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Fat Bear Week delayed after contestant killed by rival

The start of the annual Fat Bear Week contest in the US was delayed this week after one of the potential contestants was killed...

Politics

UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades-long dispute

The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean...

Business

Tesco sees sales growth after focus on value and rise in premium shoppers

Tesco has said a focus on value amid the continuing squeeze on shoppers’ budgets has paid off through a rise in half-year profits. The...

Politics

BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after Laura Kuenssberg’s ’embarrassing mistake’

The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. Kuenssberg, who presents...

Business

Huge shift in interest rate predictions as Bank of England chief says cuts could be more ‘aggressive’

Financial markets are now pricing in a shock interest rate cut for the UK at the next Bank of England meeting following remarks by...

Science

Is Earth’s New Minimoon 2024 Visible to Naked Eye?

On 29th September, Earth captured a temporary new companion, an asteroid named 2024 PT5. This near-Earth object, roughly the size of a bus at...

Science

Study Reveals COVID-19 Lockdown Affected Lunar Temperatures

Indian scientists recently made a fascinating discovery: the global COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 affected not only Earth but also the Moon’s temperature. A study...

Science

China Unveils Its Moon-Landing Spacesuit for 2030

China is making remarkable progress in its goal to send astronauts to the moon by 2030. Recently, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) unveiled...

Science

Archaeologists Find 50 Viking Graves in Denmark

A significant archaeological find has emerged in Denmark, revealing an extraordinary burial ground containing the remains of approximately 50 individuals from the Viking Age,...

World

Doctors in Lebanon fear for their lives as bombs rain down

Doctors at one of the biggest hospitals in southern Lebanon say they’re scared for their lives after a string of nearby attacks within a...

World

Sudan: For the few who couldn’t flee this neighbourhood in Khartoum North life will never be the same

It has only been a week since the army reclaimed pockets of Khartoum North – the once bustling north-eastern wing of Sudan’s tri-city capital,...

World

Diego Maradona’s remains can be moved, court in Argentina rules

The remains of Diego Maradona are to be reburied in a new location after the plans were approved by a court in Argentina. It...

World

Doctor charged in connection with Friends star Matthew Perry’s death pleads guilty

A doctor charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute the...

Business

Fraud crackdown could see bank payments delayed by three days

Banks could be given extra time to investigate suspicious payments under an effort to curb fraud. The Treasury said proposed new laws would enable...

Sports

Brewers rally in 8th, tie up series against Mets

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 10:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his...

Sports

Witt delivers another big hit to put Royals in ALDS

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive...

Sports

‘Built on grit’: Young Tigers rally to sweep Astros

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their...

World

Lebanon: Five people killed in Israeli strike on Beirut block of flats, health ministry says

Five people have been killed and at least eight injured in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The building, in...

Sports

Auburn adds to big haul, flips 4-star QB from ND

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

World

Sky News correspondents report from the site of strikes inside Israel and Lebanon

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles on Israel on Tuesday night in what it said was in retaliation to strikes by the Israeli military against...