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Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it plans to install more than 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium,…
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Israel kills dozens in Gaza; Hezbollah chief declares ‘victory’
At least 33 Palestinians have been killed and 137 injured in Israeli attacks in the past 24-reporting period across the Gaza Strip,…
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Rebel groups launch attacks on Syria’s Aleppo city
At least four people have been killed as rebel groups launched attacks on Aleppo for the first time in years,…
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UK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill
British MPs have given initial approval to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After…
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Putin denies he tried to frighten Merkel with dog Koni
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that he had deliberately used his black labrador Koni to intimidate German Chancellor…
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Canada selects underground site to store used nuclear fuel in perpetuity
Canada has chosen a site in northern Ontario to be its first deep underground depository for used nuclear fuel following…
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Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed COVID-19 lockdowns, to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the…
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Gukesh beats Ding Liren in Game 3; ties World Chess Championship final
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has won the third game of the ongoing World Chess Championship final against reigning world champion Ding Liren of…
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Is Russia poisoning Namibia’s water in its hunt for uranium?
Impo Gift Kapamba Musasa holds a hose pipe in one hand and gestures to a garden of cabbages, onions and…
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Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue
Taiwan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in the United Kingdom after the organisers questioned…
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