Hostage survivor testifies in trial of ISIS member accused in deaths of several Americans

A hostage taken by the ISIS terror cell known as the "Beatles" testified Thursday in a trial against one of the alleged members, El Shafee Elsheikh, who is accused of assisting in the kidnapping, torture and death of several Americans, Europeans and other foreign nationals from 2012 to 2015.

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Artificial pancreas to revolutionise diabetes care in England

It can eliminate the need for finger prick tests and prevent life-threatening attacks, say experts.

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Covid: Nurses' boss wants life assurance scheme extended for NHS staff

The scheme gave financial support to families of health and social care workers who died in the pandemic.

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A Japanese 'killing stone,' said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two

An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison -- that is, if you believe in Japanese mythology.

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Western companies have a habit of dealing with dictators. Russia shined a spotlight on them

The war in Ukraine sparked a never-before-seen mass exodus of businesses from Russia. Corporations that spent years gaining a foothold in the growing consumer market pulled out nearly overnight, with their lucrative operations suddenly looking like liabilities.

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Weddings are booming again. They're bigger and more expensive than ever

Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto.

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Covid: Can I catch Omicron twice?

As Covid continues to spread rapidly, are many people catching Omicron for a second time?

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They were Covid-19 success stories -- then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what's really going on

Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues are overwhelmed. And South Korea is reporting the most cases per capita worldwide.

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Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say

Some 130 people have been killed and more than 3,000 have been forcibly displaced this year as violence has surged in eastern Colombia, according to the United Nations and the Catholic Church.

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US imposes new sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile program

The Biden administration on Wednesday enacted new sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile program in response to a missile attack on Erbil in Iraq earlier this month.

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Rethink care costs for disabled people, says charity ahead of debate

The government says an £86,000 cap on how much people pay towards their care is fair.

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Clinics call for at-home abortions to continue

Some senior safeguarding doctors say under-18s should be seen face to face and examined.

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At least five dead in shooting near Tel Aviv

Five people were killed in a shooting near Tel Aviv, according to Israeli police, marking the third such attack in Israel within a week.

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Covid: Free parking for NHS hospital staff in England to end this week

From Friday, many NHS hospital staff will need to pay for parking as a government scheme ends.

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Canadian Indigenous leaders push for residential schools apology in Pope Francis meeting

Pope Francis on Monday met Indigenous leaders and survivors of Canada residential schools who are seeking a papal apology for the harm inflicted for decades on Indigenous children.

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Rules on free lateral flow and PCR Covid tests published

The list of who can get free test after 1 April in England is now out, although most people will have to pay.

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Singapore court rejects intellectually disabled man's final appeal against execution for drug smuggling

A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by his lawyers who said the trial violated international laws as the man has intellectual disabilities.

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Matching drugs to DNA is 'new era of medicine'

Testing can predict if drugs will work, fail or become deadly, depending on differences in our make-up.

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Solomon Islands leader defends possible China security deal, calls backlash 'very insulting'

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on Tuesday defended the country's possible security deal with China, hitting back at critics and calling their protests "very insulting."

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Canada edges closer to F-35 jets deal with Lockheed Martin worth up to $15 billion

Canada has picked Lockheed Martin Corp as the preferred bidder to supply 88 new fighter jets, Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi said Monday, in a clear sign the US company is set to win the multibillion-dollar contract.

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Honduras' Supreme Court approves extradition of former president to the US

The Honduran Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernández to the US, where he will face drug trafficking and firearms possession charges.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi is as surprised as anyone by the Oscars love for 'Drive My Car'

When writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi first laid eyes on the red Saab 900 Turbo at the center of his award-winning film "Drive My Car," he knew it was the one. Over thirty years old and in immaculate condition, the car was perfect. It needed to be -- he'd be spending a lot of time inside. "It almost feels like the best casting that I've ever done," Hamaguchi recalled in a video interview with CNN.

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Key moments from Seoul Fashion Week

Korean culture has spread across the world like wildfire in recent years, with the hugely successful K-pop, K-film and K-beauty sectors attracting insatiable interest. Now, South Korea is looking to take its fashion industry to the next level, too.

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Shanghai locks down 10 million people at a time

Many countries around the world have decided to live with the coronavirus, even as a new subvariant fuels another wave of infections. But China is an extremely important exception.

