US war-gamed with Ukraine ahead of counteroffensive

In the buildup to the current Ukrainian counteroffensive, the US urged Kyiv to keep the operation limited in both its objectives and its geography to avoid getting overextended and bogged down on multiple fronts, multiple US and western officials and Ukrainian sources tell CNN.

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Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal

Tug boats refloated an oil tanker that was briefly stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal late on Wednesday due to a technical fault with its rudder, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said.

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Covid: Pregnant women targeted with false vaccine claims

Posts shared by thousands across social media wrongly suggested government advice had changed.

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Queen won't return to London to appoint new British PM, for first time in her reign

Queen Elizabeth II will receive the UK's next prime minister at Balmoral rather than Buckingham Palace -- a historic first for her 70-year reign.

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UN says similar numbers of refugees are fleeing Venezuela as war-torn Ukraine

More than 6 million Venezuelans have fled their country amid deteriorating conditions, matching Ukraine in the number of displaced people and surpassing Syria, according to the United Nations.

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Toyota investing $5.6 billion to build EV batteries, despite its own doubts

Toyota announced plans Wednesday to invest $5.6 billion in new plants to build electric vehicle batteries in Japan and the United States. But unlike other automakers who are going all-in on EVs, Toyota said it's still not convinced that's the best path forward.

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Don't expect home prices to come crashing down

Rising mortgage rates are taking a toll on the US housing market. But those hoping for prices to drop probably won't catch a break anytime soon.

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Analysis: Last-season leftovers may get a second shot

What do you do when you when you need to rein in your shopping habit? Clean out the closet and try to make your old stuff feel new, right?

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Faecal transplants recommended for Clostridium difficile

Clinical trials show they are more effective than antibiotics, to which the "superbug" can become resistant.

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Many people feared trapped under multiple-story building collapse in Nigeria's Kano State

A multiple-story building has collapsed in the northwestern Nigerian city of Kano, leaving "many" people feared trapped inside, according to the local fire service.

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Taiwan fires warning shots at unidentified drone near islands

Taiwanese soldiers on Tuesday fired flares at three unidentified drones that flew near Kinmen County, an offshore grouping of islands, before firing warning shots at one drone which re-entered the area above one of the islands, according to the Kinmen Defense Command.

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The US economy had more job openings than expected in July

US employers aren't ditching their "help wanted" signs just yet, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lower gas prices push consumer confidence to highest level since May

Lower gas prices helped consumer confidence bounce back in August, breaking a three-month stretch of worsening sentiment. However this improvement, while welcome, is tempered by ongoing worries that the US economy may be heading toward a recession.

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Mukesh Ambani prepares to hand $220 billion empire over

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has laid out plans to hand his sprawling business empire to his children, while insisting he has no intention of retiring any time soon.

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Colombia and Venezuela reestablish diplomatic relations

Colombia and Venezuela have reestablished diplomatic relations, in a tectonic shift in South American regional politics.

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Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows

Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise in the near future -- and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today.

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Why China's response to US warships in Taiwan Strait surprised analysts

• China charges dozens over brutal attack on women in restaurant

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Severe rains and flooding have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan since mid-June, officials said.

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Soccer star Paul Pogba's claims of extortion and threats are being investigated by French police

French football player Paul Pogba's claim that he is being extorted is being investigated by French police, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed to CNN on Monday.

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At least three people have been killed and dozens injured in violent clashes that erupted in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone after Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from political life, medical sources told CNN. CNN's Ben Wedeman shares what happened when protesters took over Iraq's Republican Palace.

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The most expensive baseball card in history was just sold at an auction

Dig out your old baseball cards. They might just be worth eight figures at auction.

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Today's Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after engine issue

The Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after the team was unable to work through an issue on one of the rocket's four engines.

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Bolsonaro launches personal attack on female journalist during election debate

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main election rival and and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded insults Sunday during a charged election debate which also saw Bolsonaro launching a deeply personal attack on a journalist who questioned his response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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China charges dozens over brutal attack on women in restaurant

Chinese authorities have charged 28 people and detained eight police officials following a brutal assault on a group of women earlier this summer that shocked the country and provoked widespread anger.

