Zika and dengue may make humans more attractive to mosquitoes

Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of humans and mice they infect, researchers say.

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US delegation unable to secure release of Americans detained in Venezuela

A US delegation that traveled to Venezuela this week was unable to secure the release of any of the Americans detained there.

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Saudi-backed LIV Golf series faces 9/11 protest as it begins first tournament on US soil

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and victims' families who criticized golfers for working with Saudi Arabia, who they say was complicit in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Opinion: How five more years of zero-Covid could transform China

Those dismayed by China's zero-Covid policy were likely also shocked that Beijing's Communist Party chief Cai Qi reportedly said this week the city might keep the policy in place "for the next five years."

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As Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, doctors and bankers protest 'impossible situation'

Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island's worst economic crisis in decades or step down.

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Buckingham Palace finishes report on handling of Meghan bullying allegations -- but won't say what's in it

Buckingham Palace has revealed that it has completed a review into the handling of the allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied royal staff, but declined to share the results of the probe.

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Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he's coming back to a city transformed

Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as thousands of Hong Kong police guard the city's high-speed rail terminus, awaiting the arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Brazilian court orders Bolsonaro to compensate journalist for sexist remarks

A Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro must pay "moral damages" of 35,000 reais (approximately $6,700) to a Brazilian journalist after making remarks with sexual innuendo about her in 2020.

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Quarter of GP posts vacant within a decade in England, study warns

Researchers say findings are sobering, with shortages in England predicted to top 10,000 by 2030-31.

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Member of ISIS group that killed 130 people in 2015 Paris attacks jailed for life without parole

Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly gun-and-bomb attacks across Paris in November 2015, was found guilty of all five crimes he was charged for, including murder on Wednesday.

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Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress

Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Doha aimed at salvaging the Iran nuclear deal ended without any progress, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

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'We need your help': All-Ukrainian clash at Wimbledon

With its strawberries and cream, grassy slopes, and peaceful setting in a leafy part of London, Wimbledon is a world away from Ukraine, where the bombs still fall four months after Russia invaded.

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Colombian prison riot sparks fire, killing 51 people

A fire inside an overcrowded Colombian prison killed 51 inmates in the early hours of Tuesday morning, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in the country's recent history.

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The UK government has taken a stake in a sex party startup

British taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties.

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Indian police arrest Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus

Delhi police have arrested a prominent Muslim journalist, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on social media, in a move condemned by free speech advocates.

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US strikes al Qaeda-affiliated leader in Syria

The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command.

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Japan tells millions to save electricity as record heat wave strains power supply

Japan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Peanut allergy sufferer George, 10, tries new drug

George, 10, hopes a newly-approved drug will lessen the impact of his peanut allergy.

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Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services as crisis worsens

Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate attempt to deal with a severe shortage.

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Covid-booster response hope for most vulnerable

A break in taking a common immune-suppressing drug could improve how well vaccines work, a trial suggests.

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Roe v Wade: The world reacts to US abortion ruling

Our correspondents in Italy, El Salvador, India, Ireland and Canada explain the impact in countries across the globe.

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Children as young as 13 among 22 killed in South African tavern incident

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Abortion care summit brings clinic buffer zones closer

The meeting will explore legislation to prevent intimidation and create buffer zones at clinics.

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Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia's angst over climate activists

Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope.

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Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.

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NHS patients to be offered chance to travel for surgery

Hundreds of patients who have waited two years or more have already said they are willing to travel.

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Biden arrives in Europe to keep allies united against Russia as a grinding war in Ukraine takes its toll

President Joe Biden arrived in Europe Saturday for a week of summits, where the grinding war in Ukraine -- entering its fifth month and fading from Americans' attention -- will be thrust back to the forefront.

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WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored

The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting.

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Analysis: Never mind China's new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about

China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.

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Analysis: Energy prices are causing chaos in Asia. Here's why the rest of the world should worry

In Sri Lanka, people queue for miles to fill a tank of fuel. In Bangladesh, shops shut at 8 p.m. to conserve energy. In India and Pakistan, power outages force schools to shut, businesses to close and residents to swelter without air conditioning through deadly heat waves in which temperatures top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius).

