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'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer
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Famed Hollywood mountain lion captured after killing dog
The cougar, P-22, wears a GPS tracking collar as part of a National Park Service study.
$37m jump-start: Auto parts start-up stages record capital raise
Startup tackles a simple-sounding but actually fiendishly tricky problem.
Booking an Airbnb? A criminal record might block your holiday
Guests with records for petty crime have run foul of Airbnb's automatic background checks.
Costco in US to raise membership fees, no NZ changes planned
No rush, but membership fee increase in US inevitable, Costco finance chief says.
Woman caught out by surprising Disney dress code foul
Influencers are wearing 'dress coded at Disney' T-shirts with pride.
‘I want to talk’: Brittney Griner opened up on flight home
Released basketballer spent most of her 18-hour flight talking with people on the plane.
Accused Libyan bombmaker in Pan Am downing in US custody
Intelligence official accused of bringing down Flight 103 will face federal charges.
'There is a murderer - or murderers - still out there': Frozen US town in fear after unsolved killings
Almost a month on, police in Idaho have no suspect and residents are demanding answers.
William and Harry's relationship unlikely to recover after doco, friends say
According to royal pals, the rift is unlikely to be healed anytime soon.
Serbia mulls sending troops to Kosovo, criticises Nato
Return of Belgrade troops to former Serbian province could drastically increase tensions.
Inside the prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner
New York Times: US diplomats pushed for release of the WNBA star and Paul Whelan.
Jury goes a week with no verdict at Weinstein rape trial
Jurors must decide on rape and five other sexual assault counts against the movie magnate.
Putin says more prisoner exchanges possible
President's comments come as Russian state media hail release of 'Merchant of Death'.
Doctor reveals whether Celine Dion will ever sing again
The star revealed yesterday she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome.
Daniela Elser: The simple question Prince Harry can’t answer
OPINION: Here we are again ... accusations flying and emotions running high.
'Shame on them': Colorado shooter’s 2021 case dropped after family's lack of cooperation
Charges were dropped in bomb threat case after terrorised family refused to testify.
Prince William ‘furious’ with Prince Harry for using Diana footage
Buckingham Palace fears the Sussexes are just getting started...
US basketball star back home after Russian prisoner swap
Brittney Griner is back on US soil after nearly 10 months' detention in Russia.
Madeline gets first-of-its-kind permit after unusual request
The first-of-its-kind permit comes with strings attached.
After 65 years, the murdered ‘boy in the box’ has a name
New York Times: On a cold day in February 1957, a student made a grisly discovery.
'Flopumentary': Meghan's sister slams bombshell docuseries
"It borders on comedy it's that bad," Samantha Markle says of doco.
Super-mosquito ‘invasion’ could trigger malaria surge
The arrival of the "Anopheles stephensi" in at least five African countries is a "threat".
Watchdog sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $108 billion merger
"While we believed in giving peace a chance, we have complete confidence in our case "
Jarden Brief: US jobless claims rise, ExxonMobil plans to guzzle up $78 billion of shares
Major tax fraud clampdown will impact European companies.
Donald Trump and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 3 weeks
New York Times: The losses and embarrassments are rapidly piling up for the ex-president.
Dog discovered in backpack ‘X-rayed by accident’ says passenger
A dog had a very “rough” journey this week.
US clears updated Covid-19 vaccines for children under age 5
Food and Drug Administration aims to better protect the youngest from severe Covid.
Landmark Bill protecting same-sex, interracial marriage passes US House
The vote now sends the legislation to President Joe Biden for sign-off.
Wrong-way crash: US diplomat's wife sentenced three years after killing UK teen
Harry Dunn was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car outside a US air base.
Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
The man was accused of blocking street, attacking security force member with machete.
US basketball star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer
The high-level prisoner exchange comes amid heightened tensions over Ukraine.
Why 10yo girl wasn't on the plane in crash that killed her family
Mum, dad and sister died after plane went down in the Gulf of Mexico.