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Female libido drug 'Addyi' approved by US regulator despite safety fears

A drug dubbed the “female Viagra” – even though it works differently – has been approved by US regulators the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

USA

Robotics a walk in the park with latest advances on display

Boston Dynamics , one of Google’s parent company Alphabet’s hi-tech arms, has released video of its latest baby, the Atlas robot. In the video the

USA

Tiger escapes on set of Detroit photoshoot

USA

US civil rights icon Julian Bond dies aged 75

American civil rights activist Julian Bond has died at the age of 75. Bond co-founded the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee in the 1960s

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400 US flights grounded by flight tracking system glitch

More than 400 flights were cancelled at airports along the US east coast on Saturday (August 15) because of an issue with a flight-tracking system in

USA

Aid worker Kayla Mueller raped by ISIL leader while being held hostage

US officials have announced that aid worker Kayla Mueller, seized in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in August 2013 and held hostage by

USA

NYC couples re-enact WW2 kiss

Hundreds of couples have descended upon New York’s Times Square to reenact the famous photograph of a kiss between a sailor and a woman celebrating

Cuba

Road of estrangement is not the right one, Kerry at US embassy reopening in Cuba

The stars and stripes adorn the US embassy in Cuba for the first time in 54 years. The flag raising ceremony in Havana marked another symbolic step

Cuba

Cuba: US flag to fly over embassy for the first time since 1961

Last-minute preparations are underway for the historic re-opening ceremony of the US embassy in Cuba. Three marines who lowered the flag for the last

Cuba

Cubans celebrate Fidel Castro's birthday, as US prepares to open embassy

Cubans have been marking the 89th birthday of former president Fidel Castro, as the US prepares to officially open its embassy in the capital. At

Cuba

On the cusp of change, Cuba turns to the future with eye on the past

Ever since the recent rapprochement between Washington and Havana, Cubans have been looking ahead to what the future might hold. Many seem confident

USA

Nearly four million litres of contaminated water leaks into Colorado river system

In the US nearly four million litres of waste water containing toxins has been a leaked into a local river system in Colorado. The Environmental

Sport

McIlroy ready to defend PGA Championship title

The competitors of the 97th edition of the PGA Championship have been fine tuning their swings ahead of round one that gets under way on Thursday

USA

Texas police officer is fired after shooting dead black teenager

A white policeman who shot dead a black teenager in Texas last week has been dismissed. Officer Brad Miller killed Christian Taylor after reports

USA

Clinton email server handed over to FBI

Lawyers for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton have handed over her private email server and a pen-drive of work-related emails to the

Bolivia

US to restore diplomatic relations with Bolivia

The United States and Bolivia announced on Tuesday that they are working to restore full diplomatic relations. The two countries fell out in 2008

USA

US: alleged insider trading ring relied on hackers from Ukraine

Investigators in the US say they have breached a new front in the war on cybercrime. They have broken up an alleged international insider trading

USA

Google makes alpha bet on new company structure

It's a Googlution at the world's biggest hi-tech company as investors say goodbye to Google, and hello to Alphabet

USA

Donald Trump confounds critics to retain Republican lead - new poll

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is weathering the storm of fresh controversy, remaining well ahead of his rivals in the Republican race for next

USA

US Coast Guard nets record drug haul

A record haul of a billion dollars’ worth of cocaine and heroin was unloaded by the US Coast Guard in California on Monday. The drugs were seized by

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