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The 'world's coolest' streets for 2022 revealed

When it comes to fashion, street style has as much cachet as runway style -- in fact, there are dozens of blogs and Instagram accounts dedicated to chronicling the best streetwear looks.

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How Ukraine is using resistance warfare developed by the US to fight back against Russia

As the war in Ukraine has passed the six-month mark, US and European officials say Ukraine has successfully used a method of resistance warfare developed by US special operations forces to fight back against Russia and bog down its vastly superior military.

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Hundreds of children among 1,000 people killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods

Severe rains and flooding have killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and left 1,527 more injured in Pakistan since mid-June, officials said on Sunday.

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China's worst heat wave on record is crippling power supplies. How it reacts will impact us all

For weeks now, a power crunch caused by a record heat wave and accompanying drought has wreaked havoc across Sichuan, a province home to 80 million people in southwestern China.

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At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina's vice president protest

Police fired tear gas in the Argentine capital Saturday, as they clashed with supporters of vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, days after prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence against her for alleged corruption.

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Why Singapore's gay sex law change is a double-edged sword for LGBTQ activists

When Singapore announced this week it would end a colonial-era law that criminalized sex between men, it looked like a big victory for gay rights advocates in the Southeast Asian country.

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At least 23 people dead, 140 injured in violent clashes between rival militias in Libyan capital of Tripoli

At least 23 people have died and 140 injured in violent clashes between rival Libyan militias across the country's capital of Tripoli, the Libyan Ministry of Health said Saturday.

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They once fought to defend South Korea. 70 years later, these foreign veterans are choosing to be buried there

For more than 30 years, British veteran James Grundy made an annual 5,500-mile journey to South Korea, to visit the graves of bodies he had recovered as a young man thrust into war.

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Researchers identify at least 21 ​​'filtration​​​' sites in Russian-controlled ​​territory

Researchers at Yale University ​say they have uncovered 21 "​filtration" sites in the Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk ​in eastern Ukraine.

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US asked Russia to release American Marc Fogel on humanitarian grounds, family says

The US State Department has asked Russia to release American citizen Marc Fogel on humanitarian grounds, his family and his lawyer told CNN.

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Germany's railways offered a month of unlimited rides for $9. Here's what happened

Walking from Brühl's town center to the train station, I passed a UNESCO World Heritage site. The 18th-century Augustusburg Palace -- one of Germany's earliest examples of Rococo architecture -- draws visitors from all over the world. Brühl itself, 11 miles south of Cologne, has a pretty pedestrianized main street, acres of parkland and the Max Ernst Museum -- the artist was born here.

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Forty years on, Hezbollah is isolated but more powerful than ever

Hezbollah capped off the 40th anniversary of its founding on Monday with large-scale celebrations on a stage in southern Beirut that featured holograms of fighters killed in battle, and videos showing off the group's historic confrontation with Israel. An interpretive dance, depicting how the group freed prisoners from ISIS in Syria, was a notable addition.

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China and US sign deal that could avert mass stock delistings

The US audit regulator said on Friday it has signed an agreement with Chinese regulators, taking a first step toward inspecting and investigating registered accounting firms in China and Hong Kong.

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South Korea records world's lowest fertility rate again

Figures show that just 0.81 children per woman are being born in the country.

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South Korea records world's lowest fertility rate -- again

South Korea has broken its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate, according to official figures released Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its years-long trend of declining births.

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Hanging by a 'thread,' staff exodus risks safety at Ukraine nuclear plant

When Russian troops started shelling nearby towns from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant where she worked in southeastern Ukraine, Elena decided it was time to escape.

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US mortgage rates jump

Mortgage rates jumped higher this week as investors tried to make sense of data that gave mixed signals about the health of the US economy.

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Synthetic mouse embryo develops beating heart

Scientists say the advance could improve understanding on how organs form and why pregnancies fail.

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China has lots to fix in its economy

China has unveiled 19 new measures to shore up its economy and "secure drinking water" supply as the country continues to struggle with its worst heatwave in 60 years and rigid Covld lockdowns.

