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U.S.-British scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegian scientists May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for discovering the “inner GPS” that helps the brain navigate through
Pope Francis urged bishops to speak their minds about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start yesterday of a two-week meeting aimed at making the church’s
An Indiana aid worker threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group said in a June letter that he’s afraid to die and is saddened by the pain his captivity
The twins are taking part in studies by researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. The scientists are investigating links between the environment and human behaviour. But participants are viewing the excursion
Dozens of members of the Czech Union of Chimney Climbers scaled the 60-meter tall chimney of a former textile factory one recent Saturday — a hobby they do for thrills
Several hundred Portuguese schoolteachers staged a demonstration in Lisbon to protest the government’s education policies. Seven teachers’ unions organized the march yesterday, attracting protesters from across the country. Among the issues angering
S KOREA’s president is cracking down on rumors in cyberspace in a campaign that threatens the popularity of Kakao Talk, the leading social media service in a country with ambitions
About 500 people gathered in downtown Johannesburg to join the international fight to save dwindling rhino and elephant populations. They marched through South Africa's largest city as part of global marches
A clandestine grave site with multiple burial pits was found outside a city where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and the disappearance of 43 students after protesters clashed
In his run for governor of a rough Peruvian jungle state, Manuel Gambini has repeatedly cited his plaudits from the U.S. government for promoting the cultivation of cocoa beans over
The twists and turns in Brazil’s presidential race were ending yesterday, at least for a few hours, as millions of Brazilians were casting ballots in an election expected to force
A number of other dignitaries including foreign diplomats were killed or seriously wounded. The Egyptian authorities have declared a state of emergency. President Sadat was attending the eighth anniversary of the Yom
The foreign minister of the Bahamas says his country is determined to control illegal immigration, saying allowing it to balloon would be a "recipe for civil strife." Frederick Mitchell struck a
CHINA President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders solemnly presented flower baskets yesterday at the People’s Heroes Monument in central Beijing to mark Martyr’s Day, one of three new holidays
Turkey sent busloads of troops to its border with Syria and considered military options as an Islamic State onslaught against Syrian Kurds drew Turkey deeper into its neighbor’s fighting. Military chief
President Barack Obama and India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that “it is time to set a new agenda” between their countries, addressing concerns that the world’s two largest democracies have grown
The so-called “Thrilla in Manilla” lasted 14 rounds before Frazier’s trainer, Eddie Futch, finally persuaded him to call it a day. Ali said the fight was “the closest thing to dying”. From
A Roman Catholic priest was ordered to remain jailed until his trial on charges that he possessed child pornography and traveled to Honduras for sex with children during missionary trips. U.S.
XINJIANG Two men have been sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for killing a pro-government Muslim cleric in China’s far-western city of Kashgar, state media said yesterday. A
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