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Twin fires kill two, forcing hundreds to flee Greek island

Two people died and and hundreds were evacuated after two fires broke out "almost simultaneously" on a Greek island near Athens, fire officials said. About 200 firefighters were working to...
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Jason Arday death ‘tragedy on so many levels’ says PM

Andy Burnham has described the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday as "a tragedy on so many...
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Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia

At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the...
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Luigi Mangione admits to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate...
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Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

 The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", ‌the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary...
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Mexico sends search dogs to Turkey

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Mexico is sending some of its famous search and rescue dogs to Turkey to help look for people buried under rubble following the earthquake. A...
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Death toll from Turkey quake keeps rising

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The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria's border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation has warned. The toll, which...
Entertainment

Viola Davis joins EGOT club

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Viola Davis has become the 18th person to achieve the EGOT – winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award – as the Grammy...
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UK family will apologise to Grenada for role in slavery

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A UK family will publicly apologise to the people of the Caribbean island of Grenada, where its ancestors had more than 1 000 slaves...
World

US shoots down airship over Atlantic

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The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defense...
Business

More and more former Twitter staff suing Musk

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The number of sacked Twitter staff launching legal action against the company “goes up daily”, according to a lawyer representing some of them. Lisa Bloom...
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