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Farmer shares video of livestock dying in heat

Across China, farmers are struggling to save their livestock and crops, as huge parts of the country bake under a record-breaking heat wave that has lasted more than two months. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout takes a look at the toll on farmers and local residents..

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Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak criticises government Covid response

The former chancellor claims discussion of the negative side effects of lockdown was not allowed.

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Pakistan rejects India's closure of missile firing incident into its territory

Pakistan rejected India's closure of the incident of the firing of a supersonic missile into Pakistani territory on March 9, and reiterated its demand for a joint probe, according to a statement Wednesday from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Pakistan monsoon rains and floods kill more than 900, including 326 children

At least 903 people have died in Pakistan from severe rains and flooding this summer, as the country sees its eighth cycle of monsoon rains, Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change told CNN Wednesday.

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Japan turns back to nuclear power as fuel prices soar

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday Japan will restart idled nuclear plants and consider developing next-generation reactors, in a policy reversal that will see the nation turn back toward atomic energy as fuel prices soar worldwide.

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Indian billionaire makes hostile bid for NDTV news channel

Asia's richest man has launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in India and gain a firmer footing in the country's vibrant media space.

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Whistleblower: Twitter is vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence

Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments in ways that threaten US national security, and may even have foreign spies currently active on its payroll, according to Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, the whistleblower at the center of a massive public disclosure effort reported Tuesday by CNN and The Washington Post.

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Strategist explains why you should 'buy stocks when it feels terrible'

The stock market's summer rally has run into trouble recently. Despite the rumbles, Anastasia Amoroso, Chief Investment Strategist at iCapital, explains why long-term investors should buy stocks especially when the market feels terrible.

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Britain sees a record number of migrant crossings in the English Channel, according to report

A total of 1,295 people arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the English Channel by boat Monday -- the highest daily total of migrants registered since records began in 2018, according to PA Media.

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The 'world's smallest vineyard' is selling bottles for $5,000 apiece -- but doesn't want you to drink them

Tullio Masoni makes some of the most exclusive wine in the world, but he doesn't want you to drink it.

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These Copenhagen designers are dressing A-list celebrities, but you've probably never heard of them

In March 2022, celebrity fashion counterculturalist Julia Fox arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscar After-Party dressed in a head-turning black leather gown with a halter-neck-turned-hand wrapped around her neck.

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Supermodel Linda Evangelista opens up about disfiguring cosmetic procedure

Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure, telling British Vogue that she struggled with depression and at one point even stopped eating. The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment if she had known that "side effects may include losing your livelihood and (ending) up so depressed that you hate yourself."

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'All of it is a lie': Russian paratrooper condemns his country's war in Ukraine

• Live updates: UN concerned Russia is preparing trials for Ukrainian POWs in Mariupol • Americans urged to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks

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Iran drops another key demand as prospects for revived nuclear deal increase

Iran has dropped another key demand related to nuclear inspections as negotiations continue over reviving the Iran nuclear deal, a senior administration official tells CNN.

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Dr Anthony Fauci to step down from government in December

The infectious disease specialist became the most famous doctor in the US during the pandemic.

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Tony Nicklinson: Decade since death of right-to-die campaigner

His daughter said the right-to-die campaigner would be "angry" that "nothing has changed".

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Covid-19: Free lateral flow testing ends in Northern Ireland

Health staff and those eligible for new Covid treatments will still have access to free tests.

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'My breast lump turned out to be incurable cancer'

Dorita Delle Donne was told a lump on her breast was not worrying before she got her diagnosis.

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China flexes military muscles, then targets Taiwan's citrus fruits

For the last 18 years, Li Meng-han and his family have grown pomelos in a rural town near the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.

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China's July Russian coal imports hit 5-year high as West shuns Moscow

China's coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Singapore to repeal colonial era law criminalizing sex between men, says prime minister

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state.

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How to end the war on drugs in a country synonymous with drugs

It's the home of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and the origin of legendary Santa Marta Gold -- once the most sought-after varieties of weed in the United States -- named after Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range.

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Monkeypox cases declining - particularly in London

UK health officials are still urging caution while trying to get new supplies of the vaccine.

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If North Korea has Covid beat, why buy 1 million face masks from China?

