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Wouter Kellerman, the celebrated South African musician, wins his third Grammy Award at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for his ...

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Yvonne Glover, who was born in 1916 and lived through both world wars, never married or had children because she believed it ...

This steely new language was a win in America’s long quest to get its allies to show more solidarity with Taiwan. Yet in the ...

Global shares are trading mixed, as investors found bargains despite worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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However, the positive movement of the AUD/JPY pair may face limitations as the Japanese Yen (JPY) could strengthen amid ...

The student aspired to replicate the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack in Singapore with other like-minded far-right ...

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