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Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

(Reuters) – The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to

Kentucky hardest hit as storms leave dozens dead in 5 states

(AP) — A monstrous tornado, carving a track that could rival the longest on record,

Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky

(Reuters) – At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of

4 dead in US tornadoes, storms; roof collapse at Amazon

(AP) — Three people died in severe weather in Tennessee, one person died and several

Donors back $280 mln transfer for Afghan food, health

(Reuters) – Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund

US consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982

(AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier

Nobel Peace laureates to receive award in person despite high COVID-19 rates

(Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, recognised for their fight

China’s Xi responsible for Uyghur ‘genocide’, unofficial tribunal says

An unofficial tribunal of lawyers and campaigners said on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping

At least 49 people, mostly migrants, killed in Mexico trailer road accident

(Reuters) – At least 49 people, most of them migrants from Central America, died in

Switzerland legalizes euthanasia machine for painless death

Switzerland has legalized a ‘suicide machine’ that allows its users to die in a painless