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World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on May 5. The World Health Organization (WHO) started the event in 2009. The purpose of World Hand Hygiene Day is to spread awareness of the effectiveness of handwashing in reducing the…
US Secretary of State John Kerry declared that while the terrorist group the Islamic State is losing territory in Iraq, a new challenge is emerging in how to take care of those left behind. As areas are liberated, many innocent…
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Apple will begin to pay cash rewards to programmers who can find security problems in their products. This is already a common practice for most other tech companies. Previously, Apple had a tip line for these kinds of discoveries but offered…
North Korea has a plan to expand its space explorations, including a plan to land on the moon. Though the plan would be ambitious for North Korea, experts believe it is achievable. The majority of the country's five year plan,…
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New studies of cockroaches found that the Pacific beetle cockroach produces an extremely nutritious "milk." It contains an extremely high amount of energy. Some are thinking that it might be a new trend in nutrition. Read more about cockroach milk.
In 1587, English settlers landed on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina. But by 1590, no trace of the settlers could be found. Archaeologists digging at and near the site in 2016 made an important discovery. They discovered pottery and…