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Kenya Steps Into Space with First Satellite Launch

Kenya Steps Into Space with First Satellite Launch

Kenya took its first step into space with the launch Friday of a nano-satellite made at the University of Nairobi....

Bubble Barrier Stopping Plastic Trash in River Streams

Bubble Barrier Stopping Plastic Trash in River Streams

According to the University of California, in 1950 the world produced about two million tons of plastic products. By 2015...

Musk Tells Tesla Staff He Is Planning ‘Reorganization’

Musk Tells Tesla Staff He Is Planning ‘Reorganization’

Tesla’s chief executive officer told employees on Monday the company is undergoing a “thorough reorganization,” as it contends with questions...

EU Warns Britain of Poor Brexit Progress

EU Warns Britain of Poor Brexit Progress

The European Union on Monday warned Britain time was running out to seal a Brexit deal this fall and ensure...

Russian Bank Helps Venezuela Defy US Cryptocurrency Sanctions

Russian Bank Helps Venezuela Defy US Cryptocurrency Sanctions

Investors looking to buy Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency may want to head to a little-known Moscow bank whose biggest shareholders are...

Forget Pokemon Go, Red Cross Augmented Reality App Brings War to You

Forget Pokemon Go, Red Cross Augmented Reality App Brings War to You

Thousands of people are using their smartphones to experience the devastation of urban conflict through an augmented reality app which...

West Africa Taps Solar Energy Potential

West Africa Taps Solar Energy Potential

In South Africa, workers will soon begin construction of a new 100 megawatt solar power plant near the town of...

Scientists Modify Biology with Technology

Scientists Modify Biology with Technology

Imagine storing digital data in DNA, wearing a device that makes you smarter or creating new materials by manipulating the...

Trump Vows Action to Ease Job Loss at Chinese Tech Giant

Trump Vows Action to Ease Job Loss at Chinese Tech Giant

President Donald Trump says he is looking for a way to let a Chinese technology firm “get back into business...

Management Training in India Aims to Empower Professional Women

Management Training in India Aims to Empower Professional Women

There’s a push to level the playing field for women in India, where women account for 42 percent of university...

NASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars 

NASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars 

NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet....

How Close Is Electric Aviation?

How Close Is Electric Aviation?

Electric-powered ground transport is slowly but steadily taking over from one based on fossil fuels. Electric cars, buses, bikes, scooters,...

Facebook Checks Its Bias

Facebook Checks Its Bias

When Facebook recently said it would allow outside reviewers inside its platform to look for signs of racial or political...

Latest Round of NAFTA Talks Ends Without Breakthrough

Latest Round of NAFTA Talks Ends Without Breakthrough

Senior officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico ended the latest round of talks on the North American Free...

UK’s May, Trump Agree Talks Needed Over Iranian Sanctions

UK’s May, Trump Agree Talks Needed Over Iranian Sanctions

British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call Friday that talks were needed to...

Minister: Mexico Refuses to Be Rushed Into Poor NAFTA Deal

Minister: Mexico Refuses to Be Rushed Into Poor NAFTA Deal

Mexico will not be rushed into revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) just to get a deal, Economy...

Rolls-Royce Unveils SUV with $325K Price Tag

Rolls-Royce Unveils SUV with $325K Price Tag

Motorists with the money can now explore off-road in luxury or just make a statement dropping the kids off at...

World Bank: Kenyan Refugee Camp ‘Open for Business’

World Bank: Kenyan Refugee Camp ‘Open for Business’

Burden or business opportunity? A new U.N.-backed study of refugees from the World Bank’s International Financial Corporation argues for the...

Smartphone Apps Help You Monitor Your Health

Smartphone Apps Help You Monitor Your Health

Advanced sensor technology can monitor a wide range of applications, from water quality to air pollution to energy use. Faith...

Official: Trump Administration Will Allow AI to ‘Freely Develop’ in US

Official: Trump Administration Will Allow AI to ‘Freely Develop’ in US

The Trump administration will not stand in the way of the development of artificial intelligence in the United States, a...

Mexico Says Time Running Out for Quick NAFTA Deal; Canada Upbeat

Mexico Says Time Running Out for Quick NAFTA Deal; Canada Upbeat

Mexico on Thursday indicated time was running out to see whether NAFTA nations could agree a new deal in the...

Italian Researchers Develop Lighter, Cheaper Robotic Hand

Italian Researchers Develop Lighter, Cheaper Robotic Hand

Italian researchers on Thursday unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and featuring...