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India launches first mission to the sun

Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’,...

Science

Aditya-L1 Launch Countdown Begins: When and Where to Watch the Live Streaming

Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, is all set to be launched today (September 2) at 11.50am IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at...

Politics

Unsafe concrete crisis could extend to other public buildings, experts warn

The crisis over unsafe concrete in schools may extend beyond the education sector to other types of public buildings, experts have warned. They say...

Politics

How Mohamed Al Fayed left a lasting legacy on British politics with the ‘cash for questions’ scandal

Mohamed Al Fayed and “cash for questions” probably did more to bring about the downfall of John Major’s government than any of the other...

Politics

Rishi Sunak’s director of communications Amber de Botton quits after less than a year in the job

Rishi Sunak’s director of communications has quit her role after less than a year in the job and with a general election fast approaching....

Politics

Rishi Sunak’s baby steps on cabinet changes are a reminder he still struggles to take his party with him

Rishi Sunak today sought to put his own stamp on the cabinet, in a way not possible a year ago when he took over. ...

Sports

Domínguez youngest Yankee to homer in first AB

ESPN News Services Sep 1, 2023, 09:47 PM ET HOUSTON — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone vividly remembers the poise and confidence 16-year-old...

Sports

Angels welcome call-ups: ‘Go out and have fun’

Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 09:51 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — When Perry Minasian arrived to take over as general manager of the Los...

Sports

Astros’ Altuve leaves game with bruised left leg

Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 10:25 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left Friday night 6-2 loss to the New York...

World

Ukraine’s underdogs are outfoxing archaic Russia with drone warfare – but their raids won’t end the war

Ukraine might have thwarted Russian ambitions to subjugate the whole of the country, but it faces a herculean task if it is to expel...

World

Saddam Hussein was ‘evil’ but a ‘people person’, according to soldier who guarded him

This year marks 20 years since the Iraq war and the capture of dictator Saddam Hussein. Once he was caught, he was kept prisoner...

World

Is Saudi Arabia a genuine threat to the Premier League’s grip on football’s transfer market?

In Monte Carlo – where wealth is flaunted on Saudi scales – the powerbrokers of European football gathered to party and to plan the...

World

Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods and Fulham FC owner has died at the age of 94

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News...

Sports

ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 08:04 AM ET The Atlantic Coast Conference is expanding from its Eastern roots. The ACC presidents and chancellors met...

Sports

Sources: Milroe earns QB1 status for Tide opener

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2023, 12:40 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee...

Sports

DT McKinley, No. 30 overall recruit, chooses A&M

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 05:34 PM ET A day before his team begins its 2023 football season against New Mexico, coach...

Bournemouth murder investigation: Two arrested after ‘partial remains’ found near cliff-side path

Two people have been arrested after the discovery of “partial” human remains beside a cliff-side path near Bournemouth. Detectives say the remains were discovered...