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Italy’s amateur soccer teams thrive as migrants look to integrate 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Afro-Napoli United players train at their training ground in Naples, Italy, August 2016, Credit: Afro-Napoli United By Umberto Bacchi LONDON: Record numbers of...

Ever wanted to track where your fish comes from? Now you can 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A tuna swims among a school of fish as a scuba diver looks on at Galapagos Marine Reserve. REUTERS / Jorge Silva By...

Facebook aims at teenagers with new app 21 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A videographer shooting the side of Facebook Like Button logo displayed at the entrance of the Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, May...

This temporary tattoo can control your smartphone 20 Aug 2016 - 03:34 pm

DuoSkin's metallic tattoos allow people to create three types of user interfaces on their skin. (Jimmy Day) By Steven Overly Scientists at the...

Two Chinese retirees win hearts on epic American road trip 18 Aug 2016 - 06:35 pm

Chen Aiwu, 64, at Salt Lake City in June. (Family photo) By · Xu Yangjingjing and Emily Rauhala BEIJING: Their great American adventure...

Dinner in 40 minutes: Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb Kebabs 18 Aug 2016 - 05:44 pm

Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb Kebabs. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) By Bonnie S. Benwick The tomato of choice for skewering seems to...

New painkiller could replace morphine: study 18 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A pharmacist Jim Pearce fills a Suboxone prescription at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program in Boston, Massachusetts January 14, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ...

Chef Michel Richard, who boosted Washington's food profile, dies 14 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Starting his career as a pastry chef in France, Michel Richard came to the United States as a young man, finally arriving in...

“No Man’s Sky”: from a humble shed to a new gigantic universe 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: A new computer game created by a team of 15 people in a shed in southern England made its highly anticipated debut...

Tips and tricks to get more out of Google Maps 10 Aug 2016 - 06:55 pm

Washington Post screengrab from a Samsung Galaxy S6 by Hayley Tsukayama By Hayley Tsukayama Google Maps consistently makes lists of the top 10...

Mosquito traps laced with human scent help fight malaria 10 Aug 2016 - 06:11 pm

Mosquitoes expert Willem Takken, professor at Wageningen University poses with his mosquito trap in Wageningen, on August 10, 2016. The so-called "odor trap"...

Love hazelnuts, love this pasta that's ready in no time 09 Aug 2016 - 04:44 pm

Hazelnut Pasta (Photo: Deb Lindsey / The Washington Post) By Bonnie S. Benwick Hazelnuts have been favoured for centuries and that's not just...

Phelps is touting the benefit of cupping - but does it work? 09 Aug 2016 - 10:22 am

Michael Phelps (USA) of USA is seen with red cuppingmarks on his shoulder as he competes. (REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler) By JON KRAWCZYNSKI RIO DE...

Good for the body, good for the mind 08 Aug 2016 - 03:20 pm

By Amanda Loudin At the age of 16, Heather Troupe received a diagnosis of chronic severe depression and a prescription for an antidepressant....

Last journalists bid farewell to London's Fleet Street 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Reporters Darryl Smith (L) and Gavin Sherriff work on their final pieces in their office on Fleet Street, central London, where the Dundee-based...

The adventure doesn't have to stop: Here's how to travel with baby 07 Aug 2016 - 05:49 pm

Talon in a tent in the Rattlesnake Wilderness. (Photo: Rob Roberts) By Brianna Randall When I was pregnant and living on a sailboat...

What makes this tandoori chicken salad different from the rest 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Salad. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) By Ellie Krieger Poached, chilled chicken breast is a protein-packed blank canvas...