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A woman's brutal killing shocks the Arab world

The brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight.

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World leaders are facing crises on all fronts. Putin will be watching if they fail

What a difference a year makes. Enormous challenges, some of them barely imaginable when the G7 leaders last met 12 months ago, are bearing down on the world's most prosperous democratic nations as they prepare to meet in Germany.

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Asia's largest train station reopens following huge makeover

Beijing's oldest train station has gotten a 21st-century makeover.

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ICC prosecutor aims to reopen Philippines drug war investigation

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday he would seek to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected rights abuses during former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs.

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Polio: Virus found in London prompts misleading vaccine claims

What do these cases really tell us about the virus, which hasn't spread in the UK for decades?

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Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner​​ in the kingdom -- ESOHR

Murtaja Qureiris, once considered by lawyers and activists as the youngest political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was released on Friday, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights told CNN.

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Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian senator accused of organ-harvesting plot

Ike Ekweremadu is said to have arranged the transport of a boy to the UK for organ-harvesting.

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Hong Kong officials test positive for Covid, casting doubt over Xi's potential visit

Two top Hong Kong officials have tested positive for Covid-19, potentially derailing any chance of an official visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China.

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New Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time

For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year.

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Brazilian indigenous agency workers strike after Amazon killings spark outrage

Workers at Brazil's national agency for indigenous people went on strike Thursday amid fury over the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, citing longstanding concerns over illegal activity and violence in the Amazon rainforest.

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Four dead in Ecuador's anti-government protests

At least four people have died amid ongoing protests against the government of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, according to Ecuadorian authorities. Scores of police officers have been injured and more than 100 people have been arrested, authorities also said.

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Paris court convicts eight men over the theft of Banksy artwork from Paris attack site

Eight men were convicted Thursday by the Paris Criminal Court for stealing Banksy artwork from the Bataclan concert hall, one of the sites of the November 2015 Paris attacks.

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In photos: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.

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More than 1,000 people killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.

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Myanmar junta shifts Aung San Suu Kyi's trial to prison venue

Myanmar's military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases told Reuters on Wednesday.

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A Muslim teenager was killed at a protest in India. His family wants answers

"They're firing bullets, they're firing bullets!" a voice yells on video over the sound of gunfire during clashes between police and Muslim protesters in the eastern Indian city of Ranchi.

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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: The battle for compensation

More than 1,300 claims have been made but only about 20 sent for medical assessment.

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Prince Charles meets genocide survivors in Rwanda

The altar of Nyamata Church is draped with a bloodstained cloth. Its pews are gone; in their place stand rows and rows of clothing and personal effects which belonged to the people massacred here 28 years ago. The roof above is peppered with holes caused by shrapnel, after perpetrators in the killings threw grenades into the building.

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She's visited every country in the world. Here's what she learned

As her plane began its descent into the Seychelles on October 6, 2019, Ugandan-American travel influencer Jessica Nabongo peered out of the window, preparing herself for the momentous occasion about to take place.

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China sends dozens of warplanes into skies near Taiwan

A total of 29 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to the island's Defense Ministry.

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Boeing unveils new 777 'ecoDemonstrator' test jet

US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane -- a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer.

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US bans imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns

The United States banned all goods produced in China's western Xinjiang region on Tuesday, following the enactment of a forced labor law signed by President Joe Biden last year.

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Russian Nobel winner sells medal for over $100 million to help Ukrainian refugee kids

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, auctioned off his medal for $103.5 million on Monday, with proceeds donated to help Ukrainian child refugees.

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Why Russia's toehold in Europe could be the next flashpoint in its war against Ukraine

Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin's war.

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Israel set for possible fifth election in four years as PM Bennett moves to dissolve parliament

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has effectively called time on his premiership after just a year in the job.

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Analysis: Colombia's new president aims to reset relations with US

Gustavo Petro's victory in Colombia's presidential elections on Sunday opens a new page in the history of the country's relations with the US.

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Former journalist Peter Jouvenal among five UK nationals to be released in Afghanistan

Businessman and former cameraman Peter Jouvenal is among five British nationals to be released in Afghanistan, his wife Hassina Syed told CNN.

