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2022-02-24 06:34:22 Russia Attacks Ukraine as Defiant Putin Warns US, NATO

Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions, warning other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”

Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.

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2021-12-31 23:09:38 Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99

Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99.

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2021-12-25 15:29:26 James Webb Space Telescope Lifts Off on Historic Mission

The $10bn James Webb telescope has left Earth on its mission to image the first stars to light up the Universe.

The observatory was lifted skyward by an Ariane rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

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2021-12-11 19:27:45 More Than 70 Killed in Kentucky’s Worst Ever Tornadoes

The governor of the US state of Kentucky has said that more than 70 people were killed by tornadoes on Friday night.

Andy Beshear said the figure could rise to more than 100 in what he called the worst tornadoes in the state’s history.

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2021-12-10 05:39:15 Dozens Killed in Mexico Road Accident

At least 49 people were killed when a trailer collided with a truck and overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, with most of the victims believed to be migrants, according to local authorities.

The Civil Protection service of Chiapas state, which borders Guatemala, said at least 58 people were injured in the accident, three of them seriously.

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2021-12-06 09:08:21 Myanmar Military Seizes Power, Detains Elected Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National… Open / Comment

2021-12-01 22:07:26 First Confirmed US Case of Omicron Coronavirus Variant Detected in California

The United States’ first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California, according to a source familiar.

The World Health Organization designates Omicron a “variant of concern.” In a technical brief released this week, WHO noted that the variant poses a “very high” global risk. The variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa, and has since been detected in several countries.

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2021-09-16 03:18:56 SpaceX Launches 4 Amateurs on Private Earth-Circling Trip

SpaceX’s first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism.

It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew — no professional astronauts.

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2021-08-30 23:47:16 Last Troops Exit Afghanistan, Ending America’s Longest War

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war.

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2021-08-26 22:29:17 US, Afghan Officials: At Least 72 Killed in Airport Attack

An Afghan official says at least 60 Afghans were killed and another 143 were wounded in the attack outside Kabul airport. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media. U.S. officials say 12 military service members were also killed in the attack outside the airport.

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