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Fury offers condolences to victims of Joshua car crash

Fury offers condolences to victims of Joshua car crash

Tyson Fury has passed on his condolences after a car crash in Nigeria which killed two of Anthony Joshua's team members and left his fellow former world heavyweight boxing champion injured.

Tinker, tailor, publisher, spy: how Robert Maxwell created the academic peer review system

Publication of research results, theoretical propositions and scholarly essays is not a free-for-all. As shown by the dogmatism around climate change and Covid-19, sceptics struggle to get papers in print. The gate-keeper is the peer-review system, which people take for granted as a screening process to ensure rigour in scientific literature. But it is not …

Red Hills rancher sets Kansas prairie ablaze to save it

CLARK AND COMANCHE COUNTIES — The Red Hills are prime cattle country. The iron-rich terrain spans two million square miles of mixed-grass and sandsage prairie across Barber, Comanche and Clark counties along the Oklahoma border, but it doesn’t have a historical fire culture like the Flint Hills to its east. When rancher Bill Barby prepared […]
A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict

A war within a war: Yemen's latest conflict

Yemen has been fighting a crippling war with itself since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention.
Second pilot dies days after helicopters collide midair

Second pilot dies days after helicopters collide midair

Second pilot dies days after helicopters collide midair
Ukrainian Air Defenses Race To Stay Ahead Of Evolving Russian Threats

Ukrainian Air Defenses Race To Stay Ahead Of Evolving Russian Threats

In the face of constant Russian advances in airborne weapons and overwhelming swarms of drones and missiles, Ukraine is racing to stay ahead of the curve.
US removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash

US removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash

The American Cemetery in the Dutch village of Margraten has become a flashpoint over the removal of displays honoring Black soldiers
Eurostar suspends services, stranding thousands between London and Paris during holiday rush

Eurostar suspends services, stranding thousands between London and Paris during holiday rush

Eurostar suspended train services in Europe on Tuesday after a power supply issue in the Channel Tunnel, sparking travel chaos during the very busy travel season between Christmas and New Year. Passengers were left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. “There was a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel, followed by a shuttle train coming to a halt inside,” a Eurostar spokesperson said. “All journeys to and...
All Hong Kong retail banks to offer anti-scam service, locking cash in accounts

All Hong Kong retail banks to offer anti-scam service, locking cash in accounts

All of Hong Kong’s 28 retail banks, including virtual ones, will offer an anti-scam service from Wednesday that requires extra verification before money can be withdrawn, with 3,200 people depositing HK$1.6 billion during a trial. Hong Kong Monetary Authority deputy chief executive Arthur Yuen Kwok-hang said on Tuesday that around 20 per cent of the 3,200 customers who had used the “Money Safe” service during its pilot phase earlier this year were aged 60 or above, while 7 per cent were below...
CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’

CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’

U.S. blew up dock allegedly used by Tren de Aragua for shipping illegal narcotics overseas, according to report

Ulster's Augustus ruled out for 'a number of weeks'

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is ruled out for "a number of weeks" with an ankle ligament injury sustained in the win over Connacht.

Ulster's Augustus ruled out for 'a number of weeks'

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is ruled out for "a number of weeks" with an ankle ligament injury sustained in the win over Connacht.