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Bennu asteroid samples reveal life’s building blocks, new studies show
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:17pmPristine samples from asteroid Bennu contain “basic building blocks” for life, offering new insights. The samples suggest...
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Man sets world record for longest time living underwater
Monday, 27 January 2025, 2:43pmA German aerospace engineer celebrated setting a world record on Friday for the longest time living underwater without depressurisation...
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Olympic skier in medically induced coma after crash
Monday, 27 January 2025, 11:52amCzech skier Tereza Nova remains in an induced coma after suffering a heavy fall during World Cup downhill training at Garmisch-Partenkirchen,...
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Sinner joins tennis greats after retaining Australian Open title
Monday, 27 January 2025, 11:18amA clinical Jannik Sinner “emptied the tank” to sweep past Alexander Zverev and retain his Australian Open men’s singles title,...
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Suspected sabotage: Latvia investigates Baltic cable damage
Monday, 27 January 2025, 10:18amLatvia dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been “due to external factors”. The...
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Teen who killed three girls at Taylor Swift dance party gets 52 years
Friday, 24 January 2025, 3:08pmA UK judge sentenced Axel Rudakubana to life for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Rudakubana,...
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Aussie journo apologises to Djokovic, but claims he already had
Monday, 20 January 2025, 1:13pmNovak Djokovic says he will not do any more on-court interviews at the Australian Open after accusing a leading anchor at...
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Two judges shot dead at Iran’s Supreme Court
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:38amTwo judges were killed in a shooting on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media report. “This...
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Israel PM office says ‘deal to release the hostages’ reached
Friday, 17 January 2025, 4:08pmThe office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today a “deal to release the hostages” had been reached and...
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Renewed US trade war threatens China's 'lifeline'
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 5:21pmChina might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering tariffs being considered by US President-elect...