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Analysis: Macron tried to make the center the biggest force in France. It didn't work

There's no escaping the fact that losing his parliamentary majority in legislative elections this weekend is a major blow to French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Paolo Macchiarini: Surgeon convicted for fatal Swedish transplants

Paolo Macchiarini, once seen as a pioneering surgeon, is given a suspended sentence for bodily harm.

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Duterte's daughter calls for unity as she is sworn in as Philippine vice president

Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.

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Left-wing candidate and former guerilla Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidential race

Gustavo Petro has become Colombia's first leftist leader, after winning the country's presidential race on Sunday.

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A floating city in the Maldives begins to take shape

A city is rising from the waters of the Indian Ocean. In a turquoise lagoon, just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital, a floating city, big enough to house 20,000 people, is being constructed.

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International Swimming Federation votes to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to approve a new policy that will restrict most transgender athletes from competing in elite women's aquatics competitions.

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Millions impacted by monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India

Four million people have been impacted by flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, according to Dr. Enamur Rahman, the country's State Minister for the Ministry of Disaster Management. The situation could soon worsen, with heavy rain forecast in the next 24 hours.

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Five guys take the same photo for 40 years

Five friends' celebrated photo taken every five years at the same California lake is out for the world to see despite one man's recent cancer scare.

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Proud to be back: Singapore's Pink Dot rally makes colorful return

In a sea of thousands decked out in rainbow and pink, Dawn Lim, a full-time officer doing mandatory military service in the Singapore army, was not as flamboyantly dressed as many of her fellow attendees at the city state's Pink Dot pride parade -- but she was just as happy and proud as everyone else to be there.

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Islamic State says attack on Sikh temple is revenge for Prophet insults

An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least two people and injured seven.

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Analysis: Colombia needs a leader who'll implement the peace accord. For women, it's a matter of life and death

Today, Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the country's presidential elections. Six years after the peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) brought five decades of conflict to an end, voters will choose between two different futures for Colombia.

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Putin declares end of 'the era of the unipolar world'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the end of "the era of the unipolar world" in a combative speech that lambasted Western countries at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.

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How I survived 70 days confinement in the world's strictest Covid lockdown

When I left a Covid-ravaged Hong Kong, I was in search of a sanctuary.

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Two killed in Sikh temple attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

Gunmen launched an attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least two people, Kabul police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said.

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Analysis: Boris Johnson's wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government have spent much of this week fighting with the EU and rowing with a European human rights court, all while playing down accusations that they are breaking international law and pandering to his party's base.

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China launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier. It has a major upgrade

China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with a new launching technology that experts say is fast catching up with the United States.

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Opinion: Prince Charles, don't shake hands with the tyrant who kidnapped our father

Our father, Paul Rusesabagina, is a hero.

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Fire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person

At least one person has died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai on Saturday, Chinese state media reported.

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Japan's top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage

Japan's government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's top court said on Friday, the first such ruling in a series of similar cases.

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Why enemies Lebanon and Israel are talking now

Lebanon and Israel, officially at a state of war, are holding indirect talks in an effort to settle a border dispute with potentially billions of dollars at stake.

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England appoints ambassador to shake up women's health

The aim of the role for England is to help tackle decades of health inequalities.

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Third American missing in Ukraine is US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi

Two Americans fighting alongside Ukrainian forces north of Kharkiv have been missing for nearly a week and there are fears that they may have been captured by Russian forces, according to their families and a fellow fighter.

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A330 luxury concept features retractable veranda

The fact that the mega rich go to great lengths to customize their private planes to fit their lifestyles is not new.

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Triple whammy for European gas supplies sends prices soaring

Europe's natural gas supply has suffered its third blow in 48 hours, sending prices rocketing 42% higher from where they were at the start of the week.

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Central banks are desperate to make up for past sins

Central banks are racing to stay on top of rapidly changing economic and financial conditions as they try to contain rampant inflation, a difficult task that could put their credibility on the line.

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Lego will start building its bricks in the United States

Lego is planning to spend more than $1 billion to build a factory in the United States.

