AP, WELLINGTON A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in …

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AP, ANKARA A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early on Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — …

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Reuters, WASHINGTON In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 442kph, but they are not the strongest in our …

Winds of up to 33,000kph detected on distant planet Read More

SCRUTINY OF HK FIRM: The comptroller’s office said that an audit would be launched ‘aimed at ensuring the efficient and transparent use of public resources AFP, PANAMA CITY Panama has complained …

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‘DISCRIMINATION’: The US Office of Personnel Management ordered that public DEI-focused Web pages be taken down, while training and contracts were canceled AP, WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday …

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Lee Godart and the actress | Source: Getty Images he actress, a beloved star of the 1980s, stepped away from the spotlight to focus on raising her three children and …

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AFP, LONDON Chelsea on Monday overcame a howler from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1, ending a five-match winless run to climb back into the English Premier …

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Staff writer, with AFP, MELBOURNE Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei yesterday advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open, while Coco Gauff’s dreams of a first women’s singles …

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AFP, MOSCOW Angry at Russia’s inaction after a shock Ukrainian offensive put her parents on the other side of the front line, Lyubov Prilutskaya is one of the few Russians …

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AP, WELLINGTON Among other false and misleading claims in US President Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Monday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom” prompted vexed social media posts by …

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