48 h. ago NASA reveals exact time ISS astronauts return to Earth after 'serious' medical problem

The event marks the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station in its 25-year history

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57 h. ago Macaulay Culkin jokes it's 'weird' to see him 'outside the holiday season' in Golden Globes 2026 comeback with fiancée Brenda Song

Culkin, 45, who played Kevin McCallister in the 1990 mega-hitand its 1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, marked his first appearance at the event in 35 years.

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5 d. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make surprise appearance at Oprah launch event for book about the perils of smartphones and social media on children

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dialled in remotely to speak with authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price, who have just released The Amazing Generation.

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7 d. ago Photos show celebrations of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day

Christians are celebrating the feast day of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. It recalls the visit of the three kings, or magi, to the baby Jesus. Orthodox Christians focus on the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. In Europe, some worshippers bathe in icy lakes and rivers. Ceremonies this year in Greece highlighted water scarcity concerns. Children in Latin America traditionally unwrap holiday gifts.

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7 d. ago Greece's Epiphany events marking Christ's baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity concerns in Greece

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8 d. ago US traders make big profits betting on Maduro’s capture in January

Arrest of Venezuelan president appears to have been anticipated on ‘prediction markets’ where people bet on future events Gamblers appear to have made large profits after successfully betting on the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Ahead of Donald Trump’s shock announcement on Saturday morning, traders seemed to have anticipated Maduro’s political demise by placing timely wagers on so-called “prediction markets”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘The source of all life is here’: plan to mine lithium in Chilean salt flat sparks fears of water scarcity

The Colla Indigenous people claim Rio Tinto’s plans to extract the key mineral will harm fragile ecosystems and livelihoodsMiriam Rivera Bordones tends her goats in a dusty paddock in the russet mountains of Chile’s Atacama desert. She also keeps chickens and has planted quince and peach trees and grapevines, which are watered by a stream winding down the hills towards the Indigenous community of Copiapó.But now the huge British-Australian mining multinational Rio Tinto has signed a deal to extract lithium, the “white gold” of the energy transition, from a salt flat farther up the mountains, and she fears the project could affect the water sources of several communities in the area. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Pure euphoric escapism’: why Adventureland is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their most rewatched comfort films is an ode to the charming 80s-set comedyWhile casting his knockout quasi-biopic The Social Network, film-maker David Fincher must’ve really dug how eventual Mark Zuckerberg portrayer Jesse Eisenberg handled being dumped on screen. A year before the award-lassoing Facebook drama, which led to an Oscar nomination for Eisenberg, the actor agonised through the dreamy foreground of Adventureland as reluctant carny James Brennan.The parallels between Fincher’s and Greg Mottola’s movies begin and end with their opening unceremonious separations, yet an admittedly romantic logic does allow me to soak in the notion that the great directorial mind behind such zingers as Zodiac and Gone Girl also found solace in this cinematic time machine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stirling carers' contribution marked with charity's special Christmas events

The pair of events offered those involved with Stirling Carers Centre the opportunity for some respite over the festive break - including its young carers service.

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3 w. ago Rutherglen gets set for Royal Burgh's 900th anniversary year

Special events are planned throughout 2026 to mark the town's historic milestone

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3 w. ago 200th banking hub opens with chocolate coins marking the event

Visitors to the hub in Billericay in Essex can explore a display of coins made from chocolate.

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