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Rapper voices Latin housemaids' suffering

A Brazilian housemaid-turned-rapper has cast a spotlight on the suffering of Latin America’s millions of exploited...

5 Aug 2016 2:13 AM IST

Scientists prove birds can sleep while flying

Scientists prove birds can sleep while flying

For the first time, researchers have found that birds can sleep in flight without colliding with obstacles or falling...

5 Aug 2016 2:04 AM IST

20 potentially habitable Earth-like planets found

20 potentially habitable Earth-like planets found

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have identified 20 potentially habitable Earth-like rocky planets from a...

5 Aug 2016 2:03 AM IST

Jimmy Fallon will host 2017 Golden Globe Awards

Jimmy Fallon will be hosting the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards to be held on January 8, NBC has announced.

4 Aug 2016 3:23 AM IST

‘Millennials have less sex than their parents did’

‘Millennials have less sex than their parents did’

Young people today are not having as much sex as previous generations, despite the widespread availability of dating...

4 Aug 2016 3:20 AM IST

Family of Star Trek actor sues Fiat Chrysler

Family of Star Trek actor sues Fiat Chrysler

The parents of the late Star Trek movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product...

4 Aug 2016 3:19 AM IST

World’s biggest burger chain is fighting to win back customers.

McDonald’s nixing inedible ingredients

McDonald’s, which is trying to shake its image for serving processed junk food, said Monday it’s eliminating...

3 Aug 2016 1:48 AM IST

Firefighters save 19 people trapped on fairground ride

Firefighters save 19 people trapped on fairground ride

Six children were among 19 people rescued from a fairground ride on the Southbank in central London which became stuck...

3 Aug 2016 1:45 AM IST

1st human gene-editing trial in China

Chinese scientists will perform the world’s first genetic editing trial on humans this month, in an attempt to...

3 Aug 2016 1:42 AM IST

New York Post runs nude pictures of Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump

New York Post runs nude pictures of Donald Trump’s wife Melania...

The New York Post on Monday ran a front-page picture of potential first lady Melania Trump naked, prompting criticism on...

2 Aug 2016 6:51 AM IST

Australian woman can recite all seven Harry Potter books

Australian woman can recite all seven Harry Potter books

Girls take a selfie with a copy of J.K. Rowling’s new book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, during an event to...

2 Aug 2016 6:48 AM IST

JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter

A new Harry Potter play that opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience marks the end of the...

1 Aug 2016 6:09 AM IST