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Ukraine's cultural, historical institutions heavily damaged in mass-scale Russian attack
Russia's sweeping barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine over the weekend damaged some of the nation's most significant cultural institutions, in what officials condemned as a deliberate assault on Ukraine's history.
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Trump demands Arab countries sign Abraham Accords with Israel as part of deal to end Iran war
Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, while President Donald Trump called on several countries to join the U.S.-led Abraham Accords as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran.
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Spanish passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus
A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, and who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested positive of hantavirus, Spain's Health Ministry said on Monday.
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A new slinky is in the world record books. This Connecticut family made it happen
It turns out everyone’s favourite childhood toy is actually a record-breaking stair master — and not the type we collectively dread seeing at the gym. According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most stairs descended by a slinky has been shattered, at 53.
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California chemicals tank no longer an explosion risk, say fire officials
Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in Southern California on Monday said an overnight operation had eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding.