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Big Ben

How old is ‘Big Ben’? The trivia Meghan Markle must know to become British

4 months, 25 days ago

Meghan Markle will join Britain’s royal family when she marries Prince Harry this month but before she can become a British citizen, it will help her to know how big the Lake District is and the age of “Big Ben”.

London’s “Big Ben” bell to fall silent for four years

1 year, 1 month ago

LONDON: The "Big Ben" bell in the British parliament's famous clock tower will cease its regular bongs at noon on Aug. 21, falling silent for most of the next four years while renovation works are carried out, the House of Commons said on…

Greenland ice melting faster than thought… should we worry?

2 years, 4 days ago

MIAMI: Greenland's highly unstable ice sheet is melting more than seven percent faster than previously thought, scientists said this week after discovering a hotspot beneath the Earth's crust that was distorting their calculations.