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4 things to remember about Trump, Ukraine and Putin

The Russian invasion of Ukraine didn't just happen out of nowhere.

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These Russian journalists found a way to report from outside the country

Russia's independent news network, TV Rain, shuttered its Moscow operations in early March — its newsroom empty, broadcast signal shut off.

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Max Verstappen claims first win of F1 season at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday after a thrilling battle with Charles LeClerc.

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Elon Musk says he's seriously considering creating a new social media platform

Elon Musk said he is giving "serious thought" to creating a new social media platform in a tweet Saturday.

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Why Amazon makes you click a box to redeem coupons

Saving money can take a little extra effort: clipping coupons, searching for a promotional code, signing up for an email list....

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Recession risks are 'uncomfortably high and moving higher,' Mark Zandi says

The war in Ukraine. Red-hot inflation. And rapid interest rate hikes. The economic recovery that began two years ago faces credible threats that could lead to its premature demise.

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A no brainer if you're looking for a one-card wallet

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Philippine authorities evacuate thousands as volcano Taal spews mile-high plume

A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 kilometer (0.9 miles) plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate more than a thousand residents.

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All people on board China airliner reported dead in Monday's crash

All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed Monday are dead, official sources said Saturday night, according to Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

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Putin spokesman refuses to rule out use of nuclear weapons if Russia faced an 'existential threat'

Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman has conceded that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refused to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons.

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Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal

An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering its sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change, the reef's managers confirmed Friday.

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Smoke plume seen after Houthi attack on Saudi oil facility ahead of Formula 1 race weekend

Smoke was seen rising after a Houthi-claimed attack on an Aramco oil storage facility in Jeddah, a senior official in Saudi Arabia said Friday, as Formula 1 fans headed to the country's second-largest city ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix.

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In old family photographs, a South African artist reenacts her late mother's life

After Lebohang Kganye's mother died at age 49, the South African artist began going through the things she'd left behind as a means to deal with the grief.

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The human body is often seen through a male lens. Women give a different view

Before film was invented, early portrait photographers first discovered the titillating pleasure of exposing images of nudes on silver copper plates. Since then, the male gaze has largely shaped how bodies are visualized in printed media.

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Covid: Wales' mask law to end in shops, but not NHS

Despite rising cases, the law to self-isolate if you have Covid will end on Monday.

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What we know about North Korea's new ICBM

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Welsh Ambulance: Paramedics say job is soul destroying

Ambulance staff reveal the stress of working for a service under strain.

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Pregnant women to receive life-saving pre-eclampsia check

The test gives an early warning of a condition that can be fatal for the mother and baby, new guidelines say.

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Ukraine war: The road to safety for Ukraine's cancer children

About 200 hospitals worldwide are offering safe cancer treatment for boys like Pavlo and Kyril.

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'People are begging us to sell.' Africa's richest man opens huge fertilizer plant as food crisis looms

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote opened the continent's largest fertilizer plant this week as war in Ukraine cuts off supplies from Russia, threatening a global food crisis.

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'I was shocked to find out I now have four kidneys'

Transplant patient Stuart Middleton has both his kidneys - along with two he received from donors.

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Golf community rallies to help teenage Ukrainian golfer Mykhailo Golod escape to US

It was a bittersweet moment when Mykhailo 'Misha' Golod stepped off the plane at Orlando International Airport on Friday, March 11.

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A mother, a fiancé, a friend. China mourns the victims of China Eastern Airlines crash

One passenger was a mother, flying to visit the daughter she hadn't seen for several years. Another was a woman on her way to reunite with her fiancé after months apart.

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What China really means when it talks about NATO's eastward expansion

When Russian armed forces launched an unprovoked assault on Ukraine last month, Beijing appeared to side with Moscow, accusing the United States and its NATO allies of inviting conflict by allowing their security bloc to expand eastward.

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Tesla delivers first cars from Berlin factory

Tesla opened its third assembly plant near Berlin, Germany, and made the first deliveries of its Model Y sedan there Tuesday.

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Goldman Sachs' CEO will perform at Lollapalooza

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon will DJ at Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival this July alongside acts like Metallica, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, and Green Day.

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Sri Lanka sends troops to fuel stations amid worsening economic crisis

Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in prices of key commodities and accompanying shortages forced tens of thousands of people to queue for hours.

