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Coffee may help to prevent breast cancer from recurring
Health & Fitness
May 17, 2015
Coffee may help to prevent breast cancer from recurring
Women diagnosed with breast cancer could halve the risk of recurrence by drinking at least two cups of java per day,…
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
Cinema/TV
May 17, 2015
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney straps on a jet pack again for Disney's new movie "Tomorrowland," a retro-futuristic spectacle mixing environmental…
Russia probes space failures after rocket falls to Earth
Science
May 17, 2015
Russia probes space failures after rocket falls to Earth
Russia on Sunday began investigating the loss of a commercial satellite and a separate glitch on the International Space Station,…
Why successful dieting is so complex
Health & Fitness
May 17, 2015
Why successful dieting is so complex
American researchers have shed light on the divide between the desire to go on a diet to lose weight and the…
Africa: ‘the next China’ for contemporary art
Art news
May 17, 2015
Africa: ‘the next China’ for contemporary art
Giles Peppiatt, from Bonhams in London, had good reason to make the trip to Nigeria's financial capital, Lagos, for the…
Well-funded Jet.com may be ecommerce game-changer
Business
May 17, 2015
Well-funded Jet.com may be ecommerce game-changer
Jet.com has yet to launch its online retail site to the public, but has already drawn attention as a would-be…
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
Middle East
May 17, 2015
Houthi rebels absent as Yemeni parties gather in Riyadh
Yemen's exiled President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was to open a conference of political parties from his war-torn country on…
Russia flexes Central Asia military might amid Afghan fears
World
May 17, 2015
Russia flexes Central Asia military might amid Afghan fears
Russia has deployed hundreds of troops for drills in Central Asia with its ex-Soviet allies in a show of force…
New Japan volcano island ‘natural lab’ for life
Environment
May 17, 2015
New Japan volcano island ‘natural lab’ for life
A brand new island emerging off the coast of Japan offers scientists a rare opportunity to study how life begins…
Egypt hangs 6 convicted Islamist militants
Egypt
May 17, 2015
Egypt hangs 6 convicted Islamist militants
Egyptian authorities hanged six men convicted of killing soldiers on Sunday, police said, ignoring appeals to spare them amid allegations…