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Robot fish exploring mysteries of the deep

[2018-03-24 07:20]

WASHINGTON - When exploring marine environments, underwater robots tend to be a bull trout in a china shop, disturbing marine life with their bulk and disruptive propulsion. Enter SoFi, the soft, agile robotic fish with a delicate demeanor.

Facebook furor rages as apology fails to placate lawmakers, Wall St

[2018-03-24 07:20]

WASHINGTON/LONDON - Facebook came under further pressure from lawmakers, investors, advertisers and users on Thursday, the day after its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media network made mistakes in letting 50 million users' data get into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Truck art polishes image in Thailand

[2018-03-23 08:01]

BANGKOK - Music pounds from the speakers and LED lights ripple across the customized cabs at a "truck party" hosted by proud Thai drivers showing off their lorries with swag.

Robot champions technology as endless source of opportunities

[2018-03-23 08:01]

KATHMANDU - When Sophia, the world's first robot citizen, greeted the audience at a conference in Kathmandu with "Namaste Nepal", the hall burst into applause.

Britain appoints first black female high commissioner

[2018-03-23 08:01]

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, also known as the FCO, has appointed its first black female high commissioner, as it looks to transform the image of its diplomatic service as a white, male-dominated organization.

Afghan teenage beekeeper creates entrepreneurial buzz

[2018-03-23 08:01]

LONDON - Three years ago a schoolgirl in rural Afghanistan took out a small loan and bought two beehives. In her first year she harvested 16 kilograms of honey, enough to repay the loan and leave her with a small profit.

Beetle threatens famed blossoms

[2018-03-23 08:01]

TOKYO - Across Japan's capital, pink and white cherry blossoms are emerging, but the famed blooms are facing a potentially mortal enemy, experts say: an invasive foreign beetle.

Master of illusion shaking up art world

[2018-03-22 07:43]

BUENOS AIRES - Thousands of visitors have posed on his trompe-l'oeil facades, he made the pointed tip of the Buenos Aires Obelisk disappear and he even tricked visitors into thinking they were seeing others underwater in a giant pool.

Turtle warriors take up rescue mission

[2018-03-22 07:43]

DALUAKANI, India - Since he was a boy, Soumyaranjan Biswal has kept a night vigil at the beach near his coastal Indian village where tens of thousands of tiny olive ridley turtles gather to lay their eggs.

Wreckage of ship blown apart in WWII found, offering closure

[2018-03-22 07:43]

JUNEAU, Alaska - The recent discovery of the USS Juneau in the depths of the South Pacific has provided some closure to people with connections to the ship, which was blown apart during World War II.

Uncertainty prevails as scandal clouds Abe's future

[2018-03-22 07:43]

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing his biggest political crisis since taking office more than five years ago, as suspicions swirl about a land sale to a school operator with ties to his wife.

Two wounded in Maryland school shooting

[2018-03-22 07:43]

GREAT MILLS, Maryland - In the latest school shooting in the United States, the gunfire was over and done with in less than a minute.

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