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Verstappen storms to US GP pole despite late mishap
Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for the United States Grand Prix from Lando Norris despite missing out on a final run in Qualifying.
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Bate signs off with world gold amid GB success
Stephen Bate secures a golden finish to his 12-year career by winning the men's tandem individual pursuit title at the Para-cycling Track World Championships.
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Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan
Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognitionPlumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to t...
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The amazing world of fungi – in pictures
Dr Tom May, a mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens and an expert witness at the Erin Patterson trial, has collaborated with renowned fungi photographer Stephen Axford for Planet Fungi, a new boo...
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Bosnia’s Republika Srpska installs temporary president as Dodik steps aside
Bosnia’s Serb entity names an interim president after separatist Milorad Dodik is barred from politics by a state court.
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Price, Aspinall through at German Darts Championship but Bunting, Wade out
Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall were among those to book their places in round three of the German Darts Championship, but Stephen Bunting, James Wade and Josh Rock were all knocked out.
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Thousands protest at ‘No Kings’ rally near White House
Crowds packed the US capital on Saturday, part of nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests against President Donald Trump.
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Watch: Aerials show thousands attending No Kings protests across the US
Protesters took to the streets of American cities to demonstrate against President Trump's policies.
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‘No Kings’ protesters flood NYC on day of anti-Trump rallies across US
Thousands converged on New York’s Times Square Saturday for a ‘No Kings’ protest against President Donald Trump.
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Manuel Trujillo, Who Helped New Yorkers Heal After 9/11, Dies at 80
Dr. Manuel Trujillo in an undated photo. He was a key figure in shaping Bellevue Hospital’s mental health response after the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
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US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says
The latest attack is at least the sixth US strike on Venezuelan ships in recent weeks.
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'Bad judgement call' - How will McLaren handle latest Norris-Piastri collision?
With McLaren's handling of the Drivers' Championship battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris already in the spotlight, disaster struck as the pair both retired from Saturday's United States G...
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Zimbabwe’s governing party moves to extend Mnangagwa presidency to 2030
Mnangagwa allies push for a term extension to 2030 as ZANU-PF factions split and opposition promises a legal fight.
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Greaves' winning streak reaches 72 after beating Sherrock twice to claim two titles
Beau Greaves took her remarkable Women's Series winning streak to 72 matches on Saturday, claiming the Event 21 and 22 titles by defeating Fallon Sherrock in both finals.
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Tory MP reports ‘AI-generated deepfake’ video of him announcing defection to Reform UK
George Freeman, the MP for Mid Norfolk, called the spread of misinformation through AI content a ‘dangerous development’A Conservative MP has reported an “AI-generated deepfake” video of him announ...
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Deep in the reeds: Australian scientists to put dollar figure on floating wetlands’ global water quality savings
‘We’ve worked out that no matter how hard you engineer something, nature filters everything much better than anything else’, says academicGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast...
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Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that’s caused it harmGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...
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Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video
Looks like Wikipedia isn't immune to broader online trends.
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Norris, Piastri collide in McLaren disaster as Verstappen wins Sprint in big title boost
Max Verstappen's late-season title charge has gathered further pace after he won the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix after McLaren team-mates Oscar...
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Klidje impresses as Hibernian thrash Livingston
Record signing Thibault Klidje shone as Hibernian climbed up to third in the Premiership following an emphatic 4-0 win over Livingston at Easter Road.
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'Looks superhuman' - but Man City can't just rely on Haaland
Erling Haaland is getting so good he is starting to break his own records, following a double for Manchester City against Everton on Saturday.
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Israel, Hamas exchange remains of the deceased under new ceasefire
Hamas handed over the remains of a tenth deceased Israeli captive, while Palestinians are struggling to identify bodies.
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Dyche frontrunner for Forest job but Mancini also in frame
Sean Dyche is in advanced talks with Nottingham Forest about the prospect of becoming their new head coach - but other candidates have not yet been ruled out.
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Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81
Alison Rose in 2004. Her memoir, “Better Than Sane: Tales From a Dangling Girl,” grew out of a bombshell article about her time at The New Yorker.
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Rain washes out New Zealand vs Pakistan Women's Cricket World Cup clash
New Zealand's Women's Cricket World Cup clash against Pakistan was abandoned due to rain at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.
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Managers involved in angry war of words as fracas mars Hull win at Birmingham
Birmingham manager Chris Davies and Hull counterpart Sergej Jakirovic were involved in a war of words during a fracas that overshadowed the Tigers' 3-2 victory at St Andrew's.
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Thousands gather for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests across US
More than 2,600 rallies are planned in cities large and small, organised by hundreds of coalition partners.
