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YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news - The Economist (No
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fall has been a pioneer more than once. In 1999, while studying in
America, he and a friend founded Seneweb, one of the first websites
devoted to news from Senegal, his home. By 2002 Seneweb was the most
visited news site in Francophone Africa. In the late 2000s, media
firms there still focused on satellite television. Mr Fall thought
that setting up “a fully-fledged tv channel would be going
backwards”. So in 2012 he started putting news videos on YouTube.
Today, Seneweb’s headquarters in Dakar has more than 100 employees,
plans to expand across West Africa, and has correspondents as far
afield as Europe and America.

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NASA insists that two astronauts are not "stranded" in space - The
Economist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
What a treat to glimpse the cosmos up close. Which is not to deny the
inconveniences of space travel. There are bodily troubles. “The
toilet—I literally sit on it like a witch on a broom,” wrote
Valentin Lebedev, a cosmonaut, in his diary. “It won’t forgive
your mistakes.” Suffice to say that relieving oneself in zero
gravity involves leg restraints, gloves, disinfectant and a device
like a vacuum cleaner.

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From In the Dark: What Happened That Day in Haditha? - The New Yorker
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This program is drawn from a new season of the award-winning
investigative podcast In the Dark. On a November day in 2005, in the
city of Haditha, Iraq, something terrible happened. “Depending on
whose story you believed, the killings were a war crime, a murder,”
the lead reporter Madeleine Baran says. “Or they were a legitimate
combat action and the victims were collateral damage. Or the killings
were a tragic mistake, unintentional—sad, but not criminal.
Basically, the only thing that everyone could agree on was that
twenty-four people had died, and it was Marines who’d killed
them.” Season 3 of In the Dark looks at what happened that day in
Haditha, and why no one was held accountable for the killings. Baran
and her team travelled to twenty-one states and three continents over
the course of four years to report on a story that the world had
largely forgotten. Episode 1 airs this week on The New Yorker Radio
Hour, and you can listen to the rest of the series wherever you get
your podcasts.















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DNA computer can play chess and solve sudoku puzzles - New Scientist
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A computer made from DNA that can solve basic chess and sudoku puzzles
could one day, if scaled up, save vast amounts of energy over
traditional computers when it comes to tasks like training artificial
intelligence models.

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5 Moments That Make or Break a CEO-Board Chair Relationship - Harvard
Business Review (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
What distinguishes an effective CEO-board chair relationship?
According to a Spencer Stuart survey of nearly 200 directors and 30
CEOs of S&P 500 companies, trust is the most critical factor. Chairs
and CEOs build trust over time by being vulnerable, open, and
transparent about their expectations and challenges — particularly
in five moments: 1) when negotiating CEO compensation; 2) during the
annual CEO evaluation; 3) when giving feedback from executive sessions
of the board; 4) when boards consider their own composition and
succession; and 5) in moments of adversity.














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War has 'returned' to Russia, says Zelensky in Independence Day
address
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia wanted to
"destroy" Ukraine but that war has "returned to its home", in an
Ukrainian Independence Day video address he said was recorded from
where Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia. 

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Countries should act faster to curb the spread of mpox - The Economist
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Mpox is spreading. A new strain of this viral disease—which is
easier to transmit than older ones and appears to be more deadly—has
gripped the Democratic Republic of Congo throughout the year. Now it
has reached other parts of central and eastern Africa, and is starting
to appear elsewhere. It is likely to go far, carried by international
travellers. According to Airfinity, a health-data firm, Dubai and
London are at greatest risk of importing the new strain, known as
clade 1b.














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Regulators are focusing on real AI risks over theoretical ones. Good -
The Economist (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” HAL 9000, the
murderous computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey” is one of many
examples in science fiction of an artificial intelligence (AI) that
outwits its human creators with deadly consequences. Recent progress
in AI, notably the release of ChatGPT, has pushed the question of
“existential risk” up the international agenda. In March 2023 a
host of tech luminaries, including Elon Musk, called for a pause of at
least six months in the development of AI over safety concerns. At an
AI-safety summit in Britain last autumn, politicians and boffins
discussed how best to regulate this potentially dangerous technology.

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English councils call for national men's health strategy
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Councils across England have urged the government to create a national
men's health strategy after uncovering stark discrepancies in life
expectancy between men living in wealthy and deprived areas.














