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Piltdown Man, Beringer’s lying stones, dinosaurs… are they all hoaxes?

23.02.2015 16:07
The history of palaeontology is littered with examples of famous frauds and fakes, often with eminent researchers in the field being thoroughly hoodwinked by some fairly shoddy fabrications. One of the most famous is Piltdown Man. Discovered in a gravel pit in Sussex in 1912, a few ancient-looking...

One man's campaign to eradicate the dirty needles that kill 1.3 million a year

23.02.2015 15:44
It was 1984 and Marc Koska was working in the Caribbean, building forensic models to support murder cases, when he read a newspaper article about HIV/Aids that changed his life. “All the media could talk about was this new killer disease that was going to wipe out the planet,” the Briton recalls....

Facebook’s privacy policy breaches European law, report finds

23.02.2015 15:37
A report commissioned by the Belgian privacy commission has found that Facebook is acting in violation of European law, despite updating its privacy policy. More on this topic Seven things we learned from Facebook's latest financial results Conducted by the Centre of Interdisciplinary Law and ICT...

Document Reveals Growth of Cyberwarfare Between the U.S. and Iran

23.02.2015 15:33
WASHINGTON — A newly disclosed National Security Agency document illustrates the striking acceleration of the use of cyberweapons by the United States and Iran against each other, both for spying and sabotage, even as Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart met in Geneva to try...

Amid a Slump, a Crackdown for Venezuela

23.02.2015 15:30
CARACAS, Venezuela — For a glimpse into Venezuela’s economic disarray, slip into a travel agency here and book a round-trip flight to Maracaibo, on the other side of the country, for just $16. Need a book to read on the plane? For those with hard currency, a new copy of “50 Shades of Grey” goes...

Kristen Stewart becomes first US actress to win prestigious French award

21.02.2015 15:32
She got a best supporting actress gong for her role in film drama Clouds of Sils Maria. The big winner of the night was Timbuktu, which won seven awards including best film and director. It depicts life in northern Mali under the control of Islamist militants, and is competing for best foreign...

Michael Jordan might build his own golf course because mortals play too slow

21.02.2015 15:28
Ever since his dunking days, one of NBA legend Michael Jordan's greatest passions has been playing golf. Sometimes, he gets into beefs with U.S. President Barack Obama over the game; other times, he casually double- fists cigars while watching the world's best. Now, Jordan is reportedly...

IAEA: Iran limiting but also hiding nuclear activities

21.02.2015 15:20
Iran is limiting its testing of its uranium refinement capacities yet failing to cooperate with international nuclear inspectors, the U.N. atomic watchdog said. The International Atomic Energy Agency made the assertions in a report released Thursday, the Deutche Welle newspaper reported. “The...

Firefighters Battle Industrial Blaze In Erith

21.02.2015 15:19
Almost 100 firefighters have battled to get a blaze inside a block of industrial units under control. The smoke and fire from the blaze in Erith, South East London, could be seen from miles away. More than 50 people called emergency services to report the fire, which happened at around 2am in...

Fire Engulfs Dubai's Torch Tower Skyscraper

21.02.2015 15:17
A huge fire engulfed part of the Torch Tower in Dubai in the early hours of this morning, forcing hundreds of people to flee the 1,100ft skyscraper. Witnesses said the blaze appeared to have started at around 2am in the middle of the residential building, rapidly spreading across some 15...
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