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South African president vows justice as more women's bodies found near Johannesburg

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Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

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Trump Administration Moves to Integrate A.I. Into Medical Care Despite Concerns

4

Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour following Palestine advocacy

5

A third person has died of measles in the US, health officials say

6

Oil Prices Jump on Energy Supply Worries

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Ebola spreads to seventh DRC province as gov't insists cases are declining

8

Can BRICS help reshape global order by strengthening emerging economies?

9

US legislators push AI safety laws amid human extinction warnings

10

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison

11

Brazil's Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts

12

Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons

13

Apple unveils first-ever foldable iPhone Duo

14

Iran referred to UN Security Council for nuclear non-compliance

15

Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say

16

UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact

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Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for religious visit

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UK government expected to announce restrictions on trade with West Bank settlements

19

South Africa's chrome riches fuel a deadly underground economy

20

Inside the D.O.J.'s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

21

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

22

Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days

23

Gloria Steinem, feminist trailblazer, dies at 92

24

Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect

25

Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans

26

Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo

27

Duane Davis Is Convicted of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur's Murder

28

'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope

29

Tunisians desperate for water as taps run dry amid extreme heat and infrastructure crisis

30

What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans

31

Canada poaches dozens of top US researchers for its universities

32

Trump Administration's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules

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Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant

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Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72

35

Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November

36

Israel strikes south Lebanon again as families flee north

37

US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations

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China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh

40

France, Saudi Arabia agree on $7bn theme park project near Paris

41

Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding

42

Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in stock market debut

43

Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality

44

In rural Chad, solar kiosks bring healthcare closer

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Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

46

These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing

47

US charges woman for allegedly plotting attack on New York State Capitol

48

After GERD, can Egypt shape Ethiopia's next Nile dams?

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El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

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Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

51

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues

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Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river

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South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request

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US refineries taking in half of Venezuela's oil output, official says

55

Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

56

Anti-corruption raids in Baghdad as dozens of officials arrested

57

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

58

Why is the latest Ebola outbreak worsening?

59

India's solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries

60

Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says

61

Trump Administration Authorizes US Companies to Conduct Offensive Cyberattacks Against Criminals

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Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

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Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI

64

Why Were Polls So Wrong in the Wisconsin Governor's Race?

65

Oil prices rise as attacks dent hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening

66

Rescuers scramble for survivors with 254 dead in Colombia earthquake

67

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures

68

Lake Mead, the Nation's Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever

69

A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress

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Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope

71

Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

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Russian drone chases Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

73

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, prompting emergency evacuations

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Trump Media's paid service for Wall Street to access Truth Social posts raises market manipulation concerns

75

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

76

U.S. and Japan Coordinated to Help Stabilize the Yen

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Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

78

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

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Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved

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Danube's record low levels force shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant

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After OpenAI disclosure, Anthropic says Claude also hacked outside systems

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Cyanide in tomato pesticide killed 15 elephants, Kenyan officials suspect

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Spain deploys military to Ceuta after deadly migrant surge

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Three Greek firefighters die as wildfires threaten parts of southern Europe

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Japan turns to Canadian crude as Asia feels Hormuz supply pinch

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

88

Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage

89

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

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Car Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event in Suspected Terror Attack

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Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight

92

GLP-1s are changing US healthcare, should everyone be on them?

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US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs

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Is this Italy's 'George Floyd moment'?

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Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending rattles markets

96

Trump's Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

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France passes law banning under-15s from social media

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Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia

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Women's tennis players must take one-time gene test for eligibility

100

What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths

101

Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive

102

Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43

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Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC

104

Mandela Day: What his legacy means in today's South Africa

105

CDC keeps Ebola-related U.S. entry restrictions as Congo outbreak grows

106

Celebrations as Gibraltar-Spain border fence removed

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Argentina face action after waving Falklands banner

108

US reimposes Iran blockade and launches fresh strikes as Hormuz war escalates

109

Oil jumps more than 4% as Hormuz fighting re-prices energy risk

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Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China after nearly 2 million evacuations

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Gas prices climb again as U.S.–Iran fighting threatens oil chokepoint

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U.S. launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after ship attack

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After Khamenei’s funeral, emboldened Iran tests Trump as succession hardens

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US demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz as Trump declares ceasefire over but talks continue

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Iran’s new supreme leader pledges ‘inevitable’ revenge for father’s killing

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Russian missile and drone barrage hits Ukraine, killing civilians

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Trump administration to back heavy secondary tariffs on Russian oil buyers

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At least 12 killed, 23 missing in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires amid European heatwave

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US seeks Iranian pledge to keep Strait of Hormuz open as Trump declares ceasefire over

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Iran’s new supreme leader pledges revenge as country buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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US seeks Iranian pledge to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Trump declares ceasefire over

122

Canada makes largest defence procurement deal in its history, citing 'dangerous and divided world'

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Prasanna Viswanathan on India's economic resilience — measured policy, not luck

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Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, Trump says

125

Iran holds dayslong funeral for slain Supreme Leader Khamenei as US-Iran ceasefire talks pause

126

NATO leaders convene in Ankara as Trump presses allies on defense spending and Ukraine seeks Patriot missiles

127

Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried

128

Oil for unity: What is the US mediation plan in Libya?

129

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'

130

Ukrainian agent accused of murdering Monaco bomb suspect changes story

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Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies