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Birth defects are tied to mosquito

[2016-01-15 08:01]

Researchers have found the strongest evidence so far of a possible link between a mosquito-borne virus and a surge of birth defects in Brazil, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

Students walk barefoot on broken glass to overcome phobia

[2016-01-15 08:01]

About 70 Indian students walked barefoot over broken glass in an apparent bid to overcome exam phobia and stage fright, sparking a probe into the unusual character-building exercise.

IN BRIEF (Page 10)

[2016-01-15 08:01]

British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the Harry Potter films, has died.

California says it has winners in $1.6b jackpot

[2016-01-15 08:01]

Several people in California shared a bonanza of the massive $1.59-billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday, officials said after drawing the winning numbers for the world's largest potential jackpot for a single player.

Goodbye God Save the Queen? UK debates new English anthem

[2016-01-15 08:01]

Will England bid goodbye to God Save the Queen?

Tools show mysterious humans occupied island

[2016-01-15 08:01]

The diminutive prehistoric human species dubbed the "Hobbit" that inhabited the isle of Flores apparently had company on other Indonesian islands long before our species, Homo sapiens, arrived on the scene.

Scientist argues for license to 'edit' human embryos

[2016-01-15 08:01]

A scientist set out her argument on Wednesday for being given a British license to conduct controversial experiments which would alter the DNA of human embryos.

Bronze Age dwellings discovered

[2016-01-14 07:12]

Archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered what were believed to be the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, providing an extraordinary insight into prehistoric life from 3,000 years ago.

In California tests, self-driving cars still require human help

[2016-01-14 07:12]

Futuristic self-driving cars traveling along California roads have needed plenty of old-fashioned human intervention to stay safe.

Dreamers stake hope on big jackpot

[2016-01-14 07:12]

What would you do with a whopping $1.5 billion?

'El Chapo' moved in jail to foil escape

[2016-01-14 07:12]

Mexico's government is moving Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman constantly from cell to cell inside the maximum security prison where he is being held, the same lockup the elusive drug lord escaped from through a tunnel six months ago.

Wartime 'comfort women' refuse payment

[2016-01-14 07:12]

South Korea's wartime sex slavery victims on Wednesday refused to receive reparations from the Japanese government, calling the Seoul-Tokyo agreement on the war crime a "nullification."

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