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PlayStation, treasure hunts and natural wonders: What life is like onboard a giant oil tanker

An oil tanker being serviced by a bunkering vessel. Courtesy: Hafnia If you think that life at sea is like the movie franchise “Pirates...

Sports

Panthers complete stunning upset of Bruins in OT

10:01 PM ET BOSTON — The Boston Bruins, who set new NHL records for regular-season success, have been eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs’...

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Rihanna pays tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld with black and white fur Met Gala outfit

Global megastar Rihanna has given eager fashion fans the first glimpse of this year’s Met Gala, which is honouring German fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld,...

Sports

Keys to the offseason: Free agency, draft plans for Bruins, other eliminated teams

9:52 PM ET Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close...

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Harper may return Tue., 160 days post-TJ surgery

7:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will have his reconstructed right elbow examined Monday in Los Angeles, and if...

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Rangers ace deGrom ‘frustrated’ to land on IL

2:58 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — 1 Related DeGrom was plagued by injuries the past two seasons with the New York Mets...

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Twins will shut P Mahle down for at least 4 weeks

7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will be shut down for at least four weeks after tests...

World

Sudan crisis: UN envoy on the struggle to de-escalate ‘enormous tensions’, delays to humanitarian aid and staff ‘held at gunpoint’

“None of the ceasefires have been respected in total,” Volker Perthes, the United Nations special representative for Sudan, has told Sky News. As Sudan’s...

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‘I’m here baby, I’m here’: Husband reunited with pregnant wife in UK after fleeing Sudan

Nagi held his wife Reem in a tight embrace for more than 40 seconds. They were reunited at a hotel near Stansted Airport after...

World

Three pigeon-racing rivals shot dead in dispute

A man has shot dead three people in a dispute with rival pigeon racers in Portugal. The four men were waiting in the city...

Environment

Nurses’ strike begins as couple wait and hope that long-awaited transplant is not a casualty of pay dispute

Each day Ron and Maxine Flewett wait for the phone to ring, hoping it is the news they have waited 20 months for. Mr...

Business

Vue screens former Rank chief Birch for boardroom post

Vue International, the independent cinema giant, will this week name the former boss of Very, the online shopping group, to its board. Sky News...

Back to the Future star Michael J Fox: ‘I’m not going to be 80’

Back to the Future star Michael J Fox has said that he does not expect to live to the age of 80, due to...

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Back to the Future star Michael J Fox: ‘I’m not going to be 80’

Back to the Future star Michael J Fox has said that he does not expect to live to the age of 80, due to...

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Leak of unknown gas kills 11 in India

Eleven people have died after a gas leak in northern India. The leak happened in an industrial area in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab...

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Freya the walrus: Celebrity mammal which was put down in Norway honoured with life-size sculpture

A 600kg walrus which found global fame for her antics in the Oslo fjord before being put down has been honoured with a life-size...

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Sudan conflict: First humanitarian aid shipment arrives in Port Sudan

The first international shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Port Sudan following the outbreak of conflict in the country, the International Committee of...

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Coronation Street star Barbara Young dies aged 92

Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress...

Politics

Nurses’ strike: Critical care exemptions in place for 28-hour walkout, RCN chief insists, ahead of industrial action

National exemptions are in place to provide critical care during strike action by nurses, a union leader has insisted, telling Sky News staff would...

World

Civilians wait in the new UK base in Port Sudan for safe routes of escape from fighting as others sleep on hard ground outside

The Coral Hotel – an architectural replica of the British colonial Governor’s House across the road in Port Sudan – is the new office...