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Cars will die out by 2030 as electric self-driving car shares take over our roads, according to a new report.  Ninety-five per cent of miles travelled in the US will happen in autonomous vehicles owned by fleets rather than individuals in just over a decade, researchers found. This new technology will be up to ten times cheaper than buying a new car and will bring an end to more than 100 years of individual vehicle ownership.

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Stars have been paying tribute to veteran Hollywood character actor Powers Boothe who has died aged 68. He was best known for playing villains in the hit television show Deadwood, and in successful films such as Tombstone, Sin City and The Avengers.  Boothe's publicist said he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday. 

Big banks have warned they cannot absorb the cost of  the $6.2bn tax on them proposed in Tuesday’s budget  and have called for it to be extended to foreign banks. Submissions from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank, submitted by the Monday noon deadline, also call for the levy to be removed when the budget returns to surplus and a host of other measures to limit its scope. Despite  the outcry from the Australian Bankers Association , the new tax has been welcomed by smaller banks and credit unions, including ME Bank and the Customer Owned Banking Association.

An Indian woman was gang-raped and then brutally murdered by men who smashed her skull with bricks after she had threatened to inform authorities, police in the northern state of Haryana, said on Monday. Police have arrested two men for rape and murder in Sonipat town, and six more were being investigated after the victim's mother accused them of involvement, superintendent of police Ashwin Shenvi.

The authors observed in real-time the transformation of a HfO2 nanorod from its room temperature to tetragonal phase, at 1000° less than its bulk temperature. Nanorod surfaces and twin boundary defects (pictured here) serve to kinetically trap this phase.

Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) is best known for presenting the first evidence of the Earth’s inner core in 1936. Her active research career as a seismologist began in 1928, continued well into the 1970s, and earned her the reputation as “The Grande Dame” of modern seismology.

Homo sapiens  is a very moody species. Even though sadness and bad moods have always been part of the human experience, we now live in an age that ignores or devalues these feelings. In our culture, normal human emotions like temporary sadness are often treated as  disorders . Manipulative advertising, marketing and self-help industries claim happiness should be  ours for the asking . Yet bad moods remain an essential part of the normal range of moods we regularly experience.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday in a rally against a bill to tear down Soviet-era low-rise apartment buildings. People, mostly young and middle-aged couples, gathered on a central street to protest against  arguably Russia’s largest redevelopment project  to pull down entire neighbourhoods of Soviet-era prefabricated buildings. City Hall has insisted the buildings are dilapidated and outdated, while many residents and activists see the plans as a ruse to make way for high-rises in some of Moscow’s leafiest areas.

A  professor of history  who predicted  Donald Trump  would win the race to the White House, has claimed the firing of James Comey as FBI Director is sufficient to see the President impeached. Allan Lichtman, who has correctly guessed the outcome of every presidential election since 1984, claimed Mr Trump’s firing of Mr Comey was “more serious than Watergate”.

Eleven suspected cases of the Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo is dealing with a new  Ebola outbreak . News of the outbreak traveled slowly since it's  in a remote region  of the country. So far there are 11 suspected cases, including three deaths. One case has been confirmed. Ebola spreads from person to person via direct contact with body fluids or with other mammals that are also infected — such as bats, monkeys and apes. The disease has a mortality rate around  50 percent .

The "accidental hero" who halted the global spread of an unprecedented ransomware attack by registering a garbled domain name hidden in the malware has warned the attack could be rebooted. The ransomware used in Friday's attack wreaked havoc on organizations including FedEx and Telefónica, as well as the  UK's National Health Service  (NHS), where operations were cancelled, X-rays, test results and patient records became unavailable and phones did not work.

 Pope Francis has invited faithful in St. Peter's Square to join him in silent prayer for each one's own mother, including those in Heaven. Greeting tourists and Romans on Sunday from a window overlooking the square, Francis noted that in many countries Mother's Day was being celebrated. He said: "So let's remember with gratitude and affection all mothers, even our mothers in heaven."

The Chinese startup, which also has a US division based in San Jose, has  raised $1 billion  in funding from notable names like Tencent Holdings, Baidu, Sequoia Capital, and Lenovo. Not only will it compete against the likes of Ford and General Motors when it comes to self-driving tech, but it will look to take on Tesla in the electric space.

Carriers have been  selling the LG G6 in the United States  for a couple of months now. What about those customers who want to buy this handset but don’t want to be tied to a carrier? They have been waiting for the official unlocked variant to arrive and they’ll be happy to find out now that the unlocked LG G6 is now available for purchase in the United States.

As a vicious  new strain of ransomware  swept the UK’s National Health Service yesterday, shutting off services at hospitals and clinics throughout the region, experts cautioned that the best protection was to download a patch Microsoft had issued in March. The only problem? A reported  90 percent  of NHS systems run Windows XP, an operating system Microsoft first introduced in 2001, and hasn’t supported since 2014.

The best way to avoid buying a stolen iPhone is getting it from Apple, an electronics store, or a carrier. But because the iPhone comes with a rather high price tag, some people choose to purchase second-hand iPhone. These are still expensive, but the price is lower than what you’d pay in stores. In many cases, you can score a great iPhone deal, if you know what to look for. But there’s always the risk that seller stole the phone and it’s now looking to flip it. 

