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Way-too-early 2023 golf major championship winners

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Golf’s major season ended with Australia’s Cameron Smith winning the 150th edition of The Open and lifting the Claret Jug...

Science

Fossilised Face of Oldest Human to Have Lived in Europe Unearthed in Spain

A team of paleoanthropologists have unearthed a human fossil that is estimated to be around 1.4 million years old. The fossil was found at...

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From Bennifer to royalty: The celeb couples who reunited after break-ups

The course of true love never did run smooth, particularly when it comes to the wild world of celebrity romance. So the story of...

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Bosch and Blubrake/Shimano unveil competing anti-lock braking for electric bikes

Anti-lock brakes might sound like old tech in cars (and motorcycles to a certain extent), but another two-wheeler has had to deal with brake...

Environment

Hilcorp Energy, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips release the most greenhouse gasses among U.S. oil and gas companies

A pumpjack pumps oil in the Inglewood Oil Field as seen from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on July 13, 2022 in Los...

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A Cosmic Time Machine: How the James Webb Space Telescope Lets Us See the First Galaxies in the Universe

It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images such...

Business

Union calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK

A union is calling for a legal limit on how hot workplaces can be – as the UK faces a heatwave that could see...

‘Hero’ bystander shoots dead man who killed three at US shopping centre

Three people have been killed and two injured in a shooting at a mall food court in Indiana after a man with a rifle...

Red alert: UK set to roast in ‘ferocious heat’ as temperatures could hit above 40C

Britons have been urged to stay inside as the UK braces for “ferocious” temperatures breaching 40C, and swathes of the country are now covered...

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‘We did it’: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tie the knot in Las Vegas drive-through chapel

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have got married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel. Lopez announced their marriage on Sunday in a newsletter for...

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Swytch shows off first pocket-sized electric bike battery for DIY e-bike conversion kit

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d love an electric bicycle, but it’d be even more convenient if the battery fit into my pocket”?...

Environment

From $25 billion to $167 million: How a major crypto lender collapsed and dragged many investors down with it

Celsius filing for bankruptcy this week surprised virtually no one. Once a platform freezes customer assets, it’s typically all over. But just because the...

World

Zelenskyy sacks security services chief and top prosecutor over ‘treason’ allegations

The Ukrainian head of security services has been fired due to alleged “treason”. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also sacked prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova amid...

Science

Thrilling New Images of Jupiter Captured by James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest photographs demonstrate that it is capable of seeing more than just cosmic objects that are far away from...

Politics

Tory leadership rivals in fiery exchanges during second TV debate – as one more hopeful set to be eliminated

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss engaged in bad-tempered exchanges as the five remaining Conservative leadership rivals faced off in the...

Business

Under-fire chief of insurer LV= ousted after takeover failure

The chief executive of LV=, the mutually owned insurance company, is to fall on his sword seven months after a controversial takeover was rejected...

Almost 400 officers at Texas school shooting but ‘failed to prioritise victims’ safety over their own’

A damning new report into the Uvalde school massacre has condemned the almost 400 law enforcement officers who flocked to the scene for ‘failing...

World

Four-year-old girl killed in Russian missile strike is buried – with unknowing mother still in hospital

The distraught family of a four-year-old killed in a missile strike in Ukraine have attended her funeral – while her unknowing mother remained in...

‘Ferocious heat’ could lead to deaths as UK braces for unprecedented temperatures

As the UK braces for temperatures toppling over 40C, fears are growing for the elderly and vulnerable. A stark, public service announcement from the...

Politics

Sunak ‘fuelled’ inflation with money printing, claims former Tory leader

A former leader of the Conservative Party has criticised Rishi Sunak’s approach to the economy, accusing the former chancellor of fuelling inflation. Speaking to...