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Olympics: Munich victims honoured for first time at opening ceremony
The victims of the terror attack at the Munich Olympics have been remembered during Tokyo’s opening ceremony, the first time in nearly half a century. A moment’s silence commemorated the 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian gunmen in 1972. Famil...
Las Vegas murder case cracked with smallest ever amount of DNA
The 1989 murder of a 14-year-old girl in Las Vegas has been solved by using what experts say is the smallest-ever amount of human DNA to crack a case. Stephanie Isaacson’s murder case had gone cold until new technology made it possible to test what ...
Angelina Jolie wins appeal to remove judge from Brad Pitt divorce case
Angelina Jolie has clinched a victory in her legal battle with Brad Pitt after a judge they hired was disqualified from their divorce case. The actors have been locked in court fight for custody of their children since Jolie filed for divorce in 2016...
Shares of food delivery app soar 80% on market debut
Shares in Indian food delivery app Zomato have soared by more than 80% in their stock market debut. The listing was pushed forward by four days and comes as India’s stock market nears all-time highs. The stellar performance reflected strong investo...
Nasa probe determines Mars’ internal structure
Scientists say they now have some absolute numbers to describe the internal rock structure of Mars. The data comes from the InSight spacecraft, which has been sensing quakes on the planet since early 2019. The Nasa-led mission reveals the average ...
Emily Ratajkowski sponsors Bantry Basketball Club in County Cork
Two teen basketball teams in a small Irish coastal town will soon have a spring in their step after securing sponsorship from a US supermodel. Emily Ratajkowski answered a funding appeal for kit for the under-15 and under-16 boys of Bantry Basketbal...
Australia races against time to avoid an ‘in danger’ rating at UNESCO vote
The Australian government and a United Nations body are facing off this week over whether the Great Barrier Reef is “in danger” of losing its “outstanding universal value.” The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNES...
‘It was hard to breathe’: China flood terror as train carriage submerged
As floodwater crashed through a busy subway station in China on Tuesday, desperate passengers tried to flee while others were swept helplessly off platforms. In one train carriage, water seeped in and rose from ankle, to waist, to neck-height. Panic...
Nasa’s Perseverance prepares to drill first rock sample
The US space agency’s Perseverance rover is getting ready to take its first sample of Mars rock. The core, about the size of a finger, will be packaged in a sealed tube for eventual return to Earth. Scientists say their best chance of determining w...
People unite on social media to help flood victims
Chinese are using social media to help speed up rescue efforts after deadly floods engulfed Henan province. At least 33 people have died in the province after Zhengzhou city saw a year’s worth of rainfall in three days. From sharing public healt...
