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Google Unveils a 3-Decade Time-Lapse of the Earth By Jeffrey Kluger

It doesn’t pay to take your eyes off the Earth for a second. Look away even briefly and who knows what it will get up to?

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Twitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack

Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said on Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda.

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Bionic eye could help the blind to see again

Blindness could be partially cured using a bionic 'eye' which beams images directly into the brain.

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Portuguese researchers develop new method to diagnose stomach cancer

Portuguese researchers have claimed that they have developed a new method to diagnose stomach cancer by using 2D images.

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Japanese gov't cracks down on child pornography

Japan's Lower House of parliament on Thursday approved a bill banning the possession of child pornography with the bill expected to swiftly be passed and moved to the upper house for ratification before the current Diet session ends June 22.

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Vietnam to launch first remote sensing satellite into orbit

Vietnam will launch the first remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1, into orbit on May 4 from the Kourou launch pad, Guyana, France, reported the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on its website, quoting sources from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology as saying.