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Video: Gape our paunchy interview with EVA flight controller Grier Wilt

Video shot by Joshua Ballinger, edited and produced by Jing Niu and David Minick. Click here for transcript. Working outside a spacecraft in a spacesuit—or walking on the Moon in one—is among the most dangerous activities that an astronaut can take part in. Officially referred to as « EVA » in NASA acronym shorthand—that’s short for « extravehicular…

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Paying attention to India’s hearing impaired

New Delhi – Nearly two decades ago, when Shruti Gupta was diagnosed with congenital hearing loss at the age of one, her life took a dramatic turn. Her cognitive development, speech retention and ability to respond to loud noises was impaired. Year after year, she visited a specialist to help upgrade and fine-tune her hearing…

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5 key trends since Trump’s Jerusalem pass

Violence, protests and arrests have followed US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump made the announcement on December 6 and said the US would begin the process of moving its embassy to the city from Tel Aviv.  The decision broke with decades of US policy on Jerusalem.  The international…

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Israel delegation to head to Bahrain after furore: relate

A delegation of Israeli business leaders will travel to Bahrain in January amid a warming of ties between the two countries, according to a media report. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told the Jerusalem Post that the visit would be a follow-up to this month’s Bahraini delegation in Israel.…

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Protests held across world against US Jerusalem transfer

Thousands of people are protesting in the occupied Palestinian territories and across the world over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. More than a week after US President Donald Trump announced the decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, anger among Palestinians and their supporters continues to grow.…

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Aadhaar: India’s data battle over ID cards

New Delhi, India – India must extend the deadline linking a national ID card to banking, phone accounts and government services to the end of March 2018, the Supreme Court has ruled. Friday’s developments renewed attention on the ambitious national identity card project, « Aadhaar », which the government touts as the largest biometric ID card programme in the world.…

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Mertens: ‘Stayed at Napoli to consume’

Napoli forward Dries Mertens says the real Scudetto pact was with the city and “I firmly believe” they can do it. The Partenopei are looking to win the title for the first time since 1990, and it was widely reported that the players had pledged to stay together for a real assault on the Serie…

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Ein Spiel für den Kopf

Kaum hat er eine Baustelle notdürftig gesichert, tut sich die nächste auf. Es sind keine einfachen Tage für André Hofschneider. Schritt für Schritt versucht Unions neuer Trainer, die verunsicherte Mannschaft wieder aufzubauen. In seinem ersten Spiel legte er gegen Dresden vor einer Woche besonderen Wert auf die Defensivarbeit, um mehr Stabilität zu schaffen. Das gelang…