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Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds.

A major report on wealth and inequality says 2020 saw the steepest rise in billionaires' wealth on record.

The justice department says there is "insufficient evidence" to back a writer's claim a witness lied.

Thousands of pleas for help went unread and the foreign secretary lacked urgency, an ex-official says.

"Last time I did this I cried," said the head of the online mortgage lender laying off 15% of his staff.

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Through wars and natural disasters, German parents have given their children sweet-filled cones to celebrate the start of school – and pass on a surprisingly powerful message.

A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.

The ex-leader of Myanmar, who faces a total of 11 charges, is sentenced to two years in prison.

The stones are believed to be from an Air India plane which crashed into the mountain in 1966.

They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation.

Home Minister Amit Shah expresses "anguish" after troops fire on miners in the country's north-east.

Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.

A British engineer believes he may help solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher used Christian radio to defraud religious pensioners out of millions.

The man is so keen to get a vaccine pass he turns up with a plastic arm, but doctors aren't fooled.

Software used to spy on someone via their phone is a growing threat and common in domestic abuse cases.

Scientists in South Africa have identified a spike in the numbers catching Covid again.

The 16th-Century altar was found near Mexico City's Plaza Garibaldi, known for its mariachi singers.

Angkor Wat attracts millions of visitors a year, but most know little of the intricate and vast water system that fed the empire's rise and demise.

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA.

The patient's right leg was removed instead of his left, with the mistake discovered two days later.

The "aerial bomb" blows up on a railway construction site close to the main station.

Huge progress has been made in treatment, prevention and understanding of HIV - but falsehoods still hurt people living with it.