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Science
HotSat-1: Spacecraft to map UK’s heat inefficient buildings
A novel British satellite designed to map the heat signature of buildings has been launched. The idea is to highlight…
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London
Man found dead on Streatham railway line after police chase
A man has died after being pursued by police in south London. The man, aged 34, had failed to stop…
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Politics
Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released
Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has said she will not resign until she gets more information on why she was…
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Latin America
International drugs ring smuggled cocaine in surfboards
Police in Uruguay say they have broken up an international drugs ring which smuggled cocaine from South America to Europe…
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Tech
Using AI for loans and mortgages is big risk, warns EU boss
Discrimination is a more pressing concern from advancing artificial intelligence than human extinction, says the EU’s competition chief. Margrethe Vestager…
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Health
Super-engineered vaccines created to help end polio
Scientists have “super-engineered” polio vaccines to prevent them mutating into a dangerous form that can cause outbreaks and paralysis. The…
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Africa
Kwara boat accident: 100 dead and more missing in Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned and more are missing after a boat carrying them down the River Niger in…
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International
North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death
People in North Korea have told the BBC food is so scarce their neighbours have starved to death. Exclusive interviews…
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Europe
Ukraine war: ‘Extremely fierce battles’ as Kyiv seeks to advance
“Extremely fierce battles” are raging in parts of Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces continue their counter-offensive, the country’s deputy defence minister…
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International
111th ILO Conference chaired by Qatar with agenda to advance Global Labor rights
The upcoming 111th session of the International Labour Conference, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), is set to take…
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