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Covid: Fauci says US heading in wrong direction as cases rise

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:56:57 GMT

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President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says cases are rising in areas with low vaccination rates.

Tunisia PM sacked after violent Covid protests

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:22:32 GMT

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Protesters clashed with police as they demanded the government be dismissed over Covid failings.

New Zealand to allow IS-linked mother to be repatriated

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:51:16 GMT

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Permission for a mother and her children to travel was not taken lightly, NZ prime minister says.

Jackie Mason, rabbi turned comedian, dies aged 93

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:25:28 GMT

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The famed US stand-up comedian and actor voiced Krusty the Clown's father in The Simpsons.

Deadly street protests over Iran water shortages

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:06:22 GMT

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Khuzestan is one of the country's hottest regions, where temperatures can reach 50C.

Flooded London hospitals ask patients to stay away

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:08:42 GMT

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Torrential rain saw severe flooding in homes, roads and tube stations in parts of London on Sunday.

Climate change: Israel to cut 85% of emissions by mid-century

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:17:36 GMT

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PM Naftali Bennett says the decision will help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy.

Afghanistan curfew imposed as Taliban militants advance

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:25:14 GMT

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The government says the measure is to help its forces stop Taliban militants infiltrating cities.

Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka, Garbine Muguruza, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova into third round of women's singles

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:44:08 GMT

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Japan's Naomi Osaka cruises into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics women's singles with a 65-minute victory over Viktorija Golubic.

Rockslide destroys bridge in northern India

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:25:35 GMT

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It was one of several landslides in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.

Tencent shares slide after Beijing crackdown on music rights

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:45:13 GMT

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China's market watchdog said the technology giant broke the country's anti-competition rules.

Tokyo 2020: S Korea TV sorry for using pizza to depict Italy

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:44:17 GMT

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MBC also used Chernobyl to depict Ukraine and Dracula to show Romania at the Opening Ceremony.

Meteor wows Norway after blazing through night sky

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:42:56 GMT

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The meteor is believed to have landed in a forest after flashes of light were seen across Norway.

Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:31:41 GMT

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A two-week virtual negotiation begins on the most critical climate change report since 2013.

Unesco adds Madrid's Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park to heritage list

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:17:14 GMT

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The famous Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park are symbols of the Spanish capital's history.

Afrobeats in Japan: British-Nigerian hip hop dancer teaching children how to dance

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:06:35 GMT

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Yinka Oshiletu, a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer is bringing Afrobeats sounds to Japan's young dancers.

The new surgical tool inspired by a wasp

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:06:50 GMT

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The device avoids clogging by using friction instead of suction, similar to the way a parasitoid wasp lays its eggs.

Tokyo Olympics: The youngest athletes, past and present

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:12:01 GMT

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GB skateboarder Sky Brown is 13 years old, but there have been even younger in the history of the Games.

Nigeria's hipster herders - the funky Fulanis

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:22:54 GMT

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Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style.

WW2 bomb detonated in controlled explosion

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:34:04 GMT

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A live Word War Two bomb, unearthed by builders on a housing development, has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.

'People have never seen anything like this before'

Created: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:00:52 GMT

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Live-streamed footage of a family of blue tits has had more than 41 million views online.

Lightning strikes and storms follow UK heatwave

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:07:26 GMT

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Days of high summer temperatures give way to storms.

The black immigrant who challenged US segregation - nearly 190 years ago

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:15:38 GMT

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A black Brazilian immigrant was the first person in US history to challenge segregation in a courtroom

Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:06:27 GMT

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Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.

Nigerian outrage at brazen bandit attacks

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:10:08 GMT

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The shooting down of a military jet shows how organised crime is becoming more daring by the day.

Tokyo Olympics: One athlete braved sharks and crocodiles

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:04:40 GMT

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Training for the Olympics can be a full-time job but Jo Brigden-Jones has combined it with much more.

Covid-19: Recent claims about cremations and vaccines fact-checked

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:09:09 GMT

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Debunking claims shared widely on social media about cremations in the UK and US vaccine statistics.

