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• Getting hurt, mugged and even finding a dead body with Pokemon Go

  10-07-2016 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Pokemon Go, a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, is an "augmented reality" game which layers gameplay onto the physical world.
  
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• Renewed fighting erupts in South Sudan as fears of civil war mount

  10-07-2016 19:30
  By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said his residence was attacked by the president's troops, raising fears of a slide back into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old nation. There was no immediate response from the government of President Salva Kiir to the statement by Machar's spokesman. At least 272 people have been killed in the fighting, a Health Ministry source told Reuters early on Su
  
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• Drone hits Al Qaeda suspects in Yemeni province while exiled president on visit

  10-07-2016 19:15
  By Mohammed Ghobari CAIRO (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike wounded four Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen's central Marib province on Sunday, local tribesmen and media said, hours after the exiled Yemeni president flew in to meet Arab military leaders in his war against the Houthi rebels. Sunday's drone strike happened on the same day as President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi arrived in Marib city, about 120 km (75 miles) east of the capital Sanaa. The war has allowed Islamist militants to flourish,
  
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• Make it so: Quebec woman designs $30K Star Trek living quarters

  10-07-2016 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A social worker in Joliette may have earned herself the title of most devoted Trekkie in Quebec thanks to her Star Trek-inspired basement, which she designed herself.
  
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• South Sudan's leaders need to take 'decisive action' - U.N. chief

  10-07-2016 19:09
  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday that South Sudan's leaders must take "decisive action" to regain control of security in the capital Juba and urged them to order their forces to disengage and withdraw to their bases. "I am deeply frustrated that despite commitments by South Sudan's leaders, fighting has resume," Ban said in a statement. "This senseless violence is unacceptable and has the potential of reversing the progress made so far in the peace process." Violence e
  
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• Renewed fighting breaks out in South Sudan

  10-07-2016 18:18
  By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said his residence was attacked by the president's troops, raising fears of a slide back into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old nation. There was no immediate response from the government of President Salva Kiir to the statement by Machar's spokesman. At least 272 people have been killed in the fighting, a Health Ministry source told Reuters early on Su
  
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• Researchers make 'first discovery' of Philistine cemetery

  10-07-2016 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists in Israel say they hope the discovery of a Philistine cemetery will shed new light on the mysterious migrant people.
  
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• Renewed fighting in South Sudan, former rebel side blames government

  10-07-2016 17:17
  By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said his residence was attacked by the president's troops, raising fears of a slide back into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old nation. There was no immediate response from the government of President Salva Kiir to the statement by Machar's spokesman. At least 272 people have been killed in the fighting, a Health Ministry source told Reuters early on Su
  
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• Fruit and veggies give you the feel-good factor

  10-07-2016 15:42
  New research suggests up to eight-a-day can make you happier.
  
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• Breaking up is hard to do in the digital age

  10-07-2016 15:42
  Online abuse between former partners after relationship break ups is common and distressing among UK adults, a new survey suggests.
  
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• Hold the nectar, these butterflies feed on galls and honeydew

  10-07-2016 15:40
  While most butterflies feed on nectar from flowers, researchers believe that northern oak hairstreaks feed on non-nectar sources such as oak galls and honeydew from aphids and other insects.
  
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• Residence of South Sudan's former rebel leader attacked by government forces, spokesman says

  10-07-2016 15:30
  The residence of South Sudan's vice president and former rebel leader Riek Machar was attacked on Sunday by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, but the situation in the capital Juba has calmed down since then, Machar's spokesman said, speaking from outside the country. "Dr Machar's residence was attacked twice today including using tanks and helicopter gunships. Helicopters from Kiir's side attacked the residence twice," he told Reuters, adding that he was not in South Sudan but was in contact
  
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• Documentary looks for meaning in Koko the gorilla’s life

  10-07-2016 15:00
  
  'Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks' documents the nearly 45-year relationship between researcher Penny Patterson and Koko, the subject of an ape sign language project.
  
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• Scores killed in South Sudan fighting, gunfire erupts in capital

  10-07-2016 14:06
  By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan's rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government source said on Sunday, as heavy gunfire erupted again in the city and many residents sought shelter at a U.N. base. The fighting first broke out on Thursday and Friday between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who support vice president Riek Machar. The violence raises fears South Sudan could slide back into confli
  
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• Philistines were more sophisticated than given credit for, say archaeologists

  10-07-2016 12:53
  By Ari Rabinovitch ASHKELON, Israel (Reuters) - Philistines were no "philistines", say archaeologists who unearthed a 3,000-year-old cemetery in which members of the biblical nation were buried along with jewellery and perfumed oil. Little was known about the Philistines prior to the recent excavation in the Israeli port city of Ashkelon. The famed arch enemies of the ancient Israelites -- Goliath was a Philistine -- flourished in this area of the Mediterranean, starting in the 12th century BC,
  
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• Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272 - government source

  10-07-2016 10:44
  By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan's rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government source said on Sunday, as heavy gunfire erupted again in parts the city. The fighting broke out on Thursday and Friday between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who support vice president Riek Machar. The violence has raised fears South Sudan could face more instability after emerging from a two-year civil war, whi
  
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• Israel find may help solve mystery of biblical Philistines

  10-07-2016 10:06
  
  ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — An archaeological discovery announced on Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: where did the ancient Philistines come from?
  
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• Thousands join diabetic eye disease trial

  10-07-2016 06:00
  
  (University of Liverpool) More than 4,500 people from Liverpool with diabetes have volunteered to join a clinical trial funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to help transform early detection of diabetic eye disease.
  
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• Report identifies ways to boost children's quality of life through outdoor learning

  10-07-2016 06:00
  
  (University of Plymouth) Outdoor learning can have a significant and positive impact on children's quality of life but needs to be introduced more formally into the school curriculum in order for its potential benefits to be fully realised, a new report led by Plymouth University and Western Sydney University suggests.
  
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• Discovery of new ovarian cancer signaling hub points to target for limiting metastasis

  10-07-2016 06:00
  
  (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Researchers at CSHL have found a previously undiscovered pathway through which ovarian cells can be transformed into cancer cells, one they think provides an excellent opportunity for targeting by new drugs, which, when combined with others now in development, may be able to stave off metastatic disease.
  
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