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Google has revealed details of its research into augmented reality glasses. It posted a brief introduction to Project Glass, photos and a concept video at its Google+ social network. The images show a minimalist design with a microphone and partly-transparent video screen that places information over the view from the users’ right eye. The product’s developers said they wanted feedback ...

The United Nations on Tuesday selected Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to participate in a worldwide effort to address child malnutrition. Okonjo-Iweala and 26 other global leaders were picked for the job by the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban ki-moon. The UN’s Department of Public Information on Tuesday made the announcement, and appointed 27 individuals which included some heads ...

Taller women have a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to a review of studies. Obesity is also a risk factor among women who have never taken HRT, say international researchers. Previous studies have suggested a link, but there has been conflicting evidence. The latest research, published in the journal PLoS Medicine, analysed all worldwide data on the topic. ...

By Ihechukwu Njoku – London, UK Please note, the opinions expressed in the article below are entirely those of the writer: Thomas Paine, the famous Anglo-American political theorist who lived in the latter portion of the 18th century once said, “What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.” My late ...

In comments that may shock some staunch Catholics, Cardinal George Pell has described the biblical story of Adam and Eve as a myth. He appeared alongside renowned evolutionary biologist and atheist, Professor Richard Dawkins, on the ABC’s Q&A program last night. Cardinal Pell said the existence of Adam and Eve was not a matter of science but rather a mythological ...