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Slow boat to Ilulissat: long nights on Greenland's last ferry

Slow boat to Ilulissat: long nights on Greenland's last ferry

It's Friday night and the port in Nuuk is a hive of activity. Passengers loaded down with heavy bags hurry aboard a rusty red and white ship -- Greenland's last ferry.

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Wemby rampant again as Spurs rack up 10th straight win

Wemby rampant again as Spurs rack up 10th straight win

Victor Wembanyama powered the relentless San Antonio Spurs to a 10th straight win Wednesday with his second consecutive 41-point game, brushing aside the Golden State Warriors 127-113.

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England's Brook, Bethell warned after New Zealand nightclub incident

England's Brook, Bethell warned after New Zealand nightclub incident

England white-ball captain Harry Brook and team-mate Jacob Bethell have been warned about their future conduct after a nightclub incident on the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand last year.

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Major earthquake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic

Major earthquake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic.

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Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles

Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles

When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy’s home was razed to a pile of toxic ash.

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Trump says Iran war almost over, warns of weeks more heavy strikes

Trump says Iran war almost over, warns of weeks more heavy strikes

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US-Israeli war campaign against Iran was almost complete but that the country would be hit hard over the next two to three weeks as Washington pressed toward its military objectives.

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Oil rallies, stocks tumble as Trump says US to hammer Iran further

Oil rallies, stocks tumble as Trump says US to hammer Iran further

Oil prices spiked and stocks sank on Thursday after Donald Trump reiterated that US forces would hammer Iran for another two to three weeks but offered no solution to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that has crippled global markets.

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7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning lifted

7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning lifted

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) and triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted.

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Bordeaux-Begles' Van Rensburg 'not thinking' about Champions Cup double

Bordeaux-Begles' Van Rensburg 'not thinking' about Champions Cup double

Bordeaux-Begles' powerhouse South Africa centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg is refusing to think about back-to-back Champions Cup titles before they host Leicester Tigers in the last 16 on Sunday.

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Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off

Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off

Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

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