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HSBC reports first-quarter profit of $7.1 billion

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HSBC announced that first-quarter profit rose by 4.4 percent to $7.1 billion, beating analysts’ expectations. Europe’s largest bank, which is considering moving its base outside...
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Jesus as a child image revealed by Italian police using Turin Shroud data

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Italian police investigators used the Turin Shroud image to generate a photo-fit image of Jesus Christ as child. They applied a technique that reverses the...
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Rapid Antarctic ice melt may bring 10ft sea level rise by 2100

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Antarctica’s ice is melting at an accelerating rate. Simulations of events dating back millions of years have led scientists to conclude that sea levels...
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Rorqual whales have nerves like bungee cords that stretch and recoil

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Rorqual Whales have an amazing nerve structure in their mouths and tongues that can stretch out to double their length and recoil like a...

Strange whistling and hissing sound 22 miles above Earth baffles NASA

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Strange hissing and whistling sounds that have been picked up 22 miles above Earth by a NASA student balloon have left the US space...
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Lufthansa first quarter results better than expected

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Lufthansa posted an improvement in first-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Lower fuel costs offset the effects of a weak euro. However, the German airline said that further...
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Himalayas were formed when a continent collided with Eurasia at high speed

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Researchers can now explain how and when the Himalayas were formed, and why India drifted at such high speed. It all started about 120 years...
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US factory orders increased in March, first rise in eight months

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US factory orders increased in March after seven consecutive months of declines, according to the US Commerce Department. The rebound was boosted by demand for...
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Italian astronaut has first Espresso coffee brewed in space, while wearing Star Trek outfit

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Wearing a Star Trek uniform for the occasion, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first human to consume a coffee espresso in space. On...
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Giant exoplanet orbiting small star challenges ideas about planet formation

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Researchers have discovered a huge exoplanet, about the size of Jupiter (317.8 Earth mass), orbiting super-close to a small cool star approximately 500 light...