T-Rex fossil sells for record-breaking $31.8 million

AFP 10/08/2020

One of the most complete specimens of a T-Rex fossil in the world was sold for a record $31.8 million Tuesday by Christie’s in New York, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction.…

LeBron relishes NBA Finals ‘chess match’

AFP 10/08/2020

The hectic pace of the NBA Finals slowed with rest days Wednesday and Thursday, but LeBron James’s mind was racing with his Los Angeles Lakers within one game of victory. “At this point in the season, I…

NBA Finals: Lakers close in on title, cool off Heat

AFP 10/07/2020

LeBron James scored 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers moved to within one win of a 17th NBA championship on Tuesday with a 102-96 victory over the Miami Heat. Humbled by Miami in game three on…

After White House, COVID-19 breaches Pentagon

AFP 10/07/2020

WASHINGTON — The US commander-in-chief has COVID-19 and the top military brass are isolating as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the national security establishment of the most powerful nation in the world. As COVID-19 breached the…

Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’ – WHO

AFP 10/06/2020

GENEVA — The COVID-19 pandemic is having a “devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, ahead of a large fundraising push. It warned that mental health had been overlooked in the crisis,…

Heat’s Dragic, Adebayo officially ‘doubtful’ for game 3 vs Lakers

AFP 10/04/2020

MIAMI – The Miami Heat’s chances of turning the tables on the Los Angeles Lakers took a hit with Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic officially listed as “doubtful” Saturday for Sunday’s game three of the NBA Finals.…

White House says Trump doing ‘well’ but source says next 48 hours ‘critical’

AFP 10/04/2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump is doing “very well” in his hospital treatment for Covid-19, his medics said Saturday, but a source with knowledge of the US president’s condition said his vital signs had been worrying, with…

Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades, study finds

AFP 10/04/2020

The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile on Friday found out. Between January and August, temperatures reached between 2 and…

Flying doctors: UK air ambulance tests paramedic jet suit

AFP 10/04/2020

Emergency responders and engineers in Britain said on Tuesday they have successfully tested “the world’s first jet suit paramedic”, which could transform how life-savers reach isolated casualty sites. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), which provides…

Chinese vlogger dies after being set on fire by ex-husband

AFP 10/03/2020

The tragic case of a rural livestreamer who died after being set alight by her ex-husband has triggered outrage over domestic violence on Chinese social media. The 30-year-old woman, named Lamu, died on Wednesday after efforts to…

Davis, James power Lakers past Heat for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

AFP 10/03/2020

Anthony Davis and LeBron James powered Los Angeles to a 124-114 victory over the Miami Heat that put the Lakers two wins away from their first NBA title since 2010. The injury-depleted Heat hung on as well as…

Trump facing ‘mild’ COVID-19 symptoms, White House race in turmoil

AFP 10/03/2020

WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump’s chief of staff said Friday the president was experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19, after the bombshell news of his infection upended the White House race a month before the Republican faces…

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