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Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

Belgian prison tour lays bare grim reality of life behind bars

Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet

Brown, Tatum fuel Celtics over Bucks, Mavs teen Flagg scores 51

Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war

Coughlin builds five-shot lead at LPGA Aramco Championship

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

Artemis mission shares office space -- and physics -- with Apollo

Rice will not face NFL action after probe into abuse claims

Injured Lakers star Doncic out for rest of NBA regular season

UK PM's woes deepen with police probe into 'partygate'

The threat to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's position deepened on Tuesday, as police said they were investigating lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office and government departments.

China's Xi meets IOC chief Bach ahead of Winter Olympics

China's President Xi Jinping had a rare pandemic-era encounter with a foreign visitor Tuesday when he met with Olympic chief Thomas Bach as the country readies to host the Winter Games.

Major football stadium tragedies

The crush that killed eight people and left dozens injured prior to Monday's Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match between hosts Cameroon and the Comoros in Yaounde is the the latest in a long line of football stadium tragedies.

Pfizer-BioNTech begin Omicron vaccine trial

Pfizer and BioNTech have begun enrollment for a clinical trial to test the safety and immune response of their Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine in adults aged up to 55, the companies said in a statement Tuesday.

Istanbul permits first flight after snow pummels Mediterranean

Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul welcomed its first flight in 24 hours on Tuesday and Greece declared a public holiday as the eastern Mediterranean neighbours began digging themselves out of a rare snowstorm that ground their capitals to a halt.

Neymar Netflix series preview attracts streaming legions

A live preview for a Netflix documentary on Brazilian soccer star Neymar attracted more than 500,000 streaming views on Monday night in the South American nation.

Scandal-plagued Credit Suisse warns profits to take hit

Credit Suisse warned Tuesday that litigation would hit fourth-quarter profits while its investment bank faces a loss, in the latest blow to the scandal-plagued financial giant.

Brazilian surfer Medina announces mental health break

Brazilian surfing world champion Gabriel Medina announced on Monday he will take a break from competing for mental-health reasons, joining gymnast Simone Biles and tennis player Naomi Osaka on a list of sports stars who have said they are battling psychological stress.

Pro-junta rally planned in Burkina as UN condemns coup

Supporters of Burkina Faso's new ruling junta were set to rally on Tuesday as France and the UN condemned the West African country's latest coup.

Myanmar junta threatens pot-banging protesters with treason

Myanmar demonstrators who bang pots and pans in protest at last year's coup can be charged with high treason, the junta warned Tuesday, days ahead of the putsch's one-year anniversary.

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