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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 17/02/2026
» The charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
Myanmar’s figurehead president Myint Swe dies at 74
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2025
» Myint Swe, who became president of Myanmar during the 2021 coup against an elected civilian government and immediately handed power to the military, has died a year after going on medical leave, the state broadcaster said on Thursday.
NZ teen dies after taking part in rugby-inspired craze
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» SYDNEY - A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired craze in which participants sprint into each other head-on with no protective gear, police said Tuesday.
Biden's lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome
New York Times, Published on 03/07/2024
» NEW YORK - In the weeks and months before United States President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless or would lose the thread of conversations.
Arctic sea ice at record low October levels: Danish institute
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» COPENHAGEN - Sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows for October, as unusually warm waters slowed the recovery of the ice, Danish researchers said Wednesday.
Arctic summer sea ice second lowest on record: US researchers
AFP, Published on 22/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest size since records began 42 years ago, US scientists announced Monday, offering further stark evidence of the impact of global warming.
Chinese Alzheimer’s drug to launch global trials
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/12/2019
» BEIJING: A newly approved Chinese drug for Alzheimer’s will start clinical trials in the US and Europe next year as the country’s first novel therapy for the incurable disease seeks global legitimacy.
Malan, Morgan blast England to overwhelming win over New Zealand
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» NAPIER (NEW ZEALAND) - A whirlwind century by Dawid Malan in a record-breaking stand with Eoin Morgan saw England crush New Zealand in the fourth Twenty20 by 76 runs in Napier on Friday to level the series with one game remaining.
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
AFP, Published on 02/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just a few years and now stands at a record low, according to a study published Monday.
Brexit campaigners breached UK vote rules, lawyers say
AFP, Published on 27/03/2018
» LONDON - Brexit campaigners breached UK law to channel more funds to a data analysis firm ahead of the EU referendum, according to evidence outlined on Monday by whistleblowers' lawyers.