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'Hello Earth': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation
As if waking up from a long, deep slumber, the world's first ever comet lander has once again made contact with its team back on Earth after months of hibernation.
Senior Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed' in US air strike in Libya
A veteran Islamist militant, blamed for masterminding an Algerian gas field attack and running smuggling routes across North Africa, has been killed in a US air strike inside Libya, Libya's recognised government said on Sunday.
In post-gender Europe, lines between men and women are being blurred
Europe is shaping up to be a post-gender world, but in some progressive countries, the movement is pushing the gender boundaries into blurring the lines between men and women.
New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say
Astronomy professor Chris Impey from the University of Arizona believes that human beings will morph into another species once they leave the familiar environment of the Earth where they used to live in.
'I trusted God,' rescued Texas teen says after 15 hours lost at sea aboard paddle-less kayak
A teen from Texas on a missionary work was rescued off the coast of Honduras Thursday morning after missing aboard a kayak for 15 hours
US tries 'lily pad' strategy against ISIS, sends more military advisers to Iraq
The US government has finally figured a way to defeat the terrorist campaign of the Islamic State in the Middle East-- and that is to reuse the "lily pad" strategy that did not work against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Robber returns wallet, cell phone after victim says prayer out loud
The power of prayer has prompted a man to return the wallet and cell phone to a hotel worker he robbed at gunpoint in Euclid, Ohio.
Mexico's Supreme Court deems same-sex marriage ban 'unconstitutional'
Mexico's highest court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to prohibit same-sex couples from being married.
New Michigan law allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to gays and lesbians
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law three bills that will allow faith-based adoption agencies which get state funds to refuse service to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.
Court ruling: School district did not violate US Constitution by hiring Christian school
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court's decision to rule that a public school district in Tennessee did not violate the US Constitution when it hired a Christian school to provide alternative education to its students.
Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology
More and more older women are getting the chance to safely bear and even deliver babies through a new procedure that alters their egg cells.
9 thoughts for pastors who are considering quitting
The question almost made me laugh. The pastor asked me if I ever considered quitting when I was a pastor. My response was quick and truthful: "Yes. On the average about once a week."
Mighty microbes: Bacteria being tapped to fight plant pests, boost production
Big companies known to be involved in the production of pesticides, such as Monsanto and Bayer, are now funding experiments to discover how microbes, long known to help the human body against various diseases, can help boost plant production.
Turning man into machine? Pentagon making huge biotechnological advances
Programmable microbes? Humans turning into cyborgs? People extending or even living beyond their life spans? These all sound like things you can see in a science-fiction movie, but the US Department of Defense is moving towards turning these things into reality.
Donate money, save the world: Group seeks funds to defend Earth against asteroids
Hollywood doomsday movies have depicted enormous asteroids headed towards the Earth, threatening to wipe out the entire human race. A non-profit organization in Denmark believes this scenario can happen in real life, although to a smaller extent, and the group is seeking funds to prepare for such an eventuality.
Aid-dependent Nepal says needs $6.6 billion for post-quake rebuilding
Earthquake-battered Nepal will ask international donors to support a reconstruction plans that is expected to cost $6.6 billion over five years, the government said on Saturday.