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Nicaragua sentences ex-presidential candidate

Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was sentenced to eight years in prison for financial crimes on Monday, according to a Nicaraguan human rights non-governmental organization.

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'She loved every day of her life.' Family and friends pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist killed in Kyiv

The parents of Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova say the death of their daughter, killed while reporting on the war in their homeland, has helped them to discover a lot more about her life.

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Why WhatsApp wants to convince Americans to stop sending text messages

Since the start of this year, a series of advertisements have appeared on television screens and billboards across the United States, with ominous warnings to texters.

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World's happiest country for 2022 is revealed

Devastating loss of life and growing uncertainty have the world very much on edge, but there is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally.

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The unusual airplane cabin designs that could be flying's future

From an airplane concept with an "underwater" twist to an AI-based food scanner that moderates passengers' eating habits, the shortlist for the 2022 Crystal Cabin Awards highlights eye-catching ideas that could be the future of aviation.

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Covid: Fewer stomach bugs recorded during UK's lockdown

Food poisoning and gastroenteritis cases plummeted in England, as people stayed at home.

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The Ukrainian girl who sang 'Let It Go' in a bomb shelter performed her country's national anthem in Poland

A young Ukrainian girl who recently performed a moving rendition of the "Frozen" hit "Let It Go" for her fellow citizens at a Kyiv bomb shelter is safe in Poland. And in an emotional performance from her host country, the girl honored Ukraine with an a cappella version of its national anthem.

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Hatchet-wielding attacker at Canada mosque charged for possible hate-motivated attack, police say

The man who discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga is now facing multiple charges in connection with the incident, Peel Regional Police said in a news release Monday.

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In Mariupol, children bear the brunt of Vladimir Putin's war

At a children's hospital near the besieged city, the true impact of Russia's tactics are on display.

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Tokyo schools to drop five controversial dress code rules

For decades, being a student in Tokyo meant you had to look a certain way. Under the public school system's dress code, all students had to dye their hair black, certain hairstyles were prohibited and even their underwear had to be a designated color.

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Covid trapped me at home for more than seven months

But a vaccine - the first time one has been used to treat Covid - set Ian Lester free.

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The Chinese candy taking over the world

When ice cream maker Adrienne Borlongan first experimented with a White Rabbit flavor, she thought it tasted like "cheap vanilla."

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Covid vaccine: Spring booster jab launch for over-75s and high risk

Experts say it will help keep the most vulnerable protected against severe illness amid rising infections.

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Biden administration formally determines Myanmar's military committed genocide

The Biden administration has formally determined that Myanmar's military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya, a US official told CNN on Sunday.

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Opinion: Madison Cawthorn's ridiculous attack on Zelensky

Rookie Congressman Madison Cawthorn is paying for his unforced error and proving how difficult it is to play Trump-style politics. It turns out there's more to it than simply flinging nasty rhetoric and sitting back to gloat while others cry foul.

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The North Pole is suddenly getting a lot more air traffic

The closure of Russian airspace to some international carriers, including many in Europe, has forced airlines to seek alternate routes. For some flights, such as those linking Europe and Southeast Asia, that's especially problematic since Russia, the world's largest country, stands directly in between.

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Six people killed after car crashes into carnival crowd in Belgium

Six people were killed after a car crashed into a crowd of people who had gathered to attend a local carnival on Sunday morning in Strépy-Bracquegnies, near La Louvière, Belgium.

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Coronavirus: Spring booster offered to elderly and vulnerable in England

Up to five million elderly and vulnerable people will be eligible, with the first invites sent this week.

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Worshipers at Canadian mosque subdue hatchet-wielding attacker, police say

Worshipers at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga on Saturday subdued a man who discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet in what police said was a possible hate crime.

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Artemis I moon rocket is a step closer to launch countdown

A mega moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft have finally emerged from their chrysalis and are towering in place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Detainee in Iran with triple nationality who was released as part of deal with UK is sent back to jail

One of the three detained British-Iranians that were released as part of a deal signed by the UK has been returned to jail in Tehran, his lawyer told CNN Friday.

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Young brothers rescued from Brazilian Amazon after nearly a month

Two young brothers have been rescued from a remote part of Brazil's Amazon rainforest after being lost for nearly four weeks.

