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Gene study shows evolutionary tale of Darwin's finches Gene sequencing of Galapagos Island finches first studied by Charles Darwin have found the birds have a traceable evolutionary history going back two million years.

12 February 2015

SpaceX launches deep-space weather observatory A $340 million satellite that aims to alert people to potentially dangerous solar activity and geomagnetic storms blasted off toward deep space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

12 February 2015

Obama says special forces could target IS leaders President Barack Obama said he would not flinch from sending US special forces to kill Islamic State leaders.

12 February 2015

Microsoft buys smartphone calendar app Sunrise Microsoft announced that it has acquired hit mobile calendar application Sunrise in a deal reported to be valued about $100 million.

12 February 2015

'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips up box-office frenzy "Fifty Shades of Grey" began its worldwide rollout on Wednesday, opening in theatres across France, Germany, Belgium and Serbia.

12 February 2015

'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart to stand down Host Jon Stewart will leave the satirical and pioneering "The Daily Show" later this year, his bosses at Comedy Central said, calling him a "comic genius."

11 February 2015

Netanyahu admits 'profound disagreement' with Obama Israeli Prime Minister admitted he has a "profound disagreement" with President Barack Obama over efforts by the US and world powers to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.

11 February 2015

US firm buys rights to Charlie Hebdo documentary A film distributor has bought the US rights to a documentary about Charlie Hebdo in the wake of the deadly attacks at the French satirical weekly.

11 February 2015

Samsung and Microsoft end patent dispute Samsung and Microsoft said they had ended a patent dispute that had seen the US software giant sue the South Korean conglomerate for breaching a 2011 licensing contract.

10 February 2015

Ricky Martin plans arena tour for new album The Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin announced a tour of arenas around North America to accompany his first studio album in four years.

10 February 2015

Mexico defends probe of 43 missing students The Mexican attorney general's office hit back at mounting criticism of its conclusion that 43 missing students were slaughtere.

10 February 2015

Can Brazil president survive growing Petrobras scandal? Mounting allegations that her party received hundreds of millions of dollars in a kickbacks scandal engulfing oil giant Petrobras have sent Brazilian President's poll ratings tumbling.

10 February 2015

Eminem wins record sixth Best Rap Album Grammy Eminem won the Grammy Sunday for Best Rap Album for "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," beating out newcomers to cement his role.

10 February 2015

Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them.

09 February 2015

SpaceX calls off launch of space-weather satellite SpaceX's launch of a $340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US vice president Al Gore was postponed.

09 February 2015

Sam Smith, Beyonce, Pharrell all win early Grammys Sam Smith, the British soul singer whose ballad "Stay With Me" has propelled him to fame in a matter of months, picked up two Grammy Awards including Best New Artist.

09 February 2015

US invites China's Xi, Japan's Abe for state visits The United States has invited the leaders of China and Japan for prestigious state visits, President Barack Obama's top security adviser said.

08 February 2015

Petrobras confirms Bendine as new CEO Brazilian oil giant Petrobras confirmed that banking executive Aldemir Bendine has been named its new chief executive.

08 February 2015

Kazakhstan armed forces to conduct Steppe Eagle 2015 peacekeeping drills with USA Kazakhstan’s peacekeeping battalions will conduct the Steppe Eagle 2015 exercise near Almaty together with US armed forces.

08 February 2015

Hollywood is a brand, not a place: Banderas Antonio Banderas, 54, is on form. The Spanish star will shortly play Pablo Picasso in "33 Dias," and will be in Terrence Malick's next film, "Knight of Cups."

07 February 2015

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