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What drove Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira to risk their lives in the Amazon

Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira, veterans of the Amazon, would have known the risks they faced when they set off for Atalaia do Norte in the Brazilian rainforest's remote Javari Valley -- a trip that increasingly appears to have ended in tragedy, after Brazilian authorities said Wednesday that a suspect had confessed to killing them.

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Latvian Foreign Minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Wednesday said European leaders must not be deterred by a fear of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin and the international community must not pressure Ukraine into making concessions to end the war.

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This country wants a four-day work week. But it's not about making workers happy

Shorter work weeks aimed at boosting worker productivity and happiness are catching on in parts of the world like Iceland and the United Kingdom.

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Suspect in racist mass shooting at a Buffalo store faces federal hate crime charges

• Suspect in custody after mass shooting threat prompts at least 8 Missouri school districts to cancel summer school classes

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Anti-Semitic church carving can stay, Germany's top appeal court rules

Germany's highest appeal court has ruled that a medieval sculpture can remain on the outside of a church in Wittenberg, eastern Germany, despite acknowledging that it is anti-Semitic.

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'Normal birth' term makes women feel failure, midwives' report says

A midwives' report into language used during labour and childbirth finds it should be less judgemental.

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El Salvador's Bitcoin investment suffers amid crypto meltdown

El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin like no other country, with the government purchasing hundreds of coins last year as it announced that the cryptocurrency would become legal tender.

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More children develop diabetes linked to obesity

Rates of type-2 diabetes are rising and experts are concerned the situation may only deteriorate.

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Cancer: High Street pharmacists to make referrals

Hundreds of pharmacists in England are being given powers to send patients for cancer scans and tests.

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Alexey Navalny transferred to maximum-security prison

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been transferred from the penal colony where he was serving his term to a higher security prison facility.

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Ukraine war 'perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented,' says Pope

Pope Francis has said that the war in Ukraine "was perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented" in remarks published by Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday.

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Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison in wake of reality TV star's death

Japan's parliament on Monday passed legislation making "online insults" punishable by imprisonment amid rising public concern over cyberbullying sparked by the suicide of a reality television star who had faced social media abuse.

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Blinken says US is prepared to make adjustments to military posture in response to North Korea

The Biden administration is "prepared to make both short and longer-term adjustments to our military posture" to respond to provocations from North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.

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Surreal images explore Asian American identity

There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams.

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Vaping - is it a risk-free option?

Colourful gadgets and fruity flavours are popular, but what is really known about their health effects?

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Analysis: Defending the Amazon is a dangerous undertaking. Critics say Bolsonaro is making it worse

Fears are mounting over the fates of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira -- who have been missing in the Brazilian Amazon for over a week -- after the discovery of what appeared to be human remains and revelations that the pair had received death threats.

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Justin Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus for a second time this year

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19.

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Ukrainians are using 3D technology to preserve hundreds of cultural artifacts in a digital archive, far away from Russia's attacks

A blown-up Russian tank near Kyiv, a monument for Ukrainian writer Borys Hrinchenko, an apartment building destroyed by artillery and a slide in a children's playground covered in graffiti.

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Video of women being brutally attacked sparks outrage in China

Nine people have been arrested in China following an assault on four women in the northern city of Tangshan on Friday, local police said in a statement on Saturday.

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French parliamentary elections overshadowed by low turnout

Just weeks after his own re-election, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble risks losing its absolute majority in parliament, after early results in Sunday's legislative elections showed it neck and neck with leftist coalition New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES).

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Rape case against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed due to 'misconduct' by plaintiff's attorney

The federal civil case alleging that Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 was dismissed on Friday.

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Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin

Seventy-five years ago this week, Secretary of State George Marshall gave a graduation address that changed the world.

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Seoul to 'dramatically' boost defense amid fears over North Korea's nuclear plans

South Korea will "dramatically" strengthen its defense capabilities, its defense minister said Sunday amid international concern that Pyongyang is reviving its nuclear testing program.

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Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options

Long-running tensions over Iran's nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the Middle East into uncharted waters.

