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'Ring of steel' to protect royal wedding

[2018-03-31 07:20]

LONDON - A $42 million "ring of steel" will surround the May 19 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, including barriers, vehicle checks, snipers and airport-style scanners, at Windsor Castle in May, British media reported on Thursday.

Astronomers in dark over 'bizarre' galaxy discovery

[2018-03-30 07:32]

PARIS - Astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.

Study: Armed security officers are on the rise in US schools

[2018-03-30 07:32]

WASHINGTON - Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at US schools, according to a federal study released on Thursday amid a heated debate over whether teachers and other school officials should carry guns.

Syrian children make up for lost years

[2018-03-30 07:32]

DAMASCUS - Upon seeing the people who are evacuating the eastern Ghouta countryside of the capital Damascus, one immediately noticed the unexpected number of children leaving with their families.

Finnish educators trial robot teachers

[2018-03-30 07:32]

TAMPERE, Finland - The new language teacher at a Finnish primary school has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the Gangnam Style dance.

Final straw as food franchise moves to paper

[2018-03-30 07:32]

LONDON - McDonald's on Wednesday became the latest big company in the United Kingdom to say it was the last straw for plastic - with plans to start using drinking straws made from paper.

Robots play a role in elder care

[2018-03-29 07:22]

TOKYO - Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled man taking shaky steps, saying in a gentle feminine voice, "right, left, well done!"

England to introduce bottle deposit scheme

[2018-03-29 07:22]

All plastic, glass or metal drinks containers in England are to become the subject of a new returnable deposit scheme in a bid to reduce pollution and encourage recycling.

2,500-year-old mummy found in 'empty' coffin

[2018-03-29 07:22]

SYDNEY - Staff at the University of Sydney's Nicholson Museum in Australia discovered a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy inside a coffin that was thought to be empty.

Russia to respond over US expulsion

[2018-03-28 08:18]

MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Moscow would respond harshly to a US decision to expel Russian diplomats, but was still open to talks with Washington, the RIA news agency reported.

Consulate closure 'frustrating'

[2018-03-28 08:18]

SEATTLE - The US government's decision to shutter the Russian consulate in Seattle displeased many Russian immigrants on Monday, some of whom rushed to its offices in hopes of securing passports, visas and other important documents.

Erdogan hopes EU tensions are in past

[2018-03-28 08:18]

SOFIA, Bulgaria - President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Monday in Varna to keep up bilateral dialogue.

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