists warn of more extreme hot weather
2021-07-05: Swimmers angry over afro Soul Cap Olympics ban
2021-07-01: Man breaks M&M stacking world record
2021-06-27: Toxic workplaces increase depression risk by 300%
2021-06-23: Night golf becomes a thing in South Korea
2021-06-19: World's first wooden satellite tested
2021-06-15: G7 leaders promise to build a better world
2021-06-11: Tigray on brink of famine, warns U.N.
2021-06-07: Herd of wild elephants on the march in China
2021-06-03: Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Tennis Open
2021-05-30: World's 'first war' was in Sudan 13,400 years ago
2021-05-26: Dating app asks 'Are you sure?' before hitting send
2021-05-22: Working long hours kills hundreds of thousands
2021-05-18: Record breaking 96-year-old DJ retires
2021-05-14: World Food Prize awarded to fish expert
2021-05-10: Woman gives birth to nine children
2021-05-06: Rome's Colosseum to get new hi-tech floor
2021-05-02: Germany to return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
2021-04-28: Volunteers experience 40 days of isolation in a cave
2021-04-24: Scientists make biodegradable plastic
2021-04-20: Scientists create human-monkey chimera
2021-04-16: World's longest rabbit is 'rabbitnapped'
2021-10-12: Levi's says baggier 'balloon' jeans are in
2021-04-10: Titanic postcard could sell for $15,000 at auction
2021-04-08: Iran and U.S. in talks to revive nuclear deal
2021-04-04: UK report on racism draws criticism
2021-03-31: Suez Canal reopens after stranded ship is freed
2021-03-27: Olympic Torch Relay starts in Japan
2021-03-23: Scientists say cure for baldness could be close
2021-03-19: Online romance fraud is on the increase
2021-03-15: Denmark to make artificial clean-energy island
2021-03-11: 'Miracle' puppy born with six legs
2021-03-07: Iceland has 18,000 earthquakes in a week
2021-01-03: Dog theft on the rise worldwide
2021-02-27: Scientists explain video-conferencing fatigue
2021-02-23: Dogs may be self aware
2021-02-19: University staff asked not to say 'mother' and 'father'
2021-02-15: Shell says it is past peak oil production
2021-02-11: London's thinnest house sells for $1.3 million
2021-02-07: Myanmar military blocks Facebook after coup
2021-02-03: UAE to offer citizenship to 'talented' foreigners
2021-01-30: Organizers say Tokyo Olympics will go ahead
2021-01-26: Job offers $30 an hour for eating and testing candy
2021-01-22: Biden vows to repair global alliances
2021-01-18: Tennis stars enter Australia ahead of stranded citizens
2021-01-14: Free dumplings for motorists stranded in snow
2021-01-10: Identical twins are not so identical
2021-01-04: 2021 to be huge for space exploration
2021-01-02: Online learning and lessons to continue in 2021
2020-12-29: Giant Antarctic iceberg A68a splits into three
2020-12-25: Scientist finds the 'right' way to cut Christmas cake
2020-12-21: Botanists find world's ugliest orchid
2020-12-17: Healthcare clowns help patients laugh and recover
2020-12-13: India sees the biggest protest in history
2020-12-09: Lab-grown meat given green light in Singapore
2020-12-05: Ecocide could become an international crime
2020-12-01: Letters to Santa show children's pandemic fears
2020-11-27: Childhood home of Jesus Christ found in Nazareth
2020-11-23: Car-licking moose a problem on Canada's roads
2020-11-19: New project to recreate smells from centuries ago
2020-11-15: Maldives resort offers $30K 'all-you-can-stay' holiday
2020-11-11: Poor diet creates 20cm height gap in children
2020-11-07: Nintendo Switch game console shatters sales forecasts
2020-11-03: EU says veggie burgers can be called burgers
2020-10-30: Scientists say there is water on the Moon
2020-10-26: Britain to return 5,000 ancient artefacts to Iraq
2020-10-22: 'Demon Slayer' movie breaks Japan's box office records
2020-10-18: Thai protests continue despite state of emergency
