International
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Russian missile and drone strike on Kyiv kills eight
Russian missile and drone attack kills eight in Kyiv, including seven railway workers, as children return to school amid intensified strikes.
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Two dead after Times Square knife attack in New York
Woman kills one person and injures another in Times Square knife attack before police shoot her dead after standoff.
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Nepal flash floods: 919 dead, nearly 5 000 missing including ten from South Africa
Ten South Africans are among nearly 5 000 people still missing after devastating flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border region this week.
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Ferry disaster off Northern Cyprus leaves seven dead, 23 missing
A rescue operation is under way after a passenger ferry capsized and sank off Northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least seven people and leaving 23 missing.
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Human refrigerator becomes lifeline for Japanese workers in ‘cruelly hot’ summer
A refrigerator for humans was introduced this summer in Japan to cool down employees in the ‘cruelly hot’ weather.
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Manhunt in Switzerland after fatal rave shooting
Swiss police hunt gunmen after shooting at rave near Zurich kills one person and wounds five others in rare attack in the Alpine nation.
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NASA’s Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches Sunday on a mission to map the cosmos and unlock secrets of dark matter and dark energy.
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China’s humanoid runners outpace Usain Bolt at World Robot Games
Dozens of humanoids and their human operators descended on Beijing’s Olympic speed skating arena to compete in various sporting events.
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Pack of 20 endangered African wild dogs poisoned near Okavango Delta
A total of 20 endangered African wild dogs have been killed in Botswana in what is suspected to be a poisoning incident.
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Mother’s murder trial sparks debate on postpartum mental health in US
Massachusetts nurse’s insanity plea after killing three children sparks national debate on postpartum psychosis and maternal mental health care.
