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Chinese communities around the world welcomed the Year of the Pig on Tuesday, ushering in the Lunar New Year with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees.
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By AFP
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As the Chinese zodiac turns into the Year of the Pig next week, feng shui masters are predicting turbulence and division for world leaders at home -- not least President Donald Trump, who risks having past secrets revealed.
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HTC unveiled their new flagship phone today, the U12+, and this is the only one they're planning on releasing this year.
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By AFP
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As the Chinese zodiac switches into the Year of the Dog later this week, Hong Kong feng shui experts predict anything but a walk in the park for global leaders.
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By AFP
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US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression -- characteristics attributed to the animal.
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By AFP
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US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression -- characteristics attributed to the animal.
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By analyzing the DNA of Pacific Islanders, scientists have discovered clear evidence for the existence of a new, previously unknown human species – a discovery which could change our understanding of human evolution.
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By AFP
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A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific late Wednesday, the US Geological Service that monitors quakes worldwide said.
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Scientists are virtually sure they have found a new planet at the outer edge of our solar system. Sometimes called Planet X or Planet Nine, it is believed to be lurking in the little-known Kuiper belt far beyond Pluto.
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The strongest solar explosion this year took down radio communications on Wednesday. Further disruption is expected today and tomorrow when another geomagnetic storm hits.
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Fishermen in Taiwan may have found a new species of human beings after discovering a huge jawbone in their nets. Scientists are unable to match the fossil to any other humans known at the time.
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A member of the Ku Klux Klan in Montana said that he is recruiting some new faces to join the group, and not necessarily white ones.
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By AFP
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Cambodian authorities say they are hunting a New Zealand tourist who allegedly destroyed a statue while illegally staying overnight at the country's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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The largest online community and dating website for people with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has announced a new iOS app. Launched in 2001, PositiveSingles.com is for people who live with STDs like HIV, Herpes (HSV), or HPV.
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a new Nintendo 3DS exclusive based on the animated, musical 3D film of the same name. It is an exciting game that fans of the puzzle genre will enjoy and has sufficient enough unlockable content from the flick.
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New research shows that wealthier Sydney, Australia suburbs are where parents are more often found to object to vaccinations for their children.
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By Reuters
Tesla Motors Inc escalated its war of words with New Jersey on Friday, lambasting a regulatory change approved by the state earlier this week that bars the "green car" company from selling vehicles directly to the public.
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Pharrell Williams's "Happy" returned to the top of Britain's music charts for the third time on Sunday, becoming the first single in 57 years to do so, the Official Charts Company said.
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Winners of their last three games prior to Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs failed to keep up their winning ways in 2014, falling to the New York Rangers in an ugly fashion at the Air Canada Centre Saturday night.
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With many teams still trying to paint the playoff picture for their club, there were plenty of story lines in the NFL going into week 15.
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August a big month for Microsoft as they break away from the competition and earn some extra income by selling a new color of controller.
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Huggies has created a new invention that allows the fathers to experience and feel just what it is like to have a baby kicking in the mother's stomach.
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Baby mugging isn't what it sound like. There is no mugging of babies nor mug shots of babies. All you need is a camera, a baby, and a mug.
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Cycling should be a fun and joyful experience minus the fear of crashing or slipping over rocks. Lumigrids might be the new way of riding bicycles.
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Last month KPMG decided to resign as Herbalife's independent auditor after one of its partners was found providing illegal stock tips to a friend about clients of the firm, which included Herbalife.
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Unlike Hongkong, Montreal and a few other cities, Amsterdam does not have an internationally known and recognized skyline. Instead, the Dutch capital is more like a tapestry where sometimes the architecture is very modern, then again charmingly old.
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GM has released the price of the new base model C7, a Corvette redesign for 2014 at under $52,000. Many feel the C7 will obsolete the previous very popular C6 and anger recent purchasers. Others feel it's going to be a flop.
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Danish scientists, whose research is considered among the most advanced and swiftly moving in the world, believe they could be only months away from completely curing HIV.
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A new redesigned $100 bill is coming. The new bill will have the same old face, Benjamin Franklin, but it will have a few tech tweaks.
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Korean singer Psy had great success with his single 'Gangnam Style' and after having world wide success with it, he has released another song, called 'Gentleman'.
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Fans can collaborate with The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood using WholeWorldBand. WholeWorldBand
The katipo spider makes their home primarily in the dunes along the coastal areas of New Zealand. Wikipedia
New pop and trending artist Jessi Malay Courtesy of Coalition Group
WholeWorldBand allows users anywhere to collaborate on music and video projects. WholeWorldBand
Book cover of Michael Likosky's "Obama's Bank - Financing a Durable New Deal" Cambridge University Press (2010)
A Pro-Gaza demonstration taking place in New York Steve Rhodes
Bunny Gillespie at the Colma Historical Association with the Arcadia book series. She wrote a book about Westlake.
The female Katipo spiders have a distinctive black body with a white bordered red stripe on its back. North of 39°15'S females do not have a red stripe and are all black.
The male is much smaller than the female and quite different in appearance, being white with black stripes and red diamond shaped markings. Unlike many spiders the female Katipo does not kill its mate after breeding. Wikipedia
Katipo spider is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. Wikipedia
In 2014, gales and sandstorms revealed previously unseen ancient designs in the Nazca Valley.
A pilot discovered a geoglyph of what appears to be a 196ft-long (60 metre) snake, as well as a type of camelid, possibly a llama and an unidentified bird. YouTube
New epoh-different people, different life style and different attitudes to life contemporary.
Photo by M.Kerjman Harlem, NY, today: changing times-changing fashion
WholeWorldBand CEO John Holland was approached by a filmmaker friend curious to post a new short work, in order to have platform users to collaborate on its soundtrack. "It’s really down to the user and the artist to look at how they best utilize it and make the most of out of it.” Sulinna Ong
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Photo/image, courtesy of Barbary Coast PR Consultants. Design rendering of proposed plans for California Medical Center at Cathedral Hill complex, Van Ness Ave & Geary, San Francisco, CA Provided by Barbary Coast Public Relations via CPMC
photo of cover of book about Broadmoor Village by Dave Crimmen
GLEAMING: The new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge shines above the darkened old span during construction in 2013. The old bridge has largely been removed. Frank Schulenburg
Semi-circle impression of how "superhenge" looked Ludwig Boltzmann Insitute
Newly discovered "superhenge" second Stonehenge Ludwig Boltzmann Insitute
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