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Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London

London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening

UAE's HCT Holds Record Graduation and Announces Major Training Expansion

Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role

NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin

Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal

Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert

IoT Refrigerator Hacks Disrupt Blood Labs and Supermarkets Across Europe and US

South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting

Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran

South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust

UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime

Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death

Princess Diana's dresses on display in Hong Kong ahead of auction

Shoulder-padded, daffodil yellow and accented with gleaming gold buttons -- a very of-its-time suit Princess Diana wore during her 1989 trip to Hong Kong is now among six outfits on display in the former British colony.

Stock markets rise as traders consider US rate outlook

Major stock markets in Asia and Europe mostly rose Thursday with traders mulling the outlook for US interest rates as Federal Reserve officials questioned the need for a cut anytime soon.

McKeown swims fourth fastest 400m medley ever, but not on Olympic agenda

A red-hot Kaylee McKeown swam the fourth fastest women's 400m medley in history Thursday but said she did not plan to race it at the Paris Olympics.

Norway's wealth fund posts $107 bln first quarter gain

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a gain of more than $100 billion in the first quarter amid the global stock market recovery, it said Thursday.

Hamilton doesn't need 'vindicating' over Ferrari switch

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he was shutting out the noise surrounding his move to Ferrari next year, saying he didn't need "vindicating" that it was right for him.

Beach offers rare respite for war-weary Gazans

Hundreds of Gazans found rare respite at the beach this week from more than six months of traumatising Israeli bombardments in the Palestinian territory.

Act fast or fall behind China, US for good, EU leaders told

The European Union must act fast or risk falling perilously behind the economies of China and the United States, EU leaders heard Thursday as they headed into summit talks on how to leverage the bloc's huge market to stem its decline.

'We're still here': Real Madrid survival instincts pulling them towards glory

Off the pace in the Champions League and the Spanish top flight last season, Real Madrid have bounced back strongly to give themselves a strong shot at securing both.

'Human-induced' climate change behind deadly Sahel heatwave: study

The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.

Verstappen says he's happy at Red Bull so 'no reason' to leave

Max Verstappen again publicly committed his long-term future to Red Bull on Thursday, saying that as long as he was happy there was "no reason to leave".

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