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France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app

France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app

A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government Wednesday,…
Tutankhamun’s dagger was made from a meteorite: scientists

Tutankhamun’s dagger was made from a meteorite: scientists

A dagger found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun was made from a rare sort of iron meteorite, according to…
How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg

How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg

News on Monday that Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, and therefore one of the most tech-savvy people living…
French scientists join project to uncover secrets of the pyramids

French scientists join project to uncover secrets of the pyramids

French scientists equipped with a special telescope have joined the Scan the Pyramids project that was launched last year to…
Egypt’s CO2 emissions up by 2.13%, fossil fuels largely to blame

Egypt’s CO2 emissions up by 2.13%, fossil fuels largely to blame

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has reported a rise in Egypt's carbon dioxide emissions resulting from…
Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’

Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’

Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a "global sleep crisis," according to a…
Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia

Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia

The long-debated question of where dogs first appeared has always been complex, and now a new study suggests it may…
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling

Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling

They have brought hope to millions, drugs so revolutionary that they can cure hepatitis C and so expensive that neither…
Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children

Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children

A Canadian study, published in the journal EbioMedicine, has found that women who ate more fruit during pregnancy had children…
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to…
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