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The end of Tokyo’s ultra-modern Nakagin Tower

Completed in 1972, Tokyo’s Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture – 140 stacked, prefabricated…

Tokyo says goodbye to an ultra-modern architectural marvel

Completed in 1972, Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture: 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods.…

Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing now in U.S. custody

Authorities say the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988…

Man transforms mansion into doodle sketchpad

Like many children, Sam Cox of Kent, England, spent his childhood scribbling doodles on the walls of his house. But…

Russian forces continue to batter key Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

Russian forces continue to pummel the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a city Moscow sees as essential to its ambitions to…

Nobel Peace Prize winners strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The triple peace prize award was seen as a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, not only for his…

France eliminates England from World Cup after missed penalty kick

England striker Harry Kane had a chance to even the score late in the match, but he sent a penalty…

Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals in victory over Portugal

Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0.

Tory peer Lord Young, ‘Mr Entrepreneur of Whitehall’ in Thatcher’s cabinet dies aged 90

A Tory peer regarded as a ‘favourite’ of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and responsible for many start-up and support…

Bakery bombing in Pakistan kills 1, wounds 6

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but Baluch separatist groups have claimed attacks in public spaces and on…

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