At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totalsAt…
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NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer
NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with…
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Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says
Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up…
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Freddie Mercury’s ‘splendid things’ to go on display at V&A
Eight costumes spanning Queen frontman’s career will feature in a free trail developed with his former fianceeEight…
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Sydney shark attack survivor describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’
In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of…
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‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’
In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and…
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French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
The 68-year-old man was found dead in California's salt flats amid 116°F (46.6C) heat.
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Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of…
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Amnesty says India used lethal weapons on ‘Cockroach’ protesters
Amnesty says India used lethal weapons on ‘Cockroach’ protesters.
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Israel’s Netanyahu claims Iran tried to kill one of his sons
Netanyahu's claim comes after US and Israel killed Iran's supreme leader and four members of his family in…
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Scots college students charged with sexual assault of teen girl appear in court
Three boys, two aged 14 and one aged 13, on bail and yet to enter a plea after alleged assault in Sydney’s eastThree…
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Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war
Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting…
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Muslims celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Muslims in Iraq, Libya and Morocco gathered for Mawlid al-Nabi, marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
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Burnham planning to visit US in September to lobby Trump on Ukraine
The trip would be his first to the US since becoming prime minister in July.
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Trump administration plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers
The state department will revoke B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, whose holders have sought or are now…
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Brutal gang attack on strategic Haiti hillside leaves at least 30 dead
At least 30 people have been killed in a gang attack on a hillside community that overlooks routes into Haiti's…
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Man killed in world’s largest annual bullfighting event in Mexico
The world’s largest open road bullfighting event turned deadly when a 29-year-old man was killed.
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Moment tornado tears through southern France
The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.
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US plans to revoke business, tourism visas of 200,000 asylum seekers
If the action happens, it will be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history, AP reports.
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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the…
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Search continues in Tunisia as migrant boat sinking sparks protests
Tunisia's Ben Guerdane reels from violent protests after a boat carrying 15 people sinks, killing at least 12.
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DRC’s constitutional battle: The fight over the 2028 vote
President Tshisekedi’s reform push is fuelling a battle over DRC’s 2028 succession.
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Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown
Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this…
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Massachusetts woman suspected of killing police officer husband found dead
Karen Solomon had been missing for six days after her husband Kurt Solomon was found dead at their homeA mental health…