McGregor’s night ended in excruciating circumstances in Las Vegas as his lower left leg buckled underneath him as he stepped backwards after throwing a punch at Poirier towards the end of the first round. The Irishman was unable to continue as Poirier was declared the winner via doctor’s stoppage TKO, with UFC …
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The most powerful jolt, eventually upgraded by the US Geological Survey to magnitude 6.0, happened at 3:49pm local time, some 150 miles east of Sacramento. Within the next two hours the area was rattled by over 50 aftershocks ranging between 2.5 and 4.6 on the Richter scale. The quake was …
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According to the National Defense Control Center, on Tuesday evening two planes were scrambled after the radar detected a target approaching Russian airspace. “The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft and escorted it over the Black Sea,” the National Defense Control …
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The rest of the 12-story Surfside residential complex was brought down on Sunday. The demolition will allow rescuers and emergency workers to resume combing through debris in the hope of finding survivors or recovering victims’ bodies. The search was put on hold on Saturday amid mounting concerns that the remains …
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Independence Day celebrations got off to an unplanned start in Ocean City on Sunday, when an enormous fireworks explosion rocked the beach in the popular resort town. The footage caught a tower of smoke rising from the beach, as fireworks cracked and screamed in all directions. Media reports suggest that …
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As the Three Lions booked their second major tournament semi-final in three years to meet Denmark at Wembley on Wednesday, supporters gathered in famous locations such as Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Pall Mall and Piccadilly Circus to celebrate. England fans massed in locations including Trafalgar Square. © Reuters England fans gathered …
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Looking to at least match their performance at the last edition of the competition by advancing to the last four, Lionel Scaloni’s men depended on a world-class performance from their captain and talisman. The number 10 didn’t disappoint, although it took almost the full first half to break the deadlock. …
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Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming docked with the Tiangong space station in June, beginning a three-month stay in space that represents China’s longest crewed mission to date. On Sunday morning, Liu and Tang exited the station’s core module – the first of two planned spacewalks during their mission. …
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Video footage from Saturday’s rally outside the Wi Spa in LA’s Koreatown area shows several assaults and fights, including a man wearing an ‘Obey Jesus’ T-shirt being knocked to the ground by counter-protesters after several demonstrators were assaulted and chased away. Another evangelist is then punched and knocked to the …
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Crowds of hundreds, mainly women, marched in central Istanbul on Thursday. Activists and members of various NGOs, as well as representatives of the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities were seen chanting, drumming, and carrying banners opposing Ankara’s withdrawal from the international treaty. Protesters carried banners reading: “We will not be silenced, …
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