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Maths ‘genius’ Maryam Mirzakhani Dies, Aged 40
Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died in a...
France To Ban Sales of Petrol and Diesel Cars By 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the...
Marissa Mayer Fades Out As Yahoo Ends Its Run
Marissa Mayer was hailed as Yahoo's savior when she took charge of the pioneering internet firm five years ago. But...
Bilingual Education In US In Its Infancy, But Growing
"Brazil, with a 'z' or an 's'?" asks a girl. "In Spanish, it's with an 's,' in English with a 'z,'" another kid...
What To Do With $256 Bn Cash Pile
It is a sign of Apple's success but also a thorny problem: its cash stockpile has hit a staggering $256.8 billion,...
JB’s Missive To Nkrumah 22nd September 1962 (1)
Dr. J. B, Danquah did not fold his arms about matters he thought required correction by President Kwame Nkrumah as...
More Antarctic Protections Urged On World Penguin Day
The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they...
Upward Mobility Has Fallen Sharply In US
In a sign of the fading American Dream, 92 percent of children born in 1940 earned more than their parents, but only...
‘Personal Flying Machine’ Maker Plans Deliveries This Year
A Silicon Valley "flying car" startup reportedly backed by Google co-founder Larry Page released a video Monday of its...
It Pays To Start From the Scratch
It pays to start from the scratch Most graduates in Ghana these days want to secure gainful employment just after their...
Stanford Backtracks On Trump Photo For Sex Assault Conference
Stanford University has backed down in a months-long row with one of its professors over the use of a photo of...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Registers To Run For President
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month's...
Iran’s Former Hardline President Ahmadinejad To Run In New Elections
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken the surprise move of registering to run in next month's...
The ‘robot Lawyer’ Giving Free Legal Advice To Refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder...
Artist Ahead of Her Time In Preening Brand
Everyone knows her magnified flowers and desert bones of New Mexico. But Georgia O'Keeffe also was a pioneer in...
An Immigrant Scholar Leads the Charge Against Computing’s Biggest Roadblock
After 30 years of studying the brain as a guide to building faster computers, Kwabena Boahen may have given his fellow...
Amma Asante, Jojo Abot, Philomena Kwao, Others Make Top 100 African Women List
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pan-African brand Okay Africa has unveiled a list of 100 African women who...
Amma Asante, Jojo Abot, Philomena Kwao, Others Make Top 100 African Women List
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pan-African brand OkayAfrica has unveiled a list of 100 African women who...
Under Trump, Arab-Americans Think Twice About Census Visibility
Arab-Americans have long sought to be recognized as a distinct ethnic group by the US census. But with President Donald...