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October 05 2020, 08:00
The institution says selling a portrait of its former boss is a "tough call" but could raise up to £18m.
October 05 2020, 08:00
China's decision to move its British embassy from London's upmarket West End to the less glitzy east could have been a heart-warming tale of homecoming. The new mission will be built at the former Royal Mint, just a stone's throw from the city's original 19th century Chinatown.
October 05 2020, 08:00
Reports that North Korean soldiers opened fire on a South Korean government worker after he crossed a maritime border last month sparked a rare apology from Kim Jong Un. But they may also have exposed key intelligence gathering techniques by South Korea, much to the annoyance of the country's military.
October 05 2020, 08:00
The president of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region warned citizens in large cities of Azerbaijan Sunday to leave to avoid "inevitable loss" after he said Azerbaijan targeted civilians in the region's main city of Stepanakert the last couple of days.
October 05 2020, 08:00
In a cataclysmic year during which the whole world has been beset by Covid-19, gone almost unnoticed is the 75th anniversary of the end of the last great catastrophe to befall our planet -- WWII.
October 05 2020, 08:00
Microsoft released its rebooted Flight Simulator program in August 2020, immediately wowing gamers with its hyper-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery.
October 05 2020, 08:00
The 26-year-old EMT and aspiring nurse was in her bedroom with her boyfriend when the Louisville Metro Police Department officers, in plain clothes, arrived just after midnight.
October 05 2020, 08:00
Seven top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have accused him of bribery, abuse of office and other potentially criminal offenses, according to a letter obtained Saturday by the Austin American-Statesman and television station KVUE.
October 05 2020, 08:00
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday proposed temporarily closing all schools and non-essential businesses in nine zip codes that have seen Covid-19 test positivity rates above 3% for at least seven consecutive days.