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Russia sends 'Fedor' its first humanoid robot into space 22 Aug 2019 - 09:27 am
This handout picture taken on July 26, 2019, and released by the official website of the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS on August 21, 2019 shows Russian humanoid robot Skybot F-850 (Fedor) being tested ahead of its flight on board Soyuz MS-14 s
Amazon opens its largest campus anywhere, in India 21 Aug 2019 - 02:33 pm
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Going 'nude': UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones 21 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
Signs promoting plastic free packaging are seen above a display of loose fresh fruit as a shopper browses at Budgens supermarket in Belsize Park, north London on July 2, 2019. AFP / TOLGA AKMEN
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report 21 Aug 2019 - 09:00 am
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Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident 20 Aug 2019 - 07:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Huawei logo is seen during the Consumer Electronics Expo in Beijing.  AFP / FRED DUFOUR
Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people 14 Aug 2019 - 11:57 am
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Huawei launches own operating system to rival Android 09 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Richard Yu, head of Huawei's consumer business, unveils the company's new HarmonyOS operating system during a press conference in Dongguan, Guangdong province on August 9, 2019. (AFP / FRED DUFOUR)
Twitter reveals unauthorized data use 07 Aug 2019 - 03:39 pm
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Google to allow rival search engines to compete on Android - at a price 02 Aug 2019 - 07:27 pm
A 3D printed Android mascot, Bugdroid, seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration taken July 9, 2017. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
US teen wins $3 million at video game World Cup 29 Jul 2019 - 10:02 pm
Kyle Bugha Giersdorf celebrates after winning the Fortnite World Cup solo final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on July 28, 2019 in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images/AFP)
Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine over privacy violations but critics call it a bargain 24 Jul 2019 - 03:37 pm
In this file photo taken on May 1, 2018 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the annual F8 summit at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. (AFP / JOSH EDELSON)
Researchers warn of 'unexpected implications' as climate risks converge 22 Jul 2019 - 11:06 pm
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Water-smart green roofs and plazas make a splash in Rotterdam 22 Jul 2019 - 08:19 pm
Rain collects in the main water basin of the Benthemplein public
Machine-meshed super-humans remain stuff of fantasy 20 Jul 2019 - 07:43 pm
Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. AFP / Frederic J Brown
NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars 20 Jul 2019 - 07:43 pm
A museum employee carries a life-sized astronaut cutout of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, during the Apollo 11, 50th Live celebration at Space Center Houston on July 19, 2019, in Houston, Texas. AFP / Loren Elliott
Instagram expands hiding 'likes' to make you happier 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
In this file photo taken on May 2, 2019 logos of US social network Instagram are displayed on a screen of a smartphone in Nantes, western France.  AFP / Loic Venance
Air conditioning is making the world a hotter place 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm
Eighty-seven percent of U.S. households had some kind of air conditioning in 2015, up from 55.6% in 1978. (Vivek Prakash / Reuters)
June 2019 was the hottest June on record across the globe 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm
A Palestinian children take a bath in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Yunis refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 17, 2019, during a heat wave. AFP / Mahmud Hams