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Apple digital wallet heads to China
Science
December 24, 2015
Apple digital wallet heads to China
Apple announced a major partnership with China UnionPay on Thursday to put is digital wallet to work in the world's…
Six one-minute cycling sprints can be just as beneficial as 45 minutes of regular cycling
Health & Fitness
December 24, 2015
Six one-minute cycling sprints can be just as beneficial as 45 minutes of regular cycling
A UK study which involved Curtin University, Australia has suggested that the increasingly popular high-intensity training has the same cardiovascular…
Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group
Middle East
December 24, 2015
Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group
As military vehicles roll by, Syrian boys and girls gingerly decorate a large Christmas tree in the Christian town of…
High fat/low carb diet could help treat schizophrenia
Health & Fitness
December 24, 2015
High fat/low carb diet could help treat schizophrenia
A team of Australian researchers have found that a high fat/low carb ketogenic diet, as favored by body-builders, may be…
Who is 2015’s ‘Most Overpaid Actor’?
Cinema/TV
December 24, 2015
Who is 2015’s ‘Most Overpaid Actor’?
Actor Johnny Depp has been crowned this year's Most Overpaid Actor, according to Forbes magazine's ranking, released on Monday. The list…
Frenchman who decapitated boss kills himself in jail
World
December 23, 2015
Frenchman who decapitated boss kills himself in jail
A Frenchman who killed his boss and pinned his severed head to a fence at an industrial gas factory has…
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
Environment
December 23, 2015
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
As the world struggles to limit climate change, some people in Greenland hope to cash in on rising temperatures with…
Saudis ‘commute Sir Lanka maid’s stoning death sentence’
Middle East
December 23, 2015
Saudis ‘commute Sir Lanka maid’s stoning death sentence’
A Saudi Arabian court has commuted the death-by-stoning sentence passed on a Sri Lankan maid convicted of adultery, the government…
13 migrants drown in latest Aegean Sea sinking
World
December 23, 2015
13 migrants drown in latest Aegean Sea sinking
At least 13 people including seven children, drowned when their overloaded boat capsized in the Aegean, police said Wednesday, the…
One person killed in blast at an Istanbul airport
Middle East
December 23, 2015
One person killed in blast at an Istanbul airport
One person was killed and another wounded after an explosion of unknown origin Wednesday at an airport in Istanbul, Turkish…