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Microsoft VP on how ideas are built on top of others

RespondingtotheaccusationthatChinaisnottheinventoroftechnology,andratheronlytheamplifierofitsapplicatioin,Dr.Hsiao-wuenHon,corporatevicepresidentofMicrosoft,tal

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Conservationists use astronomy software to save species

Researchersareusingastronomicaltechniquesusedtostudydistantstarstosurveyendangeredspecies.Theteamofscientistsisdevelopingasystemtoautomaticallyidentifyanimalsus

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A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound

In2013,twobiologistsnamedJamieVoylesandCorinneL.Richards-ZawackispentweekssloggingupanddownmountainsidesinPanama.“Wewerebug-bittenandbeatup,”recalledDr.Voyles,n

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Enforcement, research and development — keys to disaster mitigation

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Jan.14(APD)-ThePhilippinegovernmentandtheprivatesectorneedtoworktogethertoavertdisastrousimpactofnaturalcalamitiesbroughtbyearthqua

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Russian doping: IOC accused of 'cowardice' over Rodchenkov

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hasbeenaccusedof"cowardice"forfailingtohelpaformerRussiananti-dopingofficialturnedwhistleblower.RodchenkovfledtotheUnitedSt

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Mt Hope installed as 'UK's highest peak'

Britainhasanewtallestmountain.MtHope,whichissitedinthepartoftheAntarcticclaimedbytheUK,wasrecentlyre-measuredandfoundtotowerabovetheprevioustitleholder,MtJackso

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Israel honours first recognised Arab Holocaust saviour

TheonlyArabtobeawardedIsrael'shighesthonourforsavingJewsduringtheNaziHolocausthasposthumouslyreceivedhisaward.EgyptiandoctorMohamedHelmyhidayoungJewishwomanandh

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Scientists say your brain still works after death

Scientistshavemanagedtomakedeathevenscarier.AccordingtoateamofscientistsinNewYork,thehumanbrainisstillveryactiveafterdeath,whichmeansthere'sachanceyoucouldactua

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Philippine secretary of Health condemns murders VS doctors

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Sept.18(APD)–HealthSecretaryPaulynJeanB.Rosell-UbialcondemnedtherecentkillingofDr.VicenteSoco,provincialhealthofficerofDinagatIslan

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Ruth Pfau: Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' dies aged 87

Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and has been described as the country's Mother Teresa, has died in Karachi aged 87.

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The ‘wanderlust gene’ – is it real and do you have it?

Everwonderedwhysomepeoplehavemoreofacompulsiontotravelthanothers?Notonlytravel,buttraveltochallengingdestinations;placeswheretheyarelikelytobepushedoutoftheirco

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Signal may be from first 'exomoon'

AteamofastronomershaspotentiallydiscoveredthefirstknownmoonbeyondtheSolarSystem.Ifconfirmed,the"exomoon"islikelytobeaboutthesizeandmassofNeptune,andcirclesaplan

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China to play an important role in Philippine transport development

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,July11(APD)–ThePhilippinesstandstobenefitfromtheneededprogramsinthetransportsectorusingitsownfunds,softloansandpublic-privatepartne

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After assault suit, Kesha returns with impassioned ballad

ThesingerKesha,whogalvanizedthemusicindustrywithherlegalbattleagainstaproducersheallegesrapedher,returnedThursdaywithanimpassionedballadaboutfindingspiritualstr

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US probe to make unprecedented plunge into sun’s atmosphere

AUSspacecraftsettolaunchnextyearwillmakeaseriesofunprecedenteddivesintothesun’sscorchingatmospheretoseehowthestarworksandwhatcanbedonetobetterpredictspaceweathe

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Germany general election to be held on Sept 24, says government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government on Wednesday (Jan 18) set Sept 24 as the date for a general election in which she will seek a fourth term, facing populist headwinds over a record migrant influx.

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Malaysia's government hospitals to do fire audit following deadly blaze in Johor hospital

A fire audit will be carried out on all hospitals in Malaysia under the Health Ministry, starting with the oldest and those at high risk.