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Turkey opens record-breaking bridge between Europe and Asia

President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has prioritized during his two decades in power.

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Analysis: Queen Elizabeth has outperformed against all odds

If you can't answer the question in this week's headline straight away, it probably says more about her than you.

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Covid travel restrictions have ended in the UK

Passenger locator forms and tests for unvaccinated arrivals are no longer required.

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Supermodel Bella Hadid regrets having cosmetic surgery

Supermodel Bella Hadid has confessed that she regrets having a nose job as a teenager.

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Covid-19: Is the world ready for a great re-opening?

We asked our journalists around the world to give us a snapshot of life two years into the pandemic.

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What we know about the earthquake off Japan's Fukushima coast

A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday, injuring dozens of people.

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Patients go private over ear wax removal waiting times

Since 2018, removal of ear wax is not on the list of core services that GP surgeries must offer.

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'Dangerous' tanning products promoted by influencers

Sprays and injections containing "melanotan-2" may lead to cancer, doctors tell a BBC News investigation.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori arrive in the UK after being freed from Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian aid worker who has been held in Iran for almost six years, has arrived back in the United Kingdom after being released from detention.

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The painter who builds up landscapes 'like Lego'

Stephen Wong openly describes himself as "greedy." The landscape painter is referring to his appetite for absorbing as much scenery as possible during long and sometimes arduous hikes, which see him filling sketchbooks with impressions before translating them into sumptuous paintings.

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Dying patients living longer than expected lose NHS funds

More than 1,300 people a year are having their palliative care funding withdrawn, BBC analysis shows.

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7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture

A tsunami warning was issued by Japanese officials Wednesday following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused a disaster at a nuclear power plant.

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Slovakia preliminarily agrees to send key air defense system to Ukraine

Slovakia has preliminarily agreed to provide Ukraine with a key Soviet-era air defense system to help defend against Russian airstrikes, according to three sources familiar with the matter, but the US and NATO are still grappling with how to backfill that country's own defensive capabilities, and the transfer is not yet assured.

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North Korean projectile test fails on launch, South Korea says

An attempt by North Korea to fire an unidentified projectile Wednesday morning failed on launch, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Turkmen leader's son wins presidency in snap vote

Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of outgoing Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, won a snap election with 73% of the vote and will succeed his father, the Central Asian nation's Central Election Commission said on Tuesday.

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How Shanghai's White Rabbit candy became a globally beloved brand

When ice cream maker Adrienne Borlongan first experimented with a White Rabbit flavor, she thought it tasted like "cheap vanilla."

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They bought a Caribbean island to start their own country

"Who wouldn't want to buy an island?" Marshall Mayer asks above the roar of the engine as the boat cuts through the still waters of the Caribbean Sea. Belize City is fast disappearing behind, as a group of mangrove-covered islands grows larger on the horizon.

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Government overseen years of decline in NHS - MPs

Failures in England pre-date the pandemic, as waiting times rise, a cross-party group says.

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Pregnant women should be asked how much they drink

Recording drinking in patients' notes will help spot patterns that can harm babies, advice for the NHS says.

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Chelsea made plea for 'sporting integrity,' despite oligarch owner being sanctioned

It's a request that was described as "ironic in the extreme."

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China's economy had a surprisingly good start to the year, but it may not last

China's economy started the year on a bright note, with several major indicators beating forecasts. But as Covid cases in the country spike, keeping up the same pace of growth in the coming months may prove difficult.

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Foxconn halts operations in China, further straining the global supply chain

Foxconn, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, has suspended operations in Shenzhen as China locks down the technology hub and several other regions to contain the country's worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years.

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Russia may have found a buyer for its cheap oil: India

India may take up a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount, two Indian officials said, in a sign that Delhi wants to keep its key trading partner on board despite Western attempts to isolate Moscow through sanctions.

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Iran's strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks

The United States appears to be keen to tell the world that it wasn't the target of Iranian missile strikes in Iraq on Sunday.

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NHS struggling with 'long tail' of pandemic mental ill health

There were 4.3 million NHS referrals for conditions such as anxiety and depression in 2021 across England.

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China faces its worst Covid outbreak since 2020

China reported thousands of new local Covid-19 cases Sunday amid the worst outbreak in the country since Wuhan in early 2020, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).

