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Beijing on highest pollution alert but smog not as bad as forecast

Beijing on highest pollution alert but smog not as bad as forecast

China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting on Saturday, but residents said the haze was…
Iran ‘to close capital’s schools’ due to air pollution

Iran ‘to close capital’s schools’ due to air pollution

Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said Saturday, following air pollution three times the…
Beyond Fitbit: The quest to develop medical-grade wearables

Beyond Fitbit: The quest to develop medical-grade wearables

A new wave of wearable computing devices that detect and monitor serious diseases is moving from the laboratory to the…
3D video games may be good for your memory

3D video games may be good for your memory

Playing three-dimensional video games just 30 minutes a day might mean new memories are less likely to fade away, a…
School-based mindfulness training may reduce stress, trauma

School-based mindfulness training may reduce stress, trauma

Middle-school students in urban areas may benefit from in-school mindfulness programs, a new study suggests. Students taking a mindfulness-based stress reduction…
Sucrose can help prevent sport-related tiredness

Sucrose can help prevent sport-related tiredness

According to scientists at the University of Bath, putting a little sugar in a bottle of water before a big…
Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study

Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study

Environmental factors such as sunshine and tobacco smoke cause more cancers than random DNA mutations, researchers have affirmed -- contesting…
Twitter warns some users of possible state-sponsored cyber attack

Twitter warns some users of possible state-sponsored cyber attack

Twitter Inc issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data…
Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours

Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours

Germany said on Tuesday that Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech from their websites within 24…
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