2020-10-14: Tech stocks lead 300-point rise on Dow Jones Index
2020-10-10: English language test suggested for Australia visa
2020-10-06: Dry weather affecting autumn leaves colours
2020-10-02: Two-fifths of world's plants at risk of extinction
2020-09-28: Bomb-detecting rat wins medal for bravery
2020-09-24: Airbus unveils plans for zero-emission planes
2020-09-20: Thai parks mail litter back to tourists
2020-09-16: Mining CEO quits after destruction of ancient caves
2020-09-12: Delivery of COVID vaccine needs 8,000 jumbo jets
2020-09-08: 52% of young adults in US live with parents
2020-09-04: R&B singer Akon to build futuristic city
2020-08-31: Brain-hacking chip could give us superpowers
2020-08-27: Young people say full stop is intimidating
2020-08-23: It snowed chocolate in a Swiss town
2020-08-19: UK government U-turns over exam results fiasco
2020-08-17: China launches 'Clean Plate' food waste campaign
2020-08-15: Israel and UAE reach historic peace deal
2020-08-11: World leaders hold aid summit to help Beirut
2020-08-07: Panda conservation drive harms other mammals
2020-08-03: Three charged in high-profile Twitter hackw
2020-07-30: Scaled down Hajj takes place in Mecca
2020-07-26: Man proposes beneath once-in-6,800-year comet
2020-07-22: UAE's historic mission to Mars under way
2020-07-18: Ethiopia's River Nile dam upsets Egypt
2020-07-14: 11-year-old's ballet video goes viral
2020-07-10: Man spent five years too long in prison
2020-07-06: Scientists change how we calculate dog years
2020-07-02: Stop Hate for Profit campaign suspends social media ads
2020-06-26: Arctic Circle sees highest-ever temperatures
2020-06-22: Climate crisis threatens future of global sport
2020-06-18: Free rice ATMs installed on Vietnam's streets
2020-06-14: UK economy shrinks by 25 per cent
2020-08-10: China and India agree to peace over border
2020-06-06: Scientists discover the world's cleanest air
2020-06-02: African Union condemns killing of George Floyd
2020-05-29: Cuckoo completes epic 12,000km migration
2020-05-25: Car rental group Hertz files for bankruptcy
2020-05-21: UK colleges told to be truthful about online lessons
2020-05-17: How Venus fly traps developed a liking for meat
2020-05-13: Saudi Arabia to triple VAT to support economy
2020-05-09: Scientists say cold air rises
2020-05-05: Game of Thrones star smashes weightlifting record
2020-05-01: Sahara was most dangerous place in Earth's history
2020-04-27: Doctors warn against disinfectant as coronavirus cure
2020-04-23: New York allows online lockdown weddings
2020-04-19: 99-year-old man raises $25 million for health service
2020-04-15: U.K. leader thanks nurses for saving his life
2020-04-11: Paris bans daytime exercise
2020-04-07: Manga exhibition is British Museum's biggest show
2020-04-03: Computer translates brainwaves into sentences
2020-03-30: Scientists find out why dogs' noses are cold
2020-03-26: Numbers of black rhino on the rise
2020-03-22: Canadians start 'caremongering' trend
2020-03-18: Louis Vuitton to make emergency hand sanitiser
2020-03-14: Sports events cancelled, COVID-19 fears over Olympics
2020-03-10: Panic buying sparks toilet paper shortages
2020-03-06: Half of world's beaches could disappear by 2100
2020-03-02: George Clooney 'saddened' over child labour links
2020-02-27: Japan to start selling sliced mayonnaise
2020-02-23: Big breakfasts help us burn double the calories
2020-02-19: Illegal teeth whitening could damage health
2020-02-15: New York City bans cashless stores
2020-02-11: Mass wedding goes ahead in Korea despite coronavirus
2020-02-07: Worst locust invasion in East Africa in 70 years
2020-02-03: Critics unimpressed by U.S. Space Force uniform
2020-01-30: Pasta is now a vegetable in U.S. schools
2020-01-26: Stress really does turn your hair grey
