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Russia election result will be no surprise - but has 'Smart Voting' shifted public mood?

Russian election days leave an imprint on the brain - the grainy CCTV from polling stations across the country. ...

Putin's party expected to secure emphatic win as polls close in Russia

Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is expected to secure an emphatic win as polls close in the country's parliamentary election. ...

Organisers apologise to climber after broadcaster's close-up replay of athlete's bottom

Organisers have apologised to an Austrian climber after a host broadcaster showed a close-up replay shot of her bottom during… ...

Russia election: Putin's party heads for victory amid vote fraud claims

The pro-Kremlin United Russia party is on course to win amid allegations of fraud. ...

Volcano on Canary Island La Palma erupts, spewing ash and lava into national park

Video shows the volcano, on La Palma, spewing ash and lava in its first major eruption since 1971. ...

Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo killed in car crash

South Africa's President Ramaphosa pays tribute to Jolidee Matongo, who died at the age of 46. ...

Chris Rock says he has Covid. 'Trust me you don't want this,' comedian tweets

Comedian and actor Chris Rock revealed Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, and he is using the opportunity… ...

A body has been found in a national forest in Wyoming. Authorities were searching the area for Gabby Petito

As local and federal agencies search for Gabby Petito in a Rocky Mountain national park, law enforcement are also working… ...

Tropical Storm Rose forms as the 17th Atlantic storm of 2021, continuing the busy tropical season

This year's busy tropical season continues as more activity ramps up in the Atlantic. ...

Benjamin Netanyahu Suggests Biden Fell Asleep Meeting New Israeli PM

Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested in a Facebook video posted on Sunday that US President Joe Biden had… ...

10 Killed, 5 Missing After Boat Overturns In China: Report

At least 10 people were killed and five others listed missing after a passenger ship overturned in a river in… ...

Boxer Manny Pacquiao To Run For Philippine President In 2022

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against… ...

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Russian Election Shows Declining Support for Putin’s Party

With voting in the country neither free nor fair, United… ...

Your Monday Briefing

France recalls its U.S. and Australian ambassadors. ...

Haiti Protests Mass U.S. Deportation of Migrants to Country in Crisis

Haiti migration officials have asked the United States for a… ...

Die Kommunisten legen in Russland deutlich zu – die Opposition beklagt zahllose Verstösse

Drei Tage lang konnten die Russinnen und Russen ein neues… ...

DIE NEUSTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Russische Parlamentswahl: Kremlpartei liegt nach Prognosen vorn, Hunderte Beschwerden über Verstösse bei den Behörden eingegangen

In Russland haben am Wochenende die Dumawahlen stattgefunden. Die Opposition… ...

Einst Versöhner, später Langzeitherrscher: Algeriens Ex-Präsident Bouteflika beigesetzt

Fast zwanzig Jahre lang regierte Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algerien. Er galt… ...

Official arrested for pocketing B13m Covid money for disabled

An official in charge of finance at the Social Development… ...

Philippine boxer Pacquiao announces bid for presidency in 2022

Philippine boxer and Senator Manny Pacquiao has announced his candidacy… ...

Huge drug hauls in Songkhla, 2 arrested

SONGKHLA: Police seized a total of 882,000 methamphetamine pills and… ...

Kommentar zu Russland-Wahlen: Der Sieg der Kremlpartei entfaltet eine lähmende Wirkung

Alles bleibt wie es ist. Die Opposition hat es verpasst,… ...

Parlamentswahlen in Russland: Putins Partei liegt vorne, Kommunisten legen deutlich zu

Geeintes Russland behauptet sich ersten Ergebnissen zufolge klar als stärkste… ...

Manny Pacquiao gibt Kandidatur bekannt: Box-Legende will Präsident der Philippinen werden

Jetzt ist es offiziell: Der bekannteste Sportler des Inselstaats möchte… ...

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NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch

NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit Dec. 18, 2021, to serve as the premier deep… ...

NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future Orbit

NASA researchers used precision-tracking data from the agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu,… ...

NASA Invites Media to New OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu Study Briefing

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to discuss an important finding from NASA’s… ...

The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift'

Climate change is not only a human problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some 'warm-blooded' animals are… ...

Gut bacteria influence brain development

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early… ...

The first cells might have used temperature to divide

A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells -- putative ancestors of modern living cells -- suggests… ...

Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza… ...

Ebola virus disease – Guinea

On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus ...

Rift Valley fever – Kenya

Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in ...

Should schools retain online parents' evenings?

Parents and teachers seem to agree it is the number one innovation worth keeping post-lockdown. ...

Mosquitoes sucked up by traps that mimic breathing

More than 300 traps have been deployed in the French town of Hyères to catch mosquitos. ...

The AI body scanner detecting skin cancer and other news

BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at the best tech news stories of the week. ...

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