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NZ abandonment puts Pakistan on brink of elimination
Pakistan are on the brink of elimination from the World Cup after their match against New Zealand was abandoned because of rain.
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Sinner beats Alcaraz to Six Kings Slam title in Riyadh
Jannik Sinner blasted his way past world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz to claim victory in the final of the lucrative Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia.
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Leicester pip Prem champions Bath in final play, Saracens thrash Sale
Billy Searle's penalty with the final kick of the game secured Leicester a dramatic 22-20 victory over Gallagher Prem champions Bath.
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Ulster beat Sharks to continue winning URC start
Ulster maintain their 100% record in the United Rugby Championship with an impressive bonus-point win over the Sharks in an incident-packed game in Durban.
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Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you
A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required
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Former Llanelli hooker Thomas dies aged 82
Roy 'Shunto' Thomas sat on the Wales bench 25 times during the 1970s without winning a cap but beat New Zealand with Llanelli.
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The New Power of Far-Right Influencers
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the impacts of antifa’s designation as a domestic terrorist group as author Mark Bray faces new harassment from the far-right.
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Littler-conqueror Greaves takes unbeaten Women's Series run to 65 matches
Beau Greaves, who beat Luke Littler in the World Youth Championships, extends her winning run in the PDC Women's Series to 65 matches with latest title.
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‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council
Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claimsBitter divisions in Reform UK’s flagship county council have been laid bare in a leaked video o...
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Edwards: England's best cricket ahead of them at World Cup
Charlotte Edwards has vowed England's "best cricket" is yet to come ahead of their World Cup showdown with co-hosts India on Sunday.
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Inside Postecoglou's 39 days to forget at Forest
Ange Postecoglou had only just moved into his new flat when he was sacked by Nottingham Forest, ending one of the shortest reigns in Premier League history.
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‘Super Dom’ Cummings cunningly waits five years to reveal national security lapses | John Crace
Only a genius like Boris Johnson’s former right-hand man would have had the wisdom to keep stumm until nowAnd … relax. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Dom! At a time of heightened worri...
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WhatssApp changes its terms to bar general purpose chatbots from its platform
WhatsApp is banning general purpose chatbots from using its Business API
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In the occupied West Bank, the war continues
Israeli settlers and soldiers continue to terrorise Palestinian communities in preparation for annexation.
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Texas Tech QB Morton available in emergency only
Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton will only be available in an emergency role for Saturday's game against Arizona State, the school announced.
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Gaza ceasefire: Peace deal or political theatre?
The spectacle of the Gaza deal and double standards in the coverage of the captives' release in Israel and Gaza.
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Afghanistan withdraws from cricket series after it says local players killed in Pakistan air strike
Pakistan said the strike targeted militants and denied attacking civilians.
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GB's Ellis wins eighth world Para-triathlon title
Great Britain's Dave Ellis wins his eighth world Para-triathlon title in Australia as team-mate Henry Urand also takes gold.
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Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
The physicist Chen Ning Yang in 1963. Dr. Yang’s sense of mathematical beauty, his colleague Freeman Dyson said, “turns his least important calculations into miniature works of art.”
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‘No one makes money from them’: with MTV channels switching off, is the music video under threat?
Five MTV channels will close at the end of the year in the UK, leaving just one – which mostly plays reality TV. And with budgets pinched, directors say they are strugglingThe launch of MTV, in 198...
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Fleetwood loses lead to Japan's Nakajima in India
Overnight leader Tommy Fleetwood drops to second, two shots behind Japan's Keita Nakajima, after the third round of the DP World India Championship.
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Fleetwood, Lowry in the mix in India with McIlroy seven back ahead of final round
Ryder Cup stars Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are two and three shots off the lead respectively after the penultimate round of the DP World India Championship.
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‘There were stoats in kitchen cupboards’: AI deployed to help save Orkney’s birds
Stoats have been an existential threat to Orkney’s rare birds but technology is helping to eradicate themAt first, the stoat looks like a faint smudge in the distance. But, as it jumps closer, its...
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World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuildingMargot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for co...
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Barça game delayed by protest of Miami match
Barcelonala players began their home match against Girona on Saturday with a delayed start in protest against their proposed match in Miami.
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Dozens injured, heavy security in Kenya as Odinga mourned before burial
The final public viewing event in the western city of Kisumu has been preceded by deaths and injuries on previous days.
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Afghanistan withdraw from T20 tri-series in Pakistan
Afghanistan have pulled out of a T20 international tri-series in Pakistan next month after the deaths of three local cricketers.
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Audien Hearing Atom X Hearing Aids Review: High-Tech Case
A surprisingly high-tech case makes these low-budget hearing aids almost worth considering.