North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over Covid-19, Chinese trade figures show.

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Mexican court issues 83 arrest warrants related to the disappearance of 43 students

A court in Mexico on Friday ordered the arrest warrants of 83 people allegedly involved in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

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Ukrainian grain deal 'lays groundwork for permanent peace environment,' says Turkey

Some 27 ships loaded with grain have left Ukraine's Black Sea ports since August 1 under an export deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, which has laid "the groundwork for a permanent peace environment," Turkey's Defense Minister said in a speech on Saturday.

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Beijing's recent actions could mark the realization of fears expressed by Pelosi and other US officials

China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an "agent of instability" and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in his first TV interview since taking up his post in Beijing six months ago.

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Featherweight boxer Ramla Ali looks to break barriers in Saudi Arabia's first ever female fight

After fleeing war in Somalia as a child, featherweight boxer Ramla Ali has had to fight for everything she has.

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Member of 'ISIS Beatles' sentenced for role in hostage-taking, killing of Americans

El Shafee Elsheikh, a British ISIS fighter and member of the execution cell dubbed "the ISIS Beatles" because of their British accents, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in the hostage-taking and deaths of four Americans and several others.

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Russia will once again shut off Europe's gas via Nord Stream 1 pipeline

Russia will halt gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month via its main pipeline into the region, state energy giant Gazprom said on Friday, piling pressure on the region as it seeks to refuel ahead of winter.

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Gunmen storm upscale hotel in Somalia's capital

Gunfire and explosions shook an upscale hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening, as police responded to an attack by unidentified gunmen, according to local authorities and witnesses.

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Russia's version of Starbucks reopens with a new name and logo

A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.

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Myanmar to import Russian oil, military says

Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis.

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Enter a serene 'pixel forest' in the heart of Hong Kong

In a dark room in the middle of Hong Kong, there's a new reprieve from the bustling city. It's a forest -- although it looks nothing like the dense greenery covering the nearby mountains.

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People's health at risk unless action taken on energy costs - NHS leaders

More and more people will get sick as they choose between skipping meals or heating homes, the warning says.

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Class-action lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct by prominent Quebec cardinal and priest

A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 100 victims of sexual assault dating back to the 1940s at the hands of members of Quebec's Roman Catholic Archiepiscopal Corporation and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec.

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Africa's highest peak gets fast internet

Climbers ascending Mount Kilimanjaro can now document their ascents in real-time on Instagram, following a recent move by Tanzanian authorities to install high-speed internet around the mountain's slopes.

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Sexual assault accuser wore 'provocative' clothing, Indian judge rules

A judge in southern India has ruled a woman wore "provocative" clothing, effectively dismissing her sexual assault complaint, causing public outcry in the country, where violence against women and girls make frequent headlines.

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Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister

Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalized the drug.

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One year on, the $260 million Kazungula Bridge has transformed Africa's most unusual border crossing

Until a year ago, crossing the Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia was a slow and congested affair. For trucks moving along a key transport corridor, stretching from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Durban, South Africa, the river was an obstacle without an elegant solution. Vehicles would load onto a pontoon, two at a time, when the current wasn't too strong and the rains not too heavy. It was a 10 to 15-minute journey that you could spend up to 15 days waiting for, recalls the head of one truck drivers' association.

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Explosion erupts inside Kabul mosque, police say

An explosion erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the city's chief of police.

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Covid: Brain fog more common two years on, study suggests

Diagnoses of dementia rose after two years but other issues like depression fell away, research found.

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Spacewalk cut short by issue with Russian cosmonaut's spacesuit

A few hours into what was intended to be a nearly seven-hour spacewalk, a Russian cosmonaut was repeatedly ordered to drop what he was working on and return to the International Space Station's airlock because of an issue with his spacesuit.

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Outrage over Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' remark

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deep nerve on Tuesday when he said Israel has caused "50 Holocausts" against Palestinians, triggering outrage from world leaders and a social media storm.

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Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity

Saudi women's rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on Twitter, according to court documents viewed by CNN.

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Multiple bomb and arson attacks rock southern Thailand

Explosions and fires ripped through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand on Wednesday, authorities said, in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks that injured seven people.

