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Kenyen science teacher Peter Tabichi wins $1m global award

8-year-old living in homeless shelter wins New York chess championship: 'I want to be the youngest grandmaster'

ISIS has lost its final stronghold in Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces says

Hundreds attend memorial service for veteran with no known family

Blind man runs New York half marathon with three guide dogs

Thousands of measles deaths averted by Indian vaccination campaign

Biker gangs stand guard outside NZ mosques during first Friday prayer since massacre

Kansas city will make its government 100 percent carbon-free by next year

Adidas sold 1 million eco-friendly shoes made from ocean plastic, plans 11 million more

NYPD auxiliary cop goes from homeless to Harvard, hopes to inspire others

104yo woman granted ‘greatest wish’ to be arrested by police