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Brexit extension: Why EU chose a six-month reprieve for its awkward partner

If the UK fails to ratify the agreement by May 22, it must take part in the European parliament elections taking place between May 23 and 26

Shutting out Huawei won't slow China from dominating both 5G and AI

Huawei is not currently being scrutinised for its business conduct in Africa

China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons why it won't cool down anytime soon

For now the trade war that Trump began in January 2018 is back on, which will mean more economic pain for companies and consumers in both the US and China

Trump's one-on-one approach to China is a risk to global trade, world peace

Failure of US-China trade talks highlights drawbacks in Trump's trade strategy, which tends to be protectionist, confrontational and negotiated one on one

Type 2 diabetes: Losing even a small amount of weight can save your heart

A latest study shows that losing a moderate amount of weight could reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, the most common complications of diabetes

How Uber, FB, Airbnb can influence user decisions on where to click, spend

If the app recognises that you are drunk or in a neighborhood you rarely travel to - and one that its data show is high in crime - it could charge you a higher rate, knowing you're unlikely to refuse

From Fani to Idai: Why Indian Ocean is spawning deadly tropical cyclones

Increased frequency of high intensity storms in the Indian Ocean should be raising alarm bells because countries like India are not well equipped to handle the fallout

Peanut allergy: Research shows oral immunotherapy is safe for preschoolers

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a treatment in which a patient consumes small amounts of an allergenic food, such as peanut, with the dose gradually increased to a target maximum (or maintenance) amount

GoT: teasing hints from the Welsh language have been hiding in plain sight

The name Bran also has resonance in Welsh and Irish literature

Meghan Markle baby: Is a home birth safe? Here's what you must know

Reports that she wished to deliver her baby at home for reasons of privacy and comfort have renewed debates about the safety of home birth

Screen time for children: WHO's new approach may do little to curb obesity

while increasing physical activity to combat the global obesity crisis is clearly vital, the WHO guidelines on screen time may not achieve this

Avengers: How Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics

Many of the time-travel concepts in Endgame are connected, at least in name, to recent scientific theory, simulation and speculation

Biden's status as Democratic front runner shows #MeToo an ineffective tool

Weeks before Biden declared his official candidacy, various factions of the Democratic party alleged that he engaged in "inappropriate conduct" with women at previous campaign and fundraising events

Mueller report: How US Congress could follow up on an incomplete document

The Trump administration will want to argue that the release of the Mueller report is the end of investigating the Russia scandal

Einstein was right! Black hole image confirms general theory of relativity

When matter approaches a black hole's event horizon - the point at which not even light can escape - it forms an orbiting disk

A happy ending for 'Game of Thrones'? No thanks

Exposure to "Game of Thrones" seemed to have an effect on viewers that was more akin to consuming the news than to exposure to other fictional stories

Explained: Why Julian Assange was in Ecuadorian embassy & what happens now

The exact charges against Assange have not been clear up until now. This was partly why Ecuador and so many of his supporters backed his claims to political asylum

No food is off limits! Intuitive eating is simple with no complicated rules

Mindful eating involves developing an awareness of internal hunger and satiety cues and making conscious food choices

Study says the ancestral whale was four legged that straddled land and sea

One particular fossilised 'missing link' found in India suggests that the last whale precursors took to the water in times of danger but came onto land to give birth and eat

Livestreamed NZ massacre means it's time to shut down Facebook Live

In the 24 hours after the New Zealand massacre, 1.5 million videos and images of the killings were uploaded to Facebook's servers, the company announced