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• VIDEO: 'Fat' gorilla surprises zoo with baby

  24-04-2016 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gorilla has given birth at Prague Zoo, without keepers noticing she was pregnant.
  
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• Equatorial Guinea election expected to extend president's 37-year rule

  24-04-2016 21:14
  Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang is expected to extend his 37-year rule after elections on Sunday which he says will give him more than 90 percent of the vote. Obiang, Africa's longest-serving leader, has ruled the former Spanish colony since 1979 when he ousted his uncle in a military coup. Casting his ballot, 73-year-old Obiang said that those voting for him "were voting for the continued development of Equatorial Guinea".
  
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• Pope makes surprise visit to Rome park marking Earth Day

  24-04-2016 20:24
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to one of Rome's main parks to participate in an Earth Day event.
  
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• Get schooled in the Hubble Space Telescope with this birthday graphic

  24-04-2016 19:43
  
  The space telescope has been in orbit for 26 years. Happy Birthday!
  
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• Peake 'runs' London Marathon in space

  24-04-2016 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK astronaut Tim Peake has run the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS).
  
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• Ceasefire in northern Iraq after Kurd-Shi'ite clashes kill 12

  24-04-2016 18:14
  By Isabel Coles and Ghazwan Hassan TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq (Reuters) - Clashes between Kurdish and Shi'ite Turkmen paramilitary forces in northern Iraq killed at least 12 fighters and cut off a key road between Baghdad and the oil city of Kirkuk for most of Sunday before community leaders reached a ceasefire agreement. Violence in Tuz Khurmatu, 175 km (110 miles) north of the capital, has become a near monthly occurrence between the armed groups - uncomfortable allies against Islamic State since driv
  
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• Go Tim Peake, go! Astronaut breaks record for fastest marathon in space

  24-04-2016 17:27
  
  Guinness World Records adjudicated the attempt on the International Space Station using a live video link.
  
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• See Mars, Saturn and Giant Star Shine Together Tonight

  24-04-2016 15:15
  
  Weather permitting, at around 1 a.m. (your local time) this weekend you will have a chance of spotting a grouping of the red giant star Antares and the two bright planets Mars and Saturn. Observers with small telescopes will find each of these objects worthy of further study. The waning gibbous moon is always interesting to look at because we see the surface features familiar from the crescent moon, but with the light falling in the opposite direction.
  
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• Kurd-Shi'ite clashes in northern Iraq kill ten, key road cut

  24-04-2016 14:33
  By Isabel Coles TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq (Reuters) - Clashes between Kurdish and Shi'ite Turkmen paramilitary forces in northern Iraq have killed at least 10 fighters and cut a strategic road between Baghdad and the oil city of Kirkuk, security and medical sources said. Violence in Tuz Khurmatu, 175 km (110 miles) north of the capital, has become a near monthly occurrence between the armed groups - uncomfortable allies against Islamic State since driving the jihadist militants out of towns and village
  
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• Solar Impulse 2 lands after risky flight across Pacific Ocean

  24-04-2016 13:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A solar-powered airplane landed in California late Saturday night, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world.
  
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• Solar-powered plane completes journey across Pacific Ocean

  24-04-2016 12:30
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world.
  
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• Thousands compete in London marathon after countdown from space

  24-04-2016 12:08
  Thousands of people are taking part in the London marathon, after a countdown from space by astronaut and competitor Tim Peake.
  
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• Tim Peake Runs London Marathon - In Space

  24-04-2016 11:53
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake will be among thousands of people running the London Marathon today - but he will be doing it from hundreds of miles above Earth. Mr Peake will complete the 26.2-mile route while strapped to a treadmill at the International Space Station while thousands of other competitors pound the streets of the capital. The 36th London Marathon has seen more than 39,000 people allocated places and the one millionth competitor in the race's history will cross the finish line t
  
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• Solar Impulse completes Pacific flight

  24-04-2016 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The zero-fuel aeroplane Solar Impulse completes a three-day flight from Hawaii across the Pacific Ocean, to land in California.
  
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• Apple's co-operation with police in Tim Bosma case not unusual

  24-04-2016 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Apple's battle with the FBI over access to the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters left some people thinking the company doesn't co-operate with law enforcement, but it does - and always has.
  
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• Kurd-Shi'ite clashes in northern Iraq kill eight - sources

  24-04-2016 10:43
  Clashes between Kurdish and Shi'ite Turkmen paramilitary forces broke out late on Saturday in northern Iraq, killing at least eight people and cutting a strategic road between Baghdad and the oil city of Kirkuk, security and medical sources said. Violence in Tuz Khurmatu, about 175 km (110 miles) north of the capital, has become a near monthly occurrence between the armed groups, uncomfortable allies against Islamic State since driving the jihadist militants out of towns and villages in the area
  
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• Solar plane readies to land in California after 3-day flight

  24-04-2016 07:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A solar-powered airplane on a journey around the world was preparing to land in California on Saturday night to complete a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• The Latest: Solar plane prepares to land after 3-day flight

  24-04-2016 06:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the flight of a solar-powered airplane from Hawaii to California in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe (all times local):
  
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• Study shows dinosaur families chose to exit Europe

  24-04-2016 06:00
  
  (University of Leeds) Researchers have used 'network theory' for the first time to visually depict the movement of dinosaurs around the world during the Mesozoic Era -- including a curious exodus from Europe.
  
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• If your favorite brand is sincere, is innovation what you expect?

  24-04-2016 06:00
  
  (University of Oregon) Open the box of that new smartphone. Oops, it feels differently from expectations based on what you'd seen. Embrace it or be disappointed? Your reaction is likely tied to your perception of the brand, says Aparna Sundar of the University of Oregon.
  
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• Tim Peake To Run London Marathon - In Space

  24-04-2016 03:15
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake will be among thousands of people running the London Marathon today - but he will be doing it from hundreds of miles above Earth. Mr Peake will complete the 26.2-mile route while strapped to a treadmill at the International Space Station while thousands of other competitors pound the streets of the capital. The 36th London Marathon has seen more than 39,000 people allocated places and the one millionth competitor in the race's history will cross the finish line t
  
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• The Latest: Solar plane crossing Pacific reaches California

  24-04-2016 03:02
  
  OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN (AP) — The Latest on the flight of a solar-powered airplane from Hawaii to California in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe (all times local):
  
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• An 88-year-old and even an astronaut will take part in the London Marathon

  24-04-2016 01:19
  Thousands of runners are set to take on this year's London Marathon, including one competitor who will tackle the course from space.
  
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