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Wave of Israeli airstrikes kills at least 50 people in Gaza
Read More Palestinian officials say at least 30 killed in strike on school in Deir al-Balah where thousands were seeking shelter Middle East crisis live – latest updates A wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting central and southern Gaza have killed at least 50 and injured an estimated 200 people, with one strike hitting a school…
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What to know about breaking, the newest Olympic sport
Read MoreA new sport will take center stage at the Paris Olympics. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, will be included as an event for the first time. Dana Jacobson has more.A new sport will take center stage at the Paris Olympics. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, will be included as an event for the first…
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About 50 people brought to Dover as small boat crossings continue
Read More Children among group led ashore by UK Border Force as number crossing Channel since last Saturday nears 400 Small boat crossings continued on Saturday as the UK Border Force brought a group of people from the Channel into Dover. Children were among the group of about 50 people who were led ashore from…
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How one artist is helping Paris welcome spectators and athletes
Read MoreLike every host city of the Olympics, Paris is opening its doors to thousands of athletes and millions of spectators. Dana Jacobson sits down with an American artist who’s helping Paris welcome the crowds in a perhaps unexpected way.Like every host city of the Olympics, Paris is opening its doors to thousands of athletes…
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Israeli airstrike hits girls’ school in central Gaza, killing at least 30
Read MoreIsrael’s military deployed multiple airstrikes in Deir Al-Balah, one of the areas most populated with displaced families in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people at a girls’ school.Israel’s military deployed multiple airstrikes in Deir Al-Balah, one of the areas most populated with displaced families in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people at…
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What fuels an Olympian? 3 athletes share what they eat in typical day.
Read MoreWe asked three Olympic athletes — gymnast Suni Lee, rugby player Steph Rovetti and swimmer Cullen Jones — what they eat in a day. Here’s what they said.We asked three Olympic athletes — gymnast Suni Lee, rugby player Steph Rovetti and swimmer Cullen Jones — what they eat in a day. Here’s what they…
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Israeli strike on Gaza school ‘kills 30’
Read MoreMore than 100 were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said, adding that most victims were children.More than 100 were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said, adding that most victims were children.
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Martyr Biden, Saviour Kamala
Read MoreWith Kamala Harris in the fray, the US political spin machine is in overdrive.With Kamala Harris in the fray, the US political spin machine is in overdrive.
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Pentagon invests in Asian partners as China flexes with Russia
Read MoreDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary just days after Chinese and Russian bombers were intercepted for the first time ever off the coast of Alaska.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary just days after Chinese and Russian bombers were…
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Israel orders new evacuations in Khan Younis
Read MoreOvernight, Israel ordered a new wave of evacuations in Gaza. The military said it will “forcefully operate” against Hamas militants it says are hiding in designated humanitarian zones in the southern neighborhood of Khan Younis. The U.N. says the orders will “significantly destabilize aid operations” in the desperate region.Overnight, Israel ordered a new wave…
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Israeli airstrike kills ‘at least 30 people’ after hitting girls’ school being used as shelter
Read More The Israeli military said that they had targeted a Hamas command centre The Israeli military said that they had targeted a Hamas command centre
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French rail network partially restored after Olympic-day ‘sabotage’
Read MoreProbe ongoing into attack on high-speed train network which disrupted busiest lines on Paris Olympics opening day.Probe ongoing into attack on high-speed train network which disrupted busiest lines on Paris Olympics opening day.
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Freud was ‘misunderstood’ and wasn’t so obsessed with sex, new analysis of work suggests
Read More A new edition of his theories on dreams argues that he used ‘sexuality’ to described any purely pleasureable activity For a psychiatrist, so the joke goes, any object that crops up within a dream must represent a phallus. But it seems even Sigmund Freud did not really think all our sleeping fantasies are…
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Covid surges in US as unequal access plagues vaccination and treatment rates
Read More Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track to exceed last summer’s wave nationally and approaching the peak of last winter’s wave in the west, according to wastewater data from the…
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The full list of Summer Olympic sports for the 2024 Paris Games
Read MoreOver the 16 days of the Olympics, athletes will compete in 32 different categories of sports ranging from archery to table tennis.Over the 16 days of the Olympics, athletes will compete in 32 different categories of sports ranging from archery to table tennis.
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Hamas authority says dozens killed in airstrike on school building
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Team USA’s first medal at the Paris Olympics came in synchronized diving
Read MoreSarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in Saturday’s 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Aquatics Centre.Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in Saturday’s 3-meter synchronized springboard competition at the Aquatics Centre.
