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Morocco earthquake kills more than 1000 people
A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 1000 people and injured hundreds more, the country’s deadliest in more than six decades, toppling houses in remote mountain villages where …
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Charges dropped against owners of NZ island volcano
Owners of New Zealand’s Whakaari White Island, where a volcano eruption in December 2019 killed 22 people, including 17 Australians, have had charges against them dismissed in an Auckland court. …
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Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge
Russia says its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, forcing its temporary closure …
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British Museum heist the new hot topic on Artnet’s “The Roundup” podcast
In a recent episode of Artnet’s “The Roundup” podcast, Europe editor Kate Brown, alongside international art critic Ben Davis and Wet Paint gossip columnist Annie Armstrong, delved into three headline-making …
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Japan says no radioactivity from Fukushima release
Japan’s environment ministry says tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water used to cool nuclear reactors. …
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Trump campaign reports raising $7 million after mugshot
For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth… more than $7 million. Trump’s campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since he was booked at the Fulton County Jail …
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British Museum director resigns after spate of thefts
British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigned on Friday, admitting the museum did not act “as it should have” on warnings that items had gone missing. The museum in central London …
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The fastest warming continent: Europe’s deadly heatwaves
The sizzling temperatures experienced by several countries in southern Europe over the past days are part of a series of brutally hot, dry summers caused by climate change. Spain has been …
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Nuclear plant water released, China bans Japan seafood
Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that has prompted China to announce an immediate blanket …
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Russia reports ‘abnormal situation’ on lunar spacecraft
An “abnormal situation” occurred at Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft as it was preparing for a pre-landing orbit, Russia’s space agency Roskosmos says. The Russian spacecraft is scheduled to land on the …