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The United Nations remains a place where arch-rivals and enemies still sit at the same table to air grievances, and where the smallest member state can have its voice heard The United Nations remains a place where arch-rivals and enemies still sit at the same table to air grievances, and where the smallest member state can have its voice heard

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Turning 80, UN faces fresh storm of doubts

With its influence discredited and its budget in tatters, the United Nations is weathering a firestorm of criticism as it celebrates its 80th anniversary...

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The Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula -- stellar nurseries within our Milky Way -- are seen in unprecedented detail

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Groundbreaking Vera Rubin Observatory reveals first images

The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images on Monday, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well...

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According to official estimates, only 2,600 bodies from the Battle of Okinawa are yet to be recovered, but residents and long-time volunteers say many more are buried under buildings or farm fields, or hidden in jungles and caves

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Bone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan’s humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since...

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Scorcher summers predicted for Europe

Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next...

March 6, 2014
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