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Middle East virus possibly spread by camels

Saudi Arabia has issued its strongest warning so far over the possible connection between camels and a virus that has killed more than one hundred people in the country. The virus, known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, has infected nearly five hundred people in Saudi Arabia...
Jul 12,2015

Twins meet after 78 years apart

Twin sisters from Aldershot in the UK have met in the United States after spending 78 years apart. Elizabeth Hamel and Ann Hunt found each other after the longest period of separation ever recorded for twins...
Jul 12,2015

Mystery of ocean 'duck' sound solved

A sound like a duck heard in the Southern Ocean has confused scientists for 50 years. But the mystery has now been solved, according to research published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters...
Jul 12,2015

Titanic letter sells for £119,000

The last letter to be written on the ill-fated Titanic has sold for £119,000 at auction.It was written by survivors Esther Hart and her young daughter hours before the ship hit an iceberg and sank in 1912...
Jul 12,2015

Beginning of the end for Japanese whaling?

Three Japanese ships have returned home at the end of the annual hunt for whales in the Southern Ocean. Japan has said they will not set sail again next year, after the International Court of Justice said the hunt was illegal...
Jul 12,2015

US created 'Cuban Twitter'

The US created a text message social network designed to cause unrest in Cuba, according to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency. ZunZuneo, called the 'Cuban Twitter', had over 40,000 users in a country with limited access to the internet. The project is thought to have lasted from 20..
Jul 12,2015

Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey

Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country.This comes after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked the site on Thursday...
Jul 12,2015

Another side to Mogadishu

The Somali capital, Mogadishu, has the unenviable reputation of being one of the most dangerous and destroyed cities on earth. But an exhibition that has opened in London hopes to show that the city has a rich architectural history, some of which has survived the shooting and the shelling...
Jul 12,2015

Pompeii under threat

The government of Italy has called for an emergency meeting to discuss how to save the ancient Roman city of Pompeii from further ruin. It comes after new damage this weekend at the site...
Jul 12,2015

Obama's youth initiative

President Obama has launched an initiative called "My Brother's Keeper" to help young, minority men in the United States. He said that these young men consistently do worse in society and urged stronger efforts to create more opportunities for them...
Jul 12,2015