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Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem?
The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health…
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House Speaker Johnson resists calls to make Matt Gaetz ethics report public
The leading politician in the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson, has resisted calls to release a report…
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Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire
A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the…
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Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year
Gabon is voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic…
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Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests
Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party as the winner of last…
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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left the polling station at the…
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G7 backs Ukraine as Zelenskyy says he wants to end war next year
Leaders of the G7 alliance have reaffirmed support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with 160 strikes
Israeli air strikes hit the Dahiyeh, Haret Hreik, and Chiyah areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the fifth consecutive…
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Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners
Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in…
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Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?
A laser beam downs drones by heating up and “frying” their electronics – each invisible, soundless “shot” is more precise…
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