2020-01-22: China plans to reduce single-use plastics
2020-01-18: Denmark is the best country to raise kids
2020-01-14: Brake pads could harm our immune system
2020-01-10: Sadio Mane named African footballer of the year
2020-01-06: Iran promises revenge after assassination of Soleimani
2020-01-02: The 2020s are here - Happy New Decade
2019-12-29: Satellites may obscure our views of the stars
2019-12-25: Head transplants possible by 2030, say doctors
2019-12-21: Donald Trump impeached
2019-12-17: Scientists create plastic that repels all bacteria
2019-12-13: Bougainville may be the world's next country
2019-12-09: Sydney bush fires combine to form 'mega-fire'
2019-12-05: Apostrophe Protection Society says goodbye
2019-11-27: Pope calls for global nuclear disarmament
2019-11-23: Rock band Coldplay not touring to save environment
2019-11-19: Online shopping addiction is a mental illness
2019-11-15: Bolivian senator declares herself acting president
2019-11-11: Saudi Aramco IPO starts November 17
2019-11-07: A 4-day work week in Japan increased productivity
2019-11-03: Chefs angry at New York foie gras ban
2019-10-30: Kurt Cobain cardigan auctions for $334,000
2019-10-26: The climbing of Australia's Uluru now banned
2019-10-22: Most of Europe's most-wanted criminals are women
2019-10-18: Turkey rejects calls for ceasefire in Syria
2019-10-14: Ethiopia leader Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
2019-10-10: Saturn now the planet with the most moons
2019-10-06: TripAdvisor stops selling tickets for dolphin shows
2019-10-02: People told to avoid skin-lightening creams
2019-09-28: Wasabi gives woman broken-heart syndrome
2019-09-24: Hospitals get vintage makeover to help dementia
2019-09-20: The word 'they' is now also a singular pronoun
2019-09-16: Giving children time-outs won't harm them
2019-09-12: Asteroid rock layers reveal how the dinosaurs died
2019-09-08: South Korea wants 2020 Olympics Rising Sun flag ban
2019-09-04: Vegan fashion is becoming more popular
2019-08-31: Beekeeper says bears prefer premium honey
2019-08-27: Endangered sharks and rays get more protection
2019-08-23: Parents happier after their children leave home
2019-08-19: Stare at seagulls to stop them stealing your food
2019-08-15: Simone Biles makes more gymnastics history
2019-08-11: Lebanon newspaper publishes 'no news' protest edition
2019-08-07: Hong Kong protests 'extremely dangerous,' says leader
2019-08-03: Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in 12 hours
2019-07-30: Young people are not watching TV news
2019-07-26: Boris Johnson becomes UK's new leader
2019-07-22: Father of modern computing to appear on banknote
2019-07-18: Big education publisher to end printed textbooks
2019-07-14: Turkey's Russian missile defense system purchase angers U.S.
2019-07-10: UK ambassador to US says White House is inept
2019-07-06: Japan begins commercial whaling after 30 years
2019-07-02: Scientists 'close' to cure for baldness
2019-06-28: Kim Kardashian West angers Japan over 'kimono'
2019-06-24: Zero-carbon power bigger than fossil fuels in UK
2019-06-20: Facebook to launch a global crypto-currency
2019-06-16: Tensions over oil-tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman
2019-06-12: Drones used to battle tortoise-killing ravens
2019-06-08: China's Huawei will build Russia's 5G network
2019-06-04: Scientists puzzled by flashes on the moon
2019-05-31: Anger at TV show with big age difference couples
2019-05-27: Alabama state sued over abortion bill
2019-05-23: Billionaire to pay off student debt for class of 2019
2019-05-19: Parents risk jail for raising children as vegans
2019-05-15: Doctors give better care in the morning
2019-05-11: Online store slammed for selling Auschwitz skirts
2019-05-07: Breakthrough in bio-printing of new body organs
2019-05-03: Could a friendly beluga whale be a spy?
