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If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.Earlier this year there were briefly fears that the 60-metre-wide (200-foot-wide) asteroid called 2024 YR4, which is big enough to level a city, would …

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes Oklahoma City’s NBA Finals triumph could be the beginning of a golden era for him and his youthful Thunder teammates.The Thunder completed a 4-3 series victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, powering to a 103-91 win at the Paycom Center to seal the franchise’s first title since moving to Oklahoma City …

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player on Sunday after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a title-clinching victory over the Indiana Pacers.The 26-year-old Canadian star becomes the first player since LeBron James in  2012-2013 to win both the NBA regular season MVP and Finals MVP in the same campaign. “For me this is …

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The Oklahoma City Thunder crowned a dazzling season with an NBA title on Sunday, pulling away relentlessly in the second half to beat the injury-hit Indiana Pacers 103-91 in game seven of the NBA Finals.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and handed out 12 assists and the Thunder’s swarming defense finally proved to much for a …

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“How to Train Your Dragon,” a live-action reboot of the popular 2010 animated film, set the North American box office ablaze again in its second week, industry estimates showed Sunday.The family-friendly film from Universal and DreamWorks Animation tells the story of a Viking named Hiccup (Mason Thames) who strikes up a friendship with Toothless the …

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Dragging two suitcases and wearing a rucksack, Homa looked exhausted after crossing the Turkish border following a long trip from Tehran where she’d been on holiday when the Israel-Iran war began. The 40-year-old Iranian who works in Canada as a business analyst was stranded when Iran closed its airspace after Israel launched a massive pre-dawn bombing …

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India has a “clear intent” to target members of a Sikh separatist movement in North America, a Canadian intelligence report said Wednesday after leaders of the two nations agreed to turn the page on a bitter spat over an assassination.Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March, welcomed his counterpart Narendra Modi to the …

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Group of Seven leaders on Tuesday vowed greater support for Ukraine but stopped short of joint condemnation of Russia for its growing attacks, at a summit missing Donald Trump.The US president had been due to speak at the G7 summit with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, with whom he has had a volatile relationship, but …

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Like Europe, Canada is looking to attract top US scientists who may want to evade President Donald Trump’s crackdown on universities and research institutions. But to succeed, Canada will need to summon something it has at times lacked, namely “bold ambition,” the head of the country’s largest hospital chain told AFP. Trump’s funding cuts for scientific research …

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India and Canada agreed Tuesday to return ambassadors to each other’s capitals, turning a page on a bitter spat over an assassination as Canada’s new leader welcomed counterpart Narendra Modi.Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March, invited Modi to the Canadian Rockies as a guest at the summit of the Group of Seven …

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