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UK inflation exceeds 10% as bread and milk prices soar

Inflation in the United Kingdom hit a new 40-year high last month, rising above 10% for the first time since 1982 and piling further pain on households already struggling to pay their bills.

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North Korea fires two cruise missiles toward sea off its west coast, South Korean officials say

North Korea fired two cruise missiles early Wednesday morning, from the coastal town of Onchon into waters off its west coast, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official.

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President Yoon wants South Korea to become one of world's top weapons suppliers

South Korea plans to become one of the world's top four weapons suppliers, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday as he addressed reporters in a speech marking his first 100 days in office.

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Infected blood victims to get £100,000 compensation

After a decades-long campaign, more than 4,000 people across the UK will get interim payments.

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Analysis: Are talks over detained Americans slowing the fight for democracy in Venezuela?

A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela -- and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro leverage in frosty relations with Washington.

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Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port

A Chinese research ship docked at a southern Sri Lankan port Beijing leases from the government on Tuesday, officials said, despite security concerns raised by India about the vessel's presence in nearby waters.

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Source: Myanmar court sentences former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 more years

A court in military-run Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison after convicting her on four extra counts of corruption, according to a source familiar with the matter and local media reports.

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Iranian adviser suggests nuclear deal is 'closer' than ever as Tehran responds to EU proposal

Iran has sent its response to a European Union proposal to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, state news agency IRNA reported, as the country's chief adviser to negotiations tweeted that an agreement was closer than ever, but not yet done.

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How Iran exploited Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses

Nearly 10 years after he was driven underground, Salman Rushdie believed he was free. The author had been living under heavy security and highest secrecy in London. But in 1998, the Iranian government of President Mohammad Khatami publicly distanced itself from the religious fatwa calling for his murder.

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US-led coalition forces repel drone attack near Syria base

US-led coalition forces repelled multiple drones near the US-led coalition At-Tanf base in Syria Monday, according to a press release from the coalition.

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Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown

Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location.

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William Ruto wins Kenyan presidency

Deputy President William Ruto has been elected the country's fifth president, according to the electoral commission.

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Covid: UK first country to approve dual-strain vaccine

The upgraded vaccine tackles both the original Covid virus and better protects against the Omicron variant.

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Brazilian woman swindled mother of more than $100 million in art, police say

Brazilian woman Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested on Wednesday on allegations she was part of a bizarre scheme to defraud her 82-year-old mother, Genevieve Boghici, the wife of the late art collector Jean Boghici, out of money, artwork and jewelry totaling some 724 million reais ($142.42 million).

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in photos: 75 years of independence: India and Pakistan

In August 1947, the Indian subcontinent won its independence from the British, and two nations were born.

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Changing kidney blood type may boost transplants

Many BAME patients waiting for a donor kidney are blood type B so development could be 'game-changer'

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Five Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack

At least eight people, including four US tourists, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday morning.

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75 years on: How India went from impoverished British colony to emerging giant

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation after nearly 200 years of British colonial rule, redeeming her "tryst with destiny" in the words of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire

At least 18 children were among the dozens of people known to have died after a fire broke out at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, according to hospital documents seen by CNN.

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India's 'Warren Buffett,' Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dies at 62

Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, sometimes called "India's Warren Buffett," died Sunday at age 62, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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She fled Afghanistan with her law degree sewn into her dress. Many of her colleagues were left behind

When Fawzia Amini worked as a senior judge in Afghanistan's Supreme Court, she presided over cases of violent crimes against women, hearing harrowing and heart-breaking accounts of child marriage, sexual assault and femicide.

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Liz Truss is a political shape shifter. Now she's set for her toughest transformation yet as Britain's likely next prime minister

The person most likely to replace Boris Johnson as leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the UK is a political chameleon who has gone from radical abolitionist to flag-bearer of the Euroskeptic, Conservative right. 

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Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event

Taiwan on Friday blamed "political considerations" for the cancellation of WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organizers had insisted the word "Taiwan" be removed.

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'Lives torn asunder.' The children of Indian Partition, 75 years on

A small girl is woken in the night. The family is to travel immediately from their idyllic home near Lahore, in what is current-day Pakistan, to India.