2019-04-29: Anti-vaxxers blamed for 300% rise in measles
2019-04-25: Police arrest 1,000 Extinction Rebellion protestors
2019-04-21: Hero dad saves baby son from wild dingo
2019-04-17: Japan starts nuclear fuel removal from Fukushima
2019-04-13: Astronomers release first ever photo of black hole
2019-04-09: Hip-hop is the best music to mature cheese
2019-04-05: Saudi capital city to get $23 billion makeover
2019-04-01: Passwords to be replaced by Web Authentication
2019-03-28: Paper books better than e-books for bedtime stories
2019-03-24: Balloons deadliest plastic for seabirds
2019-03-20: Cheaper rail tickets for Germany's women
2019-03-16: Boeing grounds 737 Max aircraft worldwide
2019-03-12: Dog walking can be harmful for older people
2019-03-08: Kylie Jenner becomes world's youngest billionaire
2019-03-04: Satellites launched to provide worldwide Internet
2019-02-28: UN in record aid appeal for Yemen
2019-02-24: Karl Lagerfeld's cat set to inherit millions
2019-02-20: Japan to recognize Ainu indigenous people for first time
2019-02-16: Airbus to end production of A380 airplane
2019-02-12: Statue of Haile Selassie unveiled at African Union
2019-02-08: Russia planning to develop more missiles
2019-02-04: EU angers UK by calling Gibraltar a 'colony'
2019-01-31: China's Huawei rejects US criminal charges
2019-01-27: Slim people's genes help them stay slim
2019-01-23: World's 26 richest as rich as poorer half of world
2019-01-19: Homes for sale in Italy for one euro
2019-01-15: Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada
2019-01-11: Mastercard removes its name from its logo
2019-01-07: China first to land on dark side of the moon
2019-01-01: The year 2019 to be the best ever
2018-12-25: US government shutdown over border wall
2018-12-21: Woman to catch up with men's pay in 200 years
2018-12-17: New Sesame Street character highlights homelessness
2018-12-13: 'Yellow Vests' protests to continue in France
2018-12-09: UAE passport world's 'most powerful'
2018-12-05: Court says 'Kiwi' is not a racist term
2018-12-01: UN declares reggae a world cultural treasure
2018-11-27: Dim the Sun to limit global warming, say scientists
2018-11-23: Michelle Obama's book best-selling of 2018
2018-11-19: Elvis Presley gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
2018-11-15: Calls for ban on sugary 'freakshake' milkshakes
2018-11-11: Colour photos to mark 100 years of end of WW1
2018-11-07: U.S. re-imposes sanctions on Iran
2018-11-03: Babies of older fathers may be less healthy
2018-10-30: French climber banned from scaling UK buildings
2018-10-26: Huge migrant caravan heads to USA
2018-10-22: Sagrada Familia gets building permit 136 years late
2018-10-18: Mystery deepens over Khashoggi disappearance
2018-10-14: Malaysia to abolish the death penalty
2018-10-10: Anger over horse race ad on Sydney Opera House
2018-10-06: University to replace clapping with hand-waving
2018-10-02: Baghdad University gets into world rankings
2018-09-24: Rugby players to hide tattoos in Japan
2018-09-16: Tanzania's president advises against birth control
2018-09-08: Nike uses NFL protest player in ad campaign
2018-09-01: Air pollution damages intelligence, says study
2018-08-25: Australian Muslims pray for rain during Eid
2018-08-19: Are countries trying to end US dollar's power?
