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Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been released and placed under house arrest as part of the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran...

Hawaii wildfires: At least 67 killed in deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state

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Hawaii wildfires: At least 67 killed in deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state

Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 67 people – the deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state in 1959. Search teams are continuing...

Hawaii wildfires: Emergency sirens failed to trigger before blaze as death toll of 55 expected to rise

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Hawaii wildfires: Emergency sirens failed to trigger before blaze as death toll of 55 expected to rise

Hawaiian residents heard no emergency warnings before this week’s deadly wildfires. Official records show Hawaii‘s emergency sirens – part of the world’s largest outdoor public safety...

Hawaii wildfires: 'Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn' - locals say it was a miracle they survived

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Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

At Maui High School, class is out and the hallways are instead thronging with people who have evacuated, escaping the worst wildfire to hit the US...

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Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been released and placed under house arrest as part of the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran...

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines to return home after 'intense' training from elite UK commandos

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Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines to return home after ‘intense’ training from elite UK commandos

Almost 1,000 Ukrainian marines are set to return home after more than six months of “intense” training by the Royal Marines and Army Commandos. They were...

Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

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Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a gunman shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio as he was leaving a political rally in Quito...

Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space - as British ex-Olympian calls flight 'most exciting day of my life'

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Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space – as British ex-Olympian calls flight ‘most exciting day of my life’

Virgin Galactic has taken its first tourists to the edge of space, with an 80-year-old British ex-Olympian saying the trip “exceeded my wildest dreams”. On board...

Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years

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Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years

Russia has launched its first moon mission in almost 50 years. A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the...

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Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a gunman shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio as he was leaving a political rally in Quito...

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Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space – as British ex-Olympian calls flight ‘most exciting day of my life’

Virgin Galactic has taken its first tourists to the edge of space, with an 80-year-old British ex-Olympian saying the trip “exceeded my wildest dreams”. On board...

Hawaii wildfires: 53 people killed, as governor warns number of deaths will rise

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Hawaii wildfires: 53 people killed, as governor warns number of deaths will rise

At least 53 people have died following devastating wildfires in Hawaii – with the state’s governor describing it as a “heart-breaking day”. Speaking at a news...

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Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

At Maui High School, class is out and the hallways are instead thronging with people who have evacuated, escaping the worst wildfire to hit the US...

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Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a gunman shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio as he was leaving a political rally in Quito...

Ex-husband of woman accused of killing three people with toxic mushrooms claims she tried to poison him

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Ex-husband of woman accused of killing three people with toxic mushrooms claims she tried to poison him

The ex-husband of a woman who served a lunch that proved fatal to three people has claimed she tried to poison him. Erin Patterson, 48, was...

Sick cats in Cyprus begin COVID drug treatment

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Sick cats in Cyprus begin COVID drug treatment

Cats in Cyprus are being given human COVID-19 medicine in an effort to slow the spread of a feline mutation of the virus that has left...

Malaysia bans Swatch LGBT products including watches

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Malaysia bans Swatch LGBT products including watches

Malaysia’s government says it is banning all Swatch products that contain lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer elements. Watches, wrappers and boxes are banned, with authorities...

Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon moves to censor film for 'promoting homosexuality'

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Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon moves to censor film for ‘promoting homosexuality’

Kuwait has banned the film Barbie in a bid to protect “public ethics and social traditions,” while a Lebanese minister has made moves to censor the...

Hawaii wildfires in pictures: Images show devastation on island of Maui

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Hawaii wildfires in pictures: Images show devastation on island of Maui

These images show the devastation wreaked by wildfires in the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina. Before and after satellite images of the town – on the...

COVID-19: How worried should we be about the new EG.5 variant spreading in the UK?

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COVID-19: How worried should we be about the new EG.5 variant spreading in the UK?

A new sub-lineage of the Omicron COVID variant now makes up one in seven cases in the UK. EG.5 and EG.5.1 are descendants of Omicron, which...

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Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Hawaii wildfires: At least 67 killed in deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state

Hawaii wildfires: Emergency sirens failed to trigger before blaze as death toll of 55 expected to rise

Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

Americans detained in Iran moved to house arrest under prisoner swap deal

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines to return home after ‘intense’ training from elite UK commandos

Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space – as British ex-Olympian calls flight ‘most exciting day of my life’

Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years

Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space – as British ex-Olympian calls flight ‘most exciting day of my life’

Hawaii wildfires: 53 people killed, as governor warns number of deaths will rise

Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Ex-husband of woman accused of killing three people with toxic mushrooms claims she tried to poison him

Sick cats in Cyprus begin COVID drug treatment

Malaysia bans Swatch LGBT products including watches

Barbie movie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon moves to censor film for ‘promoting homosexuality’

Hawaii wildfires in pictures: Images show devastation on island of Maui

COVID-19: How worried should we be about the new EG.5 variant spreading in the UK?

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