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Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukrainian power grid
Read MoreSeveral people are wounded after Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy network for a second time this week.Several people are wounded after Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy network for a second time this week.
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No props, no notes, no audience – but Trump-Biden debate will have ad breaks
Read More After chaos in 2020, the switch from non-partisan overseer to commercial TV has some critics fearing a slippery slope “Will you shut up, man?” It was hardly oratory worthy of Abraham Lincoln, but Joe Biden’s primal plea in the face of relentless interruptions and heckling from Donald Trump provided a defining soundbite of…
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Election loss, rout, or wipeout? Three Tory outcomes predicted by the polls
Read More Scenarios using a large-scale data model that predicts individual seat tallies indicate anything from 53-155 Tory MPs So-called MRP polls, which use large-scale polling data to extrapolate individual seat tallies, have become something of an obsession in UK politics since an early version by YouGov predicted 2017’s hung parliament, while other surveys were…
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Peter Dutton vows to override state nuclear bans as he steps up attack on PM
Read More Opposition leader tells Liberal party officials that state premiers ‘won’t stop us’ and labels Anthony Albanese a ‘child in a man’s body’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton has vowed a Coalition government would override the states’ legislated ban on nuclear power, telling party…
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‘Happening again’: Guantanamo victims say Israel using ‘US-style’ torture
Read MoreFormer prisoners who suffered in US detention facilities say Israeli abuse of Palestinians follows the same patterns.Former prisoners who suffered in US detention facilities say Israeli abuse of Palestinians follows the same patterns.
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Argentina’s President Milei to receive award in Germany amid protests
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‘At breaking point’: anger brewing in Lancashire village over booze tourism
Read More Whalley residents say drunken crowds and antisocial behaviour at weekends is making life unbearable Whalley, in Lancashire’s verdant Ribble Valley, is famed for its 14th-century Cistercian abbey and historic churches, as well as the spectacular views from Whalley Nab, the wooded hill that overlooks this seeming picture-postcard idyll. But while the village still…
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Women urged to accept NHS cervical screening invitations
Read More NHS England says its ambition to wipe disease out by 2040 relies on more under-50s coming forward Women have been urged by NHS officials to attend cervical screenings after figures showed a third of those under 50 do not take up their invitation. Each year, about 3,200 women in the UK are diagnosed…
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U.S. says avocado inspections may resume in troubled Mexican state, opening way for imports
Read More The avocado slowdown in Mexico may be ending, as U.S. inspections may ‘gradually’ resume in Michoacán state. They’d been halted after inspectors were ‘attacked,’ U.S. officials said. The avocado slowdown in Mexico may be ending, as U.S. inspections may ‘gradually’ resume in Michoacán state. They’d been halted after inspectors were ‘attacked,’ U.S. officials…
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Some takeaway meals contain more calories than daily limit, UK study finds
Read More Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets accused of fuelling the obesity crisis Some takeaway meals contain more calories in one sitting than someone is advised to consume in an entire day, a study of British eating habits has revealed. Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets are fuelling the UK’s…
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Next government faces hard choices on English universities, say experts
Read More Ministers left with unpalatable options of raising tuition fees, making grants or capping student numbers, says IFS The next government faces “unpalatable” choices between raising tuition fees, making direct grants or capping student numbers to rescue universities in England from their financial black hole, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. The thinktank…
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‘Get real, wakey wakey, red pill time’: Reform candidates in their own words
Read More We’re all entitled to our opinions, says one party candidate. His aren’t the only ones to have attracted controversy While opinion polls have shown rising support for Reform UK during the general election campaign, the party has been dogged by revelations about some of its candidates. These have ranged from comments that the…
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US states want to ban phones in schools. How would that work?
Read MoreMore schools are weighing smartphone bans as students struggle to socialise and face mental-health issues.More schools are weighing smartphone bans as students struggle to socialise and face mental-health issues.
