ROME — Who wouldn’t want their own Sicilian island? A private, sun-kissed refuge in the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean, complete with the remains of a 16th-century watchtower, ancient Roman basins and a medieval well. A secluded retreat within swimming distance of Sicily (for the physically fit), yet removed from its bustle and chaos. The […]
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China on Wednesday launched a rocket from a mobile platform at sea for the first time, sending a five commercial satellites and two others containing experimental technology into space. The Long March 11 rocket blasted off from a launch pad aboard a commercial ship in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Shandong province, marking
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Even without Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer, the Houston Astros are rolling toward another AL West title. Alex Bregman had two hits and three RBIs, and seven other Astros drove in at least one run as Houston beat the Seattle Mariners 11-5 Tuesday night for its fifth straight win. “We have good players
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The Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart has strongly criticised Boris Johnson and other candidates for “misleading” voters over Brexit. Mr Stewart told BBC Radio 5 Live there was “not the slightest hope” of securing a revised Brexit deal from the EU by 31 October – as Mr Johnson has promised. He also said there was
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Facing possible crippling tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose on the United States’ biggest trading partner, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has responded with calm and calls for continued friendship, and avoided strong language that could cause the dispute to deteriorate. He wants dialogue, not a Twitter spat, and much less
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Image copyright Instagram/@mrshinchhome Image caption Sophie Hinchliffe is known as Mrs Hinch to her 2.5m Instagram followers Social media influencer Sophie Hinchliffe is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority over her promotion of cleaning products. Hinchliffe, known as Mrs Hinch, provides cleaning advice to her 2.5 million Instagram followers. The ASA said the investigation
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Image copyright Getty Images The ‘bad bank’ which runs loans granted by Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley before their financial crisis bailouts has repaid its £48.7bn taxpayer loan. UK Asset Resolution had not expected to repay the crisis-era loan until the mid-2020s but has been able to do so more quickly by selling off
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An island of glacier-tumbled rock, covered in trees, sits in the cold waters of Lake Michigan. On the horizon, it looks like the gathering of night. This is Wisconsin’s Rock Island State Park, where my love of nature began. Thirty years ago I spent part of a summer there with a troop of the Polish
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Defending champion Simona Halep will face 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in the French Open quarterfinals — weather permitting. Anisimova is the first tennis player born in the 2000s to reach the round of eight at any Grand Slam tournament. The forecast calls for rain on Wednesday and a drop in the temperature to
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LONDON — In a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday, the third and last day of his state visit to Britain, President Trump said there was “a chance” of military action against Iran, cast his ban on transgender people serving in the military as an economic decision and admitted using the word “nasty” in connection with Meghan,
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