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Second batch of volunteers enter China's 'Lunar Palace'

China Daily | 2017-07-10

Four Chinese volunteers will live in a sealed, self-contained laboratory simulating a moon-like environment, for the next 200 days without any interaction with the outside world as Beijing prepares for its long-term goal of putting humans on the moon. Their journey started on Sunday. The lab, called...

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Gold Stocks’ Summer Bottom

Silver Doctors | 2017-07-09

The gold miners’ stocks have drifted lower over the past month, slumping back to major support. This weakness has naturally intensified the bearish psychology engulfing this small contrarian sector, traders want nothing to do with it. Yet summers typically see gold and its miners’ stocks meander...

Ghana eyes surfing to boost tourism numbers

This is Money | 2017-07-09

Kokrobite Beach, just west of Accra, has already hosted an international surf day competition and Ghana is pinning its hopes on development of the sport as a means of boosting an under-developed tourism sector Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organising...

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Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors?

New York Times | 2017-07-10

No one looks beyond the short-term effects of the many hormone injections needed to stimulate the release of multiple eggs at one time. ......

Good news! Now Delhiites will get 'free surgeries' in private hospitals

Yahoo Daily News | 2017-07-09

Good news! Now Delhiites will get 'free surgeries' in private hospitals In a good news for Delhiites, people who spend their time in long queues, will now get free life-saving surgeries in private Delhi's hospitals. The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has given the task to 21 private...

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1 of 4 African-American students stuck in subpar schools: report

Chicago Sun-Times | 2017-07-10

One in every four African-American students in Chicago Public Schools attends a “failing” school, according to a new analysis that puts the number for Hispanic students at two in 25, and for white students, two in 100. That’s according to a new analysis published Monday by the education advocacy...

Malala celebrates high school graduation but says it's 'bittersweet'

The Independent | 2017-07-07

Malala Yousafzai might be just 19 years old but she has experienced more in those years than most do in their lifetimes. Despite the action-packed life the Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace...

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Djokovic advances at Wimbledon

Otago Daily Times | 2017-07-08

Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over Ernests Gulbis. Photo WorldPhotos.com Berating the umpire at the start and bellowing to the sky as he closed out a third-set tiebreak on Centre Court, it was hard to argue with Novak Djokovic's assertion that the passion is back. ......

Tennis-Kerber overcomes canny Flipkens, but doubts on form remain

This is Money | 2017-07-06

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - If Angelique Kerber was hoping for a dominant second-round victory at Wimbledon to settle fears about her poor form, then she would have been sorely disappointed by her battle to overcome Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday. While the German, who reached last year's final, did...



‘Destroyed by his celebrity’ – are Germans right about Boris Becker?

The Guardian | 2017-07-10

His divorces, business ventures and jokey punditry are scorned in his country of birth. Yet, for the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, bankruptcy is unlikely to be game, set and match...

Tennis: Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray head to Week 2 at Wimbledon

The Salt Lake Tribune | 2017-07-09

London • As usual, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are playing well at Wimbledon, leading the way into Week 2. “It’s their turf,” said Ernests Gulbis, who stood in Djokovic’s way in the third round but failed to present too much of an obstacle. “It’s their home court.”...

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Dawn | 2017-07-10

Government forces attack south Syria despite ceasefire: monitor

Syrian forces launched an attack on rebels in the southern province of Sweida on Monday despite a ceasefire, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said....

Arizona Daily Star | 2017-07-09

South Sudan marks grim 6th independence anniversary

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — For the second year in a row, the world's youngest nation will not have any official celebrations to mark the anniversary of its birth...

The Times of India | 2017-07-09

U.S. Senator McCain says Republican healthcare bill likely dead

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Republican senator predicted on Sunday that the Republican bill to roll back Obamacare would likely fail, adding to...

The Times of India | 2017-07-09

Germany begins withdrawing troops from Turkish air base

By Francesco Canepa and Tulay Karadeniz BERLIN/ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany began on Sunday to pull its troops out of a Turkish air base where they have...

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Al Jazeera | 2017-07-10

On terrorism, Basque nationalism and a 'bar brawl'

Why are eight Basques facing a total of 375 years in jail on terrorism charges for a 'bar fight'?...

The Washington Post | 2017-07-10

If Trump cares about Western civilization, he needs to fund the arts

Humanities scholars like me help preserve our culture's ancient past. But the current administration...

Alternet | 2017-07-10

Making the Case that Drug Addiction Is a Learning Disorder

And treating it punitively, Maia Szalavitz argues, is rooted in racism—not in science. For the past...

Alternet | 2017-07-10

Is Trump Simply the Worst Human Being We Can Imagine? 14 Experts Weigh In

Not only did Trump quickly become the worst president ever, he may just be the most hated person...