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Google Capital is now an investor in Snapchat

Google Capital is now an investor in Snapchat

Google's parent company now owns a piece of Snapchat. Google Capital, one of Alphabet's two venture capital arms, quietly added…
Do the benefits of real friendships translate online?

Do the benefits of real friendships translate online?

A person's Facebook activity might be a window into their health and even predict their odds of dying in the…
7 more substances classified as human carcinogens

7 more substances classified as human carcinogens

The US Department of Health and Human Services released its14th Report on Carcinogens today, including seven "newly reviewed" substances, bringing its…
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group

Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group

Access to social media sites Twitter and Whatsapp was blocked in Turkey on Friday, an internet monitoring group said, following…
Antiquities Ministry cuts price of Luxor tourist passes, opens more tombs

Antiquities Ministry cuts price of Luxor tourist passes, opens more tombs

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has announced a reduction in the price of the Luxor Pass, which gives access to ancient…
Archaeologists descend on Alexandria for celebration of Egypt’s underwater heritage

Archaeologists descend on Alexandria for celebration of Egypt’s underwater heritage

Twenty-five scientists and archeologists from more than 11 countries gathered in Egypt's second city this week for the Alexandria International…
Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales

Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has banned any future dealings with the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, United States, after the…
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan

Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan

Two rock-carved cemeteries belonging to the Late Period of ancient Egypt have been discovered close to the shrine of Agha…
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS

US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS

Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US…
Sanctions threaten Iran climate efforts: vice president

Sanctions threaten Iran climate efforts: vice president

Iran's vice president and environment chief, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has told AFP that the West's failure to fully implement the nuclear…
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