An art exhibition in New York highlights undocumented immigrants and the items they left behind while crossing hostile desert territory from Mexico into the United States. The show, called State
Read MoreВ Італії, у віці 117 років померла найстарша у світі із відомих нині людей Емма Морано. ЗМІ цитують її лікаря Карло Бава, який повідомив Associated Press, що Емма Морано померла
Read MoreВ Італії у віці 117 років померла найстарша у світі із відомих нині людей Емма Морано. ЗМІ цитують її лікаря Карло Бава, який повідомив Associated Press, що Емма Морано померла
Read MoreAfter a turbulent U.S. presidential election and a rollercoaster start to President Donald Trump’s administration, this year’s Tribeca film festival will come with a statement. Environmental, political and social issues
Read MoreResearchers in Britain have shown that genetic manipulation can prevent or slow the symptoms of Parkinson’s, in the inherited form of the disease. That’s a minority of Parkinson’s patients, but
Read MoreLady Gaga will make history when she performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival this weekend, marking a decade since a solo woman has been billed as a
Read MoreJulian Lennon is looking to nurture a new generation’s commitment to the environment, with a little help from a white feather. The firstborn son of the late John Lennon
Read MoreRussia’s leading state broadcaster has announced plans to boycott the Eurovision 2017 song contest after the host country, Ukraine, barred Russia’s contestant, wheelchair-bound singer Yulia Samoylova, from entering the country.
Read MoreThree university engineering graduates in Uganda are taking on one of the leading killers of young children in Africa – pneumonia. They say the prototype of their invention, a “smart
Read MoreНа супутниках Сатурна (Енцеладі) та Юпітера (Європі) виявлені компоненти, необхідні для підтримки мікробного життя, повідомила американська Національна аерокосмічна адміністарція (NASA) 13 квітня. Зразки матеріалів із супутника Енцелада були взяті автоматичною
Read MoreShaking, slowness of movement and difficulty talking, those are the most obvious symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The progressive neurological disorder affects the way the brain connects with muscles. It has
Read MoreAs humans struggle to control the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet, scientists are searching for natural ways to remove them from the atmosphere. One group of researchers is
Read MoreAn emergency-room doctor in the U.S. Midwest has been arrested and charged with performing female genital mutilation on girls between the ages of 6 and 8, in the first criminal
Read MoreMore than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan mechanical engineering students have made one of the most popular puzzle games much larger. And tougher to solve. Seven former and current students unveiled a 1,500-pound Rubik’s
Read MoreКонтракт із Зурабом Аласанією, якого раніше цього тижня обрали головою правління Національної суспільної телерадіокомпанії України, підпишуть, імовірно, 18 квітня, сказала в ефірі програми Радіо Свободи «Деталі» заступник голови наглядової ради
Read MoreTwenty years ago on April 13, 1997, American athlete Tiger Woods made history, winning one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, the Masters, in Augusta, Georgia. He became the youngest golfer to
Read MoreThe National Portrait Gallery is putting up a photograph of American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as “The First Lady of Song.” The portrait is on view beginning
Read MoreA Civil War film by Sofia Coppola, a Ukrainian road movie and a drama about AIDS activism are among 18 films competing for prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,
Read MoreBill Cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual-assault case goes to trial near Philadelphia. The 79-year-old comedian’s lawyers lost their appeal on
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Read MoreAfter years of experimenting and refining, robotic devices that could help disabled people walk may soon be available to rehabilitation centers. The Japanese auto company Toyota says that before the
Read MoreScience and science fiction intersected recently when 1,000 people took part in a brain experiment while watching a movie about what happens when the human brain is connected to a
Read MoreApple has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative, initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to develop sensors to treat diabetes, CNBC reported
Read MoreFormer Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, the moving force behind organizing last year’s Olympics, is being investigated for allegedly accepting at least 15 million reals ($5 million) in payments
Read MoreThe sculptor of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” says New York City is violating his legal rights by forcing his bronze beast to face off against the “Fearless Girl.” Artist Arturo
Read MoreA shrimp that uses a very loud sound to stun its prey has been named after legendary rock band Pink Floyd. The Synalpheus pinkfloydi, a kind of pistol shrimp, has
Read MoreKFC says it plans to stop serving chicken given antibiotics important to human health. The fried chicken chain says the change will be completed by the end of next year
Read MoreAt least 489 people have died from a meningitis outbreak in Nigeria, according to Nigeria’s Minister of Health Isaac Adewole. During an emergency health meeting in the Nigerian state of
Read MoreНайбільш прозорими містами в Україні є Кропивницький, Київ та Івано-Франківськ, свідчать результати дослідження Transparency International Ukraine. Згідно з даними пілотного аналізу прозорості й відкритості міст, Кропивницький отримав 54,9 бала зі
Read MoreBill O’Reilly is taking a vacation from his Fox News Channel show amid sponsor defections triggered by sexual harassment allegations. Announcing the break at the end of Tuesday’s show, O’Reilly
Read MoreУ Державній службі з надзвичайних ситуацій України повідомили, що піротехнікам на сьогодні залишилось очистити від вибухонебезпечних предметів лише 100-метрову завширшки зону в районі Балаклії на Харківщині, де наприкінці березня через
Read MoreLast year, Sheryl Crow started a petition on Change.org to shorten the U.S. presidential election cycle. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter said she was exhausted by the mudslinging and divisive language that
Read MoreGuinea worm is on course to become the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox, thanks largely to intervention overseen by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Little was known
Read MoreAnother “Great Spot” has been found at Jupiter, this one cold and high up. Scientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) across and 7,500 miles
Read MoreChina, Japan and South Korea may have their differences, but they mostly see eye-to-eye on cherry blossoms. In all three north Asian countries, people flock to parks, gardens and temples
Read MoreClimate change could cause stronger turbulence for airline passengers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Reading in England say “turbulence strong enough to catapult unbuckled passengers
Read MoreSilence and stillness settled over the deep, sun-baked gorge as a pair of photographers sat on a cliff, waiting. Then the rumbling started. As it grew louder, they scrambled into
Read MoreУкраїнський гідрометеорологічний центр повідомляє, що на частині території України у найближчі дні очікуються заморозки. «Вночі 12 квітня у західних, Житомирській та Вінницькій областях на поверхні ґрунту та місцями у повітрі
Read MoreThe biggest U.S. news story of 2016 — the tumultuous presidential campaign — yielded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for the Washington Post reporter who not only raised doubts about
Read MoreHerbie Hancock has twice before visited Havana to perform intimate solo-duet concerts with his Cuban counterpart Chucho Valdes, but at the end of April the two renowned jazz pianists will
Read MoreA U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts made a parachute landing in Kazakhstan on Monday, wrapping up a nearly six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast
Read MoreResearchers are reporting a link between a climate phenomenon know as El Nino and the number of cholera cases in eastern Africa. Predicting when there’s going to be an El
Read MoreRapper Drake and EDM duo The Chainsmokers are the top contenders at the Billboard Music Awards with 22 nominations each. Dick clark productions announced Monday that the performers set
Read MoreГоловою правління «Національної суспільної телерадіокомпанії України» обрали Зураба Аласанію. «У Олега Наливайка 7 голосів. Керівником Суспільного мовника став Зураб Аласанія,якому у другому турі віддали 10 голосів», – йдеться у повідомленні
Read MoreNearly five million children under age five have been successfully vaccinated against polio in war-torn Yemen almost two-months after a nationwide immunization campaign was launched by the World Health Organization
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