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PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists using stem cells said on Wednesday they had built the world’s first “mini-stomachs” ― tiny clusters of human gastric tissue …

SURUC, Turkey (AP) ― Iraqi peshmerga troops were cheered Wednesday by fellow Kurds in southeastern Turkey as the fighters slowly made their way toward the …

KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka (AFP) ― Rescue workers stepped up their desperate search Thursday for survivors of a landslide in Sri Lanka which is feared to have …

DAKAR (AP) ― The rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia appears to be declining and could represent a genuine trend, the World Health Organization said …

STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― Sweden on Thursday officially recognized the state of Palestine, Stockholm’s foreign minister said, less than a month after the …

MILAN (AP) ― Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced Wednesday it will spin off sports car maker Ferrari into a separate company, a move to unlock the luxury …

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Apple is in preliminary talks to sell the iPhone in Iran, if sanctions are eased on the Middle East nation, the Wall Street Journal reported …

BERLIN (AFP) ― More than 80 countries signed up to a deal that could help end banking secrecy Wednesday in what the sponsors hope will be a major step in the …

Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s proud to be gay. The public declaration, in an essay written for Bloomberg Businessweek, makes Cook the highest-profile …

A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers’ houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, raising fears that hundreds …