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Family 'devastated' by death sentence on British national by pro-Russian court in Ukraine

Relatives of a British man sentenced to death by a court in the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have said they are "devastated" and that he "should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war" according to the Geneva Conventions.

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Child stroke survivor determined to recover say Lowestoft parents

Five-year-old Tilli, from Suffolk, is one of 400 children to have a stroke in the UK every year.

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Analysis: Putin shared what his endgame is

• Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war • Opinion: The 75-year-old lesson for pushing back against Putin

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Apparent human remains found near Brazilian port where missing journalist and researcher were heading

Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing, police said Friday.

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UK judge allows first flight sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda to go ahead

The United Kingdom's controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda as early as next week was green-lit on Friday, after the High Court in London denied an injunction to block the first flight.

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Analysis: The White House wants to tackle migration again. But the key players were nowhere to be found at the Summit of Americas

The Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is entering its liveliest stage with a series of high-profile bilateral meetings, but the absence of key players in the United States' effort to address migration to the southern border might be a headache for the White House.

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Transgender Sussex paramedic says patients refuse her help

Steph Meech has been spat at and verbally abused by patients she has treated.

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US and Chinese defense ministers meet in Singapore

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe have begun meeting at a major defense summit in Singapore.

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Analysis: China's economy is looking brighter but it's not in the clear yet

From big gains in tech stocks to robust trade data, China has had plenty of good news on the economic front this week.

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Panic buying in Shanghai as mass testing notices spark fears of new lockdown

Shanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent restrictions just days after the financial hub emerged from two months of painful lockdown.

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How glamping became China's hottest new travel trend

"Every grassland is covered with tents during weekends," says 26-year-old glamping enthusiast Yoga Song.

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India is facing a firestorm over ruling party officials' comments about Islam. Here's what you need to know

India is trying to contain the diplomatic fallout as outrage grows in the Muslim world following derogatory comments made by ruling party officials about the Prophet Mohammed.

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Shop-bought menopause tests not worth it, women advised

The kits, sold on the High Street, are not predictive enough to pinpoint the change of life, top UK doctors warn.

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Suspect held as Brazil steps up search for missing British journalist and researcher in remote Amazon

Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they have detained a suspect in the case of a missing British journalist and indigenous affairs expert -- but are yet to establish whether the man was linked to their disappearance in a remote region of the Amazon.

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Smoking age should rise, government report to say

A review is expected to suggest a gradual increase as part of the drive to eradicate smoking by 2030.

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Cost of living: Soaring bills damaging people's health, say medics

Experts warn health inequalities will be widened by the surge in the cost of living.

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Jill Biden plays host at fraught diplomatic summit

First lady Jill Biden said last month as she wrapped a six-day trip to Latin America that she was not concerned about the threat of boycott from certain countries at the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

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Mass graves are still being dug in Syria, anonymous whistleblower tells US senators

Mass graves are still being dug in Syria today, filled with victims of the ongoing conflict and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, an anonymous whistleblower known as "the gravedigger" told US senators during a congressional hearing about the conflict on Wednesday.

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Did Biden's snub to Venezuela prompt a last-minute trip to Turkey?

If you can't get an invitation to the biggest party in town, act like you're too busy to care.

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Doctors' concern as mention of women reduced in NHS advice

Doctors say it may cause confusion but NHS Digital says the updated advice now has wider relevance.

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China offers $15,000 cash — or a 'spiritual reward' — for national security tip-offs

China is offering its citizens cash rewards of up to and above 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for tip-offs about people who endanger national security, as authorities intensify a years-long campaign to weed out what they see as growing threats from foreign espionage and "hostile forces."

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This landlocked country has been named Europe's best for bathing

The quality of Europe's bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that almost 85% of its bathing sites now rank as "excellent."

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Harlow hospital A&E patients warned of 13-hour wait

The health secretary says the video of a nurse speaking to patients is "not what anyone wants to see".

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Princess Alexandra Hospital A&E nurse filmed issuing doctor wait warning

A nurse is filmed as she informs a packed accident and emergency waiting room of long delays.

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Community pharmacists speak out against rise in abuse and attacks

Staff say physical and verbal abuse is unacceptably common, and many now feel unsafe at work.