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A Ukrainian power plant is facing increased shelling. The idea of a nuclear disaster is a daily reality

Every day Olga is bused from her home in the Russian-occupied town of Enerhodar, on the banks of the Dnipro River in southeastern Ukraine, to the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant where she works.

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The Rhine river is drying up, making it hard for cargo ships to travel

Germany's Rhine river is getting too dry, snarling supply chains and creating more problems for its struggling economy.

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'Anti-memorials' honor Indian Partition's unseen victims, 75 years on

Through quiet but searing installations, artist Pritika Chowdhry reckons with violence that ripples through generations: mass displacement, rape and riots tracing back to the snaking borders that split a nation. For 15 years, she has made artworks based on the partition of British India into an independent India and Pakistan in 1947, as well as the bloody nationalist conflict that followed in East Pakistan, which cleaved off to become Bangladesh in 1971.

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State media: 11 killed, including 2 children, in Montenegro gun attack

At least 11 people were killed, including two children, in a deadly mass shooting in Montenegro's southern city of Cetinje on Friday, according to state media RTCG.

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Why a hostage-taker in Lebanon was hailed as a national hero

A dramatic series of events unfolded on a bustling street in Beirut on Thursday when an armed man barged into a bank and held employees and customers hostage. He wasn't trying to rob the bank -- he was demanding his own money back.

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It's not yet clear what caused blasts at a Crimea air base. But analysts say Russia suffered a significant loss

When a series of explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, sending Russian vacationers fleeing from nearby beaches, it was clearly an embarrassment for Moscow. Western officials and analysts have since offered competing explanations about the cause.

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In the foothills of the Patagonian Andes, only one in five of puma's guanaco hunts are successful. The Original Series "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

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Seoul vows to move families from 'Parasite'-style basement homes after flooding deaths

Seoul has vowed to move some of the city's poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes after 13 people were killed in flooding caused by record-breaking rainfall this week, sparking public horror and calls for government accountability.

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They survived lockdown in Shanghai, only to be trapped again in Hainan

"I chose to come to Sanya because the Covid restrictions are more relaxed than (in) Shanghai," said Li Zefeng, an engineer who lives in China's biggest city.

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Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines pauses rollout in Brighton

Stocks of the vaccine run low in the UK, with a new batch not due to arrive until next month.

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NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers

Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.

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In pictures: Olivia Newton-John's best style moments

The enduring image of Olivia Newton-John may always be one of permed hair, bare shoulders and black spandex on the set of "Grease". But the late actress and singer, who died Monday aged 73, was a fashion icon before -- and long after -- the blockbuster musical.

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US returns looted relics of 'extraordinary cultural value' to Cambodia

New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural "masterpiece," after the items were illegally sold to private collectors and a US museum.

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Curfew declared in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown amid violent anti-government protests

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the West African country, according to people that CNN spoke to.

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6,000 people evacuated overnight as new wildfire rages in France

Thousands of hectares have been destroyed as a new fire rages in the Gironde area of southwestern France, barely two weeks after two major blazes destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in the same region, according to official data.

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Domino's tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed

Domino's' Italian job was harder than it looked.

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More than a dozen companies developing single standard to detect cyberattacks faster

More than a dozen companies in the cybersecurity space are developing a single, open standard for sharing data about hacking threats, a project the companies say could help organizations detect cyberattacks more quickly.

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Former Twitter employee is convicted in Saudi spy case

A former Twitter manager accused of spying for Saudi Arabia was convicted on Tuesday on six criminal counts, including acting as an agent for the country and trying to disguise a payment from an official tied to Saudi's royal family.

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Price hikes took a breather in July, fueling hopes that inflation has peaked

Runaway inflation took a breather in July, with consumer prices increasing by 8.5% year over year, a slower pace than the 9.1% increase in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

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'I've been let down - I shouldn't have stage-4 cancer'

Caroline Boulton says there have been delays at every stage of her treatment for breast cancer.

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Russians have begun training on Iranian drones, US believes

The US believes Russian officials have begun training on drones in Iran over the last several weeks, the latest sign that Russia intends to purchase the systems as the war in Ukraine continues.

