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Russia plans replacement for Soyuz rocket Russia's struggling space agency has unveiled a new multi-billion-dollar plan that will see the development of a replacement for the ageing Soyuz rocket by 2020.

15 January 2013

DNA test sheds light on mystery deaths A new DNA test can restore at least part of the identity of long-dead people who left no trace of their image.

14 January 2013

Luxury, sports cars in Detroit spotlight as sales boom Luxury and sports cars will be in the spotlight when the Detroit auto show opens Monday amid booming sales and renewed optimism as the US economy rebounds from a deep downturn.

14 January 2013

N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week.

12 January 2013

The Shard pierces London's skyline -- and skewers critics The Shard -- western Europe's tallest skyscraper -- opens its viewing platform to the public on February 1, giving unrivalled views over London and defiantly snubbing critics of the gigantic tower.

12 January 2013

Tech meets sex at big Vegas show Can technology improve sex? The makers of one device unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show are banking on it.

12 January 2013

Tech world crawling into the crib One is never too young to be connected.

10 January 2013

TVs get bigger, bolder, smarter at CES show TV makers showing off their new wares at a huge trade fair will seek to dazzle consumers with bigger, bolder displays, and smarter technologies for consumers who want television to be a "multiscreen" experience.

09 January 2013

Science gets a grip on finger wrinkles Getting pruney fingers from soaking in the bath is an evolutionary advantage, for it helps us get a better grip on objects under water.

09 January 2013

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Apple tailoring cheaper iPhone model: reports Reports echoing online Tuesday fueled speculation that Apple is tailoring a low-price version of the iPhone for China and other emerging markets.

09 January 2013

'17 billion' Earth-sized planets in Milky Way: study The Milky Way contains at least 17 billion planets the size of Earth, and likely many more, according to a study out Monday that raises the chances of discovering a sister planet to ours.

08 January 2013

Zinc hungry China asks Canada to back giant mine With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap -- but environmentalists and roving caribou stand in the way.

07 January 2013

An Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI -- Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety.

07 January 2013

Google maps New Year's resolutions around the world Google is letting people peg their New Year's resolutions to an online map and see what promises others around the world have set out to keep in 2013.

06 January 2013

Ancient Afghan papers shed light on Jewish life A cache of 1,000-year-old documents written by the Jewish community in Afghanistan and unveiled in Jerusalem on Thursday sheds unprecedented light on the mediaeval Jewish community in central Asia.

05 January 2013

US holiday season online spending climbs Industry tracker comScore on Thursday reported that US shoppers spent a total of $42.3 billion online during the year-end holiday season -- a 14 percent jump from the same period in 2011.

05 January 2013

'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state.

04 January 2013

Kazakhstan genetics grow embryonic stem cells The technology includes extracting stem cells from an adult and returning them into the embryo form.

04 January 2013

KazMunaiGas and Eni gas-processing plant in West Kazakhstan approved KazMunaiGas and Eni received a positive statement of the state inspection on the feasibility study of a gas-processing plant in western Kazakhstan.

04 January 2013