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Love in 3rd century BC: It was a lot like now

A plump, naughty looking winged baby with a bow and arrow: sounds like the illustration on a Valentine's Day card, right? Wrong: it's a two-thousand-year-old statue on show in New York.
05 February 2013 18:05

Boeing asks US authorities to allow 787 test flights

Boeing asked US aviation authorities Monday to let them carry out 787 Dreamliner test flights after the planes were grounded worldwide following a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries.
05 February 2013 17:43

Kim Jong-Un and the mystery smartphone

A picture of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un with a smartphone has triggered fevered speculation about which brand is favoured by the leader of one of the world's most repressive nations.
05 February 2013 17:10

Scientists 'print' 3D object with stem cells

Scientists on Monday said that for the first time they had printed 3D objects using human embryonic stem cells, furthering the quest to fabricate transplantable organs.
05 February 2013 16:08

Young musicians seek to show new Afghan face

Some of them call an orphanage home. One used to spend her days selling plastic bags. And this month, the Afghan teenagers are taking the stage of the most prestigious US concert halls.
05 February 2013 15:48

France bombs Islamist supply routes in Mali

French fighter jets have pounded Islamist supply bases in northern Mali seeking to flush the insurgents out of hiding, as France and the US on Monday called for African troops to quickly take over the operation.
05 February 2013 14:00

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