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Seeking fun and glory, prospective pro gamers hone their skills in digital dojos 20 Sep 2018 - 03:54 pm
Aiden Keneally, Roman Wright and Benny O'Neill enjoy a game of Super Smash Brothers at a Game Gym camp in Potomac, Maryland, in late August. (Photo: Doug Kapustin / Washington Post)
Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating 19 Sep 2018 - 08:39 pm
A man removes dirt from an oven to retrieve baked bricks at a brickyard in the outskirts of Islamabad December 28, 2011. Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Musk names Jap billionaire for ‘dangerous mission’ to moon 19 Sep 2018 - 03:21 am
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a press conference at SpaceX headquarters where he announced the Japanese billionaire chosen by the company to fly around the moon, on September 17, 2018 in Hawthorne, California.  Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
Apple's new iPhones a slight notch above the X: reviewers 18 Sep 2018 - 10:16 pm
An Apple iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xs rest on a table during a launch event on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California (AFP / Noah Berger)
First private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests 18 Sep 2018 - 08:48 am
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa reacts near a Falcon 9 rocket during the announcement by Elon Musk to be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle, at the SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory on Se
WikiLeaks files expose group's inner workings 18 Sep 2018 - 12:38 am
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Inclusive or invasive? Digital ID stirs debate 17 Sep 2018 - 08:57 pm
A Swiss Customs officer checks an identity card with UV light at the Swiss-Italian border station in Stabio, March 2, 2011. Reuters/Fiorenzo Maffi
Apple, Firefox tools aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking 15 Sep 2018 - 03:01 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to the audience during an event on September 12, 2018, in Cupertino, California. (AFP / NOAH BERGER)
Three 'hardcore' fish species discovered on Pacific floor 15 Sep 2018 - 01:32 am
 Picture obtained from the University of Newcastle on September 14, 2018 shows Atacama snailfish, a newly discovered species of fish discovered at 7000m below sea level. AFP photo /University of Newcastle
Colombian zoo celebrates birth of endangered spider monkey 15 Sep 2018 - 01:32 am
A spider monkey cub (Ateles hybrids), born two days ago, and its mother are pictured, at Santa Fe zoo, in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on September 13, 2018. AFP / Joaquin Sarmiento
Storm’s unique path from Africa to US tied to global warming 14 Sep 2018 - 08:17 pm
A man walks along the river front as heavy rain from Hurricane Florence falls in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
How hurricanes unleash lethal storm surges 14 Sep 2018 - 08:17 pm
Waves created by Hurricane Florence are seen along Cherry Grove Fishing Pier on September 14, 2018 in North Myrtle Beach, United States. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Perfect storms: hurricanes and typhoons 13 Sep 2018 - 10:47 pm
A passerby, using an umbrella, struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches mainland in Tokyo, July 28, 2018. (Reuters / Issei Kato)
Turning waste into bioplastics, Mexico strikes green gold 13 Sep 2018 - 10:04 pm
Shokoofeh Ghasemi, an intern at Ford, holds an agave fibre reinforced car part at the manufacturer's research laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan on August 31, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/ Dinesha Ganesarajan
Apple unveils larger iPhones, health-oriented watches 12 Sep 2018 - 09:15 pm
Former NBA player Steve Nash and Todd Howard, Game Director, speaks on stage at an Apple Inc product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, September 12, 2018. Reuters/Stephen Lam
New iPhone Xs will have 5.8 & 6.5-inch display 12 Sep 2018 - 08:12 pm
hilip W. Schiller, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing of Apple, speaks about the the new Apple iPhone XS at an Apple Inc product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., September 12, 2018. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Apple website suggests new iPhones to be named XS, XS Max, Xr 12 Sep 2018 - 07:19 pm
Attendees wait for the start of an Apple Inc product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., September 12, 2018. Reuters/Stephen Lam
Apple's newest iPhone could have big screen, big price 12 Sep 2018 - 10:35 am
FILE PHOTO: Workers prepare for the opening of an Apple store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Chance Chan/File Photo