World leaders remember a ‘kind-hearted Queen’
LONDON, Sept 09 (BBC/AFP): Leaders from every corner of the globe briefly united on Thursday in homage to Queen Elizabeth II, after the world's longest-serving monarch died at her Scottish home at age 96.Tributes poured in-from countries she had ruled over to those she had been at war with, from...
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Key milestones in Queen Elizabeth II's life
LONDON, Sept 09 (AP): Key milestones in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving more than seven decades on the throne.April 21, 1926: Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in Mayfair, London, the first child of the future King...
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Another US congressional team in Taiwan amid tensions
TAIPEI (Taiwan), Sept 09 (AP): Another US congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the self-governed island.A steady stream of US visitors has come to meet with Taiwanese officials since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited in early August. China in response...
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UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods that have left half a million people living in tents under the open sky.His trip comes less than two...
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Donkey domestication happened 7,000 years ago in Africa
WASHINGTON, Sept 09 (AFP): Despite transforming history as beasts of burden essential for transporting goods and people, the humble donkey has long been woefully understudied.But scientists on Thursday took a big step towards clarifying the species' origins with a comprehensive genomic analysis of 238 ancient and modern donkeys, finding they...
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Risk of climate tipping points escalates at 1.50 C warming: Study
WASHINGTON, Sept 09 (AFP): Failing to achieve the Paris agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C could trigger multiple dangerous "tipping points" where changes to climate systems become self-sustaining, according to a major new study published in Science.Even current levels of warming have already put the world at risk...
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Russia reinforces Kharkiv in bid to counter Ukraine push
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, Sept 09 (AFP): Russia said on Friday it was dispatching reinforcements to the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv's forces have announced robust gains as part of a broader counter-offensive.State media broadcast footage of columns of Russian tanks, support vehicles and artillery travelling along paved roads...
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