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"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say -- a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies. The Texas flash floods this weekend that left scores dead, ...
Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St Paul's Cathedral on Monday to honour the 52 victims of London's July 7 bombings, as King Charles III paid tribute to the spirit of unity shown after the 2005 ...
Russian strikes killed at least four people and wounded more than 30 others across Ukraine early on Monday, spurring evacuations from damaged housing blocs and sending civilians to bomb shelters.
French IT firm Capgemini said on Monday it was buying business process services provider WNS for $3.3 billion in cash to create a leader in AI agents for businesses. Both firms already help businesses ...
The elegant 74-year-old Russian put her hand on her heart as the verdict fell. Five and a half years in prison for posts opposing the war in Ukraine. Then, according to a witness who saw her in the ...
An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found Monday at the climax of a trial watched around the world. Keen home ...
Australian Erin Patterson served a beef Wellington lunch that was "delicious" by all accounts, using eye fillet steak, flakey golden pastry, and the deadliest mushrooms known to man. The keen home ...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III on Monday paid tribute to the spirit of unity shown in the aftermath of the July 7 bombings in London, 20 years on from the attacks. On July 7, 2005 ...
In the heart of Data Center Alley -- a patch of suburban Washington where much of the world's internet traffic flows -- Visa operates its global fraud command center. The numbers that the payments ...
Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as firefighters from neighbouring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes ...
Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points. In ...
Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as firefighters from neighbouring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes ...