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Price of cocaine most expensive in New Zealand, cheapest in Colombia: report

New Zealand and Australia are among some of the most expensive countries to buy cocaine in, a new survey published on Wednesday has revealed, while South American users pay the least.

9 May 2018

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India approves death penalty for child rapists

Recent cases of child rapes have stoked protest across the country.

21 April 2018

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Syria: chemical weapons inspectors visit Douma

Western countries blame the Syrian government for the alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7, in which 40 people were killed.

21 April 2018

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Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on animals

New analysis published Thursday of a 5000-year-old cow skull with holes drilled into it suggest Neolithic people practiced brain surgery on animals before trying it on humans.

20 April 2018

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Austism pioneer Hans Asperger 'collaborated' with Nazi regime, study finds

The late Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, known for his pioneering work on autism, assisted in the Nazi regime’s euthanasia programme in Austria, a new study revealed on Thursday.

19 April 2018

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Cinema opens in Saudi Arabia, ending decades-old ban

The first commercial cinema will open in Saudi Arabia on Friday, putting an end to a 35-year-old ban, as the conservative Muslim Kingdom looks to open up culturally.

19 April 2018

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Privately-funded 'mission to the moon' to celebrate Apollo 11 anniversary

A privately-funded space exploration mission to launch in 2019 and to land on the moon will carry a time capsule about humanity and Earth.

19 April 2018

Germany

German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas

German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws.

18 April 2018

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Facebook to roll out Europe's stringent privacy rules worldwide

Facebook’s two billion users may get the full benefit of the European Union’s stringent data protection regulations

18 April 2018

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NASA to use 3D-printed parts for spacecraft for first time

As NASA prepares to send a spacecraft deeper into space than ever before, it will do so achieving yet another milestone: For the first time ever, some of the spacecraft's components will be 3D printed. An innovation that could speed up space exploration.

17 April 2018

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Syria celebrates independence from France, days after Western military strikes

Syria celebrates its 72nd years of independence from France on Tuesday, four days after France, the US and the UK hit Syrian military targets in retaliation over a suspected chemical attack in Douma in which 40 people were killed.

17 April 2018

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Number of births outside marriage rise in EU

The number of births outside marriage has risen in all European Union member states since 2000, the EU’s statistics agency revealed on Monday.

16 April 2018

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Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst reveals she is HIV positive

Former Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst revealed on Sunday that she is HIV positive and that she’s been receiving regular treatment for “several years.”

16 April 2018

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Facebook on collision course with EU over data protection?

Just over a month to go until the European Union’s stringent data protection regulation kicks in. But how prepared is Facebook as it grapples with the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

6 April 2018

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Skripal's pets found dead at his home, after nerve agent attack

Two guinea pigs were found dead at the home of Sergei Skripal and a cat had to be put down, British government officials revealed, following the nerve agent attack on the former spy and his daughter, Yulia.

6 April 2018

Earth News

Saatchi showcases contemporary artists you should but don’t know yet

The 'Known Unknowns' exhibition features work from 17 different contemporary artists who are mostly unknown to the wider public but known and respected in the art world.

2 April 2018

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American skier games the Olympic system to underwhelm at Pyeongchang

Hungary's Elizabeth Swaney competed in Pyeongchang's women half-pipe event on Tuesday, despite an obvious lack of talent. Instead, she got there through sheer perseverance — and by playing the Olympic system.

20 February 2018

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KFC forced to close half its UK branches because of a chicken shortage

Fast-food chain KFC has been forced to temporarily close over half of its restaurants in the UK because of a shortage of chickens following a change in its delivery partner.

20 February 2018