Given the distances to be traveled and the imperfect roads, conventional wisdom stipulates that even ambitious short-term visitors to Sicily stick to either side of the island. There’s no wrong choice, though it’s the eastern coast that’s home to the majestic Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. That was also the side favored by the […]
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A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Monday following a weekend launch. Interested in SpaceX? Add SpaceX as an interest to stay up to date on the latest SpaceX news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Dragon capsule delivered 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms) of equipment and experiments. Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques
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A London marathoner lost a hoped-for “fastest nurse” world record title earlier this year because she wasn’t wearing a dress. Jessica Anderson aimed to be the fastest woman to complete a marathon dressed as a nurse. But Guinness World Records refused to recognize her accomplishment of crossing the finish line at the London Marathon last
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At the Munich Security Conference in February, the face of the Trump administration was Vice President Mike Pence, who urged longstanding American allies to pull out of a denuclearization deal with Iran. When President Trump needed an emissary to describe his proposed tax overhaul in 2017, Mr. Pence was deployed to more than 50 events,
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PURI, India, May 5 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday. At least 33 people were killed after cyclone Fani struck the state
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Image copyright Reuters The cost of collecting hospital medical waste in Scotland has more than doubled since the collapse of Healthcare Environmental Services, figures show. The Lanarkshire-based company went to the wall after becoming embroiled in a waste stockpiling scandal. Contingency measures to remove waste from every hospital, GP surgery, dental practice and pharmacy in
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLewis Capaldi on fame, funny posts and sad songs For a man with the biggest sad song of the year, some of Lewis Capaldi’s social media posts have been among the funniest. There was the time when the Scots singer-songwriter – who topped the charts for seven
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Image copyright Getty Images Stock markets in China and Europe have been hit after US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on China, putting a trade deal in doubt. He said on Twitter the US would more than double tariffs on $200bn (£152bn) of Chinese goods on Friday and would introduce fresh tariffs. Recent comments
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KUTA, Indonesia — Rock music pulses from open-air nightclubs as foreign tourists shuffle from one packed bar to another. Some stop to take selfies against a pair of garish LED towers that flash a constant stream of changing colors. This is Ground Zero, the site of Indonesia’s deadliest terror attack. The light towers are a
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Boeing said Sunday some of its 737 Max jetliners were accidentally delivered with one of the cockpits’ warning lights as an optional addition, rather than a standard feature of the new aircraft, and that the company knew for months before informing the Federal Aviation Administration. The aerospace giant said in a statement a warning light
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