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A ‘talking’ cat is giving scientists insight into how felines think

Billi, a 13-year-old domestic cat in Florida, presses a button that voices the word “dog” — twice. She proceeds to sit as if she’s waiting for her human parent, Kendra Baker, to respond. “Dog outside, hmm?” Baker asks Billi, via

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NASA telescope set for launch on million-mile voyage

From its remote orbit, Webb is expected to beam back new clues to the origins of the Universe Kourou (AFP) – The world’s most powerful space telescope is set to blast off on Saturday to its outpost 1.5 million kilometres

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US to lift travel ban on southern Africa

Travellers queue at a check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 27, 2021, after several countries banned flights from South Africa Washington (AFP) – The United States will next week lift the travel ban imposed on

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Pope Francis calls on people to embrace humility at Christmas mass

Pope Francis leads the Christmas Holy Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica. Fabio Frustaci/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa Pope Francis extolled the virtues of humility during a sermon he gave at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Friday evening to celebrate Christmas

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52 Haitian migrants land on Card Sound Road in the Florida Keys, sheriff’s office says

MIAMI — More than 50 Haitian migrants landed in Key Largo Friday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. This marks the second time in a month that a large group of Haitians have come ashore in Florida. The group

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Decades in the making, world’s most powerful telescope ever blasts off into space

NASA’s James Webb telescope launches on daring quest to behold the first stars and scour the universe for hints of life

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US and Russian officials have agreed to discuss Ukraine tensions and role of NATO

Ukraine and the West are still worried about Russian military aggression. Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the situation during his end-of-the-year press conference.

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Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are intimate this year

With the usual throngs of foreigners absent, Palestinian Muslims and Christians gathered in Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas.

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James Webb Space Telescope begins ‘voyage back to the birth of the universe’ after ‘perfect’ launch

A $10bn (£7.5bn) space telescope has left Earth on a mission to give humankind its first glimpse of the infant universe.

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As start-up nation snaps up IDF tech alumni, combat vets say they are left behind

In a changing Israel where those hailing from tech units get the red carpet treatment for high-wage jobs, a debate is growing on what constitutes significant IDF service

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