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Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during his meeting with President Trump on Friday.
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Hackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials
Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more.
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Swedish Death Cleaning, but for Your Digital Life
The art of ordering and culling your possessions before you die should extend to your documents, photos, and digital accounts.
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Oviedo and Espanyol players stand still in protest
Oviedo and Espanyol players refuse to move for the first 15 seconds of their match on Friday as the teams stage a protest at La Liga's decision to host Villarreal against Barcelona in Miami.
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England's first T20 in New Zealand abandoned after Christchurch washout
England's packed winter schedule began in underwhelming fashion as their first T20 international against New Zealand was abandoned due to persistent rain in Christchurch.
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Ontario Psychologists Clash Over How Much Training Is Enough
The Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
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Gear News of the Week: Honor Teases a Bizarre Robot Phone, and Kohler Debuts a Toilet Sensor
Plus: Coros has a new mountain watch, July unveils a trackable suitcase, Fujifilm has a new Instax, GrapheneOS will work on non-Pixel phones soon, and Roku leans into AI.
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Surgery beats Ozempic for long-term health, Cleveland Clinic finds
Weight-loss surgery dramatically outperformed GLP-1 medications in improving longevity and reducing heart, kidney, and eye complications for people with obesity and diabetes. Over 10 years, patient...
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Stanford scientists grow thousands of mini human brains using common food additive
Stanford scientists have solved a long-standing challenge in growing brain organoids by using a simple food additive to keep them from sticking together. The breakthrough enables the production of...
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Curran shines before rain ruins T20 opener
England are thwarted in the first match of their winter travels as rain washes out the opening T20 in New Zealand.
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These voters want to overturn Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map
A Missouri group is working to overturn the map that gives the state one more Republican seat in Congress. If they get enough signatures, the map cannot take effect unless Missourians approve them.
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‘We don’t celebrate Black creativity enough’: why the Black British book festival is bigger than ever
Ahead of the BBBF this weekend, authors who’ll be in attendance explain the crisis in publishing of Black writing, and why coming together is the solutionOn Sunday morning, the Barbican’s vast conc...
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Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds
The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
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‘A world detached from struggles of urban life’: a rare exhibition of Renoir drawings
Morgan Library & Museum, New YorkFamed impressionist painter’s lesser-seen drawings are the focus of a major new exhibition that invites us into the stages of his artistic processHis luminous c...
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
Outside a courthouse in Missoula, Mont., last month, where Our Children’s Trust, a public-interest law firm, was arguing a case.
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A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song
The singer Naghma is loved by generations of Afghans at home and abroad for sharing their pain and longing through more than four decades of war.
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Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices
Exclusive: firms run by five of the party’s councils have used legal loophole to serve section 21 noticesLabour-run councils have used a legal loophole to issue almost 200 families with no-fault ev...
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Happy birthday to the NES, companion to millions of Nintendo childhoods
Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the US – and a generation of kids were sucked into video games for lifeThe Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the...
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Need Something Repaired? Now There’s an App for That
The Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers.
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Alonso: Protests over Miami LaLiga game 'positive'
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso backed player protests over LaLiga playing a regular-season game in Miami on Saturday.
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Revealed: UK Foreign Office staff pushed for Israel trip despite suspension of trade talks
Exclusive: Peer meet Israeli officials and business leaders on visit that had no support from ministersThe Foreign Office recommended that David Lammy endorse a trade mission to Israel, days after...
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‘A glimpse of genius’: what do unpublished stories found in Harper Lee’s apartment tell us about the To Kill a Mockingbird author?
When she died, the writer left behind a cache of notebooks and manuscripts. Her biographer reveals what they tell us about her unlikely rise to literary stardomWhen To Kill a Mockingbird was publis...
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Champagne, celebs and artefacts: British Museum hosts first lavish ‘pink ball’ fundraiser
£2,000-a-ticket event, where 800 guests will hobnob among world’s treasures, could herald new reality in desperate arts funding climateThere will be champagne, of course, and dancing, fine Indian f...
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A policy expert reviews Trump's assertive foreign policy approach in Latin America
The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive approach to foreign policy in Latin America. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ivan Briscoe at the International Crisis Group about the shift.
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Week in Politics: 'No Kings' protests; government shutdown; John Bolton's indictment
The government shutdown goes on and House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democratic representative-elect. President Trump thinks he has momentum to get a Russia-Ukraine peace deal done.
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Trump torpedoes international deal to reduce shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organization delays vote on reducing pollution in shipping after Trump threatens sanctions.
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China Eastern Airlines to resume flights to India after five-year freeze
Commercial flights between the countries to restart as diplomatic thaw eases tensions over border clashes.