It’s true what they say: when you have kids, your whole life changes. Many of us moms neglect our own needs as we focus all our energy on caring for our offspring. Which is why I sometimes have to take a deep breath and remind myself: I’m more than a mother. I’m a convicted felon.

When you think of a  Neanderthal , you might conjure up a picture of a grunting cave man with poor brain power, capable of little other than hunting animals. You'd be wrong. Over the past few years, our perception of Neanderthals has been changing dramatically; from a brutish cave man to a sophisticated human, with a rich culture. This collection of evidence continues to grow, painting a more accurate picture of our ancestors. And experts say we still have much more to learn.

Here's why you shouldn't panic.  A large new study has found a link between taking common over-the-counter pain killers and increased risk of having a heart attack, even within the first week of use. The research looked at several  NSAIDs  (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen) - the most common painkillers in the world, many of which are readily available over the counter. Previous studies  have already shown  an association between NSAIDs and heart failure, and now this latest study gives us a better idea of what kinds of doses are involved.

Time seems to pass faster or slower depending on the language you speak, new research has revealed, because of the way your native tongue speaks about time. In English, you might talk about a "long" day, whereas in Greek, you might talk about a "full" day – and those slight variations seem to alter our perceptions of passing time, scientists say.

The formal governor of abia state Dr sir  orji uzor kalu visited University of Nigeria, Nsukka today. The event was held at PAA. Before the event kick of Dr sir orji uzor kalu him self made an opening speech by welcoming professor ngozi ezeonu the formal DM in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka . After that orji defined culture as the existing of man which include his respect for human respect for dignity, love etc, orji also mentioned at the stage that he is the founder/CEO and the pillar of sports. Before all this was mentioned orji introduced his self as the former governor of abia state in 1999-2007. He said that his administration gave free education in 1999 and adult education to his people. More pics of the event after the cut...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region early on Thursday (11 May) morning killing eight people and injuring nearly 11. Authorities said search and rescue work was underway and the injured were being treated at hospitals.

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay out the largest amount yet in a series of lawsuits brought against it for not adequately warning against potential risks associated with the use of talcum powder. While the scientific consensus behind the claim is still undecided, a state court jury in St. Louis, Missouri, determined that there was enough evidence to find the global company was liable for a 62-year-old American woman's development of ovarian cancer.

Drinking heavily is disproportionately harmful for the poorest in society, with a greater risk of dying or becoming ill due to alcohol consumption. A new study, published today in The Lancet Public Health and led by the University of Glasgow has found that there is a marked link between socioeconomic status and the harm caused by drinking alcohol excessively.

She was nearly five meters long, weighed more than a tonne, and could fit an entire human torso between her jaws. But the great white shark that washed up on a beach outside Cape Town, South Africa, last Wednesday had met a powerful adversary. A large wound gaped midway down her belly, where her liver had been removed with exacting precision. Residents from the nearby fishing town of Gansbaai, home to a lucrative shark cage diving industry, immediately began speculating that a killer whale was responsible for the attack.

A new study has shown that compared to HIV-negative young adults, those positive for HIV infection with limited or no treatment history had significant disruptions in whole brain structural networks, poorer strength and efficiency of connections, and corresponding reductions in cognitive performance. Performance on learning/recall tasks was worse with increasing abnormalities in brain structural organization, as reported in  Brain Connectivity , a peer-reviewed journal from  Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers .

The researchers found that East German women are running the risk of an unforeseen increase in deaths through smoking. According to the calculations, rates for deaths from lung cancer, which is a very strong indicator for the effect of smoking, will rise continuously for East German women aged 50 and older. "In addition, all other smoking-related diseases will go up, such as atherosclerosis, angina, and heart attack," says Mikko Myrskylä, director at the Max Planck Institute for Democraphic Research.

Someday soon, robot assistants will be a part of our everyday lives—but only if we can teach them new tasks without programming. If you have to learn to code, you might as well make the sandwich yourself. Now, a new system makes teaching robots almost as easy as teaching a child. And conveniently—or alarmingly, if you’re afraid of robot dominion—they can use this system to share their skills with each other.

In all the ways that matter to most consumers, tomatoes are not fruit. That was the  opinion  of Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray, released on this day in 1893. “Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of the vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans and peas,” he wrote. Score one for that irritating person we all know who insists that tomatoes are properly a fruit.

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Last year, Melbourne, Australia, experienced an unprecedented  “thunderstorm asthma” event . Some 10,000 people were rushed to the hospital, struggling to breathe, with at least nine deaths. No breakdown has been published, but if this resembled most other such events, two-thirds of those affected were women. Adult women are roughly twice as likely to suffer asthma as men, even though boys get it more frequently than girls. Now, a research institution based in the heart of Melbourne has laid the blame for this difference with testosterone.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it registered a total of 1, 736, 571 candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which marked a deviation from the past. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at the news briefing with newsmen on Tuesday in Bwari, in preparations for the conduct of this year’s UTME. Oloyede, who gave a breakdown detail of duly registered candidates for the UTME, said that the total figure marked a deviation from the past, in terms of registration.

Radio and television have been used widely as educational tools since the 1920s and the 1950s, respectively. There are three general approaches to the use of radio and TV broadcasting in education:  [ 21 ] direct class teaching , where broadcast programming substitutes for teachers on a temporary basis; school broadcasting , where broadcast programming provides complementary teaching and learning resources not otherwise available; and general educational programming over community , national and international stations which provide general and informal educational opportunities.