2018-08-13: French theme park uses crows to pick up litter
2018-08-08: People get surgery to look like Snapchat filters
2018-08-04: France bans smartphones in schools
2018-07-31: Sleeping with a fan could be bad for us
2018-07-27: Doctors warn over application of suntan lotion
2018-07-23: Moon landing items to be auctioned
2018-07-19: New Mexico President takes 60% pay cut
2018-07-15: Flying 'car' could be on sale next year
2018-07-11: Newly-discovered Amazon wasp has giant stinger
2018-07-07: Internet fury at woman who killed giraffe
2018-07-03: TV razor ad shows real body hair for first time
2018-06-29: New nation of Asgardia established in space
2018-06-25: Birds' stomachs too full of plastic to eat
2018-06-21: Ex-US soccer player criticized for supporting Mexico
2018-06-17: Japan lowers age of adulthood to 18
2018-06-13: Pope warns fossil fuels threaten humanity
2018-06-09: Women hold most government positions in Spain
2018-06-05: Chinese couples asked to take divorce exam
2018-06-01: Hotter weather lowers exam results
2018-05-28: Cockroach milk may be the next superfood
2018-05-24: Half of life on Earth gone since humans arrived
2018-05-20: Humans causing big shifts in freshwater locations
2018-05-16: Time travelers invited to Stephen Hawking memorial
2018-05-12: Malaysia to have 92-year-old leader
2018-05-08: Number of Japanese children at record low
2018-05-04: Best to learn a new language before age of 10
2018-04-30: Cold noodles help nuclear-free Korea talks
2018-04-26: Children are as fit as endurance athletes
2018-04-22: Swaziland changes its name to eSwatini
2018-04-18: Social media site reverses LGBT ban after outcry
2018-04-14: Japan finds enough rare-earth metals to last 700 years
2018-04-10: Former Brazilian president in jail
2018-04-06: Seed vault now has over a million species
2018-04-02: Robots to help us make our own furniture
2018-03-31: Men to be NFL cheerleaders for first time ever
2018-03-27: Facebook apologizes after data breach
2018-03-23: World's last male northern white rhino dies
2018-03-19: Calls for everyone in England to speak English
2018-03-15: 3D-printer homes to reduce homelessness
2018-03-11: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to meet
2018-03-07: Thailand to close famous beach to protect coral
2018-03-03: Malnutrition goals in Africa 'very far away'
2018-02-27: U.S. companies end ties with gun group NRA
2018-02-23: NASA spacesuits with built-in toilet
2018-02-19: Householditems as bad as cars for pollution
2018-02-15: American woman wakes up with British accent
2018-02-13: Early humans were bad at drawing
2018-02-11: Parents anger at $730 Armani school uniforms
2018-02-07: Earth's magnetic poles are about to flip
2018-02-03: All New York prisoners to get free tablet computer
2018-01-30: Polish climbers in heroic Himalaya rescue
2018-01-26: Centipedes eat animals 15 times their size
2018-01-22: Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24
2018-01-18: Spain to replace USA as second most popular tourism location
2018-01-14: Trump calls immigrant nations 'sh*thole' countries
2018-01-10: Nearly 600 volunteer to be absent father
2018-01-06: Online deliveries clogging up city streets
2018-01-02: 2018 to be a great year
2017-12-28: Certain smells take you back to your childhood
2017-12-24: Singing in groups could make you happier
2017-12-20: You are what you eat, say scientists
2017-12-16: Mysterious space object could be monitoring us
2017-12-12: Video of starving polar bear goes viral
2017-12-08: Trump says Jerusalem is Israel's capital city
2017-12-04: Environmentalists call for worldwide ban on glitter
2017-11-30: Soft, robotic muscles 1,000 times stronger
2017-11-26: Light pollution is taking away night's darkness
2017-11-22: UK Queen celebrates 70th wedding anniversary
2017-11-18: Apology after Japanese train leaves 20 seconds early
2017-11-14: Where do bugs like to live in your house?
