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Red faces as Russia's Kalashnikov monument shows Nazi gun 22 Sep 2017 - 09:05 pm
A general view of the newly unveiled monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, in downtown Moscow on September 22, 2017. AFP / Mladen Antonov
English speakers take to the streets in Cameroon 22 Sep 2017 - 07:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Fontem Afortekaa Neba and Felix Agbor Balla, two Anglophone activists leaders, prepare to sign a document during their release at the prison of Yaounde, Cameroon, September 1, 2017. (Reuters)
The spy who came in from the North 21 Sep 2017 - 12:21 pm
In a photo taken August 22, 2017, former North Korean spy Seo Ok-Ryol sits for an interview in the hokme of a friend in Gwangju. AFP / Ed Jones
As Apple slows, fast-moving Chinese rivals gain in wealthy markets 21 Sep 2017 - 01:30 am
Men try out Xiaomi smartphones at the company's store in central Kiev, Ukraine May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Google is said close to buying HTC assets to boost hardware 21 Sep 2017 - 12:00 am
Google logo at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on September 1. 2015. (AFP / Getty Images North America / Justin Sullivan)
Airbnb adds restaurant reservations to compete with Priceline 21 Sep 2017 - 12:00 am
Diners could previously only use Airbnb to make reservations in a small test in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy: Airbnb Newsroom)
Facebook’s harm is taking life out of context: Tyler Cowen 20 Sep 2017 - 11:56 pm
The Facebook logo is displayed on the company website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, on February 1, 2017 (Reuters / Regis Duvignau)
Scientists edit embryos’ genes to study early human development 20 Sep 2017 - 08:08 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A handout photograph published May 19, 2005, shows a cloned human embryo, created at the Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne, three days after the nuclear transfer took place. Reuters
New diesel cars no better for environment than petrol cars 20 Sep 2017 - 01:33 pm
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Humble bicycle back in vogue in Cuba 20 Sep 2017 - 11:04 am
A member of the VeloCuba bicycle repair and rental agency avoids traffic during an urban bicycle tour in Havana, on September 5, 2017. AFP / Adalberto Roque
Today's US teens about three years behind '70s generation 19 Sep 2017 - 07:41 pm
Researchers suggested that spending more time online -- a habit that has increased
MINI steals the show in Frankfurt 19 Sep 2017 - 08:38 am
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Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction: study 18 Sep 2017 - 09:14 pm
For big creatures -- including whale sharks, Atlantic sturgeon, Somali ostriches, Chinese giant salamanders and Komodo dragons -- people are the top threat to their survival, said the study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-re
Uzbek writer plans cautious return from exile 18 Sep 2017 - 07:06 pm
FILE PHOTO - Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks during a news conference following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin
Audi takes lead in automated driving, but others wary to follow 18 Sep 2017 - 01:26 pm
The new Audi A8 is seen during a presentation at the Audi Summit in Barcelona, Spain, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
BMW unveils new products at Frankfurt motor show 18 Sep 2017 - 11:42 am
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Al Majles Diyafa Restaurant opens at The Pearl-Qatar 17 Sep 2017 - 08:25 am
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Porsche 911 GT3 unveiled at IAA 17 Sep 2017 - 08:15 am
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