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Ethiopia pledges action after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive

Ethiopia's government said on Saturday it would act against the perpetrators after a video appeared on social media showing armed men, some in military uniforms, burning civilians to death in the country's west.

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Russia's richest businessman tells Putin: Don't take us back to 1917

Russia's richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies that have fled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a step would set the country back more than 100 years.

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Virgin Voyages launches new adults-only cruise ship

Virgin Voyages aimed to disrupt the cruise industry when it launched Scarlet Lady, its first adults-only cruise ship, last year.

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War in Ukraine could make the Covid-19 pandemic worse, WHO says

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday it is concerned the war in Ukraine could worsen the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is trying to do more to limit the spread of infectious diseases.

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Rosacea: 'Your skin doesn't define you'

People diagnosed with the skin condition rosacea talk about its impact on their mental health.

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Opinion: As a child of war, I know what the Ukrainians are going through

In the early morning of February 24 in New York, hours after Russia started firing missiles near Kyiv, a tweet from The Economist read "In parts of Ukraine, people woke to the sound of sirens and took to their basements; elsewhere some knelt on the streets to pray." If Twitter existed nearly four decades ago, the tweet would have just as accurately described 1980s Tehran.

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Dramatic late Havertz winner steals win for Chelsea amid Abramovich turmoil

After one of the most tumultuous weeks in the history of the club, the drama continued for Chelsea on their return home Sunday.

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Pakistan demands joint probe into 'accidental' missile fired by India

Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi's decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the international community to play a role.

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'Please stay strong.' For loved ones ripped apart by war in Ukraine, phone messages bring hope and despair

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Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say

A dozen missiles struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said.

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Xenotransplantation: Are pigs the future of organ transplants?

After a series of medical breakthroughs, will these animals solve the global shortage of organs?

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War has brought record wheat prices. More problems loom

Svein Tore Holsether says the world is careening toward a food crisis that could affect millions of people.

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Even Deutsche Bank is getting out of Russia

In a significant reversal, Deutsche Bank announced Friday it is planning to shut down its business in Russia.

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In today's India, clothing choices signal a deepening religious divide

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, a group of men gather on a dusty street in India's southern Karnataka state.

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Leftist Gabriel Boric sworn in as Chile's president in sharp political shift

Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric, 36, was sworn in as president on Friday, marking the sharpest shift in the Andean country's politics since its return to democracy three decades ago after the bloody dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

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For people in Ukraine with disabilities, chances of escaping are slim

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Russia owes Western banks $120 billion. They won't get it back

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How the Biden admin is quietly eyeing Saudi Arabia and UAE relations to offset surging oil prices

An intense, closely guarded diplomatic effort by a core team of Biden energy and national security officials to raise global oil production amid surging prices from Russia's war in Ukraine has fostered a cautious sense of optimism inside the White House.

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Chelsea FC: British property developer Nick Candy "still interested in" buying club despite Roman Abramovich sanctions

British property developer Nick Candy remains interested in buying English Premier League club Chelsea after the UK government sanctioned owner Roman Abramovich on Thursday.

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Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties with US to tackle North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to North Korea's evolving military threat.

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India's ruling party soars to election victory in country's most populous state

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in four key state elections including the country's most populous state, consolidating support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party's Hindu nationalist agenda.

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Famed shipwreck located after 107 years

More than a century after it sank off the coast of Antarctica, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship HMS Endurance has been located, apparently intact and in good condition.

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Covid deaths probably three times higher than records say

Official records say six million have died, but the true figure may be over 18 million, say researchers.

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Global pandemic death toll is three times higher than reported Covid-19 deaths suggest, study finds

The Covid-19 pandemic may have been three times deadlier than the reported death toll suggests.

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Covid pandemic fuels deepening education inequalities in England, say MPs

A report says school closures damaged learning in England, with big regional differences.

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Tropical Cyclone Gombe will rapidly intensify before bringing areas of Mozambique months' worth of rain over a few days

Tropical Cyclone Gombe is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours, growing to the equivalent of a major hurricane before making landfall Friday in northern Mozambique.

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Winter Paralympics: 'I chose to have my leg amputated after years of pain'

Musician Shona chose to have her leg amputated after years of pain - now she's a Paralympian.

