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10 of the Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn

Learning a new language can be a challenging but rewarding experience. For English speakers,...

Putin threatens military response to NATO and the US

Amid rising tensions in the region around Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday...

Google sues Russian hackers for being masterminds of the glupteba botnet

Google is suing two Russian hackers, Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov, for being allegedly...

Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq 30 years after being stolen

The Gilgamesh tablet, a 3,500-year-old Mesopotamian jewel that was returned to Iraq by the...

Humans have been addicted to tobacco for at least 12,000 years

Archaeological finds indicate that humans smoked or chewed tobacco at least 12,300 years ago,...

ISS forced to swerve to avoid colliding with decades-old space debris

The International Space Station (ISS) was forced to undertake a swerve maneuver on Friday...

3 billion people have never used the internet before, says the United States

According to the United Nations, nearly 3 billion people have never used the internet...

Satya Nadella sells half of his Microsoft stock

Microsoft has not revealed how Satya Nadella intends to use the monies raised by...

An Einstein manuscript sold for 11.6 million euros at auction

A manuscript by the great scientist Albert Einstein, in which he formulated his theory...

How to get ready for a virtual date

A virtual date, for the uninitiated, is the act of video-chatting a date instead...