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America’s Got Talent: The Champions: Simon Cowell raves over 11-year-old Alexa Lauenberger’s dog act

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Simon Cowell gave his imaginary Golden Buzzer to eleven-year-old Alexa Lauenberger on Monday’s semifinals episode of America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Calling it ‘the best dog act I’ve seen by a mile,’ noted dog lover Simon, 60, was thoroughly charmed by Alexa and her eight pups, who won Germany‘s Got Talent in 2017. The team … Read more

Heidi Klum wraps up in a huge padded coat as she gets to work filming Germany’s Next Topmodel

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Heidi Klum wraps up in a huge padded coat and a tracksuit as she gets to work filming Germany’s Next Topmodel By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 12:18 GMT, 2 February 2020 | Updated: 12:19 GMT, 2 February 2020 She’s never been afraid to show off her incredible figure.  But Heidi Klum kept her incredible … Read more

Bangkok faces greatest threat of the killer coronavirus along with LA, New York and London

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Bangkok faces the greatest threat of the killer coronavirus spreading there from China, scientists have warned.  Academics at the University of Southampton today used travel data to work out which cities around the world are most likely to see cases in the future.  Los Angeles and New York place in the top 20 and London … Read more

Holocaust survivor says Kate Middleton ‘wiped her eyes several times’ at Nazi death camp in 2017

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A Holocaust survivor who met Kate Middleton on a tour of a concentration camp in Poland has told how the duchess was ‘not prepared’ for the traumatic visit and ‘wiped her eyes several times’.  Manfred Goldberg, 89, born in Kassel, Germany, accompanied the mother-of-three, 38, and her husband Prince William, 37, as they walked through … Read more

Travellers reveal their favourite ‘alternative’ must-visit landmarks, from the UK to Australia

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Parliament, Budapest   The Hungarian Parliament building, a celebrated example of Neo-Gothic architecture. It’s more than 100 years old. The Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest  Alcatraz, San Francisco  A former maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, off the coast of California – once home to the country’s most dangerous criminals.  Carnac, Brittany   … Read more

Devoted football fans may having ‘rocketing’ levels of stress during matches

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Devoted football fans have dangerous levels of stress during matches which could put them at risk of a heart attack. Scientists at Oxford University studied Brazilian fans during their historic semi-final loss to Germany at the 2014 World Cup. They took saliva samples before, during, and after the match and measure the stress hormone cortisol.  … Read more

Woman, 22, shares candid selfies of severe acne which suddenly broke out across her entire face

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A woman whose skin suddenly broke out in severe acne covering her whole face has shared candid selfies of her condition online.  Mariia Bilenka, 22, from Kiev in Ukraine, had clear skin in the autumn of 2019, despite having had trouble with acne as a teenager. But when she moved away from home to work … Read more

Mathilde of Belgium is elegant in a green floral dress as she welcomes foreign ambassadors

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In full bloom! Queen Mathilde of Belgium puts on a stylish display in a floral dress as she welcomes foreign ambassadors to the Royal Palace for a New Year’s Reception Queen Mathilde, 46, looked elegant welcoming foreign ambassadors in Brussels  Belgian royal wore chic emerald dress with stunning red and blue floral design Joined husband … Read more

Japan has the world’s most powerful passport for the third year in a row

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Japan has the world’s most powerful passport for the third year in a row while the US and UK continue to fall down the ranks to joint eighth place Japan has topped the Henley Passport Index for the third consecutive year Singaporean passport ranked in second with South Korea and Germany in third Least powerful passport … Read more

Germany could have WON the Battle of Britain if they started earlier, study finds

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The Battle of Britain could have easily been won by the Germans if not for tactical ineptitude, a new study reveals.  University of York researchers have created a computer model, called the weighted bootstrap, which re-imagines the 1940 battle under different circumstances.  It identifies two enormous blunders by notorious Nazi commander Hermann Goering – a … Read more

Mysterious ‘hums’ detected around the world are traced to a magma reservoir under the Indian Ocean

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Mysterious seismic ‘hums’ detected around the world are traced back to a magma-filled reservoir deep under the Indian Ocean By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:40 GMT, 9 January 2020 | Updated: 12:40 GMT, 9 January 2020 Mysterious seismic ‘hums’ detected around the world have been traced back to a magma-filled reservoir lying deep underneath … Read more