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Nobel prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail, who served as a science and technology advisor to US President Barack Obama, died Tuesday in the United States. Zewail, a naturalised US citizen, won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1999 for his groundbreaking work in the study of chemical reactions in extremely short timescales. According to the Nobel Prize website, Zewail's work led to the birth of the research area called femtochemistry, "which enables us to understand why certain chemical reactions take place but not others".

Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture on Wednesday gave the green light to the construction of a new nuclear power plant on the western coast, local media reported.

HSBC said its first-half profit tumbled 29 percent, slammed by slowing growth in its home markets in Britain and Hong Kong.

A Pakistani has been jailed for five years for having sex with her teenage son on home-made porn videos, it has been reported. The 36-year-old woman was reportedly making the films and was sending to a relative in Pakistan who had allegedly asked her to make the material. The woman was tried at Merthyr Tydfil Read the full article...

The Museum of Brisbane at City Hall will have to find a new director.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. “HAIRSPRAY” PLUS TWO Sean Hayes and Rosie O’Donnell are joining the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” Hayes will take on the role of dress shop owner Mr.

Human rights groups accused Australia on Wednesday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island detention facility in a bid to deter future refugees from trying to reach the country by boat.

De jonge bruinvis die vorige week in de grachten van Den Helder werd gesignaleerd, is via het kanaal langs de N9 verder Noord-Holland ingezwommen. Voor het laatst is het ongeveer een meter lange zoogdier vlakbij Alkmaar gezien, aldus een woordvoerster van Stichting SOS Dolfijn vandaag.

LONDON — London’s police force is putting more armed officers on the streets — a visible response to attacks by Islamic State-inspired groups in Europe. Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe said Wednesday he’s increasing the number and the visibility of the officers “to protect the public from all manner of threats.” “In some of our

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Fallon will be in charge of the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Fallon will be in charge of the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.

Interim earnings down by almost half from a year earlier

Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin said these local government elections were more important than in previous years “which I think everyone realises”.

IFP supporters have gathered outside the Buthelezi Traditional Court voting station waiting for their leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi to vote.

The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates and could unveil a new round of stimulus on Thursday, while cutting its economic forecasts.

LONDON--The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it plans to open a consultation on the methodology used to calculate the levels of redress due to consumers given unsuitable advice on switching to personal pensions, from defined benefit occupational pension schemes.

“I love babies. … Actually I was only kidding you can get the baby out of here.”

ANZ Bank says interest rates it is alleged to have rigged were driven by commercial and regulatory factors that affected the whole industry, not moves by its traders to manipulate the market.

BBC sport's Jessica Creighton visits the National Football Museum to see what they believe is the world's largest history of women's football collection.

De PvdA afdelingen in Noordoost Twente zijn woedend op de NAM en minister Kamp. De partij stelt dat 'die doodleuk doorgaan met het vergiftigen van de bodem in ons mooie Twente'.

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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A federal judge determined the Trump University fraud case will proceed, but Donald Trump's video deposition will not be released to the media.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia have identified the 65-year-old man who died from return fire after shooting at deputies.