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Warning: the following article contains graphic language. Rodney Smith, a former U.S. State Department official who helped negotiate a prisoner swap with Libya, was baffled when he heard the Women’s Tennis Association stood behind…
California set to see highest ever temperatures this week, with higher than usual sun melting ice The winds gathering are shifting from La Paz toward its northern neighbour, the city of El Alto. The…
Five public and private golf clubs in the City of London have been closed after a fire caused more than $400,000 in damage at a course clubhouse. A City of London employee has been…
“I think it’s a wonderful thing,” says Magdalena Eriksson, who earned the 50th All-American ring for the women’s team on Friday. “It is very important that, yes, women who play sports have a voice…
Caroline Tilbury is among a handful of photographers recognized for a greater skill — she is an artist-photographer, having coined the word “photo-maker” to describe her profession. Her career really took off when, in…
Scientists say a search for life on other planets should be the top priority if human beings want to discover how life came to be on Earth Scientists are asking for a moratorium on…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trump wants to shift the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem The Israeli government has dismissed an American proposal to give the US a consulate in the…
Choi Tae-hee was a key figure in the country’s military dictatorship of the 1970s A former South Korean military strongman has died in a hospital at the age of 90. Choi Tae-hee was a…
Photo We’ve all been there: In the aftermath of a long night’s binging on Game of Thrones, a friend or sibling tells you to “move out of the way.” You are defenseless. You remain…
In the wake of the gun-related school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Toronto is set to become the first Canadian city to pass a handgun ban, according to local media reports. Ontario Premier Doug Ford…