Eight flights were cancelled and 10 schools were shut down in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo after a bear shoved its way onto a military base.

Females don’t hit sexual maturity until their late 50s, a new study said, and maybe strangest of all, they are pregnant for a long time.

It is now trapping an “unprecedented” amount of heat, NASA says after two measurement methods arrived at the same conclusion.

Gaza and Israel both launched small-scale attacks as negotiators continue to wrangle the details of the cease-fire and 8000 remain homeless.

The clock is ticking for some 8000 skilled migrants like Amir Tawdrows who meet all the criteria except for a travel exemption.

“It’s not a black thing because none of us are free until we are all free,” said the 94-year-old activist known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”.

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When Scott Morrison left his hotel room last Sunday, he made sure one important document was tucked away in his bag.

Would-be audience members don’t have to be born in the USA to see the Boss perform - but it will help to be vaccinated in the USA.

The charity said that their website serves to provide readers with a “full picture” of those its commemorates - but has no plans to remove Blyton’s plaque.

If all goes well, some of the first pills developed in the US could be ready by the end of the year.

Officials said the infant was in good health and that the boatman would receive a house and benefits for his heroic rescue.

By focusing on an array of real or imagined disasters, Republicans avoid addressing the crisis in democracy created by Trump with his efforts to nullify the election,

COVID-19 cases are surging across Africa as health workers warn that a third wave is now taking hold on the continent.  

On June 18, 1983, flight engineer Dr Sally Ride was the first US women to enter space but the media chose to focus on the personal.

Japan will ease emergency coronavirus restrictions in several prefectures including Tokyo while keeping some measures amid fears that the Olympics could trigger a surge in infections.

Countries that did nothing about travel early on made the pandemic impossible to stop, says former New Zealand PM who co-chaired an international expert panel that looked into the virus outbreak.

Beijing’s new Tiangong space station is the latest step in its dream to become a powerful space nation.

Apple Daily’s reporters live-streamed police storming their office for the second time in 12 months on the second anniversary of the city’s biggest protests.

The Pink Floyd co-founder swore a blue streak as he revealed the Zuckerberg-owned company wanted to use Another Brick in the Wall in a campaign.

The most potent ransomware gangs operate with Kremlin tolerance, based out of reach of Western law enforcement

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Biden’s outburst felt like a flash back to the Trump era: a US President putting a CNN reporter under fire as the world watched on.

For Czechs, a Pirate victory would loosen political ties with Poland and Hungary after they clashed with Brussels over rule-of-law abuses. 

The surprise announcement by French Prime Minister Jean Castex comes as France is registering about 3900 new virus infections a day, down from 35,000 in the March-April peak.

In her latest list of complaints about conditions of her incarceration, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend complained that “vermin droppings fell from air vents”.

The highly-anticipated meeting between the US and Russian leaders in Geneva lasted for under three hours, significantly shorter than both sides had previewed.

One of the first cruises scheduled to sail from the United States has been postponed after eight crew members tested positive for the coronavirus during routine testing.

A US hospital on Wednesday gave the first infusion of an expensive, controversial new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen.

Dominic Cummings has leaked Boris Johnson’s private messages in a sensational escalation of their feud.

In an address to the OECD, the Prime Minister warned rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific were a threat to the financial prosperity of other nations.

Pandemic conditions and crop damage could be aligning for a perfect famine storm. Meanwhile, Kim’s health is the subject of speculation again.

The attacks, following an Israeli nationalist march in East Jerusalem that angered Palestinians, came in in response to the launching of incendiary balloons.

The European nation has made it a crime to show portrayals of homosexuality or gender fluidity to minors, as the far right PM prepares for next year’s election.

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“It’s like an answer to the pandemic itself. This bridge is strung up across the Apurimac and we can tell the world we are coming out if this little by little.”

Putin refuses to acknowledge that Russia uses cyber weapons at all, suggesting that the accusations are part of a giant, American-led disinformation campaign.

Foreign affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian was on the attack, saying “the affairs of the globe should be guided by the UN Charter, and not decided by a small clique”.

The festival, Kumbh Mela, which ran throughout April, is widely believed to be responsible for a coronavirus surge in many parts of India. Many pilgrims were likely given false results.

Boris Johnson also lines up behind Australia but warns the world would not benefit from a new Cold War with Beijing.

The data suggests the virus was in the US states far from the initial hotspots and areas that were considered its points of entry into the country, the study said.

The milestone came the same day that California and New York lifted most of their remaining restrictions, as dividends of vaccination kick in.

The UN has described Mohammed el-Halabi as a humanitarian hero but Israel claims the World Vision employee redirected aid to militant groups.

Amid a warning about Jakarta’s drift towards Beijing, Australia is set to reinforce the importance of its relationship with the south-east Asian neighbour.

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, has given $2.7 billion ($3.5 billion) to a variety of charities.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy - who is facing charges of illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election campaign - told the court he had committed no wrongdoing.

Sixty years ago, a young dancer named Rudolf Nureyev made a dash for freedom while on tour in France with the Kirov Ballet, enraging Soviet authorities.

The PM told a beaming Queen that she was quite the hit at the G7 summit Britain hosted in Cornwall on the weekend.

Boris Johnson wants Australia to lift its ambition on climate change, while declaring the Coalition’s existing policies ‘a great step forward’ given the nation’s economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

New free trade deal will pave the way for more Australians to live and work in Britain once international borders reopen.