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May 7, 2024

The Ongoing Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

The Current Situation in Gaza The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip has once again escalated, resulting in a devastating humanitarian crisis. The conflict, which has been going

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October 3, 2024

TikTok influencer ‘Mr Prada’ arrested for second degree murder

A popular TikTok creator has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist. Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr Prada to his 4.3 million followers, was

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October 5, 2024

‘It kills everything’ – Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil

“If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die.”Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa runs the voluntary fire service for the Caititu indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon.Their land is supposed to be protected

Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Air quality in India’s capital Delhi has deteriorated to severe and extremely poor levels in the past few days, data shows. Pollution levels crossed 25-30 times the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended

October 28, 2024

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Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Air quality in India’s capital Delhi has deteriorated to severe and extremely poor levels in the past few days, data shows.Pollution levels crossed 25-30 times the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended safe

October 28, 2024

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Tigers and crocs make mangrove preservation tough work

Vishal Jaiswal has been flying drones since he was young. Now 27, that childhood hobby has become his profession. A recent project involved mapping part of the Sundarbans, a vast area of

October 25, 2024

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It’s our moonshot’: Why scientists are drilling into volcanos

I’m in one of the world’s volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano. A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano’s crater lake, while to the south

October 25, 2024

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India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears

Authorities in India are evacuating nearly 1.5 million people from the path of an approaching cyclone in the eastern states of Odisha (formerly Orissa) and West Bengal. Thousands of relief workers have

October 24, 2024

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Woman reaching for phone gets stuck upside down in boulders

A young woman spent hours trapped upside down after slipping between two boulders as she tried to retrieve her mobile phone during a hike in Australia. The woman – named in reports as

October 22, 2024

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Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say. Georgia’s department of natural resources, which operates the dock, said

October 20, 2024

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Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

October 20, 2024

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Murder, rape and torture allegations hit Ivory Coast student union

All student unions in Ivory Coast are being shut down, the government has announced, after the killing of two students which is being blamed on the powerful Student and School Federation (Fesci).

October 18, 2024

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Fire kills 153 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria

An overturned fuel tanker exploded on Tuesday night in northern Nigeria, killing at least 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking petrol, officials say. The

October 17, 2024

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Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

Children as young as 10 will soon be able to be jailed once again in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), after the government there lowered the age of criminal responsibility. Australian states and

October 17, 2024

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One Direction star Liam Payne dies after balcony fall

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say. In a statement, police said

October 17, 2024

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Russia jails French researcher in ‘foreign agent’ case

A court in Moscow has sentenced a French researcher to three years in a penal colony for breaking Russia’s controversial law on registering as a “foreign agent”. Laurent Vinatier, who worked for

October 16, 2024

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Lebanon says 21 killed in air strike in country’s north

At least 21 people have been killed and eight others injured in a rare Israeli air strike in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says. The strike hit a residential building in

October 14, 2024

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A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

On a Tuesday morning in September, a 10-year-old boy was approaching the gates of a Japanese school in Shenzhen in southern China, when a stranger walked up and stabbed him. He died

October 14, 2024

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TikTok sued for ‘wreaking havoc’ on teen mental health

More than a dozen states in the US have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of helping to drive a mental health crisis among teenagers. A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys

October 9, 2024

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Singapore detains Spanish newlyweds over football protest

A Spanish couple on their honeymoon in Singapore have been detained after protesting against the Singaporean owner of the football club they support. Dani Cuesta posted photographs of himself outside the home

October 9, 2024

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Millions in Florida told to leave as Biden makes Hurricane Milton ‘life or death’ warning

‘It’s too late for us to leave’ Steve Paris, from Tampa, says he’s chosen to stay at home ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, as he believes it’s “now too late” to leave.

October 9, 2024

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Dolly Parton announces $1m donation to Hurricane Helene recovery

Music icon Dolly Parton has announced she will make a personal donation of $1m (£762,000) towards disaster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Speaking at an event in her home

October 5, 2024

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Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to 200 as rescuers continue to search for survivors from the storm that tore across the US south-east. More than half of the deaths

October 3, 2024

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The Ongoing Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

TikTok influencer ‘Mr Prada’ arrested for second degree murder

‘It kills everything’ – Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil

Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Tigers and crocs make mangrove preservation tough work

It’s our moonshot’: Why scientists are drilling into volcanos

India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears

Woman reaching for phone gets stuck upside down in boulders

Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

Murder, rape and torture allegations hit Ivory Coast student union

Fire kills 153 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

One Direction star Liam Payne dies after balcony fall

Russia jails French researcher in ‘foreign agent’ case

Lebanon says 21 killed in air strike in country’s north

A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

TikTok sued for ‘wreaking havoc’ on teen mental health

Singapore detains Spanish newlyweds over football protest

Millions in Florida told to leave as Biden makes Hurricane Milton ‘life or death’ warning

Dolly Parton announces $1m donation to Hurricane Helene recovery

Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina

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