A UFO that thrilled onlookers in southern Florida and the Bahamas has been confirmed to have been the test firing of a ballistic missile from a NATO submarine. Thousands posted on social media, speculating that what they had seen was a “comet”, “asteroid” or “UFO”. However, a meteorologist confirmed that it was a Trident-II SLBM Missile Test released from a submarine off the coast of the “sunshine state”.
Australian rat infestation ‘shows messiah is coming’
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Professor lectures for two hours on mute
A professor has been left red-faced after spending two hours lecturing his students before realising that his microphone had been muted the entire time. Dong Wang, an associate Maths professor at the National University of Singapore, only learned he had been talking to himself when he called for questions towards the end of the online class. “Students tried all sorts of things to get his attention by unmuting and even calling his phone number,” one of his pupils said.
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Political cartoons for February 17Cartoons Tuesday’s political cartoons include a refreshing spritz of Pam, winter events, and more
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Alexei Navalny and Russia’s history of poisoningsThe Explainer ‘Precise’ and ‘deniable’, the Kremlin’s use of poison to silence critics has become a ’geopolitical signature flourish’
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Are Hollywood ‘showmances’ losing their shine?In The Spotlight Teasing real-life romance between movie leads is an old Tinseltown publicity trick but modern audiences may have had enough
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Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
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Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
