Indian company Ringing Bells has launched a mobile phone that costs less than $4. Low-priced handsets are particularly popular in what is now the second-largest smartphone market globally.
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Romanian civil society wins key victory against proposed gold mine
Romanian civil society is celebrating its success after a decade-long fight against a gold mining project in Rosia Montana. The site was recently included in the country’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage.
Jakarta moves to castrate sexual abusers
The number of cases of child sexual abuse has risen sharply in Indonesia over the past few years. The president now aims to crack down, though human rights organizations are saying he is going too far.
‘He was born for this’: German shorthaired pointer wins Westminster show
A dog named CJ is named Best in Show at the 140th Westminster show in New York, besting more than 2,700 contestants over the two-day competition and becoming the envy of hounds and handlers alike.
3D printing breakthrough produces functioning human bone, tissue
Scientists demonstrate the first 3D printer able to produce bone, cartilage or muscle tissue on a human scale while keeping it alive.
Merkel will outlast all her critics on refugees: Juncker
Jean Claude Juncker, the most senior politician in Europe, said that Chancellor Angela Merkel is on the right side of history in the refugee debate.
Woman ejected from cafe for breastfeeding fights back
A Berlin woman has started a campaign for a law guaranteeing women’s right to breastfeed in public after being thrown out of a cafe.
Beijing places missile launchers on disputed South China Sea island
Tensions in the region could rise after satellite images appear to show two batteries of eight missile launchers and a radar system on Woody Island
China has placed surface-to-air missile equipment on one of the disputed islands in the South China Sea, newly published satellite images appear to show.
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Rare ‘Super Bloom’ Of Wildflowers Could Spring To Life In Death Valley
Colorful wildflowers are sprouting across Death Valley and park rangers say a rare massive bloom could cover the national park in the coming months. [ more › ]
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