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Beyond Pluto: Spacecraft to fly by distant space rock ‘Ultima Thule’ on New Year’s Day
NASA’s unmanned New Horizon spacecraft, now zooming into outer space beyond Pluto, willfly by a small space rock known as Ultima Thule on New Year’s.
‘Miracle’: Boy, 12, survives avalanche that buried him for 40 minutes
Authorities in the French Alps say a 12-year-old boy has been found alive after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes.
Boy trapped for 40 minutes under avalanche miraculously survives
After being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes, a 12-year-old boy has been found alive.
The animal shelter Berlin is Europe’s largest
The animal shelter Berlin is Europe’s largest
These impressive animal dads go above and beyond for their offspring
We’re sure your dad jokes are great and all, but these animal dads are about to give you a master class in parenting.
Indonesia widens exclusion zone around island volcano
The country’s volcanology agency said Thursday that the Anak Krakatau volcano’s alert status had been raised to the second highest level and the exclusion zone more than doubled to a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius.
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Santas make deliveries in war-torn Iraq
Two Iraqi men dressed as Santa Claus walk amid the ruins in Mosul to distribute gifts to children.
Japan will resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
Japan said Wednesday it will resume hunting whales for commercial use but it will no longer go to the Antarctic for its annual killings of whales.
December 26 is Boxing Day
Much like the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., Boxing Day has turned into a major shopping extravaganza in the countries where it is marked. In England.