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Los Angeles preservationists have marked a rare milestone as the historic Perry Mansion celebrated its 150th anniversary by opening its restricted second floor to the public. The grand Victorian residence, built in 1876, welcomed visitors to its normally off-limits upper rooms during an anniversary fundraising event. Organisers held the gathering to raise essential funds for…

US Republican governor candidate Tom Tiffany. Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate and US Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped with minor injuries after the small plane he was travelling in lost power and made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau on Saturday night.Tiffany said he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the four-seat…

Is UK heading for a breakup? Is the UK heading for a breakup? A fresh challenge is emerging as leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland prepare to join forces in a push for greater self-determination and the right to hold independence referendums.According to The Telegraph, the leaders of the three devolved nations are set…

At least two people were killed and several others injured as Russia and Ukraine exchanged waves of drone strikes overnight, with attacks reported across parts of both countries.In Russia, two people were killed and 12 injured after Ukrainian drones struck Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, regional authorities said on Sunday. The two civilians died after a drone…

File photo: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, and European Council President Antonio Costa Canada is exploring whether it could become an “associate member” of the European Union as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks closer economic and strategic ties with the bloc, The Wall Street Journal reported…

Agni Deo Singh, Fiji’s Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations passed away at 60. Indian-origin Fiji minister Agni Deo Singh died in Brisbane during an Australian visit on September 12, the country’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka announced the death on the official Fiji Government Facebook page.Singh served as Fiji’s Minister for Employment, Productivity and…

Pak PM to meet Trump on UNGA sidelines Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on September 23 during the United Nations General Assembly week, according to a media report cited by news agency PTI.Sharif is among the world leaders invited to a reception dinner being…

Tyrannosaur preying on an ancient diving bird (Representational AI photo) A 66-million-year-old feather found inside fossilised dinosaur poop may offer a clue to why some birds survived the asteroid impact that wiped out most dinosaurs. Scientists say the feather belonged to a hesperornithiform, an extinct group of aquatic birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.The feather was…

For decades, paleontologists have studied Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) through bones, teeth and isolated footprints. Those fossils reveal what the animal looked like, how large it was and what it may have eaten, but they rarely show the creature in motion. That changed with the discovery of a short trail in southwestern North Dakota. Four…

Centuries-old reports of strange lights in the night sky have helped scientists reconstruct a missing chapter in the Sun’s history. A study published in Scientific Reports by Kristof Petrovay, Laura G. Magyar and Hisashi Hayakawa has reconstructed eight solar activity cycles between 1560 and 1640 using historical records of aurorae, offering a way to trace…