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‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights
Read More Home Office urged to extend year-end date for expiry of biometric residence permits after postponing eVisas rollout The controversial rollout of digital visas for non-EU migrants has been delayed, but without any change to the “cliff edge” year-end deadline. This leaves more than 4 million UK residents facing a race against time to…
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‘It’s Good Fun.’ The Team USA-Australia Swimming Rivalry Is Alive and Well at the Paris Olympics
Read More “Stop being sore losers.” “The U.S. have this infernal cow bell they ring. As someone leaves to go to the competition pool, they ring out, ‘USA, USA.’ I have never wanted to punch someone more and steal the cowbell. I really hope someone did.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Those are the fighting words that reignited…
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A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season in Oregon sparks alarm
Read More The state’s wildfires have already torched more than 1m acres. Experts say heat, dry conditions and lightning are to blame Oregon’s wildfire season is off to an explosive start with more than 1m acres charred in less than a month, as experts warn that extreme heat and unusual lightning strikes are creating “catastrophic…
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GOP wants to hold Harris’s immigration record against her – what did she do?
Read More US vice-president has been called a ‘border czar’ by Trump and a ‘champion for Dreamers’ by immigration advocates This week the House passed a Republican-led resolution condemning Kamala Harris for her role in the Biden administration’s handling of migration, part of a ramped up effort to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as dangerously…
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Prince William could overturn king’s windfarm ban as he orders renewable energy review for estate
Read More Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis His father thinks windfarms are a blot on the landscape, once saying he feared Britain would end up like Denmark “knee deep in these damn things”. But now Prince William is considering overturning…
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Why Trump and Vance Aren’t Really Isolationists
Read More With the Republican presidential ticket now set, foreign policy commentators and editorial pages have come to characterize Donald Trump and J.D. Vance as staunch isolationists who would pull up America’s drawbridge, shatter Washington’s traditional alliances, and give the world’s autocrats more license to run roughshod over the so-called rules-based international order. This is…
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Ukraine’s IT army is a ‘world first’ in cyberwarfare — but it’s a major gamble for the government, experts say
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IOC ‘deeply apologises’ after South Korean athletes introduced as North Korean
Read MoreThomas Bach to meet South Korea’s presidentSimilar incident occurred at London 2012 Olympic Games organisers said they “deeply apologise” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony in Paris. As the South Korean athletes waved their nation’s flag on a boat floating down the Seine on Friday evening, they were…
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Philippines coastguard says oil leaking from capsized tanker
Read MoreOperation to siphon some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from MT Terra Nova due to start on Sunday.Operation to siphon some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from MT Terra Nova due to start on Sunday.
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Deep-sea metals may be source of oxygen for life on ocean floor
Read More New research shows that potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules may be creating the “dark oxygen” of the deep sea. How will this affect current negotiations on the future of the mining industry? New research shows that potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules may be creating the “dark oxygen” of the deep sea. How will…
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Beyoncé vs. Kid Rock: Gender roles are back on the ballot as Trump-Harris race takes shape
Read More Less than a week into a reframed general election, it is clear that the race between Harris and Trump is not just between a man and a woman, but about competing notions of gender roles. Less than a week into a reframed general election, it is clear that the race between Harris and…
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At least 14 killed and 180,000 displaced as Israel intensifies offensive in Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’
Read More At least 12 Palestinians also killed in Israeli strike on central Gaza school At least 12 Palestinians also killed in Israeli strike on central Gaza school
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Israeli military expands evacuation order for Gaza’s battered Khan Younis
Read MoreIsrael issues new orders as it widens ground invasion in southern Gaza that has displaced thousands of Palestinians.Israel issues new orders as it widens ground invasion in southern Gaza that has displaced thousands of Palestinians.
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Xi wants the world to know China’s military is totally loyal despite the purges
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Watch: Astronauts enjoy zero-gravity Olympics
Read MoreAs the Olympics kicks off on earth, astronauts working on the International Space Station wish athletes well.As the Olympics kicks off on earth, astronauts working on the International Space Station wish athletes well.
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Under Israeli law, UNRWA is about to become a terrorist organisation
Read MoreThe UN must urgently take decisive action against the latest Israeli affront on the entire international community. The UN must urgently take decisive action against the latest Israeli affront on the entire international community.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: EU says conflict an existential threat to the bloc
Read More The EU’s Josep Borrell made the remark in a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said the Russian army attacked the Nikopol district at night with a kamikaze drone and then with artillery. No casualties have so far been reported. The air force of the…
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Bangladesh authorities detain student protest leaders in hospital
Read MoreHome minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned.Home minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned.