Sunday, December 29, 2019

Autism diagnosis: 'I want 40 years of my life back'

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

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The Syrian town with more cats than people

The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats.

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The best space images of 2019

With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth.

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'We can give a lot of the power back to the fans'

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users.

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Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency

On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018.

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Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream

A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level.

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Trump aides call U.S. strikes on Iraq and Syria 'successful,' warn of potential further action

U.S. officials said on Sunday that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that "additional actions" may still be taken in the region to defend U.S. interests.


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