Mathilde Krim, a prominent AIDS researcher who galvanized worldwide support in the early fight against the deadly disease, has died. She was 91. Krim was founding chairman of The …
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Gourmet Chocolate Becomes Economic Lifeline in Venezuela
In a modest apartment near a Caracas slum, nutrition professor Nancy Silva and four aids spread rich, dark Venezuelan cocoa on a stone counter to make chocolate bars to be …
your ads here!El Salvador Eyes Work Scheme with Qatar for Migrants Facing Exit from US
El Salvador is discussing a deal with Qatar under which Salvadoran migrants facing the loss of their right to stay in the United States could live and work temporarily in …
your ads here!Curling Heads to Olympics as World’s Fastest-growing Sport
Curling, once a minority pastime played mostly by Scots and Canadians, will sweep onto the ice at next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics with the proud boast of being the world’s fastest-growing …
your ads here!Mexican Car Sales Slump Ahead of Election
Car dealerships in Mexico City have kicked off the new year offering “clearance sales” and free insurance as 2017 models collect dust on their lots, a reminder that consumer nerves …
your ads here!Prince Photographer Afshin Shahidi Shares his Intimate Trove
No assistants. No wardrobe or make up people. No lighting technicians. That’s how Afshin Shahidi spent his most cherished moments with Prince over nearly a decade as his go-to photographer, …
your ads here!Sculptor Kapoor Gives $1M ‘Jewish Nobel’ Prize to Refugee Effort
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor donated $1 million Wednesday to five charities working with refugees worldwide, in a bid to alleviate a record-breaking global displacement crisis. Kapoor, who was born to …
your ads here!21 States Sue to Keep Net Neutrality as Senate Democrats Reach 50 Votes
A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday, while Democrats said they needed …
your ads here!French Startup Launches Hydrogen-powered Bicyles
A French start-up has become the first company to start factory production of hydrogen-powered bicycles for use in corporate or municipal fleets. Pragma Industries, which is based in Biarritz, France …
your ads here!Sweden Already Schooling Future Winter Olympians
Next month’s Winter Olympics is the immediate focus for Sweden but the country is already training its next generation of winter sports athletes in special high school programs that combine …
your ads here!Lifelike Robots Made in Hong Kong Meant to Win Over Humans
David Hanson envisions a future in which robots powered by artificial intelligence evolve to become “super-intelligent genius machines” that might help solve some of mankind’s most challenging problems. If only …
your ads here!Growing Number of Actors Renounce Woody Allen
A growing number of actors are distancing themselves from Woody Allen and his next film, heightening questions about the future of the prolific 82-year-old filmmaker in a Hollywood newly sensitive …
your ads here!Researchers: More Green Power Could Lessen India’s Water, Electricity Problems
Water shortages have disrupted India’s power plants for years and are likely to worsen as power demands grow and climate change brings more frequent droughts — a reality that is adding …
your ads here!World’s Largest Sea Turtle Could Come Off US ‘Endangered’ List
Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world’s largest turtle from the United States’ list of endangered animals. An arm of …
your ads here!Infants in War-torn Yemen Dying at Alarmingly High Rate
A report by the U.N. children’s fund finds babies born in war-torn Yemen are dying at an alarmingly high rate because of the collapsing health system, lack of food and …
your ads here!Clean Energy Investment Rose to $333.5B in 2017, Research Shows
New clean energy investment worldwide rose by 3 percent last year to $333.5 billion from a year earlier, driven by a surge in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, research showed on …
your ads here!WHO: All of Sao Paulo State at Risk for Yellow Fever
The World Health Organization has added all of Sao Paulo state to its list of areas at risk for yellow fever. That puts the megacity of Sao Paulo on the …
your ads here!Japan City Uses Emergency System to Recall Blowfish Packages
A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. …
your ads here!Olympic Champ Simone Biles Says She was Abused by Doctor
Simone Biles watched as her friends and former Olympic teammates came forward to detail abuse at the hands of a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Drawing in part from …
your ads here!US Net Neutrality Move May Lead to Trade War with Chinese Internet Firms
A recent decision by the United States’ Federal Communications Commission to repeal net neutrality, which are rules designed to prevent the selective blocking or slowing of websites, has wide-ranging implications …
your ads here!New Tech Reads Sealed Ancient Documents Without Opening Them
Attempting to open sealed age-old books and documents without damaging them is difficult. Now scientists in Switzerland have perfected an X-Ray technique to read the fragile records without even touching …
your ads here!Island Off Coast of Scotland Birthplace to Every Curling Stone in 2018 Winter
20-kilogram ((19.96kg)) granite stones shuffled across ice and aimed for a bull’s-eye. That’s the basic gist of the team sport of curling. A privately owned island off the coast of …
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