This animated map shows how European languages evolved
The origin of Indo-European languages has long been a topic of debate among scholars and scientists.In 2012, a team of evolutionary biologists at the University of Auckland led by Dr. Quentin Atkinson...
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“AFTER God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God’s worship and settled Civil Government, one of...
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Triumphant return for Tsonga
Miami (AFP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his return to tennis after a lingering arm injury by beating Tim Smyczek on Saturday to reach the third round of the Miami Masters.Tsonga, who hadn't played...
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Elon Musk explains why living off a dollar a day as a teenager convinced him...
Long before SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gained a net worth of an estimated $11.9 billion, or before he became a millionaire at 28 after selling his first company, Zip2, he lived off just a dollar a...
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47% of American households save nothing
This could be the scariest chart in the world, from Deutsche Bank's Torsten Sløk. Nearly half of American households don't save any of their money.If it it isn't obvious, this has a broad range of...
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Russia is flexing its muscles in Central America
Russia has once again started to flex its muscles in a bid to rebuild its influence in the Central American state of Nicaragua, McClatchy DC reports. Moscow may strike a possible arms deal with...
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Boeing has patented a 'Star Wars'-style force field
Boeing has won a patent for a protective force field that could stop vehicles from being harmed by explosions, Popular Science reports.It might sound futuristic — and it is. The patent isn't about...
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Why Kentucky is such a juggernaut this season
Kentucky's men's basketball team went undefeated in the regular season and has dominated its three games in the NCAA tournament, beating West Virginia 78-39 win on Thursday night to reach the Elite 8...
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Here's where more people are dying than being born
Birth and death rates are, naturally, a big part of how populations change over time.The US Census Bureau recently released its estimates of how the populations of America's counties and cities changed...
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Brazil uncovers multibillion-dollar tax fraud
Sao Paulo (AFP) - Dozens of Brazilian firms, including industrial companies and banks, are under investigation amid allegations they paid $5.9 billion in bribes to tax officials, police said...
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Late goals save day for Netherlands, Italy
Paris (AFP) - The Netherlands and Italy needed late equalisers to earn draws in Euro 2016 qualifying on Saturday, while Gareth Bale inspired Wales to a fine win in Israel that left them top of their...
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The 20 most important cities in global finance this year
There is fierce competition every year for a space on Z/Yen's Global Financial Cities Index, and 2015 is no different.The ranks give cities a combined score based on five main factors: Join the...
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Moore denies racism in comments on next Bond
London (AFP) - James Bond legend Roger Moore insisted Saturday he had said nothing racist about fellow British actor Idris Elba -- tipped to play the superspy next -- in a French magazine interview.The...
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Here's Morgan Stanley's Google analyst's analysis of Morgan Stanley's CFO...
On Tuesday, Google announced that Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat would join the company in the same capacity. And so in what is sort of an awkward scenario, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne,...
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Death threats made to BBC chief after Clarkson axe
London (AFP) - British police were on Sunday investigating death threats against BBC director-general Tony Hall following his decision to drop popular "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson.Scotland Yard...
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Dominant Hamilton seeks Malaysian Grand Prix win
Sepang (Malaysia) (AFP) - World champion Lewis Hamilton will try to maintain a 100 percent record in the nascent Formula One series with victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.Torrential rain...
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Nigerian voters try again after technical glitches
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerians hit by failures in new election technology return to the polls on Sunday, to allow them to cast their ballots in the country's close-run presidential election.President Goodluck...
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New Zealand eye World Cup history against Australia
Melbourne (AFP) - New Zealand take the field in their maiden World Cup final on Sunday looking to cap an unbeaten streak by defeating co-hosts Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Some 90,000 fans...
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World-power foreign ministers press for Iran deal
Lausanne (AFP) - World-power foreign ministers were due Sunday to make a final push to get Iran to agree to curtail its nuclear programme days before a looming deadline to agree the outlines of a...
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Tunisians march against extremism after museum massacre
Tunis (AFP) - Thousands of Tunisians, led by their president and joined by several foreign dignitaries, are to march in the capital Sunday to denounce terrorism after the museum massacre of 22...
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