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Cuba's worst ever fire brought under control after burning for 5 days at oil depot, officials say

Firefighters on Tuesday finally overcame what officials described as the worst fire in Cuba's history that over five days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island's main fuel storage facility and caused massive blackouts.

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Gangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police

The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police carried a limp civilian to the sidewalk -- another victim of the brutal, daily shootings that plague the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. Here, inside the gang-held territory of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti's SWAT team has driven into a gunfight that has already torn up a civilian bus.

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The next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China

The technological arms race between the United States and China has cut across everything from smartphones and cellular equipment to social media and artificial intelligence. But a new battleground is emerging that goes a layer deeper: to the components that power our smartphones, computers, automobiles and home appliances.

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Toni Minichiello, former coach of Olympic gold medalist, handed lifetime ban

Toni Minichiello, the athletics coach known for helping Jessica Ennis-Hill to gold at the 2012 London Olympics, was handed a lifetime ban by UK Athletics on Tuesday for repeated instances of alleged sexually inappropriate conduct, emotional abuse and bullying.

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Lock In Refinance Savings Before Rates Get Too High

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Love It or List It. Is a HELOC Right for You?

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EU official: Final text to revive Iran deal is ready

A "final text" to revive the Iran nuclear deal is ready to be signed in Vienna, according to the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. However, the text must still be approved by Iran and the US, he said on Monday.

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NHS demands cannot wait for new prime minister, says health secretary

The health secretary says hospitals could face "very serious challenges" this autumn and winter.

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Israel, Islamic Jihad, say Gaza ceasefire agreement reached

Israel says an agreement to restore a ceasefire for Gaza will come into effect at 11:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. ET), following up a similar announcement from Islamic Jihad a short while earlier.

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Extent of struggle to find NHS dentist revealed by far-reaching BBC research

Nine in 10 UK dentists are not accepting new adult patients, while eight in 10 are refusing children.

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Ysbyty Glan Clwyd: Stroke patients would rather go to England

A new report highlights a significant risks to patient safety at the Denbighshire hospital A&E.

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Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants in custody after landing on or near Florida coast, US official says

Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants using 16 different vessels were taken into custody after making landfall or reaching the US coast off Florida from Friday to Saturday, US Customs and Border Patrol said.

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Infected blood scandal victims in line to get £100,000

The PM wants payments to be made to survivors "as soon as possible", says Downing Street.

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Archie Battersbee: No parent must go through this again - family

The 12-year-old's family say they were "stripped of all our rights" in a legal battle with doctors.

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China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan

Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Leading Taiwanese weapons developer found dead in hotel room

The deputy head of Taiwan's government-controlled weapons developer has died after suffering a heart attack on a trip to the south of the island.

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Explosions near Russian-occupied nuclear plant spark fears of a potential disaster

Ukrainian officials and international experts have been warning for months of the risk that fighting poses to a sprawling nuclear power plant on the banks of Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. Earlier this week, the global nuclear watchdog said the situation was becoming increasingly perilous.

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US will defend Philippines if attacked in South China Sea: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defense if attacked in the South China Sea, seeking to allay concerns about the extent of the US commitment to a mutual defense treaty.

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Desperate Yemeni families are watching their children die

Yemen's warring parties have renewed a two-month-long truce, first signed in April this year. It was one of the first concrete steps taken towards peace in years and a genuine moment for celebration. But for thousands of families, time is running out.

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Archie Battersbee 'fought until the end', says mum after son dies

The 12-year-old has died in hospital after his life support was withdrawn following a legal battle.

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Anorexia: Welsh patient treated hundreds of miles from home

Molly Leonard says she often spends months far from her family because Wales has no specialist unit.

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Covid restrictions will finally be lifted for IVF couples in Glasgow

Women attending an NHS fertility clinic have not been allowed to take partners to appointments.

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William and Kate's kids step in as school shuts for summer

Succession planning isn't something most of us have to give much thought to, but for the royal family it's almost part of the daily routine.

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Growth in NHS recruits from abroad prompts concern about over-reliance

BBC research shows one-in-three new doctors in England last year came from outside the UK and EU.

