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German collector turns back time as clocks go forward
Some 366 clocks cover the walls in the living room of 76-year-old Werner Stechbarth's apartment in Munich, the haul from a life spent criss-crossing the globe.His initial goal to have a clock for every day of the year -- a target of 366 for leap years like 2024 -- was reached long ago.
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Hezbollah militants among dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo
At least 38 people confirmed dead in strikes, including five members of Hezbollah
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New sites chosen for pedestrian crossings to make road safer
Pedestrian crossings are expected to appear early next year in Elm Grove after residents called for action to make the road safer.
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Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK
It is the question many adults dread being asked by their children: when can I have a smartphone?Academic research combined with parents' own experiences have created a sense of dread about a child's request for a phone.
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African Union 'warmly congratulates' Senegal's Faye on presidential election win
The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal's presidential election and hailed the "unanimous acceptance of the results". In a statement, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat said he "warmly congratulates" Faye on the official declaration of his first-round win, while wishing him "full success in his weighty and noble charge".According to provisional results, Faye won the first round of the vo
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Dogs can associate words with objects, study finds
Dogs are able to understand that some words refer to objects in a way that is similar to humans, a small study of canine brain waves has found, offering insight into the way the minds of man's best friends work. The study was carried out at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest and published in the journal Current Biology. "There has been a long debate on a non-human animal's ability to understand words referentially," said Marianna Boros who co-authored the study.
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Evan Gershkovich: determined US reporter jailed in Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has spent a year behind bars in Russia, is awaiting a trial on espionage charges the White House says are fabricated but could still see him jailed for decades.The Wall Street Journal and the White House vehemently deny Russia's accusation, which they see as a false pretext to secure the release of Russians in custody in the US. President Vladimir Putin said last month he would like to see Gershkovich released as part of a prisoner exchange, b
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