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Great Britain name Alan Sinclair, Stewart Innes, Tom Ransley and Scott Durant as their men's four for the World Championships.

What the vast Basque co-operative Mondragon learnt from the failure of a key subsidiary

Daniel J. Graeber
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices suffered heavy losses Monday, the first full trading day of August, as Greek and Chinese economic ailments dragged down demand prospects.

Step inside ESA's Main Control Room at the Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany
Photo credit: ESA/J. Mai

Over the weekend every horse in the Southern Hemisphere celebrated a birthday. Well not really. They're all given the same birthday to make it easier to keep track of how old they are. But we thought we'd use the occasion to check in on some horses that do a lot for our community: Polices horses! They've been used in law enforcement for longer than you'd probably realise. But while their job has changed over the years, their effectiveness certainly hasn't. Here's Eloise.

World famous scientist Stephen Hawking has launched the biggest ever search for intelligent alien life. The project will take ten years and cost 100 million dollars, but what are they likely to find? Here's Amelia to give us some ideas.

The Northern Territory has revealed that they intend on becoming a state within the next few years. But why? What's wrong with being called a territory? Eloise looks at the perks and privileges that come along with a different title.

Thursday the 6th of August marks 70 years since the first time nuclear weapons were used in war. The target was the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Another city called Nagasaki was hit a few days later. But what led up to this terrible event? And what has the world learnt from it? Here's Amelia with the answers.

Australian shoppers are about to get a better idea of where their food comes from. The Government has unveiled a new labelling system which should make it a lot easier to tell which packaged foods come from Australia and which come from overseas. But will these labels actually change our buying habits? Matt found out.

Bojan Torbica, a senior member of the Serbian Movement of Socialists, said that Operation Storm was an illegitimate action taken by the Croatian Army, police and paramilitary units in the area under UN protection.

A paedophile who raped a child and infected her with HIV has been told he may never be released from prison.

Researchers have discovered a molecule called IL13RA2 could be a potential drug target for triple-negative breast cancer - an aggressive form of the disease.

U.S. construction spending barely rose in June as private outlays posted their biggest drop in a year.

Stock falls 10% as analysts downgrade forecasts for UK trading technology provider

F1 too highfalutin? Mud racing may be for you. BBC Autos' Benjamin Preston visits one of the sport's most popular venues.

Tujia, China's answer to Airbnb, has raised $300m to help it better serve the country's growing travel market

The Kings were never a likely landing spot.

Tharadjyne Orisma
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross announced the name of their new baby girl on Instagram.

Agnelli-controlled investment company scuppers Axis Capital’s attempt to buy reinsurer

Stephen Feller
LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Researchers have found three proteins in urine that indicate early stage pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.

Kaiser Carlisle was knocked unconscious by a batter warming up during a game on Saturday

A luxury resort on the Indonesian island of Sumba makes a point of celebrating local culture including its pasola festival

"The Marriage of Opposites" (Simon & Schuster), by Alice Hoffman

"The Marriage of Opposites" (Simon & Schuster), by Alice Hoffman