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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions
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‘War how it truly is’: Ukrainian director turns accidental footage into a film
Read More Oleh Sentsov’s film Real is 90 minutes of frontline action captured when he didn’t realise his camera was on In the new film by the Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov, soldiers pinned down in a trench try to organise the evacuation of a group of fellow fighters who are stuck and wounded in a…
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U.S. to resume avocado inspections in Mexican state that were halted by violence
Read MoreLast weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan.Last weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
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At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of Red Cross, agency says
Read More Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’ See all our Gaza war coverage The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 22 people have been killed in a shelling attack that damaged its Gaza office, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced…
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A vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a math contest
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China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’
Read More Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated China has threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction…
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Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
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Penis cancer on the rise: Brazil sees 6,500 amputations in a decade
Read More“It’s something you never imagine will happen to you,” says João, 63, who under went a partial amputation.”It’s something you never imagine will happen to you,” says João, 63, who under went a partial amputation.
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Coldest start to winter in decades in some areas with polar air mass predicted across Australia next week
Read More Many parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland have shivered through temperatures between 2C and 5C below average, the BoM says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast It has been the coldest start to winter in decades for parts…
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Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger targeted one of his victims, explosive new theory claims
Read More The 29-year-old criminology PhD student was fixated on college student Madison Mogen when he entered the off-campus house, according to a new book. The 29-year-old criminology PhD student was fixated on college student Madison Mogen when he entered the off-campus house, according to a new book.
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Red Cross says 22 killed in strike near its Gaza office
Read MoreThe International Committee of the Red Cross said the “grave security incident” was the latest of several.The International Committee of the Red Cross said the “grave security incident” was the latest of several.
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Judge fret ‘losing entire career’ after cops stopped her on drunk-driving suspicion amid high-profile murder case
Read More Judge Kelli Johnson took multi-week absence from bench in May for ‘personal matters’ after high-profile murder trial of Brian Coulter Judge Kelli Johnson took multi-week absence from bench in May for ‘personal matters’ after high-profile murder trial of Brian Coulter
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Sheryl Crow: ‘Resurrecting Tupac with AI is hateful’
Read MoreThe singer on the threat of AI-generated music, and why she missed her chance to join Fleetwood Mac.The singer on the threat of AI-generated music, and why she missed her chance to join Fleetwood Mac.
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Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs
Read More Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, has announced it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city livable…
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West provoked Ukraine war, Nigel Farage says
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Mom recalls ‘feeling the bone’ as she helped a homeless man whose arm was ripped off by a gator
Read More The homeless man is expected to survive despite the gruesome alligator attack. The homeless man is expected to survive despite the gruesome alligator attack.
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Mom and teen she claimed was her ‘boyfriend’ are charged after her 4-year-old daughter is found dead
Read More Destiny Rhoades and 16-year-old Christian Gonzalez both face felony counts over the death of Octavia Aquino Destiny Rhoades and 16-year-old Christian Gonzalez both face felony counts over the death of Octavia Aquino
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Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Could Face More Prison Time
Read More San Francisco — A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court was also convicted Friday of aggravated kidnapping by a state court which could put him behind bars for life. A federal judge last month sentenced David DePape to 30 years in…
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Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived?
Read More Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last The US supreme court decided to uphold a 30-year-old federal law prohibiting subjects of domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) from possessing guns. In Friday’s 8-1 decision, justices – except Clarence Thomas – agreed…
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Escaped pet donkey found ‘living best life’ with elk
Read MoreA man hiking in the California wilderness has stumbled upon a pet donkey that has been missing for five years.A man hiking in the California wilderness has stumbled upon a pet donkey that has been missing for five years.
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An 8-year-old girl was sucked into a swimming pool pipe at a Hilton hotel. The management company blamed her parents
Read More On March 23, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, and her family were enjoying an afternoon of swimming at a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel when she disappeared. On March 23, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, and her family were enjoying an afternoon of swimming at a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel when she disappeared.
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Guerrilla fighters luring Colombian schoolchildren on TikTok
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