Menstruation often means missing school for many girls in parts of Africa. But should the state provide sanitary products to girls who cannot afford them to prevent them from falling …
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US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent
The 10 millionth patent has been issued in the United States, almost 228 years after President George Washington signed the first one. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued …
your ads here!Official: US Defending Itself Against China’s Economic Aggression
The top White House trade official says the United States is defending itself from China’s economic aggression after President Trump threatened China with new tariffs on $200 billion worth of …
your ads here!Nick Hague Dreamed of the Stars as a Boy, Now He’s Heading to Space
As a boy growing up in Kansas, Nick Hague looked up at the stars and wanted to explore the unknown. In October, his dream will come true when he blasts …
your ads here!Michael Jackson Tribute Show Headed to Broadway in 2020
A musical inspired by the life of late pop singer Michael Jackson will open on Broadway in 2020, Jackson’s estate and its producing partner said on Tuesday. The story will …
your ads here!Ultra-Secure Lab in Gabon Equipped for Ebola Studies
At a research facility in Gabon, one isolated building stands behind an electrified fence, under round-the-clock scrutiny by video cameras. The locked-down P4 lab is built to handle the world’s …
your ads here!Russia’s Record-Breaking $15 Billion World Cup Price Tag: What Does It Buy?
The World Cup in Russia is the most expensive ever – with the official price tag around $15 billion. The result: several huge new stadiums, railroads and upgraded airports, plus …
your ads here!Russia’s Record-Breaking $15 Billion World Cup Price Tag: What Does It Buy?
The FIFA World Cup in Russia is the most expensive ever, with an official price tag of $15 billion. Close to $3 billion has been spent on 12 new or …
your ads here!Chart-topping Rapper XXXTentacion Shot Dead at 20
XXXTentacion, the troubled 20-year-old rapper whose grim, often suicidal rhymes propelled him to the top of the U.S. chart just months ago, was shot dead Monday in Florida in a …
your ads here!China Warns US of ‘Countermeasures’ Against Possible New Tariffs
China says it will take appropriate countermeasures if the United States follows through with additional tariffs on Chinese goods. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he had asked the …
your ads here!Trump’s Tariff War Threatens to Erode Support of Farmers
President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers – U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods …
your ads here!South American Trade Bloc Eyes New Deals as EU Talks Drag On
Leaders of South American trade bloc Mercosur pushed for trade deals with Asian and other Western Hemisphere countries during a summit on Monday, as roadblocks remained in talks with the …
your ads here!Laos Announces Another Controversial Dam on the Mekong
The Laos government has announced plans for a fourth major dam on the Mekong mainstream just months after the feasibility of another of its hydroelectric projects was thrown into question …
your ads here!Upping Ante, Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Chinese Imports
President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war. …
your ads here!WHO Lists Compulsive Video Gaming As Mental Health Problem
Parents suspicious that their children may be addicted to video games now have support from health authorities. The World Health Organization has listed “gaming disorder” as a new mental health …
your ads here!In ‘Jurassic World,’ a Dino-sized Animal-rights Parable
The dinosaurs of “Jurassic Park” are many things. They are special-effects wonders. They are unruly house guests. And they are some of the biggest, most foot-stomping metaphors around. Since Steven …
your ads here!Warned 30 Years Ago, Global Warming ‘Is in Our Living Room’
We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn’t approaching — it had already arrived. The …
your ads here!AFI Highlights Clooney’s Life of Acting, Activism and Pranks
George Clooney’s Hollywood career spans more than three decades, with memorable roles including fighting vampires, playing Batman and drifting through space in “Gravity.” But Clooney’s other accomplishments, including directing, screenwriting …
your ads here!Norway Tests Tiny Electric Plane, Sees Passenger Flights by 2025
Norway tested a two-seater electric plane on Monday and predicted a start to passenger flights by 2025 if new aviation technologies match a green shift that has made Norwegians the …
your ads here!As Venezuela’s Health System Crumbles, Pregnant Women Flee to Colombia
Exhausted but relieved, Yariani Flores lay next to her healthy newborn son, along with four other Venezuelan women who just gave birth in a hospital in Colombia’s border city of …
your ads here!Intel Tops List of Tech Companies Fighting Forced Labor
Intel topped a list issued on Monday ranking how well technology companies combat the risk of forced labor in their supply chains, overtaking HP and Apple. Most of the top …
your ads here!Climate Change a ‘Man-made Problem with a Feminist Solution’ says Robinson
Women must be at the heart of climate action if the world is to limit the deadly impact of disasters such as floods, former Irish president and U.N. rights commissioner …
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