When they are not tending to international affairs, diplomats based in Havana can be found these days stewing in interminable queues at gas stations and concocting ways to increase the …
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Symantec Attributes 40 Cyber Attacks to CIA-linked Hacking Tools
Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp …
your ads here!Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead Billboard Award Nods
Rapper Drake and EDM duo The Chainsmokers are the top contenders at the Billboard Music Awards with 22 nominations each. Dick clark productions announced Monday that the performers set …
your ads here!Nearly 5M Children in War-torn Yemen Get Polio Vaccine
Nearly five million children under age five have been successfully vaccinated against polio in war-torn Yemen almost two-months after a nationwide immunization campaign was launched by the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Researchers Close to Injection-free Vaccine
Getting a vaccine without the shot has always been one of the greatest hopes of medicine. For people in the developed world it means getting a vaccine can be as …
your ads here!Malaysian Rhino Horn Seizure Worth Over $3 Million
Malaysian customs officials said Monday they have confiscated 18 rhino horns, weighing more than 51 kilograms, and valued at over $3 million. Customs said they found the horns in a …
your ads here!New Report Gives US Airlines Better Grades Across Board
The airlines are getting better at sticking to their schedules and are losing fewer bags. Their customers seem to be complaining less often. Those are the findings of an annual …
your ads here!Cyclone Strikes Healthiest Part of Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have …
your ads here!Spaniard Sergio Garcia Wins Masters in Thrilling Sudden-death Playoff
Veteran Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia finally captured his first major title, winning Sunday’s Masters championship in Augusta, Georgia, in a sudden death playoff over Britain’s Justin Rose. The two players …
your ads here!What’s New in America’s Food Markets?
More and more Americans are interested in consuming healthy food and products. Retailers are feeding this growing demand by offering new products or introducing old ones in brand new ways. …
your ads here!Chuck Berry Fans May Say Farewell to Rock ’n ’ Roll Legend
Chuck Berry fans are getting their chance to pay their respects to the rock ’n’ roll visionary, roughly three weeks after his death at age 90 near his hometown of …
your ads here!Chuck Berry Fans Say Farewell to Rock ’n ’ Roll Legend
Family, friends and fans paid their final respects to the rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry on Sunday, celebrating the life and career of a man who inspired countless guitarists …
your ads here!Plastic Contaminants Discovered in Deep Ocean
Most people have likely heard about the dangers of microplastics, the particles less than 5 millimeters in size that deteriorate from larger plastic pieces that have entered the oceans. Scientists …
your ads here!Big Asteroid Is Heading Close to Earth
A relatively large asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit around the sun this month. Astrophysicists and astronomers say there is no chance of a collision, but it will be the closest …
your ads here!India Extends $4.5 Billion Line of Credit to Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh signed a slew of agreements on Saturday, including a $4.5 billion concessionary line of credit from India for development projects in Bangladesh, as the South Asian neighbors …
your ads here!India Gives $4.5B Credit Line to Bangladesh, Signs Defense Pact
India and Bangladesh signaled deepening ties Saturday as New Delhi committed a $4.5 billion line of credit to Dhaka for development projects, and the two countries signed their first-ever pact …
your ads here!US Rail Industry Focused on US-China Trade Relationship
March was a disappointing month for job seekers, with the U.S. Labor Department reporting that the private sector added only 98,000 jobs last month. But one industry is looking beyond …
your ads here!Lack of Iodized Salt Causes ‘Serious Public Health Problem’ in Cambodia
When Arnaud Laillou, a nutrition specialist with UNICEF, led a salt iodization study in 2014, he wanted to be sure that salt producers were not adding too much iodine. Just …
your ads here!3-D-Printed Microscope Turns Smartphone into DNA Sequencer
With the right attachment, a smartphone can be used as a diagnostic tool for infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Faith Lapidus reports. …
your ads here!Scientists Get Closer to Building Artificial Life
Despite ethical and safety concerns, researchers are getting closer to building life from scratch. In fact, scientists are hoping to synthesize a human genome in the next 10 years. Investors …
your ads here!Greece’s Dark Age: How Austerity Turned Off the Lights
Kostas Argyros’s unpaid electricity bills are piling up, among a mountain of debt owed to Greece’s biggest power utility. His family owe 850 euros to the Public Power Corporation (PPC), …
your ads here!Chile’s Wine Industry Sees Little Impact From Fires, Heatwave
A torrid summer and devastating fires across central Chile’s wine belt have forced an earlier harvest this year, but there are no signs that volume or flavor will be affected, …
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