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Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.
Painting stripes on cows to lizards' pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» PARIS - Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favourite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.
UK 'princes in the tower' murder probe clears Richard III
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» LONDON - It is one of history's most intriguing "murders" -- the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London.
Chinese student jailed for 24 years for raping 10 women in UK and China
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2025
» LONDON - A Chinese student convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China was jailed on Thursday for 24 years in a London court.
Webb spots strongest 'hints' yet of life on distant planet
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» PARIS - Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
Alien hunting? Look under sea, says Republican congressman
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Is there anybody out there? Yes! says a United States Republican congressman: the aliens are right under the ocean.
Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
AFP, Published on 12/01/2025
» ZAGREB - Croatians began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set to win a second term, in what would be a blow to the scandal-hit governing party.
Musk: 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040
News Agencies, Published on 29/10/2024
» The world will be home to at least 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040, says the technology billionaire Elon Musk.
Trump shooter appears to have acted alone, motive unclear
New York Times, Published on 15/07/2024
» WASHINGTON - The 20-year-old gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania appears to have acted alone, FBI officials said Sunday, but investigators remain unsure of his motives and political beliefs and have not yet been able to determine what evidence might be on his cellphone.
China's Chang'e-6 lander touches down on far side of moon on mission to bring rock samples back to Earth
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/06/2024
» China has landed on the moon's far side for a second time, and will soon start collecting rock samples from the oldest lunar basin to bring back to Earth.