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Gold medallists from London 2012 Andy Murray and Serena Williams are less than a week away from beginning their title defences at the 2016 Olympics.

Cats are strange, strange creatures.

Let's all admit it: cats are weirdos.

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They get themselves into crazy predicaments.

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They find the strangest places to perch at the worst possible times.

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Czech President Milos Zeman has lashed out at countries taking in refugees and says his country should refuse to take in refugees to ensure they cannot commit “barbaric attacks,” his spokesman said Tuesday. Zeman, whose post is largely ceremonial, is the country’s most vocal opponent of immigration, opposing even the government's modest plan to take in 80 Syrian refugees this year, a tiny proportion of the millions fleeing the civil war, VOA News said. Saying recent Islamic attacks in France and Germany prove his point... Читать дальше...

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Around Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the Gulf Stream veers east, flowing away from the coastline of the US and out into the Atlantic Ocean. Away from the stabilizing influence of the continent, the powerful current revels in its new freedom, spawning large circulating masses of water called eddies that scientists describe as the hurricanes of the ocean.

Now, in preliminary research, scientists are trying to figure out how great white sharks may use the spinning features. Читать дальше...

ROUEN, France (AP) — The archbishop of Rouen, leading Tuesday's solemn funeral Mass for an elderly priest slain a week ago by two extremists, said the Rev. Jacques Hamel tried to push away his attackers with his feet, saying "go…

ROUEN, France (AP) — The archbishop of Rouen, leading Tuesday's solemn funeral Mass for an elderly priest slain a week ago by two extremists, said the Rev. Jacques Hamel tried to push away his attackers with his feet, saying "go…

One thing we have come to realise is that Nigerians are sentimental people who prefer to hide under the guise of being religious. They want everything they do to reflect some form of dedication or commitment to their religions.  The businesses they operate are named based on their faith and religion. They want their trade […]

Mel Gibson en Sean Penn spelen de hoofdrollen in de boekverfilming van de bestseller The Professor and the Madman. Dit meldt The Hollywood Reporter.

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed lower on Tuesday as falling oil prices dampened the appetite for riskier assets. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar, snapping a five-day winning streak. The benchmark Korea Composite St

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Apparently unaware she could face a death sentence, a British porn actress says she flew to Iran to undergo a nose job and later wrote online about it, immediately sparking a social media outcry in the largely conservative Islamic Republic. The buxom performer, known by the stage name Candy Charms,

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly talks about the challenges associated with living in space.

Boeing clearly faces significant challenges, but there were several bright spots in its Q2 earnings report.

The enshrinement ceremony is Saturday, and the Packers play the Indianapolis Colts in the Hall of Fame game on Sunday.

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We’d love to take a selfie in them all.

Jeremy Chipchase, father of murdered India Chipchase, has spoken with emotion about how he would "never walk India down the aisle" in a victim impact statement.

Obama and Singaporean premier reaffirm commitment to trans-Pacific pact

In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as "unfit" and "woefully unprepared" to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged ...

Phillips 66 earnings may have declined close to 50%, but the company checks all the boxes of an efficient operator.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO says it will launch its nightly Vice newscast on Sept. 26.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO says it will launch its nightly Vice newscast on Sept. 26.