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New probe opens into Hunter S. Thompson's 2005 death

Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

Gordon penalties lead Newcastle to big win over Union SG

Jane Goodall: crusader for chimpanzees and the planet

Thuram set to miss France's World Cup qualifiers with hamstring knock

W.House says firings 'imminent' as plan to reopen govt collapses

Jane Fonda relaunches Cold War-era Hollywood free speech movement

Hurricane Imelda bound for Bermuda as a Cat 2 storm

Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed governor

French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship: AFP

Canada blocks theme park from sending whales to China

Tanks in Gaza - Hopes dim?

Cuba's hunger Crisis deepens

Poland trusts only hard Power

How Swiss Stocks tamed Prices

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Russia's Drone ploy in Poland

Why Nepal is burning

Former boxing world champion Hatton dead at 46: Press Association

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Britain's Press Association news agency reported Sunday.

Spain PM 'proud' of pro-Palestinian protests at Vuelta

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday said pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked the Vuelta a Espana filled him with "pride" as large demonstrations await the race's final stage in Madrid.

McLaughlin-Levrone sails through 400m heats at world championships

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sailed through the heats of the women's 400 metres at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Polish president critical of Germany to visit Berlin

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is due in Berlin for talks on Tuesday, with his past criticism of Germany looming over Warsaw's diplomatic drive to bolster allied support after a Russian drone incursion.

Crawford shocks Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world boxing crown on Saturday, becoming the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight divisions.

Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio began a visit to Israel on Sunday, after expressing the Trump administration's unwavering support for its ally in the war with Hamas despite a strike in Qatar that drew broad criticism of Israel.

Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea

Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways -- shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths.

New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'

Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.