NASA captures first images of ISON comet
NASA has captured the first images of a distant comet, which may give us a spectacular light show later this
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Study: Earth-like planets closer than expected
Astronomers say there could be as many as 4.5 billion Earth-like planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and
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Facebook ‘unfriending’ triggers real-life consequences
Facebook users who decide to unfriendsomeone may trigger a series of real-life consequences which reach beyondcyberspace, according to a new study from
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Human Rights Watch: Russia is exploiting Sochi Olympic workers
An international rights group has released a report alleging abuse of migrant workers at construction sites for the 2014 Winter
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Earth prepares for close encounter with asteroid
Earth is about to have a close encounter with an asteroid, the nearest an object of its size has ever
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Armenian presidential candidate shot
Armenian police say a gunman has shot and wounded one of the country’s eight presidential candidates. Authorities say Paruir Airikian
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HRW warns of declining human rights in Russia
The New York-based Human Rights Watch says authoritarianism in Russia is at its highest level in recent memory. In its
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Syria: Israeli jets hit research lab near Damascus
Syrian authorities say Israeli warplanes struck a military research facility near Damascus Wednesday, but they deny reports that Israel attacked
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Nato says missiles operational on Turkey-Syria border
Nato says the first of six missile defense batteries sent to Turkey to intercept possible rockets fired from Syria is
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