North and South Korea fire hundreds of artillery shells along tense sea border

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North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in the western sector of the front line.
North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in the western sector of the front line.

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Donald Trump fears Supreme Court could back Colorado's decision to take him off the ballot, report says

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Former President Donald Trump

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Chinese women are fed up with Xi Jinping's attempts to make them have more and more kids

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.

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Check out this huge Jurassic sea-monster skull that just went on display

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A top shot shows Sir David Attenborough standing next to the fossil of the pliosaur, which is about seven feet long.
The skull of the pliosaur is seen here next to David Attenborough, BBC presenter, who is presenting a documentary about the find.

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Pharma giants are hiking prices on over 500 drugs for 2024, report says

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Employees work for maintenance in the purification and dispensing unit at the French drugmaker's vaccine unit Sanofi Pasteur plant in Neuville-sur-Saone, near Lyon March 14, 2014.

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US Navy helicopters kill Iran-backed Houthi fighters attempting to board a cargo ship in Red Sea

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Helicopters from USS Dwight D Eisenhower fired upon Iran-backed Houthi gunmen attempting to hijack a cargo ship.

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New Year's Eve terrorist threat in US and Europe as Israel-Hamas war fuels rage

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Police officers patrol Times Square in New York.
Police officers patrol Times Square in New York.

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NASA is on a mission to 'touch the Sun' in milestone moment for space exploration

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  • NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to pass the Sun on 24 December 2024.
  • It's due to fly past the sun at 195 km/s, or 435,000 mph.
  • "We are basically almost landing on a star," a scientist on the project said.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to pass the Sun next year in a milestone moment for space exploration.

Up to 10 hospital patients in Oregon died from tap water injections instead of fentanyl: report

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Syringes of the opioid painkiller fentanyl in an inpatient pharmacy.

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Despite a majority of Americans believing crime is on the rise, figures suggest the homicide rate dropped nearly 13 per cent in 2023

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Police officer speaks to resident as investigators survey scene of suspected quintuple murder-suicide at home in California.
Police officer speaks to resident as investigators survey scene of suspected quintuple murder-suicide at home in California.

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