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Commercial interest in synthetic biology – or software that can replace genes with synthetic templates – has accelerated in recent years, taking a classic field of science into the modern era. But what are…
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The now-trendy “scroll”, along with air-dressing and eating in a fancy-pants airline lounge, are all super-important features flight attendants see on departing flights these days. “They love it because it makes it more relaxed…
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Lori Loughlin’s family was hit with a firestorm of bad publicity following her arrest in the college admissions scandal, but her daughters – Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli – have had the…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says all people 55 and older should be getting the booster shots of a form of the Zika virus that was discovered only in April 2018….
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North Korea’s claim to be able to miniaturise nuclear warheads has worried Washington and could renew fears of war. The US defence secretary announced an inquiry into US cyber capabilities and the president hosted…
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While “superyacht” ships have one thing in common, these floating skyscrapers are so big that even the Department of Homeland Security might give in. Don’t believe us? Scroll through the slideshow for a glimpse…
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By Ayesha Siddiqi , CNN Written by Preservationists have taken an unlikely step in their fight to save the site of the Alamo, where 14 brave Texans died trying to defend their town from…
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The long-running saga of the Murdoch family’s push into the UK media has ended in two unexpected acts of clarity from the empire’s octogenarian media magnate, Rupert Murdoch. I’m a failure. It’s time to…
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Two missionaries in Haiti have been released after they were abducted in a group kidnapping in the Caribbean country. The hostage-takers were armed with guns and bound the other five missionaries, The Associated Press…
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Congressional members, from the House and Senate, went overseas for a firsthand look at America’s military presence in the Pacific on Thanksgiving Day. Hearings included Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Canadian Defence Minister…
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