British writer Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday for her short novel following six astronauts as they contemplate Earth from the International Space Station. Spanning the course of a single day, Harvey’s “Orbital” tracks astronauts from Japan, Russia, the United States, Britain and Italy as they observe and reflect on their home planet, …
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The small furry objects that are the focus of every tennis player’s energy are spinning the stars at the ATP finals into a fury and leaving them deflated.”The balls are a big problem”, said world No.2 Alexander Zverev.Many of the top players say all the brands have deteriorated and most dislike playing with different makes of …
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A rare square 37-carat emerald owned by the Aga Khan fetched nearly nine million dollars at auction in Geneva on Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive green stone.Sold by Christie’s, the Cartier diamond and emerald brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, dethrones a piece of jewellery made by the fashion house …
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The United States said Tuesday that Israel was not violating US law on the level of aid entering Gaza even as aid agencies said it was still not enough.Israel had announced the opening of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, just hours before the deadline set by outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration to improve the …
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Canadian women’s national team football coach Bev Priestman and two assistants suspended by FIFA over a drone scandal at the Paris Olympics will not be returning, Canada Soccer announced Tuesday.A report released Tuesday by Canada Soccer detailed findings of an investigation into the using of drones to illegally film New Zealand practices at the Paris …
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The US airman who admitted to leaking a trove of classified Pentagon documents that revealed Washington apparently spied on allies and doubted Ukraine’s military strength was jailed for 15 years on Tuesday.Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of classified information in a decade while serving as an IT specialist with the Massachusetts Air …
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Donald Trump named more of his incoming team Tuesday, including seasoned figures and hard-liners, ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden in what will be the Republican’s first White House visit since exiting amid scandal four years ago.The 78-year-old, who decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in last week’s election, makes a triumphant return …
Germany is headed for snap elections on February 23, the main parties agreed Tuesday, aiming to form a stable government after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition collapsed last week.The country’s two biggest parties agreed on the early timetable, which will see centre-left leader Scholz seek a vote of confidence on December 16.This would pave the …
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A man killed 35 people and injured 43 more when he ploughed his car into those exercising around a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, local police said Tuesday.The toll from the Monday incident was a dramatic increase from the initial report, when police only said that people had been injured, with …
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Russia on Tuesday sentenced a 68-year-old paediatrician to five-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly criticising the Ukraine campaign, after she was denounced by the ex-wife of a soldier killed in combat.The case against Nadezhda Buyanova has exemplified the level of repression in Russia and how common denunciations have become while the country’s troops fight in …
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