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Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine

A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon -- one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has stepped in to save the day and destroy the weapons.

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Exclusive: Skin whitening creams containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world's biggest e-commerce sites, report finds

A new report, shared exclusively with CNN, finds widespread availability of skin whitening creams containing high levels of mercury on the world's biggest online retailers, including eBay, Amazon and sites owned by Alibaba.

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Massive meteor crater discovered beneath Greenland's ice is much older than thought

The age of a 31-kilometer (19-mile) wide meteorite crater discovered under a kilometer of Greenland ice had long puzzled scientists.

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Patient who received genetically modified pig heart in groundbreaking transplant surgery dies

A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday.

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'It's a tragedy we are witnessing': How Putin killed off Russia's free press

A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, the staff of Russia's last independent TV channel, TV Rain, also known as Dozhd, shut itself down.

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How feminism became a hot topic in South Korea's presidential election

A furious crowd gathered in central Seoul last month to protest against the policies of a man who isn't even in power.

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Prince Andrew has paid settlement to Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney

Prince Andrew has paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney Tuesday, bringing her lawsuit against the Duke of York to a close pending a federal judge's sign-off.

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Stool tests might help spot early pancreatic cancer

Detectable changes involving gut microbes "could provide" a warning sign that a tumour is present.

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Xi says China is willing to play role in mediating Ukraine crisis, in call with European leaders

President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to "work actively" with the international community to mediate the war in Ukraine, but did not offer details and reiterated his opposition to Western sanctions against Russia.

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South Korea to elect new leader to tackle soaring house prices and inequality

Some 44 million South Koreans head to polls to elect the country's next president on Wednesday, capping a race that has been marked by a series of surprises, scandals and smear campaigns.

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Alternative views backstage at Paris Fashion Week

A Chinese government-backed hacking group has breached local government agencies in at least six US states in the last 10 months as part of a persistent information-gathering operation, investigators at cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Tuesday.

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Ukrainians describe terror of living under Russian occupation

• CNN Investigates: As Russian troops encircle Kyiv, this US businessman is staying

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400 Family Dollar stores closed after a rat infestation. It's part of a troubling pattern

The conditions described by the US Food and Drug Administration at a Family Dollar warehouse in West Memphis, Arkansas, were skin-crawling.

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The Russian Tea Room in New York City suffers as Ukraine invasion escalates

The Russian Tea Room is a 100-year-old New York City icon that has long drawn in locals and tourists alike. In its heyday, the restaurant hosted such luminaries as choreographer George Balanchine, artist Salvador Dali and composer Leonard Bernstein, and it was featured in the movies "Tootsie" and "Manhattan."

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The push to ban Russian oil is gaining steam. Here's what that means for US energy prices

There's growing momentum in Congress to ban US imports of Russian oil.

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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young shatters records in HSBC Women's World Championship win

Ko Jin-young shattered yet more golfing records as she won the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.

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Costa Rica Congress passes medical marijuana bill

Once signed off by the president, the bill will legalise marijuana for medical use.

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NHS dental practices 'may struggle to remain financially viable'

An "ambitious oral health strategy" is needed in Northern Ireland, the British Dental Association says.

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Missing ship found after 130 years

Once thought to be lost forever, the 130-year-old wreckage of the ship Atlanta has finally been discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

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Covid in Scotland: Fourth jab rolled out for most vulnerable

Care home residents, over-75s and people with reduced immunity are offered Spring boosters

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At least 26 injured as fights break out among fans at Mexican soccer game

A mass brawl broke out in the stands of a soccer game in Mexico on Saturday and left at least 22 people injured, two of whom are in a serious condition.

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Hong Kong bet on zero-Covid. Now it's facing a 'preventable disaster'

Morgues are nearly at capacity, hospitals overwhelmed and, as fears grow of a citywide lockdown, panicked shoppers have stripped supermarket shelves bare.

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Stoli vodka announces rebrand

The maker of Stolichnaya vodka announced a major rebrand Friday, in direct response to its founder's "vehement position" against the Putin regime and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's answer to Google warns it may not be able to pay its debts

Russia's biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads.

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Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises

Sydney, Australia's most populous city that has been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Sunday as the death toll from flooding across the country's east rose to 17.

