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Alabama To Execute 83-Year-Old Inmate, Oldest In Modern US History

Walter Moody, who has spent more than 20 years on death row, has maintained his innocence.

Alabama is set on Thursday to execute an 83-year-old convicted pipe-bomb killer, believed to be the oldest person put to death in the
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Russian 'Elon Musk' Found Hanging In Prison. Inquiry Opens Into -Suicide-

Valery Pshenichny was arrested in January and accused of embezzling funds.

Saint Petersburg:  An investigation was launched in Russia on Thursday into the presumed suicide in prison of an entrepreneur dubbed by the media as the "Russian Elon Musk".

"There are reasons to believe that it is not a suicide," said Larissa von

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Washington:  In the early hours of April 15, 1912, a lifeboat navigated the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, its skeleton crew scanning the dark, debris-littered surface for any sign of life. Hours earlier, the unthinkable had happened: The RMS Titanic, a majestic ocean liner deemed "unsinkable," had struck an
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Saudi Arabia Launches First New Cinema, Public Showings Start Friday

The opening marks another milestone for reforms spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

RIYADH:  Saudi Arabia launched its first commercial movie theatre on Wednesday, ending a nearly 40-year ban on cinemas under a push by the crown prince to modernize the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.

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London:  Queen Elizabeth II today appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head, making her first direct intervention into a succession plan for the 53-member grouping.

The 91-year-old monarch, the Head of the Commonwealth, said it was her "sincere wish" that Prince

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Human Brain Grown In Mice To Boost Cure For Neurological Disorders

Scientists have grown miniature human brains in the skulls of mice. (File photo)

New York:  In a first, US scientists have grown miniature human brains or human brain organoids, in the skulls of mice, a breakthrough that could boost stem cell research as well as provide insight into neurological disorders such as autism,
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