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The British government on Monday set out new legislation to upgrade workers' rights -- the biggest package of workplace reforms in two decades. The aim is to ensure that the…

“Orange Is the New Black” actress Yael Stone alleged actor Geoffrey Rush engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior when they starred in “The Diary of a Madman” in 2010. Speaking to…

Eating more green leafy vegetables may reduce the risks of developing fatty liver, according to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers…

An Israeli nonprofit on Monday said it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon until February. Officials…

A floating device sent to corral a swirling island of trash between California and Hawaii has not swept up any plastic waste — but the young innovator behind the project…

Evelyn Berezin, the computer engineer who designed the world's first word processor, has died at the age of 93. Berezin was a pioneer who revolutionized how the word writes thanks…

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday arrived in Syria's capital Damascus, the first Arab leader to do so since the Syrian crisis erupted in 2011, state news agency SANA reported.…

A hulking statue of a late 19th century white leader, with a cane and top hat, has been a flashpoint for cultural conflict in South Africa for years. Black protesters…

For eight years, British classical pianist Paul Barton, 57, has played music for rescued #elephants to soothe their emotions. The giant animals - mostly old, overworked and sometimes disabled -…

A powerful blast ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan late Sunday, injuring 42 people, starting fires that took hours to bring under control and leading several neighbouring buildings to…