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Google celebrates Claude Shannon's 100th birth anniversary with doodle
NEW DELHI: Google is wishing happy 100th birthday to the father of information theory, Claude Shannon. Shannon was an American mathematician, electrical engineer and cryptographer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's...
Why Microsoft bought millions of DNA strands
Your next computer might store its data on DNA, with Microsoft exploring the oldest living thing in the world as a way of storing information and avoiding a future data apocalypse. It hopes that using the highly-efficient and long-lasting molecule will allow it to keep pace with the growth of data,...
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Congress heads out with no resolution on Zika, Puerto Rico
Over the past month, the Senate finally passed a major energy bill — the first in nearly a decade — and made progress on providing help for Flint, Michigan, which is grappling with a water...
Ghana Can No Longer Tolerate Open Defecation Barton-Odro
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Ebo Barton-Odro says Ghana can no longer tolerate open defecation under any excuse. According to him, the country cannot win the fight against infectious diseases if it does not step up the pace to address problems associated with safe drinking water,...
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Football: Bale winner puts Madrid on top of La Liga
Madrid, April 30, 2016 (AFP) - Gareth Bale's thunderous header 10 minutes from time moved an under-strength Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Saturday. In the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, Bale stood out with a brilliant...
Nadal and Federer in same quarter
The draw for the ATP Masters 1000 event was made on Saturday with Nadal and Federer both placed in the third quarter. The back-to-form Nadal, who has won claycourt titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona in recent weeks, will open...
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Will easily defeat Hillary Clinton in November, says Donald Trump
Will easily defeat Hillary Clinton in November, says Donald Trump
Washington, Apr 30: Nearly 250 delegates short of bagging the Republican presidential nomination, party front- runner Donald Trump has exuded confidence that he would be able to defeat his Democratic rival Hillary...
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China Says Japan Ties Should Be Based On Cooperation, Not Confrontation
China Says Japan Ties Should Be Based On Cooperation, Not Confrontation
China's relations with Japan should be based on cooperation not confrontation, China's foreign minister told his Japanese counterpart today, adding that China would judge Japan's desire to improve tie......
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Obama announces new steps to curb gun violence
Obama announces new steps to curb gun violence
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use...
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Silvio Berlusconi faces sex and lies charges in seven cities across Italy
Silvio Berlusconi faces sex and lies charges in seven cities across Italy
Courts will try the disgraced former prime minister and young women he is accused of bribing to lie under oath...
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North Korea Congress: Kim Jong-un and the Workers Party
North Korea Congress: Kim Jong-un and the Workers Party
North Korea has said its ruling Workers Party will hold its first congress in nearly 40 years next month. North Korea leadership expert Michael Madden looks at what such a rare gathering might actually do. If it hasn't...
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US: Afghan MSF hospital air strike was not a war crime
US: Afghan MSF hospital air strike was not a war crime
The US military has said that a deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan last year was a mistake and therefore not a war crime. Technical and human error led to the attack, General...
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In Malawi, people with albinism face ‘total extinction’– UN rights expert
In Malawi, people with albinism face ‘total extinction’– UN rights expert
Print 29 April 2016 – A United Nations human rights expert today warned that the atrocities faced by persons with albinism in Malawi render them “an endangered people group facing a risk of systemic extinction over...
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80+ still missing after refugee boat sank off Libya coast: IOM
80+ still missing after refugee boat sank off Libya coast: IOM
More than 80 people are still missing after a boat transporting 110 refugees sank off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, says a spokesman for the...
China Blocks US Navy Ships' Access to Hong Kong Port
China Blocks US Navy Ships' Access to Hong Kong Port
China has denied a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier access to a port in Hong Kong. The Pentagon said Friday the USS Stennis and its accompanying vessels were refused...
Yemen warring sides begin face-to-face talks
Yemen warring sides begin face-to-face talks
Warring sides of the conflict in Yemen have begun face-to-face negotiations for the first time since an ongoing round of talks started under the auspices of the...
16 blamed for mistakes in deadly US attack on Afghan clinic
16 blamed for mistakes in deadly US attack on Afghan clinic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human error, violations of combat rules and untimely equipment failures led to the mistaken U.S. aerial attack on a charity-run hospital in...
Facebook just got hit with lawsuit over its plan to issue new stock
Facebook just got hit with lawsuit over its plan to issue new stock
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Facebook shareholder filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday in a bid to stop the company's plan to issue new Class C stock,...
How the Moon got mysterious “tattoos” decoded
How the Moon got mysterious “tattoos” decoded
NASA scientists have found new insights into how the Moon got its mysterious “tattoos” — swirling patterns of light and dark found at over a...
Rising violence kills over 200 in a week in Syria's Aleppo
Rising violence kills over 200 in a week in Syria's Aleppo
The two sides face off in Aleppo, where 15 die at a mosque and 10 in opposition neighborhoods. DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian army and rebels unleashed...
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Cruz Super PAC Head Promotes 'Biblical' Slavery for Non-Christians
Cruz Super PAC Head Promotes 'Biblical' Slavery for Non-Christians
Does Ted Cruz yearn to reign over America like a God-anointed king from Old Testament scripture?...
His Disdain for Women Oozes From His Pores
His Disdain for Women Oozes From His Pores
Donald Trump's sexist attacks on Hillary Clinton reveal how he really feels about women. Donald...
Brilliant Twitter Bot Replaces Every 'God' in Joel Osteen's Tweets With Something Naughty
Brilliant Twitter Bot Replaces Every 'God' in Joel Osteen's Tweets With Something Naughty
Having questions about your faith? Joel Dongsteen will help put your mind an ease. Joel Dongsteen is...
Allowing Americans to sue foreign governments over terrorist acts may sound like a good idea. ...
Allowing Americans to sue foreign governments over terrorist acts may sound like a good idea. ...
From an emotional standpoint, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act has some appeal. The...
KKK Grand Imperial Wizard Endorses Trump—'a Lot of What He Believes, We Believe'
KKK Grand Imperial Wizard Endorses Trump—'a Lot of What He Believes, We Believe'
You won't believe how seriously the Ku Klux Klan thinks its endorsement is a boon to candidates this...
The 10 Craziest Right-Wing Attacks on Beyoncé
The 10 Craziest Right-Wing Attacks on Beyoncé
From a CIA plot to eat your kids' brains to demonizing Sasha Fierce to Ku Klux Klan tactics, the...
Donald Trump Thinks He Can Win Over Disaffected Bernie Sanders Supporters
Donald Trump Thinks He Can Win Over Disaffected Bernie Sanders Supporters
Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says Trump is ready to bring into the fold anyone who is still...
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