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Stephen Hawking Pays For Grand Meal for Homeless in Final Act of Kindness
Flowers were left on all the tables with a note reading: "Today's lunch is a gift from Stephen. From the Hawking family."
Oh Deer: Japan Park Issues Tips as Animals Nibble Tourists
The picturesque park in Japan's ancient capital is home to more than 1,000 deer, which can even be found roaming the streets in search of special tasty crackers offered by tourists.
Winnie Mandela, South Africa's Flawed Heroine, Dies at 81
With or without Nelson, Winnie built her own role as a tough, glamourous and outspoken black activist with a loyal grassroots following in the segregated townships.
Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Can Hamper Child's Brain Development, Cause Autism
Human studies have found that lower levels of maternal Vitamin D during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of ASD in children. However, the biological mechanisms underpinning this relationship remain unclear.
Israeli Troops Wound 13 on Gaza Border, Day After Deadly Protest
On Friday at least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces confronting protesters, some of whom the military said had opened fire, rolled burning tyres and hurled rocks and fire bombs toward troops across the border.
Spring Break Offers Melania Trump Refuge From Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels Affair Headlines
With fresh details spilling into the headlines daily about how Donald Trump allegedly cheated on her early in their marriage, the former model escaped the intense glare by spending the past week at the family's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, with their 12...
Russia Expels Diplomats from 23 Countries as Spy Crisis Escalates
The moves came in retaliation for the coordinated expulsion of Russian diplomats by Britain and its allies over a nerve agent attack against former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury on March 4.
Porn Star Stormy Daniels Loses Bid to Question Trump, Get Quick Trial
A US judge said that the request by Stormy Daniels to depose Trump and his personal lawyer Michael Cohen was premature because they had yet to formally request that she arbitrate her claims.
Donald Trump Ousts Veterans Affairs Chief, Taps White House Doctor to Replace Him
Pentagon official Robert Wilkie would serve as interim department chief until Jackson receives Congressional approval, the president added.
Spy Expulsions a Setback for Trump-Putin Courtship
Having wooed Putin for the better part of two years, the 71-year-old US president on Monday expelled 60 alleged Russian spies.
US Consumer Protection Regulator, State Attorneys Look for Answers from Facebook
The US Federal Trade Commission took the unusual step of announcing that it had opened an investigation into the company - which it generally only does in cases of great public interest - citing media reports that raise what it called "substantial concern...
China's Premier Pledges Market Opening in Bid to Avert US Trade War
Alarm over a possible trade war between the world's two largest economies has chilled financial markets as investors anticipated dire consequences should trade barriers go up due to President Donald Trump's bid to cut the US deficit with China.
Pakistan Suffers Blow to NSG Ambition as Trump Sanctions 7 Firms for Nuclear Trade, Says Report
The move could prove to be a setback in Islamabad’s efforts to enter the elite Nuclear Suppliers’ Club (NSG), where India’s membership has been repeatedly stalled by China.
Pakistan Court Acquits 20 Accused of Lynching Christian Couple
The couple, Shahzad Masih and his wife Shama, who were working as labourers at a brick kiln in Kot Radha Kishan area of Pakistan, were lynched and burned alive by a mob of around 1,000 people over accusations that the couple desecrated the Quran in Novemb...
Israeli Jets Pound Hamas Positions in Gaza After Palestinians Stage Cross-border Raid
The strike on the enclave's Islamist rulers came after four Palestinians "carrying bottles filled with flammable material" breached Gaza's border fence on Saturday evening near the kibbutz of Kissufim, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Pakistani Men ‘Losing’ Uighur Wives to China’s Shadowy Re-Education Camps
A growing network of "re-education centres" have swept up China’s Uighur Muslim minority over fears of Islamic militancy crossing the border from Pakistan.