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Sustainable and hi-tech fashion at Berlin's Green and Ethical Fashion Show

Off the shoulder dresses, flower prints in varying colours.

Sport

German Bundesliga first to get assistant video referees

The Germans are going to take some of the luck out of football with the introduction next season of assistant video referees able to countermand on-pitch decisions.

United Arab Emirates

Firefighters in Dubai to use jetpacks

Dubai’s civil defence force showcased their futuristic new fire-fighting tools on January 20, which included a water-powered jetpack.

Business Series

Samsung blames faulty batteries for Galaxy Note 7 fires

Faulty batteries have been blamed by South Korean tech giant Samsung for fires that forced the withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

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World News

MEPs demand EU-wide rules on robots and AI

MEPs have called for the adoption of EU-wide rules on how humans and robots interact.

Norway

Norway first country to switch off FM radio

DAB radio is coming to Norway as the country becomes the first to switch off FM. But in this avid radio nation, will everyone be able to listen?

Belgium

Nuns have fun on YouTube

The savvy Belgian Benedictine sisters have launched their own channel and it is already proving to be a holy hit.

Sci-Tech

Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas celebrating 50 years

A bustling Las Vegas has been hosting the 50th edition of the Consumer Electronics Show.

United Kingdom

OPINION: Robots could put most humans out of work. What then?

By Sean Welsh, researcher in robot ethics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Robots will replace many humans: perhaps most humans in the workplace.

Sci-Tech

A laser printer without ink or toner

Lasers that ‘softly’ burn paper could be the next evolution in printing.

USA

Computer glitch causes big delays at US airports

A computer system glitch has caused big delays at customs and border control at US airports

USA

Facebook activates Safety Check over false alarm

Amid furore over fake news, Facebook falls for false alarm in Bangkok.

Business Series

Nintendo hopes for Pokeman success repeat with Super Mario on mobile

Nintendo is making a big push into gaming on mobile devices, trying to build on Pokemon GO's success by launching Super Mario Run on iPhones.

Business Series

Amazon makes drone delivery history

Internet retailer Amazon has made its first drone delivery in Europe and the first ever directly to a customer. It took place in Cambridge, England.

USA

Yahoo reveals one billion users hit in second cyber attack

Yahoo has admitted yet another cyber attack but this time one billion user accounts may have been affected.

Economy

Trump woos Silicon Valley's elite

Donald Trump holds an "introductory session" with powerful technology executives promising to make "fair deals".

Japan

Japanese transport app offers 'drunk mode' to partygoers

Sci-Tech

HyQ - the four-legged robot for disaster zones

As Italy is slowly recovering from a series of deadly earthquakes, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology of Genoa are developing a new generation of robots to work in disaster…

Sci-Tech

Brexit at the London TechCrunch Disrupt exhibition

Virtual and augmented reality, health technology and mobile tech were centre stage at the annual TechCrunch Disrupt startup event in London.

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Students and NASA design suit for Mars

A full-scale, wearable and adjustable model of a space suit designed for the first Mars landing underwent testing on Monday (5 December) at the Rhode Island School of…