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Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
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US Capitol riot fugitive seeks asylum in Canada
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Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona
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US stocks slip as European markets ring out year with gains
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Olmo's Barcelona future in air over registration race
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Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration
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Syria's de facto leader meets minority Christians
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Suriname ex-dictator Bouterse to be cremated on Saturday
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£1.5 mn reward offered after 'brazen' London gem raid
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Zimbabwe abolishes the death penalty
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Barcelona race against clock to register Olmo
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Arteta wants Arsenal to hammer away in title race
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Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat
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Gaza hospital chief held by Israel becomes face of crumbling healthcare
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Russian advances in Ukraine grew seven-fold in 2024, data shows
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US, European stock markets look to ring out year with gains
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US farmers fret over Trump's deportation plans
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BBC celebrates 100 years of 'poetic' shipping forecast
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West Ham's Bowen sidelined with foot fracture
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Global markets rode AI, interest rate roller coaster in 2024
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Ocalan: PKK chief held in solitary on Turkish prison island
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European stock markets end year with gains
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Yemen's Huthis a 'menace' for Israel despite weakened Iran: analysts
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Rooney exit extends managerial struggles for England's 'golden generation'
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Gaza healthcare nearing 'total collapse' due to Israeli strikes: UN
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German leaders hit back at Musk's support for far right
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Southgate won't be 'Sir' at home after knighthood
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Rooney leaves Plymouth after just seven months in charge
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Kyrgios needs 'miracle' after return from long injury layoff
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Raducanu pulls out of Australian Open warm-up with back problem
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Celebrated S.African contemporary dancer Dada Masilo dies aged 39
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Five talking points at the midway point of the Premier League season
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement
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Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers but Kyrgios loses on return
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Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back'
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Kyrgios goes down fighting on return, Sabalenka wins season-opener
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Xi says China must apply 'more proactive' macroeconomic policies in 2025
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Gauff, Paolini on fire as USA, Italy surge into United Cup quarters
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Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania
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Hart triple-double sparks Knicks to eighth straight NBA win
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement: report
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Sabalenka opens season with 'tricky' win in Brisbane
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S. Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families
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China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom
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Paolini on fire as Italy surge into United Cup quarter-finals
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Hart's triple double sparks Knicks to eighth straight NBA win
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Asian stocks dip as Santa snubs Wall Street
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World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump
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Australia optimistic on Starc fitness for final India Test
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Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate.
US surgeons report longest successful pig-to-human kidney transplant
US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient announced Thursday they had ended their experiment after a record-breaking 61 days.
European rights court upholds French ban on posthumous procreation
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday upheld France's ban on procreation using stored gametes or embryos originating from a person who has since died.
Covid's back: Here's what to know this fall and winter
As colder weather sets in, Covid rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene.
'Everything comes back': Morocco quake leaves mental scars
When Khadija Temera, a survivor of Morocco's devastating earthquake, was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours.
France orders Apple iPhone 12 sales halted over radiation
French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets.
US approves updated Covid vaccines for fall
The United States on Monday approved Covid vaccines with formulations that more closely target currently circulating variants, as infections are once more on the rise.
Peter Sarsgaard wins Venice best actor for dementia portrayal
Peter Sarsgaard, who won best actor at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday for his performance as a man suffering from dementia, has forged a lauded career as a character actor.
'I'd never work in Hollywood': Mexico star director Michel Franco
He has piled up awards and looks set for even greater acclaim with a moving new drama starring Jessica Chastain, but Michel Franco has no interest in being lured to Tinseltown.
Bruce Springsteen postpones US concerts due to illness
Legendary American rock singer Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday announced he was postponing his September concerts in the United States to be treated for peptic ulcer disease.
Lab-grown human 'embryos' offer new research hope
Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilisation, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ethical concerns.
Obesity drugs give Danish economy a major boost
Massive demand for diabetes and weight loss drugs made by Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk have turned it into Europe's most valuable company, giving Denmark's economy a major makeover.
Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide, study says
The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has surged worldwide in the last three decades but it is not fully clear why, a study said on Wednesday.
Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad
Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Sudan's war have crossed into Chad to find themselves in overcrowded camps, sweltering in plastic huts and awaiting healthcare that never comes.
Paris fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as pest spreads in Europe
Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Thursday to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through northern Europe is thought to have been accelerated by climate change.
German 'cannabis clubs' on high as legalisation looms
Hanover's cannabis club started as a fringe outfit of nine members campaigning for the right to legally light up joints. Now the group, and others like it, are flourishing and mainstream as Germany gears up to legalise marijuana.
Bird flu kills scores of sea lions in Argentina
Scores of sea lions have died from bird flu in Argentina, officials said Tuesday, as an unprecedented global outbreak continues to infect mammals, raising fears it could spread more easily among humans.
Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price
The Global Fund announced Wednesday a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug, in a move it said would save lives.
The race to link our brains to computers is hotting up
Brain implants have long been trapped in the realm of science fiction, but a steady trickle of medical trials suggests the tiny devices could play a big part in humanity's future.
How El Nino could impact health, food and the economy
The El Nino weather phenomenon is just warming up, according to scientists, potentially paving the way for higher temperatures and extreme weather events in a year that has already seen plenty of both.
UK govt accuses striking doctors of harming patients
Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35-percent pay increase served "only to harm patients".
Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises
The number of new Covid-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization said on Friday, days after designating a new "variant of interest".
An old antibiotic may get new life as an STI prevention pill
The United States is set to roll out a powerful new weapon in the long fight against sexually transmitted infections: a decades-old antibiotic repurposed as a preventative pill.
Indonesia capital becomes world's most polluted major city: monitor
Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir, topping global charts for days as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
Bella Hadid says coming back 'when I'm ready' after Lyme flare-up
Bella Hadid has told fans she will be back to work "when I'm ready" after lengthy treatment for Lyme disease, scotching rumors she had stepped back from the catwalk for good.
American Red Cross ends blood donation restrictions targeting gay men
The American Red Cross on Monday announced it will now allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions that specifically target them over their sexual orientation.
In Haiti, gang violence foments child malnutrition tragedy
In Cite Soleil, the largest slum in Haiti's gang-infested capital, the early days of August have brought a grim flow of sometimes skeletally malnourished children to the Fontaine Hospital Center.
Texas judge briefly lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies
A court in Texas on Friday issued a temporary order siding with a group of women and doctors who brought a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion bans.
Texas judge temporarily lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies
A court in Texas on Friday issued a temporary order siding with a group of women and doctors who brought a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion bans.
'Below acceptable standards': Olympic open water test in Seine postponed
A pre-Olympic open water swimming test event scheduled Saturday in the Seine has been pushed back a day because the water "currently remains below acceptable standards", the French Swimming Federation (FFN) announced on Friday.
Cyprus cats to get Covid meds
Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in their thousands from feline Covid, officials announced Thursday.
Scar tissue: Treating war's marks on Ukrainians
A laser beam moved slowly over Sergiy Pryshchepa's chest and stomach, treating numerous scars from burns he suffered when his car ran over an anti-tank mine close to Kyiv.