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Oldest human fossil outside Africa is dug up in Israel

TheoldestremainsofamodernhumanoutsideAfricahavebeendugupinIsrael,offeringevidenceofwhatgeneticstudieshavealreadysuggested--thathumansmigratedoutofAfricasome50,0

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Chinese scientists enhance e-skin sensory capability

TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasexpandedelectronicskin(e-skin)functionality.Sensingnowincludestemperature,strain,humidity,light,magneticfields,pressureandpro

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Beyond Sin by Eifman ballet of St. Petersburg performed in Beijing

ByAPDwriterTaoXingTheballet“BeyondSin”bySaintPetersburgEifmanBalletTroupewasstagedinBeijingonFridayevening.Theballet,adaptedfromRussian’sliterarymasterpiecetheB

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Silicon Valley stays on trend as AI goes mainstream in 2017

Astechcompanies,frompromisingstartupstobig-namefirmssuchasGoogleandFacebook,aresnappinguptheAItechnologywhichhaschangedpeople'slivesandtheworld,ArtificialIntell

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3D-projected social robot to mimic human expressions

Artificialintelligence(AI)robotsarenowadaysmorecommonthanyouthink;someofthemcanassistinheavyworkswhileotherscanparticipateinconversations.InSweden,peopleareintr

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Peru's ex-President Fujimori taken from jail to hospital

Peru'sformerPresidentAlbertoFujimorihasbeentakenfromprisontoahospitalbecauseoflowbloodpressureandabnormalheartrhythm.Hisdoctorwasquotedbylocalmediaassayingcardi

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Google AI top scientist calls China an "important country" for AI

"ChinaisarisingcountryofAIworkandresearch,"saidFei-FeiLi,ChiefScientistofArtificialIntelligence(AI)andMachineLearning(ML)atGoogleCloud,callingforenhancedAIcoope

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China's white paper hails new progress in human rights protection

AwhitepaperissuedbyChina'sStateCouncilInformationOfficeonFridaylauded"remarkableprogress"inthelaw-basedprotectionofhumanrightsoverthepastfiveyears.Accordingtoth

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Myanmar steps up fight against human-trafficking

Myanmar'sYangoncitypoliceissteppingupfightagainsthuman-traffickingbycollectingpersonalinformationofpassengersleavingYangonthroughhighwaybusterminals,theofficial

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515 cholera cases recorded in Zambian capital

Choleracaseshaverisento515inLusaka,theZambiancapital,itshealthministrysaidonWednesday.MinistryofHealthPermanentSecretaryinChargeofAdministrationKennedyMalamatol

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Researchers develop a way to train robots with just a gentle nudge

ResearchersatRiceUniversityhavedevelopedawaytotrainrobotswithjustalittlepush.Theirmethodusesalgorithmsthatallowrobotstonotonlyrespondtoahuman'stouchinthemoment,

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Dangers of "killer robots" to be debated at UN

Itisverycommoninsciencefictionfilmsforautonomousarmedrobotstomakelife-or-deathdecisions—oftentothedetrimentofthehero.Butthesedays,lethalmachineswithanabilitytop

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US safety board to probe unmanned bus crash in Las Vegas

UnitedStatesfederaltransportationsafetyofficialsareinvestigatingacollisioninLasVegasbetweenaself-drivingshuttlebusonitsfirstdayofserviceandadeliverytruck.TheNav

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Massive federal report to give in-depth look on climate change in U.S.

AfederallymandatedreportsetforreleaseFridaywillprovideanin-depthexaminationofhowclimatechangeisalreadyaffectingAmericans.TheNationalClimateAssessmentispreparedb

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Puppy eyes: The tail wagging the dog?

Yourdogmaybeamastermanipulator,deliberatelymakingpuppyeyestopullatyourheartstrings,accordingtoastudyThursdayintoaploymanymuttownershavelongsuspected.Theresearch

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Qatar reelected into UN Human Rights Council

QatarhasbeenreelectedintotheUNHumanRightsCouncilforthefourthroundofthree-yeartermfor2018-2020,aforeignministrystatementsaidTuesday.Qatarhaswonthetermby155votesf

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Alphabet's DeepMind forms ethics unit for AI

DeepMind,Alphabet'sartificialintelligence(AI)divisionandsistercompanytoGoogle,hasannouncedthelaunchofan"ethicsandsociety"unitinordertostudytheimpactofnewtechnol