Offbeat
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France’s Franky Zapata crosses English Channel on hoverboard
Paris, 4 August 2019 (dpa/MIA) – French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday successfully crossed the English Channel on his high-speed…
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Tourists from Britain, US seriously injured in Pamplona bull run
Madrid, 11 July 2019 (dpa/MIA) – Two tourists are being treated for serious injuries they sustained while taking part in…
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Fossil: Ancient whale with legs could stand on land and swim in water
Los Angeles, 6 April 2019 (MIA/tca/dpa) – About 43 million years ago, when South America was surrounded by water on…
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Japanese woman is world’s oldest living person, Guinness confirms
Tokyo, 11 March 2019 (MIA/dpa) – A Japanese woman who still enjoys studying maths and playing the board game Othello…
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NASA to mark milestone with all-female spacewalk on March 29
Washington, 6 March 2019 (MIA/dpa) – NASA has scheduled the first all-female spacewalk for later this month, the US space agency said Tuesday. NASA astronauts…
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Oscars reverse decision to not broadcast all awards live after Hollywood protest
Los Angeles, 16 February 2019 (MIA) – The Oscars ceremony will be broadcast in full after a Hollywood protest because…
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom ‘get engaged’
Los Angeles, 15 February 2019 (MIA) – Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom appear to have got engaged on Valentine’s Day.…
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Fluffy blue monster is warning the Dutch about Brexit
Amsterdam, 14 February 2019 (MIA) – The U.K. may have been hopelessly outgunned in Brexit negotiations with the rest of the…
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Angelina Jolie calls for safe return of Rohingya refugees
Dhaka, 6 February 2019 (MIA/dpa) – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has called on the Myanmar authorities to improve conditions in northern Rakhine state…
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Berlin police seize ‘A. Hitler’ paintings on forgery suspicions at auction
Berlin, 26 January 2019 (MIA) – A police raid Thursday ended a Berlin auction house’s plans to open bidding on three…
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