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13 February 2017 • 12:35 AMT
From miasma to waterborne disease

Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It infects the small intestine. Cholera is still active throughout the world. Estimates from 2010 say that between three- and five million people get cholera every year, and 58,000–130,000 people die from the disease every year.

13 February 2017 • 12:11 AMT
India’s iconic Ambassador car brand sold to Peugeot for just $12 million

The CK Birla group, the owners of Hindustan Motors, have sold the car brand for 800 million rupees to the French auto makers.

13 February 2017 • 11:52 AMT
Pakistan forcing Afghan refugees home: Human Rights Watch

“The exodus amounts to the world’s largest unlawful mass forced return of refugees in recent times,” the Human Rights Watch says.

13 February 2017 • 11:52 AMT
IFC Films acquires Armando Iannucci’s “The Death Of Stalin”

The film is a comic look at how Joseph Stalin’s stroke in 1953 threw the USSR into chaos and inspired a mad power grab among his top advisers.

13 February 2017 • 11:39 AMT
Man United’s Mkhitaryan faster than Mata, Silva, Ozil: Jamie Carragher

“You think of Juan Mata, Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), David Silva (Man City) – great technicians – but they don’t have that pace,” Carragher said.

13 February 2017 • 11:29 AMT
“SS-GB” Nazi-themed Berlinale thriller invades Europe

The series was adapted from Len Deighton’s 1978 novel by screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, whose credits include “Skyfall” and “Spectre.”

13 February 2017 • 11:23 AMT
UN Security Council to hold meeting after North Korea missile test

The North’s leader Kim Jong-Un “expressed great satisfaction over the possession of another powerful nuclear attack means.”

13 February 2017 • 11:08 AMT
“Kong: Skull Island” new TV spot features Tom Hiddleston

“Kong: Skull Island” centers on a group of explorers and soldiers who travel to uncharted island in the Pacific.

13 February 2017 • 10:52 AMT
Scarlett Johansson’s “Ghost in the Shell” unveils new trailer

“Ghost in the Shell” is based on Masamune Shirow’s manga and classic cyberpunk anime of the same name.

13 February 2017 • 10:44 AMT
Karabakh refutes Azeri claims of attempted subversive attack

“Azerbaijan’s defense ministry seems to decisively be losing the ability to soberly assess the reality,” Hasratyan said.

13 February 2017 • 10:19 AMT
PM Trudeau visiting Trump in crucial meeting for Canada

In his first face-to-face meeting with the new U.S president, Trudeau will meet Trump to talk about trade and participate in a working lunch.

13 February 2017 • 09:55 AMT
Toshiba faces challenges as it preps for nuclear writedown

Toshiba has offered a 19.9 percent of its prize chips business to investment funds and rivals including Bain Capital, SK Hynix and Micron Technology.

13 February 2017 • 09:55 AMT
Beijing upset at disputed islands mention in Japan-U.S. meeting

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China was “seriously concerned and resolutely opposed.”

13 February 2017 • 09:45 AMT
Researchers develop liquid battery that could last for over 10 years

The trick was to modify the molecules in the electrolytes, ferrocene and viologen, so that they’re stable, water-soluble and resistant to degradation.

13 February 2017 • 09:34 AMT
NASA rocket to form artificial clouds in space

NASA says the aluminum creates “absolutely no hazard” to people below. You see more aluminum in a fireworks show, it adds.

13 February 2017 • 09:20 AMT
Steve Coogan reveals plans for new Alan Partridge comedy series

Coogan likened Partridge, a tactless and inept presenter who has a delusional sense of his own celebrity, to new U.S. President Donald Trump.

13 February 2017 • 09:08 AMT
Baltasar Kormakur prepping supernatural thriller drama “Katla”

The dystopian series is set in Reykjavik, in a near future where Katla has been erupting for two years, causing alarming mutations and strange events.

13 February 2017 • 09:04 AMT
Benoit Jacquot to direct Vincent Lindon in “Mr. Casanova”

The film centers on Casanova’s life in exile in London at the age of 45 and will shed light on his unrequited passion for a 25 year-old woman.

13 February 2017 • 08:53 AMT
Turkmenistan strongman wins third term with nearly 98% vote

Changes to the country’s Constitution last year removed presidential age limits and extended the president’s term from five years to seven.

13 February 2017 • 08:45 AMT
MIT’s secure wireless charging stops pads from frying your phone

Instead of letting the pad decide which gadget gets all the electricity, the chip could provide an even distribution of electricity.

13 February 2017 • 08:39 AMT
Prince’s unreleased music, concert films and more to be released

February 12 marked the arrival of Prince’s back catalogue on streaming services such as Spotify.

13 February 2017 • 08:31 AMT
New Manic Street Preachers film “Escape From History” teaser unveiled

The new documentary has been made by the band’s long-time collaborator, the BAFTA-winning director Kieran Evans.

13 February 2017 • 08:09 AMT
Verizon rolls back unlimited data plans

The carrier will continue offering 5 GB, S, M, and L options to subscribers who don’t use large sums of data each month.

13 February 2017 • 08:03 AMT
Lars Von Trier’s Zentropa Spain to produce “The Year of the Plague”

Based on Marc Pastor’s Spanish bestseller, “Plague” is “the story of a man trying become a hero to regain the love of his ex.”

13 February 2017 • 07:59 AMT
NASA close to picking exact drill site for Mars 2020

A group consulted images and data sent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter before voting for easily accessible locations.

13 February 2017 • 07:52 AMT
Bestselling novel “Art of Hearing Heartbeats” to get film treatment

The love story, which is set in Burma, spans the decades between the 1950s and the present.

13 February 2017 • 07:51 AMT
Blogger extradited to Baku should be released immediately: Amnesty

“Criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities in his blog falls entirely within the scope of his right to freedom of expression,” Amnesty said.

13 February 2017 • 07:39 AMT
“GOT” star Maisie Williams confirmed for “X-Men: New Mutants”

Nat Wolff and Anya Taylor-Joy are also rumored to join the movie. The former is reportedly up for the role of Cannonball.

13 February 2017 • 07:38 AMT
80,000 Romanian protesters return to streets in anti-corruption rallies

“Thieves! Resign!” chanted protesters in Bucharest, as they used the torches from their mobile phones to form a giant Romanian flag.

13 February 2017 • 07:24 AMT
“La La Land” wins big at 2017 BAFTA Awards

Other winners include “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Florence Foster Jenkins”.