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Thomas Cook said bookings for Portugal were “through the roof” immediately after the announcement.

Three North Carolina teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old whose body was discovered near their high school in a sleepy small town named for the distinctive mountain nearby, according to the local sheriff.

ILLEGAL immigrants in New Jersey will receive $40million in stimulus checks after Governor Phil Murphy on Friday announced a new relief package.  The funds come as part of a larger $275million economic relief bundle and were launched by the state after a nearly month-long hunger strike by undocumented residents pushing for financial aid.  The $40million […]

BEIJING: Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue's study in Beijing -tokens of China's mania for "blind boxes" that has made fortunes for t

A classified report blames human error for the Afghan War's deadliest friendly fire incident for U.S. military personnel. Soldiers who were there say that's wrong. Bill Whitaker reports.

The fans of Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs are planning a protest and will march to the clubs famous Naturena headquarters on Friday, 14 May.

As America awaits a decision from the FDA on whether or not the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be given emergency use authorization for kids ages 12 to 15, some local pediatricians are preparing for the potential approval.

China's Huawei says sales down 16.5per cent amid US sanctions

Garry Kasparov weighs in on the coming match between Magnus Carlsen and his challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi. It looks like what I would call the conventional wisdom, but as there's a difference between someone like me offering it and hearing it from (maybe) the GOAT, it's worth hearing it from the horse's mouth (to [deliberately] mix the zoological metaphors).

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The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country's east, where hostilities have increased sharply in recent months.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s acknowledgement of the elephant in the room at the climate summit she convened this week came so subtly the average listener could easily be forgiven for missing it. Squeezed between a welcome message and a new commitment to accelerate her country’s climate goals, Merkel mentioned Germany’s high court had ruled against…

Authorities do not intend to press charges on the woman who shot him in self-defense

BRADLEY Walsh was very put out when a contestant on Beat The Chasers tried to outdo him on the jokes front. On the series finale of the popular The Chase spin-off, Slough teacher Prabhjit won over viewers with her ‘bubbly’ personality and sense of humour. She told host Bradley how she loved doing thrill-seeking activities […]

A Gary man sentenced Friday to 120 years in a rape case was a “monster,” prosecutors said. Montrelle Dubose, 52, wasn’t in the courtroom to hear his fate.

Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday, casting doubts over the Spaniard's form ahead of this month's French Open.

Deprived for years of full recognition for his bravery in World War I, Marcelino Serna, a former Army private, was chosen by a Texas legislative committee on Friday to be posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

Sandra Herrera has locked in her picks for Saturday's NWSL Challenge Cup Final

As with their previous deals, Authentic Brands will own Eddie Bauer's IP while SPARC will be responsible for operating assets, ie stores.

What a treat, what a dream. Home Economics is welcoming a delightful guest star for its season one finale, and it's particularly great news for fans of the podcast Best Friends With...

This week’s marketing winners, losers and newsmakers...

Winner

Culture Brands, a small agency that is only four years old, picked up some major momentum this week when Hyundai Motor America tapped it to be its African American agency of record. The Maryland-based shop will get a broad remit with a chance to weigh in on everything from marketing strategies and experiential to consulting on media buys. More here.

Loser

This week’s loser is the U.S. consumer. Not only... Читать дальше...

Former Hibernian striker Tam McManus has revealed that he would be shocked if Celtic do not try to sign goalkeeper Ofir Marciano.

The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications. The study also helps to uncover the evolution of genes involved in nitrogen fixation—a key trait likely important in the evolutionary spread and diversification of legumes and vital for their use as "green manure" in agriculture. To reconstruct the family tree, researchers compared the... Читать дальше...