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Scientists bank on new runway for Antarctica access

[2017-02-22 07:27]

SYDNEY - Australian scientists are considering plans for a year-round runway in Antarctica to improve access to research sites.

Bride and joy of Nollywood hints at healthy future

[2017-02-22 07:27]

LAGOS - Nigerian film The Wedding Party has shown the country's cinema at the top of its game, with its success at the box office taking it to new audiences across Africa and the world.

Slain dogs used to promote pet death felony legislation

[2017-02-22 07:27]

FLORIDA, NEW YORK - When Denise Krohn came home to find her goldendoodle Kirby bleeding on the kitchen floor, she at first thought it was a terrible accident.

Food for thought on aid delivery

[2017-02-22 07:27]

LONDON - Edible drones filled with food, water or medicine could soon be used to deliver live-saving supplies to remote areas hit by natural disasters or conflict, the company behind the aircraft said on Monday.

Feathered fighters form new front in drone war

[2017-02-21 07:31]

Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws.

Pakistani women's team breaking tackles and making strides

[2017-02-21 07:31]

They might have won only one match at the Asian Women's Rugby Sevens in Laos at the weekend, but for the Pakistan team which formed only a year ago it was a dream debut at an international event.

Family faces deportation after ticking wrong visa box

[2017-02-21 07:31]

A family of four faces deportation from Australian after incorrectly filling out a visa application form.

SpaceX launches rocket from historic NASA pad

[2017-02-21 07:31]

A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launchpad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon, a step forward for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his company's goal of ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.

Worshippers show their cheeky side at naked festival

[2017-02-21 07:31]

With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival.

Nepal sparks into life after power shift

[2017-02-20 08:13]

The continuous whirl of hair dryers is a novel sound at the Blush Beauty Point parlor in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, which until just five months ago had to close at regular intervals because of power cuts.

Brazil megachurch scores TV hit with biblical soap operas

[2017-02-20 08:13]

Nebuchadnezzar II is about to be crowned in a sumptuous Babylonian palace, and production assistants in Havaiana flip-flops are rushing to get a small army of extras into place.

Balloon, camera, action: Mapping a refugee camp

[2017-02-20 08:13]

Equipped with an inexpensive camera and a big red balloon, Firas Ismail - a 20-year-old Palestinian refugee in southern Lebanon - is not your typical urban planner.

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