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Neanderthals' arty side revealed

[2018-02-24 07:08]

LONDON - The world's oldest known cave paintings were made by Neanderthals, not modern humans, suggesting our extinct cousins were far from being uncultured brutes.

'Fattest man' eyeing a lighter, brighter future

[2018-02-24 07:08]

GUADALAJARA, Mexico-The folds of flesh on Juan Pedro Franco's back sway heavily as he cranks the pedals of a modified bicycle with his arms, exercising to boost his already jaw-dropping weightloss total of 250 kilograms.

SpaceX launch boosts plan to create satellite internet

[2018-02-24 07:08]

LOS ANGELES - SpaceX completed another launch of its Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday with the first two prototype satellites of its global broadband internet-in-space project, Starlink, successfully deployed in orbit.

App becomes new outlet for #MeToo

[2018-02-23 07:23]

SEOUL - A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring the country's #MeToo movement, shedding new light on sexual harassment in the heavily male-dominated corporate culture.

Competitiveness challenges as labor productivity lags in Laos

[2018-02-23 07:23]

VIENTIANE, Laos - The labor force is cheap and this makes the country a competitive investment destination. But this perception may no longer be accurate as the World Bank's data has revealed that the productivity of the Lao workforce is much lower than that of neighboring nations.

Solar pumps up incomes for Nepal's quake-hit farmers

[2018-02-23 07:23]

SHIKHARPUR, Nepal - In the village of Shikharpur in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills, the faint sound of water can be heard trickling through a large metal pump.

3-D limbs aid war wounded, kids

[2018-02-23 07:23]

AMMAN - Iraqi soldier Abdullah lost his left hand fighting the Islamic State group but now he has a prosthetic one - thanks to a 3-D printing lab in Jordan.

Pakistan's men finding room to groom

[2018-02-23 07:23]

ISLAMABAD - Nails are buffed, blackheads scrubbed and coffee sipped to the sound of clipping scissors inside the 'Men's' salon in Pakistan's capital city, where a growing number of male patrons are set on revamping their style.

Forum gets smart with city issues

[2018-02-22 07:41]

The common challenges facing cities today - housing, transportation, healthcare, energy and the environment - will be examined at an upcoming forum by pooling global cities' resources.

'Mobile banking' means a bank on a truck in rural Germany

[2018-02-22 07:41]

TSCHIRN, Germany - Bank manager Juergen Schaller never expected to end up getting a trucker's license and driving 20,000 kilometers per year.

SpaceX to launch internet satellite

[2018-02-22 07:41]

LOS ANGELES - SpaceX plans to launch its first demonstration satellite on Wednesday for its internet-in-space project.

Cousin of ugliest fish hauled up from abyss

[2018-02-22 07:41]

SYDNEY - More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said on Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr. Blobby.

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