Why remote working leaves us vulnerable to cyber-attacks

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:00:23 GMT

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Experts warn working from home has led to complacency over security protocols

Excitement over wooden shipwreck found in Antigua's seabed

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:10:09 GMT

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Historians believe the wreck found in Antigua to be the 1762 Beaumont, a French merchant ship.

Covid: Delta variant spreads globally as cases soar

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:32:47 GMT

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With low global vaccination rates, the variant's spread is threatening to overwhelm health systems.

'You'd walk out if your husband hit you - you can't when it's your child'

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:05:11 GMT

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Parenting a violent child is a traumatic experience, and one that is often hidden from view.

Norway's Blummenfelt wins triathlon gold as GB's Yee gets silver

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:11:32 GMT

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Great Britain's Alex Yee wins silver in a punishing men's triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics as Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway claims gold.

Peaty wins GB's first gold of Games & makes history by defending title

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:55:48 GMT

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Adam Peaty writes his name into the history books once again as he wins 100m breaststroke gold in Tokyo to become the first British swimmer to defend his Olympic title.

Tokyo Olympics day-by-day guide

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:03:59 GMT

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Want to know what's happening when in Tokyo? Check out our comprehensive guide to all the action in Japan.

Hugo Millan: Spaniard, 14, dies after crash at MotorLand Aragon

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:01:00 GMT

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Hugo Millan, a 14-year-old motorbike rider, has died after crashing at a race in Spain.

Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain beat Canada convincingly in opening rugby sevens match

Created: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 01:33:34 GMT

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Great Britain's men begin their rugby sevens campaign with a convincing 24-0 win over Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.

Man Utd close in on Varane - Monday's football gossip

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 22:40:36 GMT

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Manchester United close in on Raphael Varane and may try to sign Saul Niguez, Newcastle could move for Ross Barkley, plus more.

France end USA's 25-game basketball winning streak

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:05:47 GMT

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The USA's men's basketball team see their 25-game winning streak at the Olympics ended as they are stunned 83-76 by France in their Tokyo opener.

Tokyo Olympics: German women's gymnastics team wears full-body suits

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:23:09 GMT

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Germany's gymnasts wear full-body suits in women's qualification at the Olympics as they continue their stand against the sexualisation of their sport.

Slowest qualifier wins shock swimming title

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:34:24 GMT

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Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.

Austrian wins shock Olympic cycling gold

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:55:19 GMT

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Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer launches a remarkable solo breakaway to win road race gold on her Olympic debut, as Britain's Lizzie Deignan finishes 11th.

Tokyo Olympics: Japan's Yuto Horigome makes history with sport's first ever gold

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:01:59 GMT

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Yuto Horigome celebrates winning Japan's third gold medal as the Tokyo native claims victory in the inaugural men's street skateboarding final.

What is 3x3 basketball?

Created: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:27:01 GMT

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On Saturday we finally saw what 3x3 Olympic basketball is all about - but what is it, and who stood out on day one?

Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka 'refreshed' for 'nerve-wracking' Games debut in Japan

Created: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:17:14 GMT

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A "refreshed" Naomi Osaka says it was "nerve-wracking" to compete in the Olympics in her home country of Japan after her first-round win.

Tokyo Olympics medals table

Created: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:18:37 GMT

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Medals table for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Cocaine in the UK: The DJ and friends helping addicts beat their 'beasts'

Created: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:05:49 GMT

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More people in the UK are taking cocaine. A DJ and ex-addict in Liverpool is helping them stop.

'Jurassic Pompeii' yields thousands of 'squiggly wiggly' fossils

Created: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:12:30 GMT

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Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK.

Esther Dingley: Partner vows to keep searching for missing hiker

Created: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:05:23 GMT

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The partner of missing hiker Esther Dingley explains why he won't give up searching for her.

Tokyo Olympics: Tom Daley on triumph, trauma and his likely last shot at gold

Created: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:02:21 GMT

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The 'baby' of Beijing has become a father, a husband and an LGBTQ+ spokesperson. Tom Daley has perhaps one final shot at Olympic gold.

Under the skin of OnlyFans

Created: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 23:36:54 GMT

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A BBC investigation reveals concerns about how the site, known for porn, is structured and moderated.