Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpiece
Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more than three decades to remove a light whitish residue left by sweaty visitors.
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Trump says US aims to destroy Iran's military, topple government
US President Donald Trump announced a major attack against Iran on Saturday, vowing to "annihilate" the country's navy and missile sites, and urging Iranians to overthrow their government.
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Acosta wins season-opening MotoGP sprint after Marquez penalty
Pedro Acosta won the season-opening MotoGP sprint in Thailand on Saturday after defending champion Marc Marquez was forced to drop a place because of a penalty.
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US and Israel launch strikes against Iran
The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities on Saturday triggering explosions and columns of smoke in the capital Tehran.
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Afghanistan says Pakistan fighter jet down as cross-border strikes flare
A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east, the Afghan military and police said on Saturday, after Islamabad launched air strikes on at least three cities in a flare-up of cross-border fighting.
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Kerr says only '85 percent' fit for Women's Asian Cup
Australia captain Sam Kerr admitted Saturday she was still only "85 percent" fit leading into the Women's Asian Cup, but the Chelsea striker warned she was starting to hit her peak again.
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Messi's Inter Miami to visit White House: US media
Inter Miami will visit the White House in March to mark the club's 2025 MLS Cup triumph, with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi expected to attend, the Miami Herald reported Friday.
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Thunder beat Nuggets in overtime on Gilgeous-Alexander's return
The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's injury return with a hard-fought 127-121 NBA overtime victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Friday.
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'It's surreal': Zimbabwe superfans revel in unexpected ride to India
A group of Zimbabwe superfans told AFP "it felt surreal" to be watching their team in the Super Eights in India -- days after the colourful group had returned home thinking their T20 World Cup odyssey was over.
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New 'Wuthering Heights' film unleashes fresh wave of Bronte-mania
Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece "Wuthering Heights", the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage.
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