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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is due to launch from Florida on Sunday, opening a new era of wide-field astronomy with a camera capable of producing images containing almost 300 million pixels. The £3.3 billion observatory is scheduled to lift off at 7.26am local time on August 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre. Roman is designed to survey the universe at a speed and scale far beyond that of the Hubble Space Telescope. Its 288-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will capture sharp infrared images across an area at least 100…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has erected a large sign declaring “Lake Ontario – Now and Always” after Donald Trump ordered the Canadian-American body of water to be renamed “Lake America”. The blue sign was unveiled on Saturday at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, near Hamilton, on the Canadian shore. It carries the same message in French: “Lac Ontario – Aujourd’hui et pour toujours”. In a video posted on social media, Mr Ford described the lake as “a crown jewel of our province and our country” and accused Mr Trump of targeting Canada because Ontario had resisted pressure from Washington.…

Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has landed back in the United Kingdom after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) named and shamed him for being an ‘illegal alien.’ Yiannopoulos, who previously served as Kanye West’s chief of staff and was an editor at the fringe right-wing publication Breitbart, was deported from the US on Friday, Angelina Vicknair, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed to the Daily Mail. The controversial commentator was arrested at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana on Thursday and was placed in a holding facility after getting off a flight. ICE shared a photo of Yiannopoulos in detention…

Up went to the board to indicate four minutes of added time and out went the Tottenham fans, heading for the exits and the drizzle of the High Road.They were damp and deflated, and when the final whistle sounded those who remained summoned what energy they could boo their own team off as Newcastle celebrated victory in N17 for the third season in a row.They have seen it all before. Too often last season, when Spurs won just three of 19 home games and lost 10.Roberto De Zerbi wanted nothing to do with that miserable record when asked about it…

It was a special trip to Scotland that revealed a potential rift between Sir David Beckham and his eldest son Brooklyn – who was noticeably absent.However, despite the fallout that had been brewing in the background, the football star has raved about the time he had north of the border as he praised the Scottish wilderness instructor who made his getaway memorable.Former Manchester United star Sir David has given a glowing endorsement to outdoorsman and wilderness instructor Zeki Basan as the Scot prepares to lead a wild skills workshop in Sutherland.Mr Basan, who was raised in the Cairngorms, came into…

The intimate group of mourners included Parton’s nephew and head of security Bryan Seaver, who announced her death at the age of 80 on Tuesday.

The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China rose to at least 676, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their fourth day.Chinese authorities have reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing, while Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 669 with 2,426.Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations.In Nuwakot, one of the Nepali districts devastated by the floods, helicopters resumed operations before noon Saturday after poor weather temporarily obstructed their activities. Some helicopters were loaded with boxes and bags of aid,…

President Trump announced a deal Friday to grant the United States majority control of over 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves — as the Trump administration angles to get oil companies to return to the country after a U.S. military operation replaced the country’s leadership earlier this year.Mr. Trump said in a social media post the deal was made “at no cost to the American Taxpayer” and was struck “through a partnership with private business.”A U.S. official told CBS News that interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez granted a private joint venture a 100-year concession to operate in oil…

President Donald Trump said his administration had reached a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could potentially open up access to vast untapped oil reserves in the South American country at cost.Trump said in a social media post announcing the agreement on Firday (local time) it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez.“The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowRodriguez’s government in a statement said the deal involves the…

For 30 years, Holly Faller hid a secret under her hair.The 35-year-old from Adelaide, South Australia, was diagnosed with alopecia when she was one.From the age of five, Faller wore a wig to conceal the condition that causes hair loss, with only her family and closest friends ever seeing her bald.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowBut last year, Faller took a huge leap and went out in public for the first time without her wig, which she calls her “security blanket”. She made the decision to go “naked” to help other women and girls living with…