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US lottery winner scoops $590.5mn jackpot
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WASHINGTON: One ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organizers said Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. The ...
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Russia retrieves mice, newts from space
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MOSCOW: A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned ...
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Japan man, 80, starts Everest ascent
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TOKYO: An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world. In a voice message ...
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Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000
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SAN FRANCISCO: An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook, the organizers said Wednesday. The Tim Cook auction tied the record for ...
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Tea buffs gather in Japan for global festival
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HIGASHIYAMA: In the shadow of a giant Chinese character for "tea" written in live cypress trees, enthusiasts gather once every three years in Japan to talk about one of the world's favourite ...
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Match delayed for late arrival of TV commentator
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GOLD COAST, Australia: It could have made for interesting reading in the sports pages: Gold Coast vs. St. George Illawarra, match delayed, TV commentator late. As it was, Sunday's National ...
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NASA astronauts end spacewalk to fix ammonia leak
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WASHINGTON: NASA astronauts performed an emergency spacewalk Saturday to halt an ammonia leak on the International Space Station but it will take weeks or months to determine whether the problem has ...
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Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games
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COLORADO SPRINGS: Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an Olympic-style cauldron Saturday to ...
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Greenhouse gas milestone: CO2 levels set record
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WASHINGTON: Worldwide levels of the greenhouse gas that plays the biggest role in global warming have reached their highest level in almost 2 million years, an amount never before encountered by ...
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