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Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
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Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2
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Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title
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Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations
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India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training
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Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to 228-run lead in Australia Test
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Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to big lead in Australia Test
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Japan defence minister visits war shrine, PM stays away
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Powerful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
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Viennese woman sues city over 'discriminatory' toilet fees
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Poweful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
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Venezuelan amputees adjust to new life after quakes
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LA Olympics has to allow politicians on the bus, just not behind the wheel - Coe
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Venezuela frees 131 prisoners amid post-Maduro transition talks
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No.1 Scheffler fires sizzling 61 to seize PGA St. Jude lead
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Arteta tells Arsenal fans not to fret over his future
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Venezuela frees more political prisoners amid post-Maduro talks
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Mexico's Indigenous chief justice hits back at discrimination
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Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win thrilling Euro 800m gold
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Werro wins 800m race for the ages, Warholm and Tamberi hit four
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Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win Euro 800m gold
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Jimenez rescues dramatic Wolves draw in Championship opener
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Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific
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Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan
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Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead
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Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data
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Wildfire threatens Canada wine region
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Gramercy Networks Announces New Global Ultra-Low Latency Financial Network Connecting Major Trading Hubs
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'Normal guy' turned killer over US insurance industry grievances
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NFL bans Falcons defender Pearce eight games for domestic violence
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Norway's hurdles king Warholm wins fourth European title
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US says 19 million recalled eggs pose deadly risk
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Liverpool deal with Bezos consortium raises stakes in US battle for Premier League power
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Former Cincinnati contenders suffer contrasting first-round fates
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Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on
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Argentina's Romero confirms Tottenham exit as Atletico move looms
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Popovici, Quadarella mine more gold at Europeans as Marchand flexes in butterfly
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Homeless, jobless: Colombia quake survivors 'left with nothing'
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'I shot Mr Thompson': Stunning confession in US health exec's slaying
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Cubans find rest on rooftops as blackouts drive them from home
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San Francisco to host 2028 MLB All-Star Game
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World champ McIntosh crashes out of Pan Pacs 400m free
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Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
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T'Wolves set Garnett celebration for Celtics clash
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Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence
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Popovici nails freestyle double with third men's European 200m gold
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Wind spurs forest fire in western Germany, with scores evacuated
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Premier League club Liverpool sell minority stake to Jeff Bezos consortium
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Pakistan captain Babar in injury scare ahead of England opener
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Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works
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Germany's Nico Denz won the sixth stage of the coronavirus-hit Tour of Switzerland on Friday after race leader Aleksandr Vlasov was among a group of 30 riders forced to withdraw.
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The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality.
US approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for youngest children
The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest children, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
Covid in Hong Kong shows 'signs of rebound', city leader says
Hong Kong's coronavirus case numbers are showing signs of rebounding, city chief executive Carrie Lam said on Friday, days after reintroducing more restrictions ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city's transfer to Chinese rule.
Kinder factory at centre of Salmonella cases can reopen
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Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration
Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back.
North Korea says hundreds of families ill with intestinal disease
North Korea said Friday that hundreds of families have fallen ill with an unidentified intestinal disease, heaping pressure on a crumbling healthcare system already strained by Covid-19.
US baby formula plant again halts production due to flooding
Abbott Nutrition has once again shut down a baby formula plant, this time due to heavy rains and flooding, less than two weeks after it reopened to try and mitigate a crippling US shortage.
US envoy sees China lockdowns extending into 2023
China is likely to keep imposing sweeping lockdowns into 2023, the US ambassador said Thursday, as he cautioned that the zero-Covid strategy was hurting business.
US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children
A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
Anthony Fauci, Biden's top Covid advisor, tests positive
Top scientist Anthony Fauci, the face of America's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, tested positive Wednesday for the virus on a rapid antigen test but is continuing to work from home while he recovers, the National Institutes of Health said.
US panel recommends Covid vaccine for youngest children
After months of waiting for anxious parents, a panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration recommended Moderna's Covid vaccine Wednesday for the nation's youngest children.
Black Death origin mystery solved... 675 years later
A deadly pandemic with mysterious origins: it might sound like a modern headline, but scientists have spent centuries debating the source of the Black Death that devastated the medieval world.
US starts shipping vaccines for children to Nepal, Mongolia
The United States on Wednesday announced it was starting to donate vaccines for children abroad with initial shipments to Nepal and Mongolia.
US panel weighs authorizing Covid vaccines for youngest children
After months of anxious wait for some parents, a panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to weigh recommending Covid vaccines for the nation's youngest children.
WHO to assess if monkeypox an international health emergency
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the global monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.
Polluted air cuts global life expectancy by two years
Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States every year.
US FDA says Pfizer Covid vaccine effective in kids under five
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine is safe and effective in children under five, ahead of a meeting to weigh its authorization later this week.
Former tennis star Dokic says she came close to suicide
Australian former tennis star Jelena Dokic revealed on Monday that she came close to taking her own life just a few weeks ago.
Ramsay Hunt, the disorder paralysing Justin Bieber's face
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), which has forced singer Justin Bieber to cancel his world tour, is a rare and painful complication of the virus that causes shingles and chickenpox.
WTO seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea
The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.
Beijing tightens Covid restrictions over 'ferocious' bar cluster
Beijing started a new round of mass testing in its most populous downtown district on Monday after a rapidly spreading outbreak linked to a bar saw Covid rules tightened again in the capital.
'Soul relief': Bees help mentally ill on Greek island
On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece's Leros island harbour, a small group of workers in protective gear are busy smoking beehives.
WTO negotiators finalise key texts on fishing, Covid jabs
Long-sought WTO agreements on fisheries subsidies and a Covid vaccine patent waiver moved a step closer to completion Saturday after negotiators finalised texts for ministerial review, but significant obstacles remained in hammering out a final deal.
US woman who contracted STD in car awarded $5.2 mn from vehicle insurer
A US woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from her partner during romantic encounters in his car has been awarded $5.2 million in damages from his vehicle insurance company.
Justin Bieber says suffering from facial paralysis
Justin Bieber on Friday told fans in a video posted to Instagram that he's been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which is causing him partial facial paralysis.
US health experts say monkeypox cases harder to detect
US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily display the usual symptoms, making the disease more difficult to diagnose.
US to drop Covid tests for incoming air travel
The United States announced Friday that Covid-19 tests would no longer be required for international travelers arriving by air, a major step in the country's gradual lifting of pandemic restrictions.
Italy to kill 1,000 pigs in swine fever outbreak
A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome's Lazio region, officials said Friday, spurring fears of a blow to the country's pork industry.
Swathes of Shanghai to be returned to lockdown in testing drive
Shanghai will impose fresh lockdowns on residents in several city districts this weekend during a mass testing drive, officials said Friday, as President Xi Jinping called for China to stick "unswervingly" to its strict zero-Covid strategy.