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Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Scientists have made a key discovery about antimatter – a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began. Antimatter is the opposite of matter, from which stars and planets are made. Both were created in equal amounts in the Big Bang which formed our Universe. While matter is everywhere,…
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GB News suspends Wootton after Fox comments
Dan Wootton has been suspended from GB News following comments made on his show by Laurence Fox, who asked what “self-respecting man” would “climb into bed” with female reporter Ava Evans. The broadcaster had earlier suspended Fox for his comments during a live show about PoliticsJOE’s Evans. Evans said the comments made her feel “sick”…
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Travis King in American custody after N Korea expulsion
US soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea in July, is in American custody after being expelled by Pyongyang, officials say. Senior US administration officials confirmed that Mr King had been transferred to US custody in China. The 23-year-old reconnaissance specialist illegally crossed into North Korea in July. North Korean media said he had…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan arrests former Karabakh leader
Azerbaijan has arrested a former leader of Nagorno-Karabakh as he tried to leave the enclave for Armenia, officials say. Ruben Vardanyan, a businessman who headed the separatist government from November 2022 until February, was among thousands trying to leave. In all, 47,115 ethnic Armenians have now fled Nagorno-Karabakh, which was seized by Azerbaijan last week.…
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Iraq wedding fire: What do we know?
A fire has swept through a Christian wedding party in northern Iraq, reportedly killing more than 100 people and injuring many more. Here is what we know. Where did it happen? It ripped through al-Haitham Hall, a large event venue which is located on the outskirts of the northern town of Qaraqosh. Also known as…
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Can Victoria’s Secret fix its image?
Victoria’s Secret: The Tour ’23 is a new film on Prime Video that aims to re-cast the famous lingerie brand’s problematic image. Can it succeed, asks Faran Krentcil. Five minutes into the new Amazon Prime film, Victoria’s Secret: The Tour ’23, the 28-year-old supermodel Gigi Hadid laughs sweetly into the camera. Then she says the…
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Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi sect Artgemeinschaft for targeting children
By Michael Ertl BBC News Germany has banned the far-right sect Artgemeinschaft for spreading Nazi ideology to children and young people. The country’s interior minister called the group “deeply racist and antisemitic” and said it was trying “to raise new enemies of the constitution”. Artgemeinschaft used Nazi-era literature and cultural events to spread its ideology.…
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Monterrey gangs: Bodies dumped in Mexico’s business capital
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The mutilated remains of up to a dozen people were found strewn across the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday. Messages left with the remains suggest the victims were killed as part of a purge within a gang. Monterrey is the industrial and business capital of Mexico and the…
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A far-off asteroid brought to life in 3D
The asteroid Bennu is one of the most likely objects to collide with Earth – and a time capsule from the Solar System’s early days. Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission has captured it in never-before-seen detail. Osiris-Rex mission members recovering capsule (Credit: Getty Images) On Sunday (24 September) a small capsule crashed down onto the Utah desert,…
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Australian man who faked own kidnapping ordered to compensate police
By Marita Moloney BBC News An Australian man has been ordered to pay compensation to the police after he faked his own kidnapping. Paul Iera, from Wollongong in New South Wales (NSW), came up with the plot in order to spend New Year’s Eve with another woman instead of his partner. A court ordered the…