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Russia is barely using one of its best weapons against Ukrainian
forces in Kursk because it's scared to hit itself, war expert says -
Business Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
The bombs are equipped with guidance systems that allow them to be
launched from jets at a distance. They're difficult to stop, and
Russia has been making them more powerful: Its newest model weighs
6,600 pounds.

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'Doomsday Glacier' Isn't as Close to Collapse as We Thought -
Scientific American (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday
Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if
it collapsed. It is already contributing about 4% of annual sea-level
riseas it loses ice, and one theory suggests the glacier could soon
begin to collapse into the oceanlike a row of dominoes.














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Some Of These 6 Historic Dog Breeds Ran With The Pharaohs - Discover
Magazine (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
Last year, the French bulldog pushed the Labrador retriever out of the
top stop for America’s most popular dog breed, according to a survey
by the American Kennel Club (AKC). The origins of French bulldogs and
Labrador retrievers date back several centuries, and they are
relatively young when compared to some ancient breeds.

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You Might Think More Police Surveillance Means More Safety. There Are
Several Problems With That.
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Across the United States, cities are spending a larger share of the
money at their disposal buying and deploying surveillance technology.
From cameras to A.I.–enhanced microphones, and from automated
license plate readers to drones and robots, cities are responding to
cries for more safety with security theater. This might lead to a few
extra arrests, but it does little to create sustainable safety.
Forcing residents in neighborhoods with higher crime rates to live
under constant, all-seeing digital scrutiny will neither make people
safer from the systematic harms they face, including police violence,
nor patch up their rocky relationship with the police who are sworn to
protect and serve them.














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After Kennedy's Endorsement of Trump, the Two Signal a New Alliance
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Still, Mr. Trump and his allies on Friday relished the fact that the
former president had won the backing of a member of America’s most
storied Democratic family, albeit one who has had many of his
relatives denounce him and his endorsement of Mr. Trump. Of all the
outlandish political news stories of the summer, mused Charlie Kirk,
the founder of Turning Point USA, which helped organize the rally,
“maybe most remarkable of all: A Kennedy has endorsed a
Republican.”

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3 Stock-Split Stocks to Buy Before They Soar as Much as 148%,
According to Select Wall Street Analysts
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Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool
company. Danny Vena has positions in Bitcoin, Nvidia, and Super Micro
Computer. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bank of
America, Bitcoin, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.














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Nvidia's Stock Has Soared 30% Since It Announced Its 10-for-1 Stock
Split. History Says This Will Happen Next.
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Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool
company. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Nvidia. The Motley Fool has
positions in and recommends Bank of America and Nvidia. The Motley
Fool has a disclosure policy.

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These 5 Social Security Changes Are Coming in 2025 No Matter Who Wins
the Election
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If you're like most Americans, you're a few years (or more) behind on
your retirement savings. But a handful of little-known "Social
Security secrets" could help ensure a boost in your retirement income.
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Americans just got the biggest confirmation yet of an interest-rate
cut next month -- but the job market hangs in the balance - Business
Insider (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=54173&nl=daily]
On Friday, he took the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in
Wyoming, an annual meeting of central bankers from around the world,
for his biggest speech of the year. He offered details on the Fed's
thinking ahead of September's Federal Open Market Committee, with all
eyes on the first interest-rate cut since the pandemic began.

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North Korea threatens America with "serious consequences" after DNC
warning
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In a public statement released on Friday, Pyongyang condemned a series
of joint military exercises between the South Korean army and the U.S.
army, which coincided with the sale of 36 Apache attack helicopters.

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A Trump judge ruled there's a Second Amendment right to own machine
guns
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On Wednesday, a Trump judge in Kansas ruled that the Second Amendment
invalidates criminal charges against a defendant charged with
illegally possessing a machine gun. The case is United States v.
Morgan.

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Gaza's Doctors Face a New Battle: The War on Polio
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Polio has resurfaced in Gaza for the first time in 25 years, thriving
in the same conditions in which people are dying. The first case was
confirmed Friday in a 10-month-old unvaccinated child in Deir
al-Balah, the enclave’s health authorities have said; the World
Health Organization announced last month that the virus had been
initially detected in wastewater in the city. Now, in Gaza, the
medical safety of thousands of children depends on the safe delivery
of vaccines to the region.

