One million free text messages will be sent every day for 12 months from Monday in South Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness and encourage testing for the disease.
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Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a robot health aide that can locate and fetch household items such as a bottle of pills, a cell phone or a TV remote. The device could provide independence for disabled patients and a respite for caregivers.
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NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
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Scientists have identified new rifts on an Antarctic ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, the European Space Agency said.
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It was the day social media appeared to come of age and signaled itself as a news gathering force to be reckoned with.
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It is probably the most unusual tent you are ever likely to see.
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The Internet is changing social activism. Some of the most creative forms of protest and philanthropy are taking place online. Activists are conducting demonstrations on YouTube, holding virtual fundraisers and using social-networking sites like Facebook to change the world -- one mouse-click at a time.
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