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Risk of nuclear war now highest since WW2, U.N. arms research chief says
Sherpa guide breaks own record by climbing Everest for 24th time
Scientists predict ‘catastrophic’ consequences of sea level rise over two metres
Watch this hungry lion shock a safari tour
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Eiffel Tower closed after visitor tries to scale it
France's Eiffel Tower has been closed to visitors after a person has tried to scale it. The Paris monument's media office said the
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Bird snatches angler's catch as he returns in to the water
Sealife enthusiast Jules Casey captures the unfortunate moment an angler's best intentions go horribly wrong. She films the fisherman, named
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Mile-wide asteroid with own moon to skim Earth
Asteroid 1999 KW4 and its companion moon will approach Earth at a whopping 48,000 mph this week. Astronomers have tracked its orbit and say it
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Calvin Klein faces backlash over ad of Bella Hadid kissing female robot
Calvin Klein has issued an apology over criticism that one of its recent ads, featuring model Bella Hadid and a robot, was an example of
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US billionaire stuns students by agreeing to pay off all loans
A billionaire technology investor has stunned graduates at a US college by announcing he will pay off all their student loans estimated at 40
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Trump urges anti-abortion activists to ‘stay united’ for 2020 election
American president Donald Trump is imploring anti-abortion activists to stay united for the 2020 election, as Alabama's restrictive new
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Seventeen injured as tourist bus hit by bomb near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids
A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian officials have said. The blast on Sunday wounded at least 17 people,
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Survivor of US school shooting found dead in his home
A survivor of a US school shooting has been found dead in his home. Austin Eubanks, a Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school
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Australia’s ruling coalition in shock election victory
Australia's ruling conservative coalition has won a surprise victory in the country's general election, defying opinion polls that had
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F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouse in California
A pilot ejected moments before an F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse just outside an air base in California, military officials said. The
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Playboy cover girl Ashley Massaro dead at 39
A former WWE star who competed on Survivor has died at 39 years old. Ashley Massaro was transported from her New York home to a nearby hospital
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NASA says the sand on Earth may have come from space
We're constantly having to rethink our planet and our own place in the universe. As our understanding of how our world was formed, millions
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Car narrowly avoids hitting child after failing to stop for school bus
The Minnesota State Patrol in the United States has urged drivers to obey the law when approaching a school bus, after footage released showed a
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Pregnant woman stunned to see baby python riding on her car bonnet
A pregnant woman who was driving home alone was shocked to see a baby python on her car bonnet. Cassandra Tan, 36, noticed the serpent poking out
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Scientists baffled by huge mysterious hole in Milky Way
Scientists have been left baffled by a giant hole in the Milky Way's Halo, reports Newsweek. But researchers at Harvard University, in the
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Amazing kitten survives being encased in foam and thrown in bin
A kitten found encased in hardened spray foam is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from a bin in Oregon. A sanitation worker was
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Pregnant teenager murdered and baby cut from her womb – US police
A pregnant teenager who went to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb,