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Why Harris's Barrier-Breaking Bid Feels Nothing Like Hillary Clinton's
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“This is a time where the rights of women are fundamentally under
attack as it relates to abortion, I.V.F., when and how to have a
family,” said Senator Laphonza Butler, Democrat of California and a
close Harris ally. “It’s not about minimizing the importance of
race or gender. It is about appreciating that in this moment in the
history of our country, this election is bigger than anybody’s race
or gender.”

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Trump's Carefully Scripted Week Kept Veering Off Script
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He openly rejected advice from allies to limit his personal attacks on
Ms. Harris and other Democrats during a speech on Wednesday in North
Carolina. He called the nation’s first Black vice president
“lazy” during a stop in Arizona on Thursday afternoon and, that
night, rambled during a 10-minute phone call with Fox News. The
anchors ultimately cut him off and ended the interview, but Mr. Trump
picked up where he had left off by quickly phoning into Newsmax.

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In Critical Border District, Republican Pairs Immigrant Story With
Tough Stance
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The task has grown more complicated now that Mr. Ciscomani has a
record to defend, including voting for an immigration crackdown
measure that Republicans pushed through the House last year, which
stalled in the Senate, and opposing a bipartisan bill that would have
imposed tough new border enforcement policies and steered billions to
funding them.

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New Training and Tougher Rules: How Colleges Are Trying to Tame Gaza
Protests
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There is no guarantee that the pre-emptive, plain-spoken meetings will
work. Many student activists and professors at Vanderbilt have
condemned the university’s rules as suppressing their speech, and
even universities with histories of hard-nosed tactics have struggled
with demonstrations.

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Care Policies Take Center Stage in Harris's Economic Message
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Mr. Biden also initially made the care economy a central piece of his
domestic policy agenda, putting it alongside proposed investments in
roads and bridges, domestic manufacturing and green energy. His aides
often argued that care was a form of infrastructure — that
affordable child care, like highways, was essential to a
well-functioning economy.

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After a Big Week for Democrats, One Good Day for Trump
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He seemed almost chipper (at least more chipper than the night before,
when he called into Fox News with his initial meandering reviews of
Ms. Harris’s big speech). He talked about how the restaurant’s
owner had started as a dishwasher and worked his way up, and joked
with him about how he must have lots of cash now. The owner compared
Mr. Trump to Ronald Reagan. “Thank you, Javier,” said Mr. Trump,
looking touched.

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All About Eve hits the ring: The wrestling feud inspired by Golden Age
Hollywood
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The wrestling world is known for its creative costumes and storylines
and now two US female rivals are modelling themselves on the Bette
Davis/Anne Baxter classic.

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More than 850,000 youngsters not in education or employment in UK
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“We will offer two weeks’ worth of work experience for every young
person, better careers advice at school, create a new body, Skills
England, to deliver national, regional and local skills needs, and
bring in a new Youth Guarantee of access to training, apprenticeships
and back-to-work support.”

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NASA to Say if Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Stay Longer on Space
Station
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NASA and Boeing officials initially said that they needed to study the
problems but that they expected Ms. Williams and Mr. Wilmore to be
able to safely return to Earth in the spacecraft that had taken them
to the station.

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Can the G.O.P. Really Become the Party of Workers?
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What’s far less common is for a Republican to agree with that
critique. “The recent Republican Party, the 1990s party, privileged
the money crowd in just about every possible way,” Mr. Hawley said
in his speech.

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Elon Musk's X Is Leaving San Francisco. City Officials Say 'Good
Riddance.'
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Twitter once symbolized San Francisco’s status as a start-up
capital. But the city’s nonchalant response to the move — amid
public posts from Mr. Musk about San Francisco’s inflexible tax
policies and liberal politics — shows officials are now less willing
to cater to companies considering a move.

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Teams Leave, but Oakland Still Finds Reasons to Cheer
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Oakland has had an exodus of sports teams over the past half decade.
The Warriors of the N.B.A. moved across the bay to San Francisco, the
Raiders of the N.F.L. decamped for Las Vegas, and, after this season,
the Athletics will play their next three or more Major League Baseball
seasons in Sacramento while they settle on a permanent home. In a city
that once had three teams from the country’s major sports leagues,
there will soon be none. (A new W.N.B.A. franchise, the Golden State
Valkyries, will begin play next season … in San Francisco.)

