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[ad_1] Astrophysicist lady Jocelyn Bell Burnell was right to be angry. She died for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974. It was awarded to his former supervisor, Antony Hewish, for the …
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[ad_1] In 2016, Barnes & Noble announced a plan to attract new customers with a menu of wines and beers and salmon at $ 24. The new seated restaurants sparked speculation that …
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[ad_1] If you are an insect that dreams of traveling in space, your future is bright. Researchers at Japan's Shizuoka University this month launch a tiny space elevator on an H-2B rocket …
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[ad_1] Do not let the nose ring or jumped collar fool you. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was clearly taking things seriously today (5 September) in Washington, where he testified before two congressional …
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[ad_1] The Swedish royal family is undoubtedly glamorous, as is the crime that left them – and their subjects – short of two priceless historic crowns and a royal orb. On July …
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[ad_1] Salmonella in crackers and cereals? We are used to outbreaks of poultry or raw eggs. Now, a month after a Kellogg has released its Honey Smacks cereal rays, a range of …
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[ad_1] Two years ago today, the Philippines won a major legal victory over China. An international court ruled on July 12, 2016 that China's comprehensive land claims in the South China Sea …
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[ad_1] WhatsApp has been pulled up by the Indian government over a spate of killings across the country sparked by rumors spread on the world's largest messaging On July 03, India's Information …
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