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Ukrainian engineers launch video service to reduce anonymity online

Ukrainian engineers have invented and launched first live video social network to help people be more frank in the internet and to reduce anonymity online.

Diabetes drug could treat leading cause of blindness: study

U.S. researchers have discovered that a drug already prescribed to millions of people with diabetes could also have another important use: treating one of the world´s leading causes of blindness.

U.S. biodiesel production record high in 2011

U.S. production of biodiesel reached a record high of 967 million gallons in the year of 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday.

Robot contest held in Zhengzhou, Henan

A robot performs shadow boxing during a robot contest in Zhengzhou, central China´s Henan Province, May 6, 2012. Some 300 students of universities in the province took their robots in the contest on Sunday.

China launches new mapping satellite

China successfully launched its Tianhui I-02 mapping satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China´s Gansu province at 3:10 p.m. Sunday.