World
Key news going on in the world. As well as commentary and expert opinions for the Mainland Times on how it will affect our lives.
Astronomers on tenterhooks as $10bn James Webb telescope set for lift off
Final checks and fuelling are under way for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, a flagship mission for...
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Los Angeles police kill girl, 14, when firing at suspect in clothing store
Los Angeles police have fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was in the dressing room of a clothing store when...
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‘We’ve heard it all before’: Ukrainians brush aside talk of Russian invasion
Russia is threatening war on Ukraine, but in Kyiv the city council is putting up Christmas trees rather than bomb...
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River ferry fire kills dozens in Bangladesh
Fire has swept through a river ferry in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and 72 injured, as passengers...
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‘My grandmother hid Jewish children’: Poland’s underground refugee network
In the attic of a cottage in the woods near the Polish village of Narewka, a young Iraqi Kurd crouches,...
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Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled
Two more Hong Kong universities have removed sculptures marking Beijing’s deadly 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities...
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Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye to receive pardon for corruption
South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-hye has been pardoned by her successor, Moon Jae-in, in a special amnesty that...
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Selfridges sold as part of £4bn deal
The family owners of Selfridges have sold out to a Thai retailer and an Austrian property company for an estimated...
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Typhoon Rai: more than 3m people directly affected in Philippines
More than 3 million people have been directly affected by the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Rai, which caused widespread power...
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