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At least 44 dead after overloaded ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
The ferry is believed to have capsized while carrying at least 114 adults and five crew members…
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Trump’s White House construction costs could soar above $900 million: report
’Builder-in-chief’ Trump’s plans for the executive mansion and its grounds could prove much more expensive than previous…
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Faced with ageing population, Vietnam seeks to curb falling birthrate
Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, is facing a sharp decline in its birthrate. Once known for large fam…
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Lebanese parliament passes sweeping amnesty law to reduce overcrowding in prisons
Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a general amnesty law reducing sentences for inmates and people detained for mo…
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Trump defends secret flight swap after using Air Force One as decoy: ‘The plane I flew on was at greater risk’
Trump is facing backlash after leaving staff and reporters on Air Force One unaware of the threat from Iran …
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Internet explodes over Trump letting journalists and staff serve as Air Force one decoys for him
One journalist accused the president of ‘hiding from the consequences of his own decision while endangering others’…
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Live: Millions of skywatchers in Europe prepare for total solar eclipse
Millions of people are set for a rare celestial treat as they prepare to view the total solar eclipse on Wednesday eveni…
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What can we learn from eclipses?
A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical eve…
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Solar eclipse: What to know about the total eclipse on Wednesday
A total solar eclipse will be visible in Spain in the late afternoon on Wednesday, August 12. The eclipse will be partia…
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Trump’s cloak-and-dagger decoy flight exploits were the right thing to do, ex-Secret Service agents say
‘You've got to be creative. You've got to be nimble. You've got to make things happen,’ says former Secret Service agent…
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Short on US Patriot missiles, Ukraine looks for alternatives
Russia is putting pressure on Ukraine with ballistic missiles, but Kyiv is short of Patriot interceptors. Domestic produ…
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Europe braces for next heat wave
More than half the continent, including much of Germany, is set for a third wave of extreme heat this summer. The prolon…
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Halting the march of the armyworm: fungus discovery offers hope to African farmers
South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pestHe…
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Solar eclipse: A rare show with scientific secrets
We’re just hours away from a rare total solar eclipse, with parts of northern Spain set to briefly turn from day to nigh…
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Ukraine seeks closer cooperation with South Korea
Earlier this week, Zelenskyy accused North Korea of stepping up its support for Russia, with ballistic missiles from Pyo…
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At least 15 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest manmade lakeAt least 15 p…
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Robert Gilman: How the former US Marine was freed from Russian prison
A former US Marine imprisoned for four-and-a-half years in Russia has been freed after Russian president Vladimir Putin …
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Spain gears up for much-anticipated total solar eclipse
This Wednesday, Spanish authorities are bracing for two major risks: wildfires, after July's massive blazes, and a surge…
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Alarm after Trump admin hires 2,000 gamers to fill air traffic controller jobs: ‘If they f*** up, people die’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cheers hiring spree but others more skeptical: ‘They can’t just restart a new game’…
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Why Australian police took 20 hours to confirm ‘body’ in suitcase was actually a sex doll
Police and experts maintained that investigators followed proper procedures in handling case…
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New Zealand PM survives second challenge to leadership just weeks before general election
After a long meeting with his MPs, Christopher Luxon says the party is ‘united’ and ‘determined to win this election’…
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Huge swarm of jellyfish shut down nuclear reactors at power plant after clogging pumps
Gravelines power station left with only one of its six nuclear reactors operating at full capacity after jellyfish clogg…
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Germany news: Cabinet approves intelligence service reforms
Germany's domestic and foreign intelligence services are to get greater powers to deal with hybrid threats. Meanwhile, t…
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German Cabinet approves reforms granting intelligence services greater powers to deal with hybrid threats. More in DW's daily Germany news blog
Germany's domestic and foreign intelligence services are to get greater powers to deal with hybrid threats. Meanwhile, t…