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An extremely rare blind, hairy mole has been spotted and photographed in the Australian outback. The northern marsupial mole, or kakarratul, lives in one of the most remote parts of the nation and is so elusive that authorities don't…
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The Russian city of Orenburg is braced for widespread flooding as rivers swell across regions bordering Kazakhstan. The worse-than-usual seasonal floods have been caused by melting snow from the Ural Mountains, triggering evacuations…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Bobrisky, a well-known Nigerian celebrity and transgender woman, after she pleaded guilty to charges related to the abuse of Naira notes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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UK scientists say they have found a new cause behind much of the damage asthma causes. Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction during an attack, their research shows. And drugs to prevent this, rather than manage its…
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Actor Chance Perdomo, best known for his role in Netflix horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has died in a motorcycle accident, aged 27, his publicist has announced. The British-American star was born in Los Angeles and grew up…
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The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case has expanded a gag order on the former president after his online attacks against his daughter. Justice Juan Merchan has banned Mr Trump from criticising his family members or…
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Three students have been shot and wounded in a shooting at a school in Finland, police say. All those involved were aged 12, police said - including the suspected attacker, who has been detained and taken into custody. Officers were…
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Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. Bassirou Diomaye Faye's extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. Months in jail alongside ally and…
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Nollywood star and comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor has died aged 61, a relative told BBC. He died on Sunday after suffering kidney failure and was on dialysis, local media reported. The actor's cousin Tony Muonagor, also known as Tony…
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Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from her drain in Florida’s summer heat. She…
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