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Heathrow Airport cancels flights amid snow forecasts in UK

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 12:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

London's Heathrow Airport says dozens of flights have been cancelled amid forecasts of snow and strong winds in Britain. Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, said 80 out of about 1,350 flights...

Oxford academics warning of Brexit 'disaster'

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 07:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A "hard Brexit" would be the "biggest disaster" to have hit the UK's universities for many years, a university head told MPs, according to a report in the BBC. Alistair Fitt, vice chancellor of...

Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 06:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old. That's the newest estimate, thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in...

Combative Trump concedes Russia's role in election hacking

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 06:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

In a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that roiled the...

Updated: Italy's premier hospitalised, reported in good condition

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 11:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni's office says that he has been hospitalized after falling ill on his return from a bilateral meeting in Paris. Chigi Palace wouldn't comment on the nature of the...

Dylann Roof sentenced to death for killing 9 church members

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 06:48 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

An unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for fatally shooting nine black church members during a Bible study session, becoming the first person ordered executed for a federal hate...

World Bank forecasting brighter prospects for 2017

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 06:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The World Bank is forecasting the global economy will accelerate slightly in 2017 after turning in the worst performance last year since the 2008 financial crisis. The 189-nation lending agency...

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