Mass firings of federal workers begin on day 10 of government shutdown...
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings -- and evacuations of coastal areas -- in Hawaii and alerts for other areas of the U.S. West Coast. After the initial tsunami waves had was...
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Do it yourself - Carrying the moon: Breathe in, turn your body towards the left from the waist Your shoulders are relaxed and your elbows slightly bent Now reach both arms towards the left with your head focusing on your han...
Weather conditions at the Burning Man festival in the US have eased enough to allow revellers to start leaving. Heavy rain had turned the event, held in a desert in Nevada, into a mud bath. The ground is now dry enough for vehicl...
Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. He was found guilty of treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian...
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Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day week trial from Monday. About 70 companies are taking part in what is thought to be the world's biggest pilot scheme into the working pattern over the next six months. The experiment has been organise...
Alysa Liu Reacts to Becoming the Youngest Ever U.S. Figure Skating Champion...
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Long-awaited pretrial begins for Sept. 11 attacks...
A sanitation worker became the first Indian to receive a Covid vaccine as the country began the world's largest inoculation drive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the programme, which aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion...
A Mexican nurse became the first person in Latin America to receive a coronavirus jab when her country began its vaccination programme on Thursday. Mexico has received an initial shipment of 3,000 doses of the US-German Pfizer-Bi...
Clinical trials have started in the UK for a coronavirus vaccine being manufactured in West Lothian. The Valneva candidate vaccine will initially be tested on 150 volunteers at testing sites in Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle and ...
The Royal Family are said to be "hurt" at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's announcement they will step back as senior royals. Prince Harry and Meghan did not consult any senior royal before making the statement, the BBC understands...
Final ceremonies are taking place at Tokyo's Imperial Palace to mark Emperor Akihito's historic abdication. He is the first Japanese monarch to stand down in more than 200 years. The 85-year-old was given permission to abdicate, after a thr...
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Making six figures in a single weekend...
The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Football's showpiece event features 32 teams, including holders Germany, competing in 64 games over 3...
Israel says its forces have struck almost all of Iran's infrastructure in Syria, in response to an Iranian rocket attack on the occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli military said 20 rockets were fired by Iranian Revolutionary Guards at its po...