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Sajid Javid pledges NHS leadership changes after review finds bullying

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the findings are "stark" ahead of the report's publication later.

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Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden's struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

The decision by Mexico's President to boycott this week's summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.

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Analysis: The symbolism behind the Queen's jubilee surprise

It was the perfect ending to a triumphant four days of Platinum Jubilee celebrations -- Her Majesty surprising the crowds with an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

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Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry: Public hearings to begin

Families of patients at the County Antrim facility expect details of alleged abuse to be harrowing.

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Home birth: 'I just want to do it the old way'

Sarah Mullen is one of a growing number of women in Scotland who are choosing to give birth at home.

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India's ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Sunday it had suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed.

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NHS nurse shortages a risk to safety, says Royal College of Nursing

Patients are missing out on basic care and medicines as the NHS struggles to fill posts, staff say.

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Opulent gold carriage appears at Platinum Jubilee beaming image of young Queen Elizabeth in its window

As Britain celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, an opulent 260-year-old gilded carriage hit the streets again for the first time in two decades.

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What if planes were wider? Company re-imagines inflight seating

You might not know that the standard for today's airline seat sizing goes all the way back to 1954.

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Tech companies have left Russia in droves. There's one big exception

Russia has spent months either driving out American tech firms or watching them leave of their own accord over its war in Ukraine. But the country now finds itself stuck in a stalemate with one big tech company: Google.

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Believe it or not, gas stations used to keep their bathrooms squeaky clean. Here's what changed

Gas station bathrooms are the last place most people want to stop to do their business.

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Fire tears through Bangladesh container depot killing 37 and injuring hundreds

At least 37 people were killed and more than 300 injured as a fire tore through a container depot and caused explosions in southeastern Bangladesh, the country's state-run news agency reported.

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China launches third crewed mission to new space station

China launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, carrying three astronauts who will continue construction of the station for six months.

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Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on

The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. Nearby, hundreds of police patrolled the grounds, stopping and searching passersby and sealing off entrances to the park.

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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, South Korea and Japan say

North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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One dead, 8 injured after high-speed train derails in southern China

A train conductor was killed and eight other people injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, state media CCTV reported.

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Myanmar junta says democracy activists' death sentences upheld, paving way for first executions in decades

Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in decades.

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Inside the world's largest cave

Life is a journey, not a destination, as the saying goes -- and this summer that's truer than ever, as flight delays and cancellations continue.

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She had to flee Iran. Now she's won best actress at Cannes

When Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi fled her country in 2006 due to a leaked tape, she thought her career was over. But on Saturday she became the first Iranian to win the best actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

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Three killed, several injured after train derails in southern Germany

At least three people were killed and several injured when a train derailed in southern Germany on Friday, an official from the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen told CNN.

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In Hong Kong, memories of China's Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased

For decades it was a symbol of freedom on Chinese controlled soil: every June 4, come rain or shine, tens of thousands of people would descend on Victoria Park in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president

North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken over as head of a UN body aimed at striking disarmament deals amid scorn from critics.

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Salvadoran authorities are committing 'massive' human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges

Salvadoran authorities have committed "massive" human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, torture, and ill-treatment, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

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Biden and Saudi crown prince planning to meet later this month

A meeting this month between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is looking increasingly likely after two key deals were reached on Thursday following months of diplomatic heavy lifting by the US.

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Turkey rebrands as 'Türkiye,' changing name at the United Nations

Turkey is rebranding itself.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro appears to be taking a tougher stance on protecting the environment. Critics say it's just lip service

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's abysmal track record on the environment is long standing, with his policies instrumental in rolling back the country's once-stringent environmental protections and weakening its environmental agencies.

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'Chicken-rice crisis' as Singapore's national dish hit by Malaysian export ban

Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore.

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Partner of Australian TV host detained in China expresses fears for her health

Concerns are growing for Australian TV host Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for nearly two years, following an interview with her partner in which he claimed authorities had cut her access to embassy officials and tightened her food supply.

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Covid in North Korea is likely 'getting worse, not better': WHO

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in its fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data.

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US lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump

The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana.

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Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, and as an icon

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