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Why 7-Eleven Is a National Treasure in Japan
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7-Eleven is “one of the best brick-and-mortar retail businesses in
the world,” said Hiroaki Watanabe, an independent retail analyst.
Selling 7-Eleven to Couche-Tard would be, for Japan, “equivalent to
Toyota becoming a foreign company,” he said.

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How Elon Musk Got Tangled Up in Blue
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When Mr. Musk re-entered the room, the chatter died. No one had
expected him to be with them for so long on launch day, but he picked
through the snacks — at one point eating half a doughnut in a single
bite. He encouraged employees who raised concerns to be
“adventurous.”

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Ancient Tablets Foretold Doom Awaiting Babylonian Kings
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A new translation of cuneiform relics from the second millennium B.C.
highlights the warnings that astrologers saw in eclipses.

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The Loch Ness Monster Has Company in the Neighborhood: Wild Boars
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Mr. Jamieson, a former police officer who runs a real estate business
from his home, first noticed something amiss around six years ago when
his lawn was torn to pieces. He said he has to patch the grass five or
six times a year and is afraid to let his dogs run freely. This has
brought mixed emotions.

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In a Grim Palestinian Refugee Community, People See Hope in Hamas
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“It’s true that our weapons cannot match our enemy’s,” Ayman
Shanaa, the Hamas chief for this area of Lebanon, said in an
interview. “But our people are resilient and they support the
resistance. And are joining us.”

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Hamas Agrees to Meet With Mediators in Cairo Ahead of Cease-Fire Talks
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Hamas did not specifically say whether it would participate in a
summit next week; its officials did not join a similar round of talks
in Qatar earlier this month, calling it pointless given the new
Israeli demands. But the visit to Cairo leaves the door open for
further talks.

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Not Only for Killing: Drones Are Now Detecting Land Mines in Ukraine
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As in so many areas now, artificial intelligence is driving the
progress. Fenix, for example, has developed software enabling drones
to not only spot and identify types of land mines, but also predict
where they might lie. It does that by drawing on open-source
intelligence and social media reports from conflicts around the world
where military units have laid mines or where rockets have delivered
scatterable munitions.

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Out of Season
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Summers coming to a close soon. Youre still, to some extent, in
control of how you spend the time.

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Italian prosecutor opens manslaughter inquiry in Lynch yacht sinking
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The sinking has puzzled naval marine experts who say a boat like the
Bayesian, built by Italian high-end yacht manufacturer Perini, should
have withstood the storm and in any case should not have sunk as
quickly as it did.

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Fires observedon board Greek-flagged tanker in Red Sea, says maritime
agency
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"Delta Tankers is doing everything it can to move the vessel (and
cargo). For security reasons,â¯we are not in a position to comment
further," the company said in a statement on Friday.â¯

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Mardi Gras board decision to consult queer community on police joining
parade hailed as 'massive win'
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This year, the site of the old Darlinghurst police station was
transformed into a queer museum, with founder David Polson previously
telling Guardian Australia this would mark "the start of the healing
process between the police department and the queer community".

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Man found dead in Melbourne park last seen by sister seven hours
before
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Fresh warning on fire ants in Queensland as suppression efforts
struggle to halt spread
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Fire ants attack crops and livestock, driving down agricultural
productivity. They swarm and kill native species. They push up health
care costs as medics treat painful stings that sometimes kill.

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Australia's south-east to face strong winds, storms and hail after
unseasonal heat across country
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"We will see these windy periods continuing throughout much of this
week. So really, just a reminder to everyone, keep an eye on your
forecast. Keep an eye out for any warnings as they might come."

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Solingen stabbings: what we know so far
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Starmer pledges UK support to Ukraine amid anniversary of independence
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“We are pushing the occupier out of Ukraine and will give no rest to
their tricolours,” Zelenskiy said in a statement released on his
website, a reference to Russia’s white, blue and red flag.

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Alain Delon to be buried in grounds of his estate in 'strictest
privacy'
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Identified with French cinema's resurgence in the 1960s, Delon starred
in a string of classic films such as Plein Soleil, Le Samouraï and
Rocco and His Brothers. Once a familiar face in Douchy, he had not
been seen in the village for several years after he suffered a stroke
in 2019 and was diagnosed with a slow-developing lymphoma in 2022.

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