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They hope that their hi-tech sidewalk will help to identify what makes for user-friendly surfaces and streets. [...] Volunteers navigate their way around hazards such as steps and holes whilst their heart rates, eye movements and geographical positions are monitored automatically.

Under the current law, rape victims face prosecution for adultery, unless they produce four male witnesses. [...] Lawmakers say that the compromise will still mean that rape cases under both systems will remain punishable by death.

[T]he rare species has been named Bugun Liocichla - only 14 of these birds are known to exist.

At least 43 million children around the world are unable to go to primary school because of armed conflicts, according to a new report.

Scientists calculate that two-thirds of the recent rise in sea temperatures, thought to fuel hurricanes, is down to anthropogenic emissions.