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Ukrainian weaver who usually makes belts is now making camouflage nets for troops

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After nearly 700 days, Western Australia has opened its borders

After almost 700 days, one of the world's longest border closures has finally ended Down Under, Yellowstone National Park is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and we have an update on India's high-speed rail ambitions.

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Turn down the heat to stop Putin? Europe wrestles with its Russian gas addiction

When you turn on the heating in your home, you may not think much about where your energy comes from, let alone where the money you pay for it goes. For millions of people living in Europe, there's a good chance that money is flowing to the Russian state — much of it into President Vladimir Putin's war chest.

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North Korea launches 9th missile test of the year

North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile into waters off the east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, believed to be a ballistic missile, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Inside the 280-foot yacht seized by the French government

The 280-foot yacht Amore Vero features multiple decks, accommodates up to 14 guests and has a swimming pool that turns into a helicopter pad -- and it's just been seized by the French government. CNN's Drew Griffin reports on internationally sanctioned assets linked to Russian oligarchs.

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Winter Paralympics set to get underway in Beijing following exclusion of Russia and Belarus

A record number of Para athletes -- around 700 -- were expected to compete in this year's Winter Paralympics in Beijing, but much of the focus the day before the Opening Ceremony fell on the 83 who won't.

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Airbus to test new engine on A380 jet

Airbus just moved one step closer to launching the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035.

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US getting closer to reviving Iran nuclear deal but officials warn efforts could still fail

The Biden administration is inching closer to an agreement to salvage the Iran nuclear deal but there are still a number of unresolved issues that could cause the efforts to fail, a senior administration official and State Department spokesperson told CNN.

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Western Australia ends one of the world's longest border closures

After 697 days, the state of Western Australia has at last reopened, thus ending one of the world's longest border closures.

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France's Macron launches bid for second term as president

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday he would run for a second term in April's election, seeking a mandate to steer the euro zone's second-largest economy through the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Covid: How could the pandemic have affected your brain?

Scientists say uncertainty and disruption have affected people even if they haven't had Covid.

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Here are the companies pulling back from Russia

A growing number of international companies, including Apple, Disney and Ford, are dialing back operations in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Amazon is closing all of its physical bookstores

First, Amazon killed traditional bookstores. Then it opened its own. Now, Amazon is doing away with its bookstores.

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Fitbit recalls 1.7 million smartwatches due to burn hazard

Fitbit is recalling 1.7 million smartwatches due to a potential burn hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.

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Apple sets date for first product launch of the year

Apple is gearing up for its first big product event of the year.

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More support needed for GPs to treat eating disorders

Two leading medical organisations have told the BBC more funding for specialist care is needed.

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Opinion: As the granddaughter and daughter of Jews who escaped Kyiv, I cannot remain silent now

As the granddaughter and daughter of Jews who escaped Kyiv early enough to evade the barbaric Babyn Yar massacre in 1941, when more than 33,000 Jews were shot to death by Nazi forces, my DNA is ingrained with the call to protect the Jewish people.

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The UK's clampdown on Russian money is complicated. Here's why

Much of Russian wealth has made its way into London, earning the city the moniker "Londongrad." But as the UK sanctions Russia for invading Ukraine, CNN's Nina Dos Santos looks at how targeting ill-gotten gains will be a challenging task.

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Celeb-packed shows and bombastic sets return at Milan Fashion Week

Like London before it, Milan Fashion Week returned with beautiful in-person shows, plenty of influencers and A-listers in attendance and collections that spanned high glamour and sure-fire commercial hits.

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Search reveals 169 potential unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school, officials say

Officials uncovered 169 potential unmarked graves on the grounds of a former Catholic residential school in Canada, an Indigenous tribe in Alberta said Tuesday.

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Vaccines could mean only one smear test a lifetime

HPV jab is so successful that people who have it will not need screening every few years, says cancer scientist.

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Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains

Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighborhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on Tuesday following days of torrential rain as the wild weather slowly shifts south toward Sydney.

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White people at much higher risk of most cancers in England, study finds

But preventable cases of the disease could surge in black and Asian groups, analysis suggests.

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Covid-19: 'Clear evidence' of PPE shortages across NI during pandemic

Supplies only increased after "extensive lobbying" and Covid escalation in care homes, a report found.

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