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Google I/O 2020 set to kick off on May 12

Google has revealed that the next I/O developer conference will be held from 12 to 14 of May this year

Jan 24, 2020

Astronomers use cyclical changes in the brightness of Cepheid stars to determine astronomical distances. The arrow points to a Cepheid star in the Andromeda galaxy observed by Hubble

Large amounts of oxygen detected in ancient star's atmosphere

The teams behind the discovery were from the University of California San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and the University of Cambridge

Jan 24, 2020

Brad Pitt doesn't regret turning down 'The Matrix'

Brad Pitt admitted to turning down Keanu Reaves role of Neo and has joined the league of stars who turned down the role in Matrix

Jan 24, 2020

Myanmar's State Councellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar denies genocide in Rakhine state

The case was brought to the ICJ after an insurgent attack by the ARSA against police and military posts was followed by a disproportionate military crackdown

Jan 24, 2020

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Researchers discover 102 genes associated with autism

Researchers have found around 102 genes related with the risk of autism during one of the biggest study associated with ASD

Jan 24, 2020

Artist's impression visualising the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with its thrusters firing, beginning its entry into Mars orbit on 19 October 2016.

China to launch Mars probe in July

This is the first disclosure by the country regarding the launch month of its Mars exploration programme

Jan 24, 2020

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe passes by sample site Nightingale

The primary goal of the Nightingale flyover was to collect the high-resolution imagery required to complete the spacecraft's Natural Feature Tracking image catalogue

Jan 24, 2020

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German football in desperate fight against bad behavior

In recent months, German amateur football has hit the headlines after several severe attacks on referees

Jan 23, 2020

Pakistan conducts test launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi

Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division, and senior officers, among others, witnessed the launch

Jan 23, 2020

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London

House of Commons rejects changes to Brexit bill demanded by upper house

UK's Labour Party and other political parties, including the Scottish National Party, had urged the government to accept the changes

Jan 23, 2020

Australia volunteers feed wild wombats affected by bushfires

The volunteers have set up feeding stations which involve putting out carrots, hay and water for the wombats

Jan 22, 2020

Dubai tourism ends 2019 on a high with over 16 million overnight visitors

Dubai's tourism sector was ranked one of top 10 strongest economic share generators as it contributed an impressive 11.5 percent in GDP value

Jan 22, 2020

Vodafone quits Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project

In spite of reputed firms pulling out, Facebook and 20 partner organisations formally joined the digital currency Libra project in Geneva in October

Jan 22, 2020

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Marijuana linked to increased risk of heart problems

New study reveals that more than two million adults use marijuana while being treated for heart conditions

Jan 21, 2020

Prenatal smoking and drinking increase chances of sudden infant death: Study

Infant death syndrome will affect children whose mother's drank alcohol and smoked beyond the first three months of the pregnancy

Jan 21, 2020

Galaxy's Biggest Ongoing Stellar Fireworks Show

Core of huge dying galaxies formed 1.5bn years after Big Bang

Scientists recently discovered a massive galaxy dying already 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, the most distant of its kind

Jan 21, 2020

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Iran warns of 'final step' on nuclear deal

After the American assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, Tehran said limits on its nuclear industry would be off

Jan 20, 2020

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SpaceX aims to send NASA astronauts to space in Q2 2020: Elon Musk

With the launch escape demonstration now complete, the next big flight of Crew Dragon will have people on board, say NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley

Jan 20, 2020

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Dwayne Johnson shares cause of father's sudden death

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson shared his emotions through Twitter and Instagram about his father's sudden death and thanked his fans for lifting his spirits

Jan 20, 2020

Two men make 'Earth sandwich', 20,000 km apart

In order to make sure that they were precisely opposite each other, the men used longitude and latitude

Jan 20, 2020

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