On December 31, 2024, lightning struck the US Capitol and Washington Monument in Washington D.C., and the Empire State Building ... be given by Chief Justice John Roberts of the US Supreme Court.

The British Empire was spread over six continents ... In his balanced, original and impressive new history John Darwin endorses a view ...

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The project works will take ... to the US for its military purposes.. Darwin, Tindal, Perth, likely Cocos and much more. The Cocos Islands look to becoming like Diego Garcia, another part of the US ...

The Star Wars galaxy is vast, intricate, and endlessly fascinating, but few projects in its storied history stand out quite like Shadows of the Empire ... legendary John Williams. But with Lucas’s ...

Researchers are studying the six-toothed rainbow skink's presence in Darwin and what it means for local wildlife. It's believed the lizard was introduced to the Top End city about 25 years ago ...

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With time ticking perilously away for a relentless Liverpool on a bitterly cold afternoon in Brentford, Darwin Nunez received the ball on the edge of the box and shanked it like he was a rugby ...

An anti-fossil fuel group has launched a fresh legal challenge against plans to drill six exploratory wells near Larrimah, arguing it poses major risk to water resources. Lock the Gate Alliance ...

Even before 1960, when seventeen countries in Africa gained independence in a single year, American diplomats had identified ...

A European giant are in ‘direct contact’ with Liverpool over the signing of misfiring striker Darwin Nunez in January, and the Uruguayan’s potential replacement could come from within the ...