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6 men first to cross Drake Passage unassisted
Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming the first people to traverse the infamous Drake Passage with nothing other than sheer manpower.
Ram Dass, LSD proponent turned spiritual guru, dies at 88
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2019
» HONOLULU: Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and travelled to India to find enlightenment, returning to share it with Americans, has died. He was 88.x
President Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges
Associated Press, Published on 19/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday night, only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the constitution's ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Three charged over Australia's largest meth seizure
Associated Press, Published on 05/12/2019
» CANBERRA: Three people have been charged with drug offences over Australia's largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok in stereo speakers.
Burger King brings a plant-based Whopper to Europe
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2019
» Burger King is introducing a plant-based burger in Europe. But it's not the Impossible Whopper that's been a hit with US customers.
Islamic State leader believed dead in US military assault
Associated Press, Published on 27/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a US military raid in Syria.
Forget 'manmade': Berkeley bans gender-specific words
Associated Press, Published on 19/07/2019
» BERKELEY, United States: There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into "maintenance holes'' instead.
Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Strong quake rocks southern California
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2019
» LOS ANGELES: A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, authorities and residents said.
Quarantines at 2 LA universities amid measles outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 26/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES: More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday.