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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka --Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital Colombo and suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, fl...
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Gen Z ditching 4-year colleges for trade schools, Wall Street Journal reports...
More Gen Zers choosing non-traditional routes after high school graduation...
There is \\\\\"no sign of life\\\\\" at the crash scene of the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president, the head of Iran's Red Crescent, Hossein Kolivand, told state media early Monday morning. The Red Crescent confirmed early Monday ...
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Nicole Kidman Becomes The First Australian To Receive AFI Life Achievement Award...
Nicole Kidman has said "it is a privilege to make films" after being honoured with an American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Kidman, 56, is the first Australian actor to be given the highest honour bestowed by the organisation. T...
Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut for a week due to a power supply issue. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it re-established contact with the lander Sunday night, indicating that the glitch had be...
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Hospital and school caterers are not doing enough to stop farmers from overusing antibiotics in their animals, according to campaign groups. Such overuse raises the risk of antibiotic resistance rendering key human medicines ineffective....
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Water temperatures are warming at an unprecedented rate, with 40% of global oceans currently experiencing a heat wave. It's the largest global ocean heat wave recorded since 1991. ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee has more....
A judicial review into Sadiq Khan's plans to expand London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is due to get under way at the High Court. Five Conservative-led councils - Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon and Surrey - have launched legal a...
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More states turning to 4-day school weeks to address teacher shortages...
No-one likes weeding, but new technology is helping farmers around the world tackle weeds in a more efficient and environmentally friendly way. Deanna Kovar from US farming equipment giant John Deere says that the company's new tractor-pu...
Oil and gas giant Shell has reported record annual profits after energy prices surged last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Profits hit $39.9bn (£32.2bn) in 2022, double last year's total and the highest in its 115-year...