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LONDON (AP) — The British Museum, the country's most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on ...

An emergency laparotomy nurse specialist at Paisley's Royal Alexandria Hospital has been honoured in the New Year Honours List.

"I’m honored and, at the same time, shocked that I would have ever been considered for this very special commendation," said ...

English actress Kate Elizabeth Winslet is best known for playing strong, complex female characters in independent films and historical dramas. Her iconic role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic ...

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In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said the United States would be a nation that “expands its territory” and ...

Why would Oxfam, a once-respected charity, publish a careless and ill thought-out piece of propaganda such as its latest ...