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By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:48 EDT, 23 October 2025 | Updated: 10:16 EDT, 23 October 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Katy Perry brought her Lifetimes Tour to the UK this week and performed at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Tuesday. Wearing a futuristic bodysuit, the singer, 40, belted out a series of hits from a metal cage before being joined on stage by…

Fury has erupted in Brazil after lawmakers approved a law that would offer police large bonuses when they kill suspects or seize high-calibre weapons.Under the controversial law, officers could earn extra payments worth between 10 and…

Nuts have long had a reputation as diet wreckers—too fatty, too calorific, too moreish. But new research is turning that idea on its head.One recent trial found that when young adults ate a breakfast containing 50g of walnuts, they not…

A 'virgin birth' may sound like something found only in the Bible – but it's actually one of nature's real-life miracles. Known by scientists as 'parthenogenesis', this natural form of asexual reproduction lets healthy offspring develop…

When a study last month linked drinking lots of fizzy drinks to hair loss, it underlined the crucial role of diet in a condition affecting millions.Now experts have revealed other everyday foods that could have a similar effect –…

By JACK BEZANTS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 22:20 EDT, 5 September 2025 | Updated: 01:03 EDT, 6 September 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

A young mother-of-two was distraught to learn that her body was riddled with a rare cancer which was crushing her internal organs—and credits picking up a hospital superbug for her subsequent survival. Rafaela Ribeiro, 24, shed nearly…

By JAKE NISSE, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 11:20 EDT, 3 September 2025 | Updated: 12:02 EDT, 3 September 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

A mysterious fungus is turning cave-dwelling spiders into real-life 'zombies,' consuming their organs and taking control of their behavior.Known as Gibellula attenboroughii, the fungus attaches to the spider, invades its body and devours…