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Footsteps: Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia

The mercurial French poet Arthur Rimbaud found a refuge from his earlier life in his ‘beloved Harar,' where he became a merchant and arms...

Airbus Group Profit Rose 59% in 2014 on Demand for Commercial Jets

The rise came despite underperformance at its military division, where delays to a new transport plane led to more than $600 million in additional...

Annual Profit Surges for I.A.G., Parent of British Airways

Performance was bolstered by strong passenger demand on trans-Atlantic routes and a turnaround at the Spanish carrier Iberia. ...read more

Urine test could lead to better treatment of bladder cancer

A simple urine test could help to guide clinicians in the treatment of bladder cancer patients, researchers believe. Being able to reliably identify those...

Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data

Global health experts believe the current data on cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa -- which determines how billions of pounds of...

New ultrasensitive test for peanut allergies

Chemists have developed a new test for peanut allergies that can not only tell whether someone is allergic, it can also determine how intense...

Suicide rates rising for older US adults

Suicide rates for adults 40-64 years of age in the US have risen about 40 percent since 1999, with a sharp rise since 2007....

Experts warn of stem cell underuse as transplants reach one million worldwide

Findings of a new reveal striking variations between countries and regions in the use of this lifesaving stem cell transplantation, and high unmet need...

Teenagers aren’t swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success

Young people believe that to get on in life they should work hard, a new study concludes. The study also notes that many teenagers...

Astronaut finds water in helmet after seven-hour spacewalk

NASA astronaut Terry Virts found a small amount of water in his helmet after a spacewalk this week, but it did not put him...