The Development Control department of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday demolished newspapers distributors’ stands and structures at Area one, Abuja. The Abuja Newspaper Distributors’ Association said properties running into millions of naira were destroyed during the incident.

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Astronomers have found the hottest known exoplanet, a world where temperatures exceed those on the surface of most stars.

Nicky Haynes has almost forgotten the pain she used to be in. She has been taking Sativex, a drug derived from cannabis, for about five years and says it has hugely improved her life.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Someone give LeBron James a hug. He's going to need it after Sunday night's 132-113 Game 2 loss in the 2017 NBA Finals , where even his best efforts weren't enough to beat the Golden State Warriors . He skipped his customary postgame press conference (saying his decision had "nothing to do with wins and losses), laid into journalists in the locker room and found himself adjacent to a brawl between two fans in the Oracle Arena crowd.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he saw no reason to cancel Donald Trump's state visit to Britain after the U.S. president criticized Mayor Sadiq Khan's response to the London Bridge killings. Trump has lambasted Khan on Twitter, accusing him of making a "pathetic excuse", for saying Londoners should not be alarmed by the sight of additional police on the streets of the British capital after Saturday's attack that killed seven people.

To celebrate the June 5 World Environment Day, diplomats from more than a dozen foreign embassies and international organizations Monday joined the U.S. State Department to plant underwater seagrass in the Potomac River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. Diplomats told VOA their participation in “green diplomacy” is to help raise awareness of the challenges of clean water here and at home.