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 Pakistan censors Twitter over Muhammad images Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, one of the country's top telecom officials says.
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 'Ring of fire' eclipse dazzles millions Millions in Asia and western North America watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies.
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 App scans faces of pub patrons to guess age, gender A new app is being launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across San Francisco to determine their ages and genders.
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 SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remains stuck on the ground after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.
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 Perfect lamb chop is Aussie scientists' goal Researchers in Western Australia are using medical technology to work out which rams and ewes will breed the best lambs for eating.
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 Ultra-Orthodox Jews mull internet's risks at huge forum Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the internet threatens their way of life have rented a baseball stadium for a massive gathering on how they might embrace modern technology.
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 Meal times determine weight gain in mice Mice that could only eat for eight out of every 24 hours stayed healthy, while those allowed to snack all day long on the same foods gained weight and lost motor skills, a new study reports.
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 Vulva images in France are among oldest cave art Rock engravings and traces of painting discovered in southwest France are believed to be from at least 37,000 years ago, making them among the world's oldest cave art.
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 Chris Hadfield prepares for 'pinnacle' in space Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the past four years preparing to pliot a Russian rocket to the ISS, where he will be the first Canadian to command the multi-national orbiting station.
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 SpaceX to launch 1st private rocket to space station For the first time, a private company will launch a rocket to the International Space Station, sending it on a grocery run this weekend that could be the shape of things to come for America's space program.
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 Is private industry ready for space? SpaceX is set to make history with its launch in May, as a number of private companies in the U.S are trying to reach above Earth's atmosphere
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 Pinterest gets $100M from owner of Kobo Inc. The Japanese e-commerce firm that bought e-reader company Kobo Inc. is now picking up a major stake in social media site Pinterest.
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 Balloon sculptor twists together physics and art A Toronto balloon artist with a background in nuclear physics is back home to demonstrate his twisted talents -- sculpting blown-up circus versions of nature's microscopic organisms.
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 Rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton up for auction On Sunday, an 8-foot tall, 24-foot-wide Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton will be going up for auction in New York city.
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 A gram of salt helps treat murky water Water that's too murky to be disinfected via the sun's rays can be made pure enough for solar cleansing by simply adding salt, according to a new study.
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 Should a sex exhibit be pulled from Ottawa's science museum?An award-winning museum exhibit that has been viewed by audiences of all ages in Montreal and Regina will be restricted for many teenagers when it opens in Ottawa. Should the Canada Science and Technology Museum cancel Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition?
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 Iran to sue Google over 'Persian Gulf' absence on maps Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says that if Google does not restore the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps, it will face "serious damages."
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 Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm with her mind Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report.
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 Soyuz capsule docks at space station A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab.
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 Rescued harbour porpoise to live at Vancouver Aquarium A porpoise that was nursed back to health by the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre will stay at the aquarium rather than being released back into the wild.
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 Tories tout safeguards in Chinese firm's telecom deals Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews say security concerns raised about a Chinese firm operating in Canada were taken care of, but opposition MPs want proof and more transparency.
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 Nuclear emergency plans in U.S. pared back U.S. nuclear power regulators overhaul community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer drills for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away.
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 Canadians to get opt-out tool for history-tracking web ads Canadians who get creeped out by web ads that seem to know a little too much about their personal habits should have access in the coming months to an opt-out tool that will help fight the effect of so-called behavioural advertising.
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 B.C. 'Frankenfish' report being investigated Officials in Burnaby, B.C., are investigating the report of a snakehead fish in a local public pond, concerned that the highly invasive animal could wipe out local species and even threaten small household pets.
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 Facebook's Zuckerberg closely guards his privacy Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg avoids questions about himself, even as the social media site has repeatedly sparked privacy concerns for its push to get users to reveal more personal information.
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