Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican said. The pontiff's funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, accordin...
The National Archives on Tuesday released thousands of pages of declassified records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The records were posted to the National Archives' website, joining recently released r...
As the Paris Olympics are set to open this week, the United States goes in as the favorite to win the most medals. China is unlikely to overtake the U.S. in the overall medal haul, but has a chance to win more gold medals than the Americans. Though ...
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A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission in flames over the Pacific. Peregrine One suffered a propulsion fault that scuppered any prospect of a lunar touch-down and it was commanded to destroy it...
Frederik X is now the King of Denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II. Tens of thousands of Danes gathered in Copenhagen to witness the historic succession. From the balcony, Frederik gave his first speech to the ...
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Thousands of HSBC customers in the UK have reported that they are unable to access mobile banking. Downdetector, which tracks websites, showed more than 4,100 people had reported the banking app on their device was not functioning....
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Reduction in sea ice in Antarctica has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 10,000 emperor penguin chicks. In 2022, satellites recorded a colony of emperor penguins disappearing into the Bellingshausen Sea as the ice they were living on melted awa...
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Cathay Pacific Airways has fired three flight attendants after a complaint that they had discriminated against non-English speaking passengers. They were sacked after an audio clip of the cabin crew apparently mocking passengers went vira...
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Antarctic glaciers are possibly more sensitive to changes in sea temperature than was thought, new research shows....
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Up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment, a new study finds. The study led by Newcastle University is the first global attempt to map potential hotspo...
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