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A university is in "exploratory discussions" on plans to build the world's deepest swimming pool for spaceflight and human endurance research.

Chinese tech giant Huawei says its global smartphone sales jumped by 39% in the first half of the year.

Nearly half of Australia's digital users illegally download movies, TV shows and music on a regular basis, a government survey finds.

EL Doctorow - critically acclaimed author of novels such as Ragtime and Billy Bathgate - has died aged 84 in New York, his son says.

A police dashcam video is released showing the arrest of a woman who died three days later while in custody.

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The Greek parliament will vote on a second set of structural reforms needed to secure an €86bn bailout from its eurozone creditors.

The Associated Press archives reveal videos featuring self-driving cars, a robot lawnmower and the hovercraft.

A "near miss" between a passenger jet and a drone has prompted a warning about using the hobby aircraft safely.

Teaser deals in adverts are masking the long-term cost of broadband packages, a charity has claimed.