That's one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man's knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo program.
Josh Smith is a tennis pro with a difference -- playing, coaching and even making the balls for the members at Holyport Real Tennis Club in London's leafy commuter belt.
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.
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Anti-abortion activists galvanized, supporters of the right to the procedure aghast and worried: a debate in the United States has spilled over the border into Canada.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open in the third round on Thursday with the record 10-time Rome winner complaining of a recurring foot problem after a shock 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat by Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
May 12, 2022
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NFL Denver Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy was arrested Thursday by police in Colorado on second-degree criminal tampering charges with a domestic violence enhancer.
May 12, 2022
The White House vowed Thursday to take action to boost supplies of baby formula as President Joe Biden was slammed by Republicans for crippling shortages nationwide.
May 12, 2022
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min insisted he "accepted" Antonio Conte's decision to substitute him in Thursday's crucial 3-0 win over Arsenal despite his angry reaction to the decision.
May 12, 2022
Sports
Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open in the third round on Thursday after falling to a shock 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat at the hands of Denis Shapovalov.
May 12, 2022
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Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham beat 10-man Arsenal 3-0 on Thursday with a north London derby masterclass that kept alive their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four.
One person was killed and 12 injured in a bomb blast late Thursday in Karachi, police said, just two weeks after a suicide attack by a Pakistan separatist group killed four in the same city.
Twitter confirmed Thursday that two senior executives are heading for the exit and it has paused most hiring, as Elon Musk stands poised to become the global messaging platform's new owner.
On a Connecticut highway, a Polish-speaking state trooper is called to help the occupants of a vehicle with a flat tire. To his amazement... the passenger is former Polish president and Nobel peace laureate Lech Walesa.
May 12, 2022
Technology
An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.
May 12, 2022
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The still-unsolved death of teenager Debanhi Escobar has brought into sharp focus not just the dangers facing women in Mexico but also the questionable judicial and media handling of the high-profile case.
Canada will play host to Iran in a June 5 football friendly at Vancouver between Qatar World Cup-bound teams ahead of matches against North American rivals.
Colombia's Sebastian Munoz fired a stunning 12-under par 60 on Thursday to seize a four-stroke clubhouse lead at the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson tournament in suburban Dallas.
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell to a second term as head of the Federal Reserve, as the central bank fights to crush soaring inflation.
May 12, 2022
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