2017-11-10: Malaria breathalyzer test could help millions
2017-11-06: Australia broadband network under attack from birds
2017-11-02: New Zealand to ban foreign home buyers
2017-10-29: Australian Deputy PM disqualified over dual citizenship
2017-10-25: China ends ban on smelly cheese
2017-10-21: Big rise in self-harm among girls
2017-10-17: World's 'most useless' airport opens
2017-10-09: Airline boss promises pilots bonus to keep flying
2017-10-05: Catalonia workers strike for independence
2017-10-01: Carrying the shopping makes over-65s stronger
2017-09-27: "Catastrophic" sleep is killing people, says scientists
2017-09-23: Hotel opens in Taiwan just for gamers
2017-09-17: Written zero 500 years older than scientists thought
2017-09-13: Cambridge University may end handwritten exams
2017-09-09: Hurricane Irma slams into Caribbean
2017-09-05: 16 million children in need in South Asia floods
2017-09-01: Irish TV station 'forced' to use Queen's English
2017-08-28: Floyd Mayweather wins richest fight in boxing history
2017-08-24: Chile stops mining project to save penguins
2017-08-20: Binge-watching television causes sleep problems
2017-08-16: Smiley face emojis could hurt your career
2017-08-10: Nano-chips may heal organs with one touch
2017-08-06: Charity warns against uploading photos of children
2017-08-02: Man paints own 'no parking' lines outside his house
2017-07-29: Debate over US military transgender policy
2017-07-25: Alternate history of Singapore wins comics Oscars
2017-07-21: Mechanic works 75 years to break record
2017-07-17: Water bears will survive until the Sun dies
2017-07-13: Coffee drinkers may live longer
2017-07-09: People now snorting chocolate to get high
2017-07-05: Bank of England staff to go on strike
2017-07-01: Great Barrier Reef valued at $42.5 billion
2017-06-27: World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) changes name
2017-06-23: Strange deep-sea creatures found near Australia
2017-06-19: Jay Z receives top songwriting honor
2017-06-15: Trendy names make vegetables look tastier
2017-06-11: Sesame Street and IBM make vocabulary app
2017-06-09: Indonesia attempts to count all its islands
2017-06-05: Musk abandons Trump after U.S. dumps Paris Agreement
2017-06-01: Finland to reform education for the digital age
2017-05-28: Fitness trackers 'poor at measuring calories burned'
2017-05-24: Author unhappy with use of the word 'meme'
2017-05-20: Holland's king reveals secret life as pilot
2017-05-16: China outlines Silk Road plan for global trade
2017-05-12: FBI boss thought his firing was a joke
2017-05-08: Swearing can make you physically stronger
2017-05-04: Abu Dhabi opens government 'Happiness Cafe'
2017-04-30: Plastic-eating worm could remove the world's waste
2017-04-26: Egg freezing offered as perk to female employees
2017-04-22: Exercise is contagious because of social media
2017-04-18: High school changes 'sexist' Women's Studies course
2017-04-14: Dutch towns tell tourists how to behave
2017-04-10: Jungle people with almost no heart problems
2017-04-06: Sales quotas exploit convenience store workers
2017-04-02: Scientists list 12 new types of cloud
2017-03-29: Laptop ban goes into effect in certain countries
2017-03-25: Funeral discounts for Japan's elderly who quit driving
2017-03-21: Subway sues TV station for $210 million
2017-03-17: Social media sites face heavy hate speech fines
2017-03-13: World faces biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945
2017-03-09: Trial of 'female' traffic signals starts in Australia
2017-03-05: Japan attempts to ease working hours
2017-03-01: Mothers get less sleep than fathers
2017-02-25: Carlos Ghosn to step down as Nissan boss
2017-02-21: Bio-terrorism could kill 30 million in a year
2017-02-17: Marriage makes you less stressed
2017-02-13: Director for new Batman movie coming soon
2017-02-09: TV maker illegally tracked and sold viewing data
2017-02-05: Astronauts' brains change shape during spaceflight
2017-02-01: Half a million at Washington D.C. Women's March
2017-01-28: Cats are just as clever as dogs, says study
2017-01-24: City plans to plant 3 million trees
2017-01-22: Ants use the Sun to get from A to B
