Image copyright Yongqing Bao It looks like it ought to be the subject of a funny caption competition but this picture taken in China’s Qilian Mountains is deadly serious. The fox has surprised the marmot and a fight is about to begin that will result in the rodent being killed. Not even the intervention of […]
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Image copyright AFP The International Monetary Fund has warned that risks to global financial stability remain high. In its latest economic assessments, the IMF says lower interest rates are encouraging financial risk-taking. It also says leading economies should be prepared for co-ordinated use of government finances if there is a severe downturn. Countries that can
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Protesting opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong disrupted leader Carrie Lam’s state of the union address, forcing her to leave the chamber. It was the first time a Hong Kong chief executive had been unable to deliver a policy address in the chamber. It means the extradition bill – the trigger for months of protests –
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Global Entry Global Entry is a program run by the United States Customs and Border Protection agency. Just like TSA PreCheck, access to the program allows you to skip the long line at security when you’re departing the United States. Additionally, it speeds you through passport control when you arrive back at an American airport
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Once there was the era of space-age fashion. Now the age of fashion for space has arrived. On Wednesday, Virgin Galactic, the company started by Richard Branson to take people to the edge of space aboard a rocket-powered plane, is unveiling sleek, high-tech garments that passengers will wear during their trips. They are not spacesuits
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The Spanish soccer league wants Barcelona’s game against Real Madrid to be moved out of the Catalan capital to avoid coinciding with a planned separatist rally. Separatist groups in Catalonia have called for supporters to rally in Barcelona on Oct. 26 when Barcelona is scheduled to host Madrid in the “clásico” match. The league runs
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LONDON — In an unrelenting quest for justice after their son was killed in a car crash and the driver who is a suspect in the case fled Britain for the United States, two Britons traveled all the way to the White House this week. There, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, the parents of Harry
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Shares of big drug distributors are soaring after a report that they have made an offer to settle litigation over the opioid crisis. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations, which have been going on for months, confirmed to The Associated Press that McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health, Inc., have offered $18 billion
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Americans love cheese, and we’re eating more of it than ever: about 37 pounds per year per capita, in fact, more than double what we ate four decades ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A large chunk of our cheese eating is made up of cheddar cheese, which has been a favorite for
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Image copyright Getty Images Lizzo has been accused of failing to give a credit to two songwriters who claim they helped come up with a famous lyric in her hit Truth Hurts. Justin and Jeremiah Raisen say the line “I just took a DNA test turns out I’m 100% that…” came from a writing session
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