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Mont Blanc rock falls surge as climate warming destabilises Alpine permafrost
Record summer heat has degraded permafrost on Mont Blanc, triggering hundreds of rock collapses and forcing climbing route …
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Karbala Sorcery Case Exposes Coercion Behind a 366m-Dinar Claim
Police say a woman paid 176 million Iraqi dinars and was then pressured with promissory notes worth another …
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Palace draws a firm institutional line around Harry and Meghan’s UK return
The Sussexes’ move back to Britain does not restore official royal duties. Buckingham Palace has clarified that their …
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Dover and Portsmouth protests expose an intelligence gap for UK policing
Coordinated anti-immigration actions at two south-coast ports have shifted attention from the protests themselves to how police gather …
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Portsmouth landing becomes a policing test for Britain’s south coast
About 140 migrants were brought ashore at Eastney after an unusually western Channel crossing, followed by a night …
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Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing
Erin Piacenti, 32, a Bank of America vice president, was killed and a 68-year-old man injured in a …
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Grand Canyon pipeline badly damaged by flash floods
Flash flooding has damaged roughly 40% of the Grand Canyon's sole water pipeline, forcing water restrictions and complicating …
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One dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood as more storms forecast
A flash flood in the Grand Canyon has killed at least one person and left around 15 missing, …
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Costa cappuccino contains caffeine equivalent to four cans of Red Bull, study finds
A new study has revealed a 'wild' difference in caffeine levels between high street coffee chains, with a …
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Florida architects design for rising seas and stronger storms
Three decades after Hurricane Andrew destroyed his childhood roof, landscape architect Jeffrey Huber is part of a Florida …
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Epiphanius sets a limit on personal power inside church institutions
The Ukrainian Orthodox leader’s sermon frames unity as an institutional discipline: Christ above personalities, tested tradition above improvisation …
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Biden’s post-presidency visibility is being reshaped by cancer treatment
A reported Wilmington church sighting came after Hunter Biden described the physical toll of his father’s metastatic cancer. …
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At 97, Betty Bromage turns a record flight into a hospital fundraiser
The Gloucestershire wing walker returned to the air after a stroke, extending her female age record while supporting …
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UK to see deep partial solar eclipse on August 12
London is expected to see about 91% of the Sun covered at 7:13 p.m., while totality passes across …
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Three members of same family shot dead in North Carolina
Three members of the same family have been shot dead and a fourth person taken to hospital after …
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Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden
A 47-year-old woman is in custody after four men were stabbed on Endell Street in central London. Police …
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Explosive-laden drone found near runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport
German state prosecutors, including units focused on extremism and terrorism prevention, are investigating after a drone carrying an …
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Martin O’Neill in hospital after «small procedure», Celtic confirm
Celtic have confirmed Martin O’Neill remains in hospital after a small procedure and expect the manager to return …
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Mark Hughes's son died of sudden adult death syndrome, inquest hears
An inquest has heard that Alex Hughes, son of former Manchester United striker and Wales manager Mark Hughes, …
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Perez Hilton hospitalised after distressing TikTok livestream prompts police response
Police were called to Perez Hilton's Miami home after viewers saw him appear to harm himself in a …