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Ribbon running out for India's typing tradition

[2017-01-24 08:33]

The end is coming, though admittedly it may not look that way at 10 am on a Tuesday morning, when dozens of young Indians have arrived for morning classes at Anand Type, Shorthand and Keypunch College, and every battered Remington is clattering away.

Female animators draw back from sex bombs and nerd girls

[2017-01-24 08:33]

The California Institute of the Arts was created partly by Walt Disney's desire to bring more top-flight animators into the profession. And it has during its 47 years, though for a long time almost all were men.

Hollywood set for Oscars picks with no big surprises

[2017-01-24 08:33]

All eyes will be on Hollywood on Tuesday as the list of nominees for this year's Oscars is unveiled with critical darlings La La Land, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea set to fare well.

Sailor stays cool in record attempt

[2017-01-24 08:33]

Lisa Blair set off from the Western Australian town of Albany on Monday as she attempts to be the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica solo, non-stop and unassisted in less than 100 days.

Thrillseekers tread the boards in drone craze

[2017-01-23 07:47]

Skirted on all sides by snow-clad pine forests, Latvia's remote Lake Ninieris would be the perfect picture of winter tranquillity - were it not for the huge drone buzzing like a swarm of angry bees as it zooms above the solid ice surface.

Doctors call for alcohol ad ban

[2017-01-23 07:47]

A group of doctors in Australia has called for the nation's cricketing bodies to ban alcohol sponsorship, claiming it is negatively affecting children.

Singapore switchoff highlights digital divide for phone users

[2017-01-23 07:47]

When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal - digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology.

The woman in the firing line of Brexit

[2017-01-23 07:47]

Gina Miller has endured months of death threats and racist taunts for her decision to challenge the legal basis of Brexit, and while hopeful of victory on Tuesday, she is not looking forward to it.

Nigeria's aviation sector rocked by heavy turbulence

[2017-01-23 07:47]

Nigeria may consider itself a regional aviation hub but years of mismanagement and now recession have blighted domestic airline operations, making delays and cancellations the norm.

Trump pledges to unify US on inauguration eve

[2017-01-21 07:20]

Billionaire Republican Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to bring unity to the United States as he swept into Washington on the eve of the most consequential moment of his life - his inauguration as 45th president of the country.

Extradited drug lord 'El Chapo' arrives in US

[2017-01-21 07:20]

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious drug kingpins, is finally headed for a court date the United States sought for two decades while he made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run in Mexico.

Extinction threatens 60 percent of primates

[2017-01-21 07:20]

From gorillas to gibbons, about 60 percent of primates, the closest biological relatives to human beings, are threatened by extinction due largely to human activities, a study has found.

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