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Shows such as Stranger Things and Yellowjackets have become bloated. I’m all for the one-and-done series | Priya Elan
Fans who moan when a show is axed after its first season should be careful what they wish for. If only my TV obsession had ended a long time agoIt’s an all-too-familiar feeling. The second series o...
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National Guard activated ahead of No Kings protests planned across US
Texas and Virginia governors have troops on standby amid nationwide protests against President Donald Trump.
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How to follow Track Cycling World Championships on BBC
The 2025 Track Cycling World Championships are heading to Santiago in Chile from 22-26 October and you can follow the action live on the BBC.
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US court bars Israeli spyware firm from targeting WhatsApp users
Judge rules Israeli firm NSO caused 'irreparable harm', but said an earlier award of $168m in damages was 'excessive'.
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Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103
Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
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England put in to bat by New Zealand in first T20 international LIVE!
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Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series
Shohei Ohtani deliverers one of the greatest performances in baseball history as defending champions the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers to reach the World Series.
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of breaking truce as 10 killed in air attacks
Afghanistan's Cricket Board says three players were among those killed as violence continues despite extended truce.
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‘London could 100% compete with Cannes’: Aids charity UK gala debut to honour Tracey Emin
AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids researchIt’s recognised for its pomp, the celebrity supporters and the fabulously glamo...
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Thousands evacuate Philippine coast as Tropical Storm Fengshen approaches
The country is hit by some 20 storms and typhoons a year, striking disaster-prone areas where millions live in poverty.
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No Kings protests: What to expect at Saturday's marches around the country
This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
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My cultural awakening: ‘The Specials helped me to stop fixating on death’
After several people close to me died I became obsessed with fitness and gripped by panic attacks. But then a ska cover taught me life doesn’t have to be serious all the timeMy anxious disposition...
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Nobody Wants This: we can’t get enough of Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s heartstopping treat of a show
The millennial crowd-pleasers return with a second helping of their sizzling romcom … and it’s just as much of a pleasure. We already know exactly which spin-off we want too!For a while, it seemed...
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LIVE: Israel kills 28 in Gaza since ceasefire, Hamas urges accountability
Israel targets bus in Gaza City's Zeitoun, killing 11 family members, as Palestinians wait for Rafah crossing to open.
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Potter eyes world title after 'toll' of Olympics
Beth Potter says she has felt less pressure this year as she seeks to clinch a second world triathlon title on Sunday.
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TV tonight: great plane crash thriller fun with Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
More murder and suspicion in Anthony Horowitz’s gripping series. Plus: moreish French drama The Intruder concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening9.20pm, BBC One Continue reading...
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Transfer rumors, news: Bayern aim to beat Liverpool to Guéhi
Liverpool face strong competition from Bayern Munich for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.
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A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins
Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross was written and set during the rise of nazism. It shows both how extremism takes hold, and the moral certainty needed to resist itA few days ago I asked an American acq...
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Riot Women to Sunlight: the week in rave reviews
Sally Wainwright brings us a superb drama about women of a certain age forming a punk band, and Nina Conti’s monkey makes for an unlikely movie star. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken fr...
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Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking
Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.
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Does each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela save 25,000 US lives?
Trump administration provides no evidence, making drug-related life-saving claims from boat strikes unverifiable.
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Country diary: Racing peregrines among the rusting mills | Richard Smyth
Manningham, Bradford: Twenty-six years after this great industrial hub closed down, it still has resonances with the community via its thrilling wildlifeA peregrine comes bombing down from the orna...
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US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas complicit in Sudan atrocities
The French banking giant said the ruling by a jury in New York was 'clearly wrong' and that it plans to appeal.
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Can the catastrophe in Gaza be reversed?
Two years of war left Gaza starving and shattered. The UN has 60 days, and little money, to bring it back from collapse.
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After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to 'stop where they are' and end the war
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Scientists just debunked the calcium and dementia myth
A long-term Australian study found that calcium supplements do not raise dementia risk in older women, countering previous fears. The research followed more than 1,400 participants for nearly 15 ye...
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Lebanon court orders son of late Libyan leader Gaddafi freed on $11m bail
Hannibal Gaddafi, youngest son of Muammar Gaddafi, has been held for nearly a decade without trial in Lebanon.
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India: How is the ethnic conflict in Manipur affecting ordinary citizens?
101 East travels to northeast India, where a brutal civil war has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands.
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Scientists finally read the hidden DNA code that shapes disease
EMBL researchers created SDR-seq, a next-generation tool that decodes both DNA and RNA from the same cell. It finally opens access to non-coding regions, where most disease-associated genetic varia...
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Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates
The White House's David Sacks and OpenAI's Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,332
Here are the key events from day 1,332 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.