Science
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Nine People, Including an Airline Worker, Are Arrested in $14.5 Million Gold Heist
The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said.
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A Timeline of Britain’s Troubled Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The U.K. government hopes to pass a bill this week, two years after the plan was first unveiled, in an…
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Heavy Rain and Floods Kill 19 in Oman and Disrupt Dubai Airport
A year’s worth of rain fell in one day in some areas across Oman and the United Arab Emirates, bringing…
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Read Your Way Through Accra
Bus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo…
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U.S. Lays Out Protections for Assange if He Is Extradited
American officials sought to reassure the U.K. about Julian Assange’s treatment should the former WikiLeaks founder, who has been indicted…
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Mayor in Brussels Tries to Shut Down Conservative Conference
Mayor Emir Kir gave no explanation of why he thought it necessary to try to stop the gathering from taking…
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Comet Pons-Brooks Is Having Its Last Hurrah
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view once every 71 years.…
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NASA Searching for New Ideas for Its Mars Rocks Return Mission
The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget…
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A Surprising Shadow Was Created by the Total Solar Eclipse
Viewers of last week’s solar eclipse were treated to stunning celestial phenomena up and down the event’s path during totality.…
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Validation for Woman Who Said She Was Raped in Australia’s Parliament
More than three years after Brittany Higgins went public with her claim of rape, her case reached a conclusion of…
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