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Pharoah Statues Found In Muddy Cairo Pit
Archaeologists in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb on Thursday uncovered two pharaonic statues dating back more than 3,000...
New US Environment Chief Questions Carbon Link To Global Warming
The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of...
Kohli, Smith In Peace Talks To Solve India, Australia Crisis
Warring captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith will hold peace talks in an effort to defuse the tension which has...
Stephin Merritt Tells Life In 50 Songs, Weird Diseases and All
Facing the task of summing up his 50 years on Earth through songs, Stephin Merritt has revealed unorthodox living...
Facebook Family To Grow With Second Zuckerberg Baby
Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed that Facebook's first family is growing, with a baby sister on the way for...
Arena Cautious About Dempsey Return
United States coach Bruce Arena said he will take a cautious approach before recalling Clint Dempsey to the national...
UN Proposes Measures To Curb Sex Abuse By Peacekeepers
The United Nations on Thursday proposed a series of new steps aimed at stamping out sex abuse by peacekeepers as a...
New York Immigrant Rights Activist Escapes Deportation
For years, Ravi Ragbir has been a prominent New York immigrant rights activist who has helped protect hundreds of...
Badminton Olympic Champ Chen Long Out of All England
China's Olympic champion Chen Long was dumped out of the All-England Open on Thursday, losing in the second round to...
Hatred, Prejudice On Rise In Trump’s America
Nearly two-thirds of US voters say hatred and prejudice in the United States have risen since Donald Trump was elected...
IOC Freezes Grants To Kenyan Olympic Body
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday imposed a freeze on grants to the Kenyan Olympic committee in a move...
France’s Jarre To Play Israel In Aid of Dead Sea
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the...
US Move On North Korea Tests Risks China Clash
Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile...
China Warns of ‘trade War’ If WTO Ignored
China warned Thursday that United States ignoring World Trade Organization rulings could trigger a "trade war" after...
New Trump Travel Ban Faces First Court Challenge
President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on refugees and nationals from six mainly Muslim countries faced a new...
Carbon Dioxide Isn’t Main Cause of Global Warming
The incoming head of America's Environmental Protection Agency, climate skeptic Scott Pruitt, said Thursday he believes...
Airbnb Valued At $31 Billion In New Funding Round
Airbnb raised more than a billion dollars in a fresh funding round that valued the home-sharing startup at $31 billion,...
Unhealthy Eating Is Linked To 400,000 US Deaths Per Year
Unhealthy eating habits can be blamed for more than 400,000 US deaths a year due to heart disease and related...
US Lawmakers Debate Obamacare Replacement For More Than 24 Hours
A US congressional panel surpassed 24 straight hours of debate Thursday on Republican plans to kill Obamacare,...