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Facebook sleuths bring home India's stolen idols 03 Jan 2017 - 09:32 am

Chennai, India: By day, Arvind Venkatraman works as a software engineer in India's tech hub Chennai. But in his spare time, he is...

From DNA to laws to data, five key tools to combat trafficking in 2017 02 Jan 2017 - 08:13 pm

LONDON: With the power of technology and legal clout, many experts agree that 2017 could be the tipping point in the global battle...

Mexico’s Maya point way to slow species loss, climate change 02 Jan 2017 - 08:12 pm

FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, Mexico: Maria Yam Pérez scrambles eggs over a wood-saving, earth-block stove and stirs in freshly chopped chaya, a spinach-like jungle...

Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment 02 Jan 2017 - 08:36 am

BEIRUT: The screams of a dozen Syrian and Palestinian children pierce the air of a community centre in Lebanon's Shatila refugee camp. Yet...

Italy's philosopher tycoon shapes landscape of his legacy 01 Jan 2017 - 09:14 am

SOLOMEO, Italy: Brunello Cucinelli says he feels like the Roman emperor Hadrian: responsible for the beauty of the world. And as he gazes...

The year that was for technology 31 Dec 2016 - 10:04 pm

For the first time this year, technology companies at times held each of the top five spots of the world's most valuable public...

Volkswagen Golf: A wagon that will help VW set things right 31 Dec 2016 - 01:06 pm

It is my nature by religious training and faith to forgive offenses when contrition is offered and genuine remedy is proposed to set...

Stinson Beach's chill is in the attitude, not the air 31 Dec 2016 - 12:48 pm

Last winter, after a family holiday, my wife and I were returning home through San Francisco and decided to take two days outside...

Blind man sets out alone in Google's driverless car 31 Dec 2016 - 12:25 pm

A blind man has successfully traveled around Austin, Texas - unaccompanied - in a car without a steering wheel or floor pedals, Google...

Amazon considering flying warehouses for item delivery 31 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm

New York: The e-commerce giant Amazon is considering flying warehouses called "airborne fulfilment centre (AFC)", utilising drones for item delivery, according to media...

Omega-3 supplements for mothers cut asthma risk in kids 31 Dec 2016 - 12:02 pm

Toronto: Taking certain Omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, says a study....

Here's why a healthy diet may not always work 31 Dec 2016 - 11:54 am

Washington: People accustomed to a calorie-rich diet may not be able to reap the full benefits of switching to a healthy diet immediately...

Wedding vows a blessing for clean-up of filthy Indonesian river 31 Dec 2016 - 10:02 am

JAKARTA: Only a year ago, this stretch of the Ciliwung river in Indonesia's capital was foul-smelling and clogged by a thick layer of...

Fighting Haiti's cholera outbreak requires more funds: UN 31 Dec 2016 - 09:57 am

Port-au-Prince: The cholera outbreak that hit Haiti after Hurricane Matthew slammed the island has been contained but persists due to lack of funding,...

Carnegie Deli, a New York institution, closes its doors 31 Dec 2016 - 09:28 am

New York: For 79 years it reigned as a New York culinary institution: the Carnegie Deli, frequented by locals and visitors for its...

Famous artworks showed early signs of disease: study 30 Dec 2016 - 11:15 am

London: Brushstrokes in paintings could help early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published on Thursday of works by famous sufferers...