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Trump nominee for Homeland Security chief grilled at fiery Senate hearing
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First international aid convoy arrives in crisis-hit Cuba
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Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin
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Iran suffers new blow as Israel kills intel chief
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Slovakia curbs diesel sales, ups prices for foreigners
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Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine
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Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest
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WNBA, players union agree 'transformative' labor deal: official
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US Fed holds rates unchanged over 'uncertain' Iran war implications
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Senegal govt calls for investigation into Cup of Nations decision
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From Faraja to Sepah: Iran's multiple security forces
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Billionaire Dyson buys 50 percent stake in Bath rugby
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Senegal demands 'corruption' probe over AFCON decision as Morocco defend appeal
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The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover
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PSG's Barcola ruled out for several weeks with ankle injury
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Colombia detains suspect in 2023 killing of Ecuador politician
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Iran condemned as UN maritime body holds emergency talks on Mideast shipping
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Iraqi Kurdish shepherds stoic in face of yet another war
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Iran women's football team return after asylum tussle
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US launches new era of drug war with Latin American allies
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How many cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?
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'Free France': Macron reveals name of Europe's largest warship
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Oil surges as Iran gas facilities hit, stocks slide
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Foreign press group slams Israeli police for breaking journalist's wrist
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Aston Villa want to be more than 'maybe team' in Europa League quest
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McIlroy happy with back injury recovery as Masters looms
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Vinicius 'should be loved by everyone' says Donnarumma after celebration row
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Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment, US intelligence finds
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Carrick urges England boss Tuchel to call up United trio
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Three sporting champions to be stripped of titles for non-doping reasons
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Chilean GDP beats 2025 forecast despite mining dip
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Storms, warm seas drove sudden drop in Antarctic ice: study
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Aston Villa want to be more than a 'maybe team' in quest for Europa League
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Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes
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Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts
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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
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WNBA, players union agree 'transformative' labor deal: reports
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Global music market grows, calls for AI compensation: industry body
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Maiduguri bombings follow surge of jihadist violence in Nigeria
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Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial
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Troubled waters: Thai fishermen marooned by rising fuel costs
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Doku adamant Man City still have plenty to play for after Champions League exit
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Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks
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Stocks fall, oil surges as US inflation jumps and Israel strikes gas facilities
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Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit
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South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction
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Buttler ready to continue England career despite 'poor' T20 World Cup
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Why convoys cannot fully protect oil tankers from Iran attacks
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UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread
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EU lawmakers back ban on sexualised AI deepfakes
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Hackers have stolen the personal data of potentially millions of people from the Philippines's national health insurer, which has urged members to change their passwords after the "staggering" cyberattack.
Rapper Drake says taking break from music over health issue
Canadian Rapper Drake said Friday he is taking a break from music, just hours after dropping his latest album, in order to focus on recurring stomach issues.
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More than 75,000 US health care workers begin 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of healthcare workers in the United States walked off the job Wednesday, beginning one of the sector's largest strikes in recent history over what they say is a staffing shortage, as America's year of labor discontent rolled on.
Corporate manslaughter probe into UK child killer hospital
UK police on Wednesday said they were carrying out a corporate manslaughter investigation at the hospital where a neo-natal nurse killed seven new-born babies in her care and tried to murder six others.
Carla Bruni reveals breast cancer battle
French singer and model Carla Bruni revealed Wednesday that she had fought off breast cancer as she called on women to get regular screenings in an Instagram post.
Drugmakers agree to US govt price talks amid pushback
Major drugmakers have grudgingly agreed to negotiate on reducing prices for 10 medicines, the White House said Tuesday, a key element in President Joe Biden's push to lower healthcare costs ahead of the 2024 election.
'Organs failing': Russian activist's poisoning ordeal
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Nobel-winning mRNA pioneer Weissman now wants to defeat Covid forever
From developing a one-and-done coronavirus shot to overcoming misinformation and global vaccine inequity, Nobel prize winner Drew Weissman says that at 64, he's only "speeding up."
Drew Weissman, Nobel-winning mRNA pioneer
Drew Weissman's decades of research into mRNA technology paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines, finally earning a Nobel prize for the physician-scientist.
Dr Mukwege: from Congo's Nobel winner to presidential hopeful
Congolese surgical gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, who won the Nobel prize for his work with rape victims, is renowned at home for his boundless energy and biting criticism of the central African country's government.
US to recommend antibiotic pill after sex to prevent STIs
Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains.
From Covid to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development.
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record
More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever since the start of the year, official figures showed, in the country's worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
Narcolepsy, cancer tipped as Medicine Prize opens Nobel week
Narcolepsy, cancer or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday when a week of announcements kick off, but experts see no clear frontrunner for the Peace Prize.
Brazil's Lula undergoes hip surgery 'without complications': doctor
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was awake and recovering from hip surgery on Friday, which his doctor said went off without a hitch.
Brazil's Lula goes in for hip surgery -- and hopes for mood boost
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery Friday, saying he'd been reluctant to interrupt his global diplomatic travels but hopes the operation will put a spring in his step -- and boost his mood.
Brazil's banana spider aids erectile dysfunction treatment
Three decades ago, Brazilian researchers began studying a curious side effect from banana spider bites: the toxin left victims with priapism, a painful and persistent erection.
Bruce Springsteen 'on the mend' but won't return to tour until 2024
American rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he will postpone the remainder of his 2023 tour dates until next year, as he recovers from treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
Bruce Springsteen postpones 2023 tour dates due to illness
American rock legend Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he will postpone the remainder of his 2023 tour dates until next year, as he recovers from treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
UK's first drug consumption room approved
The UK's first official drug consumption room for illegal drugs will open in Scotland after receiving approval Wednesday, after years of arguments over the controversial harm-reduction policy for addicts.
56,000 Pakistan schools shut over eye virus outbreak
More than 56,000 Pakistan schools will shut for the rest of the week in a bid to curb a mass outbreak of a contagious eye virus, officials said Wednesday.
Anti-Covid drug may have led to virus mutations: study
An anti-Covid drug widely used across the world may have caused mutations in the virus, researchers said on Monday, but there was no evidence that the changes had led to more dangerous variants.
UK child-killer nurse to face retrial over attempted murder charge
A British nurse jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others will face a retrial on an outstanding charge of attempted murder, prosecutors said on Monday.
The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion
Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it could be guilty of what one expert calls "fat-washing".
Eastern authorities want Libya aid conference in flood-hit Derna
Libya's flood-devastated port city of Derna will host an international conference next month to aid reconstruction efforts, authorities in the east of the divided country said Friday.