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Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar
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Australian mushroom murder suspect not on trial for lying: defence
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New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'
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Suspects in Bali murder all Australian, face death penalty: police
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Taiwan's entrepreneurs in China feel heat from cross-Strait tensions
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N. Korea to send army builders, deminers to Russia's Kursk
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Sergio Ramos gives Inter a scare in Club World Cup stalemate
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Kneecap rapper in court on terror charge over Hezbollah flag
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Panthers rout Oilers to capture second NHL Stanley Cup in a row
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Nearly two centuries on, quiet settles on Afghanistan's British Cemetery
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Iran says hypersonic missiles fired at Israel as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
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Oil stabilises after surge, stocks drop as Mideast crisis fuels jitters
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Paul Marshall: Britain's anti-woke media baron
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Inzaghi defends manner of exit from Inter to Saudi club
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Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
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Longer exposure, more pollen: climate change worsens allergies
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Sundowns edge Ulsan in front of empty stands at Club World Cup
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China downplayed nuclear-capable missile test: classified NZ govt papers
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Canada needs 'bold ambition' to poach top US researchers
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US Fed set to hold rates steady as it guards against inflation
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial offers fodder for influencers and YouTubers
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New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
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US judge orders Trump admin to resume issuing passports for trans Americans
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Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruption
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India, Canada return ambassadors as Carney, Modi look past spat
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'What are these wars for?': Arab town in Israel shattered by Iran strike
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Curfew lifted in LA as Trump battles for control of California troops
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Chapo's ex-lawyer elected Mexican judge
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Guardiola says axed Grealish needs to get 'butterflies back in his stomach'
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Mbappe a doubt for Real's Club World Cup opener
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Argentine ex-president Kirchner begins six-year term under house arrest
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G7 minus Trump rallies behind Ukraine as US blocks statement
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River Plate ease past Urawa to start Club World Cup tilt
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Levy wants Spurs to be Premier League winners
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Monahan to step down as PGA Tour commissioner
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EU chief says pressure off for lower Russia oil price cap
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France to hold next G7 summit in Evian spa town
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Alcaraz wins testing Queen's opener, Fritz, Shelton out
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Argentine ex-president Kirchner to serve prison term at home
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Iran confronts Trump with toughest choice yet
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UK MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in all cases
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R. Kelly lawyers allege he was target of 'overdose' plot by prison guards
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Tom Cruise to receive honorary Oscar in career first
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Organised crime and murder: top Inter and AC Milan ultras imprisoned
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Dortmund held by Fluminense at Club World Cup
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Samsonova downs Osaka as Keys crashes out in Berlin
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Trump says won't kill Iran's Khamenei 'for now' as Israel presses campaign
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Tanaka and Murao strike more gold for Japan at judo worlds
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Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon Men's final: Palace
Catherine, Princess of Wales, will attend the Wimbledon Men's final in London on Sunday as she recovers after being diagnosed with cancer, her Kensington Palace office said.

MSF says facing 'critical' medical supply shortage in Gaza
Aid group Doctors Without Borders has warned of "critical" shortages of medical supplies in Gaza, with no resupply for more than two months as fighting between Israel and Hamas wears on.

Turkish volunteer fights to save fire-scarred sheep
Lying on her back, the sheep struggled as the man approached to bandage her udders, which had been burned in a fire last month that killed hundreds of sheep in southeast Turkey.

Colombian mosquito factory fights dengue and disinformation
The jars of larvae in stagnant water and thick clouds of mosquitoes at a Colombian lab may seem like the stuff of nightmares. They are in fact crucial to a project to fight the spread of dengue fever.

'Extremely dangerous': Health experts slam doping-friendly Enhanced Games
Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs, but at a competition plotting to rival the Games, doping will be the point.
Russian missiles kill 37 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hospital
Russia attacked cities across Ukraine on Monday with a missile barrage that killed more than three dozen people and ripped open a children's hospital in Kyiv, an assault condemned as a ruthless attack on civilians.

Eli Lilly weight loss drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study
Patients taking Eli Lilly's new drug Mounjaro achieved significantly greater weight loss than those on Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, a head-to-head study published Monday showed.

Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM
Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage -- a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some activists demanding more action to end pervasive female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country.

WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing
The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun".

Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study
More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.

Biden calls for lower prices of Ozempic, similar drugs
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on pharmaceutical giants Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to lower prices for diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, saying firms must stop "ripping off the American people."

Midwife on the frontline of climate change on Pakistan's islands
On a densely populated island off Pakistan's megacity of Karachi, a group of pregnant women wait in a punishing heatwave for the only midwife to arrive from the mainland.

Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer
At least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and fridge across Egypt goes quiet. The lights go out and an expletive is muttered or hurled into the quickly-heating air.

Legal weed limps into next phase in Germany
So-called cannabis clubs will be allowed to sell the drug legally in Germany starting Monday, but in practice it will be some time before the associations get up and running.

Israeli troops, warplanes strike north Gaza
Israel's military on Friday said it was conducting raids backed by air strikes in northern Gaza, killing "dozens" of militants in an area where it had declared the command structure of Hamas dismantled months ago.

Japan firm probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare
Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Friday it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, meant to lower cholesterol.

Tour de France favourite Pogacar 'fully recovered' from Covid
Tadej Pogacar said Thursday there had been "a little question mark" but he has now "fully recovered" after suffering from Covid 10 days ago as he bids for a third Tour de France triumph.

In narrow ruling, US Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho
The US Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for women experiencing medical emergencies to obtain abortions in Idaho, but the ruling's narrow scope meant it was a muted victory for reproductive rights activists.

Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election
Junior hospital doctors in England on Thursday began a five-day strike, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.

'Broken' healthcare a key issue for UK voters
Fatme Ibryanova, 36, will travel from Britain to Turkey next month, not to holiday but for a medical appointment about surgery she is struggling to get on the UK's "broken" state-run health service.

US health workers sound alarm on Gaza medical crisis
Patients in Gaza's few standing hospitals are dying in droves from infections resulting from a lack of protective gear and soap, even when they survive their horrific blast injuries.

Fears new 'most dangerous' mpox strain could cross borders
A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo and may have already spread to neighbouring countries, researchers have warned.

Peru abandons 'mental disorder' label for trans people
Peru announced Tuesday that it will stop classifying transgender identities as a "mental disorder," an obsolete term long abandoned by the World Health Organization and which had sparked angry protests.

US surgeon general declares gun violence a 'public health crisis'
The US surgeon general on Tuesday issued a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a "public health crisis" and calling for wide-ranging firearm controls that have historically met stiff political opposition.

Victims of Haiti's gangs face health system in crisis
Suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg and buttocks, 31-year-old Olivier Vilminio sought treatment in a hospital in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Ketamine pill treats depression without psychedelic effects: study
A new pill that slowly releases ketamine could treat people with severe depression without giving them the psychedelic side effects of the often-misused drug, early trial results suggested on Monday.

Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 56: police
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India had risen to 56, police said Monday, with 117 people in hospital recovering from the deadly drink.

Dalai Lama arrives in US for knee treatment
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived Sunday in New York to undergo knee treatment, drawing a warm and festive welcome from thousands of followers.

Dalai Lama arrives in US for knee surgery
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived Sunday in New York to undergo knee surgery, drawing a warm and festive welcome from thousands of followers.

French star Varane's intervention a game changer for concussion crusader
Michael Monsour, owner of Gibraltar football club Manchester 62 was in his "darkest hour" until ground-breaking comments by former France defender Raphael Varane reignited his goal to "save millions of future players' lives", he told AFP.

New $1.2 bn plan to boost African vaccine production launched
A new $1.2 billion programme to massively boost vaccine production in Africa was launched on Thursday, aiming to give the continent more sovereignty to fight numerous diseases including a cholera resurgence.

Over $1 billion pledged to create 'African vaccine market'
World leaders, health groups and pharmaceutical firms announced $1.2 billion in funding at a summit Thursday to produce vaccines in Africa, which is facing numerous health crises including rising cholera outbreaks.