2017-01-20: Eating chili peppers helps you live longer
2017-01-16: Animal rights pressure group buys LV shares
2017-01-12: Weekend-only exercise enough to live longer
2017-01-07: Using cotton buds could damage your hearing
2017-01-01: USA and Russia in election hacking tit-for-tat
2016-12-26: Smartphone toilet paper at Japan airport
2016-12-20: UK's Prince Harry vows to make a difference
2016-12-15: Syrian refugee top student in Australia school
2016-12-11: Ivory Coast gets three-word postal addresses
2016-12-07: New store lets you shop, walk out and pay later
2016-12-03: Thailand has a new king
2016-11-29: India to be a cashless society, says Prime Minister
2016-11-25: Man sells firewood to pay wife's medical bills
2016-11-21: Emergency junk food flown to earthquake town
2016-11-17: Mathematicians work out the perfect cup of coffee
2016-11-13: Boys and girls react differently to stress
2016-11-09: India cities experiencing hazardous air quality
2016-11-05: U.S. must be world policeman, says ex-NATO boss
2016-11-01: Broccoli and avocado slow down aging
2016-10-28: Myanmar and Iraq most generous countries
2016-10-24: Dogs dream about their owners, says scientist
2016-10-20: Shanghai IKEA bans old people from dating
2016-10-16: Nigeria president says wife belongs in the kitchen
2016-10-12: Samsung: Don't use dangerous Galaxy Note
2016-10-08: Girls do 160 million more hours of chores than boys
2016-10-04: Donald Trump under fire for not paying tax
2016-09-30: Male models earn 75% less than female models
2016-09-24: Sad movies help reduce pain
2016-09-18: First all-hijab collection at New York Fashion Week
2016-09-12: Fresh hopes as ceasefire is agreed in Syria
2016-09-06: Brown shoes could mean you fail a job interview
2016-08-31: Swimming with dolphins may be banned
2016-08-25: Study shows there are two divorce seasons
2016-08-19: July was hottest month in recorded history
2016-08-13: Online gaming may improve school test scores
2016-08-07: Men better at making up after a fight
2016-08-01: Dietary supplements could be bad for you
2016-07-28: New Zealand to rid non-native pests by 2050
2016-07-24: Perfect body to survive traffic accidents created
2016-07-20: 6,000 held after failed Turkey coup
2016-07-16: Boris Johnson – UK's controversial new foreign secretary
2016-07-12: Pokemon Go is the next big thing
2016-07-08: Italian town to use silent fireworks for stressed dogs
2016-07-04: Plants can make intelligent decisions
2016-06-30: Card games can help recovery from strokes
2016-06-26: U.K. votes to leave European Union
2016-06-20: We may not meet aliens until the year 3500
2016-06-16: Gay men refused as blood donors after Orlando shooting
2016-06-12: Scientists turn CO2 emissions into stone
2016-06-08: Swiss vote no to free monthly income for all
2016-06-04: Breaking News English good to go on mobile devices
2016-05-31: International Space Station gets air-filled extension
2016-05-27: New product tests for spiked drinks
2016-05-23: Women wearing cosmetics are paid more
2016-05-19: Scientists make see-through wood
2016-05-15: 72-year-old woman gives birth
2016-05-11: Men developed deep voices to scare other men
2016-05-07: Stealing food is not a crime, says Italian court
2016-05-03: Duchess of Cambridge on Vogue cover
2016-04-29: Venezuela introduces 2-day working week
2016-04-25: Massive coral reef found in Amazon River
2016-04-21: Over-the-counter medicine may shrink brain
2016-04-17: The Czech Republic to be renamed Czechia
2016-04-13: Men rescued after writing ‘HELP’ in the sand
2016-04-09: World Heritage sites at risk from industry
2016-04-05: White man attacked for having dreadlocks
2016-03-31: Women-only train cars starting in Germany
2016-03-25: Aung San Suu Kyi to be Myanmar foreign minister
2016-03-19: Donald Trump on global risk list
2016-03-15: Ghana visas for all African Union members
2016-03-11: Cutting up food helped human evolution
2016-03-07: Turkey takes over biggest newspaper
2016-03-03: Lack of sleep gives you the munchies
2016-02-28: Sisters reunited 30 years after Colombia avalanche
2016-02-24: Half of world population will be short-sighted
2016-02-20: Fast-growing weed covering Australian town
2016-02-16: Man sells British countryside air to China
2016-02-12: Drought Leaves Ethiopia Facing Food Crisis
2016-02-08: Euro politicians told to stop speaking English
2016-02-04: Dubai world's busiest international airport
2016-01-30: Women do not get enough sleep
2016-01-24: Fairy tales could be 6,000 years old
2016-01-18: Up to half of adults suffer from mental illness
2016-01-12: Sugar could be harmful to our health
2016-01-06: Iran and Saudi Arabia in war of words
2015-12-31: Belgium arrests two over New Year terror plot
2015-12-25: School says Hello Kitty Christmas tree can stay
2015-12-19: Consumers asked to throw away hoverboards
2015-12-13: Scotland strips titles it gave to Donald Trump
2015-12-07: Height may be the key to a happy marriage
2015-12-01: New therapy to overcome fear of dentist
2015-11-25: Facebook boss to take paternity leave
2015-11-19: Coffee can help you live longer
2015-11-13: Russia faces athletics suspension
2015-11-07: China and Taiwan in historic meeting
2015-11-01: China ends one-child policy
2015-10-26: Snow leopard under threat from climate change
2015-10-20: The Internet gives new meanings to common words
2015-10-14: Ecotourism a danger to wildlife
2015-10-08: Doctors say hospitals should ban perfumes
2015-10-02: Volkswagen to recall 11 million cars
2015-09-26: More people die from selfies than shark attacks
2015-09-20: Arrested clock-making teen invited to White House
2015-09-14: Travelling to and from work is work, says EU
2015-09-08: Germany and Austria welcome refugees
2015-09-02: Slow-melting ice cream could be here soon
2015-08-27: Scientists close to influenza vaccine
2015-08-21: Research shows dogs used to be more like cats
2015-08-15: Twitter ends 140-character Direct Message limit
2015-08-09: Egypt opens extension of Suez Canal
2015-08-03: Exercise for teenage girls extends their life
2015-07-27: Car interiors a breeding ground for deadly bacteria
2015-07-21: Electric car does 0 to 100kph in 2.8 seconds
2015-07-15: Time-out from Eurozone possible for Greece
2015-07-09: Adidas to make shoes from ocean garbage
2015-07-03: Students sell bodies and gamble to survive
2015-06-27: Holland ordered to cut greenhouse gases
2015-06-21: Online shoppers fooled by fake reviews
2015-06-15: Zimbabwe's new currency is U.S. dollar
2015-06-09: Sitting may be dangerous for your health
2015-06-03: Beijing introduces tough smoking ban
2015-05-28: Overtaking a big risk on the road
2015-05-22: Record airbag recall
2015-05-16: Young Brits on Internet 27 hours a week
2015-05-10: Spanish football suspended indefinitely
2015-05-04:Aid struggling to reach needy in Nepal
2015-04-28: We need to prepare for the Internet of Things
2015-04-22: Europe under fire for refugee policy
2015-04-16: High heels cause arthritis and damaged knees
2015-04-10: U.N. calls for help for Yarmouk
2015-04-04: Jay Z restarts music streaming brand
2015-03-29: World airlines change cockpit rules
2015-03-23: 600 students expelled for cheating
2015-03-17: Japanese government to play matchmaker
2015-03-11: Sportswear maker accused of sexism
2015-03-05: China tops US at box office for first time
2015-02-27: Study says eyelashes keep eyes from drying
2015-02-21: Japan town beats world snowman record
2015-02-15: Indian PM says no to temple in his name
2015-02-09: Paris halts filming of action movies after terror attacks
2015-01-06: 30 million people invited to read books
2015-01-02: New Year's resolutions difficult to keep
2014-12-29: Russia says NATO is its biggest threat
2014-12-25: Children in US safest for two decades
2014-12-21: Hacked Sony film raises US - N. Korea tensions
2014-12-17: Spicy food linked to higher testosterone levels
2014-12-13: Researchers work out Santa Claus' salary
2014-12-09: Famous scientist says A.I. could destroy us
2014-12-05: Bacteria-filled concrete to end holes in roads
2014-12-01: Sony plans to launch electronic-paper watch
2014-11-27: Pope attacks Europe's throwaway culture
2014-11-23: Indonesia leader flies economy class
2014-11-19: Japan recession may hurt global economy
2014-11-15: Pope OKs showers for homeless in Rome

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