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At least 13 killed, dozens injured as fire engulfs Thai nightclub

At least 13 people have been killed and 35 injured after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at a nightclub in Thailand, police said.

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Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico

Ten miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for over 24 hours, as rescuers battle to reach them.

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LGBT groups demand more action on monkeypox

Sexual health charities call on the government to take firmer action to control the outbreak.

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Japan says 5 Chinese missiles were believed to have landed within its Exclusive Economic Zone

China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for hosting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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US postponed missile test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

The US has postponed a long planned missile test over concerns about China's angry response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan earlier this week, a US official tells CNN.

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Beirut's burning grain silos are a symbol of justice denied

Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and shops, the force of the shockwaves froze the dials of timepieces, some vintage, others sleek and modern.

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Pelosi says US will 'not abandon' Taiwan as China begins military drills

• Pelosi's flight to Taiwan was the most-tracked of all time, Flightradar24 says • Video: Ex-CIA chief predicts Chinese president's next moves after Pelosi's trip

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Analysis: Biden's fist bump with MBS fails to pay off

Candidate Joe Biden promised in 2019 to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the kingdom's human rights record. President Biden, confronted by economic reality, reversed himself.

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French government orders laser weapon prototype for Paris Olympics

Beach volleyball against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, equestrian disciplines in the magnificent Versailles Palace garden, and the Opening Ceremony on the Seine -- France plans to charm visitors from around the world with everything that Paris has to offer during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Pig organs partially revived hour after death

Study could transform access to organs for transplant by reversing some of the damage caused after death.

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Drug deaths: Record number of fatalities in Wales

A record number of drug misuse deaths are reported in Wales for 2021, with a 41% rise.

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Archie Battersbee: Parents take case to European Court of Human Rights

The 12-year-old's life support was due to be withdrawn on Wednesday morning.

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Over 100,000 monkeypox vaccines procured, government says

The majority of the nearly 2,500 confirmed monkeypox cases in England are in London.

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Epic challenge for MND cyclist who has defied the odds

Davy Zyw did not think he would still be alive four years after being told he has motor neurone disease.

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Pakistan election agency rules former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party got illegal funds

Pakistan's election commission ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party received millions of dollars in illegal funds from foreign countries, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and Australia.

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This popular South Korean influencer, who looks like a person, isn't human

She's got more than 130,000 followers on Instagram, where she posts photos of her globetrotting adventures. Her makeup is always impeccable, her clothes look straight off the runway. She sings, dances and models -- and none of it is real.

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White House warns China against escalations over Pelosi's potential trip to Taiwan

Biden administration officials are warning China not to take escalatory actions amid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's prospective trip to Taiwan, emphasizing that the potential visit would not mark a shift in American foreign policy.

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Make body-image warnings on retouched photos the law, MPs say

Harmful body expectations mean ads should carry warnings if model photos are digitally altered, MPs say.

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Guatemalan authorities raid newspaper offices and detain journalist José Rubén Zamora

Police in Guatemala City arrested prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín on Friday, drawing criticism by human rights and press freedom advocacy groups.

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Iraq's worst crisis in years is escalating

Iraq is in the midst of its worst and longest political crisis in years. At the center of this overheating conflict stands Iraqi political kingmaker Moqtada al-Sadr and a rival bloc of parties with strong ties to neighboring Iran.

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Grain ship departs key Ukrainian port for first time since early days of war

The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday, raising hopes that a global food supply crisis caused by Russia's invasion can be eased.

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Caernarfon family's despair over care for son with rare condition

Hari's mother can go 36 hours without proper sleep - as his family wait for a full care package.

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China's gambling hub Macao to ease Covid-19 restrictions

The gambling hub of Macao will allow bars, restaurants, salons, gyms and entertainment venues to reopen on Tuesday, August 2, lifting a citywide Covid-19 lockdown that lasted more than a month.

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Flesh-eating bug: Swansea DJ tells how graze almost killed him

Scott Neil couldn't believe how he got potentially fatal disease after a trip while walking home.

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Cancer survivor objects to Spanish beach ad image

The 60-year-old tells the BBC she suspects the government poster used a doctored picture of her.

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