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Daily steps needed to cut risk of death 'much lower than 10,000', study suggests

Daily steps needed to cut risk of death ‘much lower than 10,000’, study suggests

If you thought 10,000 steps always sounded like more of an epic quest than a casual stroll, researchers have good news for you. A five-figure step...

Lottery player wins .58bn jackpot in third-largest ever in US history

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Lottery player wins $1.58bn jackpot in third-largest ever in US history

Someone in Florida has won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot – the third-largest ever in US history. The winning numbers drawn were 13, 19, 20,...

France: Eleven missing after fire at holiday home for disabled people

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France: Eleven missing after fire at holiday home for disabled people

Eleven people are missing after a fire broke out at a holiday home for disabled people in eastern France. Seventeen others were led to safety with...

'Dozens' of migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast

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‘Dozens’ of migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast

Forty-one migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa in Italy, according to local media reports. The ANSA news agency cited accounts...

Sinead O'Connor funeral: Thousands line streets of Bray as singer is laid to rest

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Sinead O’Connor funeral: Thousands line streets of Bray as singer is laid to rest

Sinead O’Connor has been remembered as a singer and activist whose “voice moved a generation of young people”, as stars including U2’s Bono and Bob Geldof...

Countries are meeting to talk about Amazon rainforest - here's why it's so important to protect it

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Countries are meeting to talk about Amazon rainforest – here’s why it’s so important to protect it

It’s twice the size of India, spread across eight countries, a territory, and home to over 16,000 tree species – the Amazon rainforest is one of...

YouTube chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island

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YouTube chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island

A YouTube chef has been charged with murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a Thai island. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated murder,...

Woman in critical condition after shark attack at New York City beach

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Woman in critical condition after shark attack at New York City beach

A woman has been left in a critical condition after she was attacked by a shark off one of New York City’s most popular beaches. The...

Climate change: Antarctica could become planet's 'radiator' due to 'extreme' weather, fear scientists carrying out government review

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Climate change: Antarctica could become planet’s ‘radiator’ due to ‘extreme’ weather, fear scientists carrying out government review

“Tumbling” records in Antarctica must be taken more seriously because of their “cascading” global impacts, a group of scientists asked by the Foreign Office to investigate...

Irish coastal village prepares for 'a last goodbye' to singer Sinead O’Connor

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Irish coastal village prepares for ‘a last goodbye’ to singer Sinead O’Connor

Sinead O’Connor’s family has invited people to line the seafront at Bray in County Wicklow and say “a last goodbye” during her funeral procession. The 56-year-old...

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‘Tumbling’ records and ‘unprecedented’ changes in Antarctica prompt Foreign Office review of climate change impacts

“Tumbling” records in Antarctica must be taken more seriously because of their “cascading” global impacts, a group of scientists asked by the Foreign Office to investigate...

The 1975: Malaysian festival threatens legal action after Matty Healy's onstage kiss with bandmate

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The 1975: Malaysian festival threatens legal action after Matty Healy’s onstage kiss with bandmate

A Malaysian festival has threatened legal action against The 1975 after the band’s frontman Matty Healy made a speech about homosexuality and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald...

South Korea: Thousands of scouts evacuated from World Jamboree site as typhoon approaches

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South Korea: Thousands of scouts evacuated from World Jamboree site as typhoon approaches

Thousands of scouts from around the world have begun moving from their campsite on South Korea’s coast to inland venues ahead of a tropical storm that...

Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

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Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

Another Russian warship listing in the water is probably not the image Vladimir Putin had in mind for his beloved Black Sea fleet – but it...

Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean - as mother and child die in shipwreck

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Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean – as mother and child die in shipwreck

Dramatic footage shows people being rescued from choppy seas in the Mediterranean – as reports emerge that a mother and her one-year-old child have lost their...

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

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Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

At least 30 people have been killed and 60 are injured after a train derailed in Pakistan. The incident took place near the town of Nawabshah...

'I cannot go on': Mother's anguish after daughter raped - and husband and son die trying to save her

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‘I cannot go on’: Mother’s anguish after daughter raped – and husband and son die trying to save her

“I cannot carry on God, please help me,” a mother says as she struggles to understand what has happened to her family. Her pain and trauma...

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Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

At least 30 people have been killed and 60 are injured after a train derailed in Pakistan. The incident took place near the town of Nawabshah...

Niger coup: Deadline arrives for leaders to stand down and reinstate president

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Niger coup: Deadline arrives for leaders to stand down and reinstate president

A deadline for Niger’s coup leaders to stand down and reinstate the country’s elected president has arrived. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said...

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan spends night in high-security prison after arrest

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan spends night in high-security prison after arrest

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has spent the night in a high-security prison after he was handed a three-year jail term for illegally selling state...

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Daily steps needed to cut risk of death ‘much lower than 10,000’, study suggests

Lottery player wins $1.58bn jackpot in third-largest ever in US history

France: Eleven missing after fire at holiday home for disabled people

‘Dozens’ of migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast

Sinead O’Connor funeral: Thousands line streets of Bray as singer is laid to rest

Countries are meeting to talk about Amazon rainforest – here’s why it’s so important to protect it

YouTube chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island

Woman in critical condition after shark attack at New York City beach

Climate change: Antarctica could become planet’s ‘radiator’ due to ‘extreme’ weather, fear scientists carrying out government review

Irish coastal village prepares for ‘a last goodbye’ to singer Sinead O’Connor

‘Tumbling’ records and ‘unprecedented’ changes in Antarctica prompt Foreign Office review of climate change impacts

The 1975: Malaysian festival threatens legal action after Matty Healy’s onstage kiss with bandmate

South Korea: Thousands of scouts evacuated from World Jamboree site as typhoon approaches

Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean – as mother and child die in shipwreck

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

‘I cannot go on’: Mother’s anguish after daughter raped – and husband and son die trying to save her

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

Niger coup: Deadline arrives for leaders to stand down and reinstate president

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan spends night in high-security prison after arrest

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