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No night sky for a third of humanity
A new study shows that over one-third of the Earth’s population can no longer see the Milky Way due to nocturnal light pollution.

A new study shows that over one-third of the Earth’s population can no longer see the Milky Way due to nocturnal light pollution.

Donald Trump is trailing Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, a new US national poll shows.

Russia has launched Ilya Muromets, the first member of its new generation of diesel-electric icebreakers.

An officer-involved shooting at the Dallas Love Field Airport prompted an evacuation and lockdown of some parts of the facility on Friday.

Thousands of people have gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the US to attend the funeral of African American boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

US President Barack Obama has ordered the military to take on the Taliban more directly and enable Afghan forces battling the militant group.

Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of using excessive force against pro-Biafra protesters.

At least 30 civilians have been killed when Daesh terrorists attacked members of two tribes in Iraq's beleaguered western province of al-Anbar.

Iran’s Persia International Bank - which is based in London – says it has joined the euro payment system.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the “most dangerous” White House contender in recent American history, says Stephen Lendman.

European Union interior ministers give the green light to new measures to tighten gun control rules.

Takfiri Daesh terrorists have reportedly killed nearly 40 civilians in an attack on a northern Syria village.

Austria says the EU-Turkey deal on visa-free travels for Turks will not come to force by July 1.

A sizable number of Republican insiders want the party to change the rules to disrupt Donald Trump’s nomination at the GOP convention in July.

Takfiri militants kill at least three people in several attacks against residential areas in Syria's Aleppo.

The UN criticizes Israel’s cancellation of entry permits for Palestinians as ‘collective punishment’.

South Korea is expected to increase purchases of the ultra light oil from Iran by more than 50 percent in June.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.