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How old would you want to be in heaven?

Saturday, 8 February 2020, 10:13 Last update: about 8 years ago The Conversation

Many religious faiths propose different versions of heaven as a location: There are walled gardens with streams, flowers, pleasing scents, pretty angels, rapturous music or delicious accessible...

Anger and virus cases grow in China with 722 total deaths

Saturday, 8 February 2020, 07:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The number of confirmed cases of the new virus has risen again in China while fatalities increased to 722 on Saturday including an American man, as the ruling Communist Party faced anger and...

Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies

Friday, 7 February 2020, 07:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble...

'A floating prison': Cruise of Asia ends in virus quarantine

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 10:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia. It’s ending with him quarantined in his cabin aboard the...

High-speed train derails in Italy; 2 railway workers killed

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 09:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Italian authorities say a high-speed passenger train has derailed in northern Italy, killing two railway workers and injuring 27 people. Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli has told state...

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 07:41 Last update: about 8 years ago

Actor Kirk Douglas, a fixture of cinema for six decades, has died aged 103. The stage and screen actor was well-known for a range of roles, including the 1960 classic Spartacus, in which he...

Not guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment

Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 22:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential  trial  in American history with votes that split the country,...

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