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China plans to build world's longest underwater tunnel China plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP Friday, a $36 billion shortcut between two northern port cities in an earthquake-prone region.

14 February 2014

Not just baby talk: chatting spurs brain development Baby talk is more than just bonding: chatting with your infant spurs important brain development that sets the stage for lifelong learning.

14 February 2014

Robotic termites build without a boss US scientists showed off tiny robots Thursday that can tackle tasks much like real-life termites, working collectively to build structures without following orders from a boss.

14 February 2014

Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender options Facebook freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for custom genders such as transsexual or "intersex" at the social network.

14 February 2014

Nazarbayev expects serious oil from Kashagan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, is expecting some ‘serious’ oil from flicking Kashagan oil field at the Caspian Sea in 2014.

13 February 2014

Hollande announces new start-up measures for France French President Francois Hollande announced Wednesday in California measures to favor French start-ups, on the last day of his US visit.

13 February 2014

China's Jade Rabbit rover comes 'back to life': officials China's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said Thursday, prompting hopes it can be repaired after suffering a malfunction last month.

13 February 2014

Microsoft denies Chinese-language Bing search censorship Microsoft on Wednesday denied censoring Chinese-language search results across the globe, but the group behind the accusation stood firm.

13 February 2014

Toyota recalls 1.9 mn Prius cars worldwide Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it was recalling 1.9 million of its Prius hybrid cars around the world because of a fault that might cause the vehicle to slow down suddenly.

12 February 2014

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Panama president blames former canal chief for crisis Panama President Ricardo Martinelli on Monday blamed the Panama Canal's former administrator for the crisis surrounding its massive expansion project -- where work has been halted over a billion-dollar payment dispute.

12 February 2014

Mass extinction happened fast: study Something wiped out nearly all life on Earth more than 250 million years ago, and whatever unleashed this mass die-off acted much faster than previously thought.

11 February 2014

Earliest human footprints outside Africa found in Britain: scientists Footprints left by ancient humans 800,000 years ago have been found in Britain, the earliest evidence of such markings outside Africa.

11 February 2014

World's richest man would still pick up a $100 bill The world's wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year.

11 February 2014

Japan sensor will let diaper say baby needs changing A disposable organic sensor that can be embedded in a diaper and wirelessly let a carer know it needs changing was unveiled by Japanese researchers.

10 February 2014

Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life".

10 February 2014

MobilEx holds Snow Leopard rally near Almaty The Snow Leopard rally sprint was held near Almaty at the MobilEx Racing Team sports base on February 9.

10 February 2014

'Oldest star' found from iron fingerprint: astronomers Australian astronomers on Sunday said they had found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen.

10 February 2014

Almaty Mayor disapproves of new infectious diseases lab Mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov has vocally disapproved of the new infectious diseases laboratory being constructed by the United States.

09 February 2014

Sino-Brazilian consortium wins Brazil dam fight A group led by China's State Grip Corp. Friday won rights to build power lines to the huge Belo Monte dam in Brazil's Amazon.

08 February 2014