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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

The history of China's Muslims and what's behind their persecution

For about the next 300 years - during the Ming Dynasty - Muslims continued to be influential in government.

'Mad Queen' : The treatment of Mother of Dragons was sexist in GoT

'Dany' is making tragic choices that all political leaders face when it comes to using violence to achieve their goals. But the writers chose to show her as acts as irrational, tyrannical or insane.

Cyclone Fani: Odisha teaches the world how to prepare for disasters

The United Nations office for Disaster Risk Deduction (UNISDR) and other organisations have hailed government and volunteer for their efforts.

Cryptocurrency scams: Fraudsters are using ponzi schemes to fool investors

Some cryptocurrency fraudsters appeal to people's greed, promising big returns

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