Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth’s nearest neighbour once harbour life? It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings. Now three space exploration projects are gearing up to launch some of the most ambitious bids yet to find an answer. Scientists believe
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Victoria’s Secret star Valentina Sampaio has become Sports Illustrated’s first transgender model. The Brazilian-born model and activist said she hopes her appearance in the “groundbreaking issue” will open people’s eyes to the issues facing LGBTQ+ people in her nation. Sampaio has long been vocal in her support of Brazil‘s trans community. The 23-year-old announced her
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Police fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators who tried to storm Serbia’s parliament on Friday, the fourth night of protests against the president’s increasingly authoritarian rule. Demonstrators, who were defying a ban on mass gatherings amid a spike in coronavirus infections, threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police guarding the parliament building in
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Tropical Storm Fay is set to drench New York City, as it makes landfall on the US east coast. The storm, which is expected to dump up to 10cm of rain across the region, has already forced President Donald Trump to postpone a campaign rally in New Hampshire, as it begins to batter the US.
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