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British astronaut records message in space for Queen Elizabeth

https://youtu.be/vX9-V6aTKaM Britain's first astronaut in 24 years sent a message from space to Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Monday (January 4),…

Four dead, 100 injured in northeast India earthquake

A powerful earthquake struck north-eastern India before dawn on Monday (January 4), killing at least four people and injuring nearly…

Cuba receives record number of visitors in 2015

Cuba received a record high number of tourists in 2015, a year after the U.S. President announced to normalize the…

Tokyo stocks start the year down

Japanese stocks began 2016 on a lower note on Monday (January 4), playing catch-up to falls in U.S. stocks in…

Clinton says Saudi beheading of Shiite cleric will inflame tensions

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday (January 3) criticized Saudi Arabia's beheading of a prominent Shiite cleric. She…

Earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude strikes India: USGS

(Reuters) An earthquake measuring 6.8 struck northwest of Imphal in India, near the Myanmar border, on Monday, the U.S. Geological…

Armed protesters occupy Oregon wildlife refuge as dispute over Western range flares

A group of self-styled militiamen occupied the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon to protest the imminent…

Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric’s death escalates

Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating…

Sandbags dropped in northern England to boost flood defense

Emergency services boosted river defenses in England's Croston village on Tuesday (December 29) after warnings of more rain raised concerns…

Colombia declares red alert for forest fires

Colombia has already declared red alert for the uptick in forest fires spreading through the South American country that have…

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