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New UK weather records being set 'very frequently': report

New UK weather records being set 'very frequently': report

Extremes in temperature and rainfall in the UK are becoming increasingly frequent, the nation's meteorological service said Monday in a report on Britain's changing climate.

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German doctor goes on trial for 15 murders

German doctor goes on trial for 15 murders

A German doctor went on trial Monday accused of killing 15 patients with lethal injections and acting as "master of life and death" over those in his care.

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Syria deploys forces after dozens killed in Bedouin-Druze clashes

Syria deploys forces after dozens killed in Bedouin-Druze clashes

Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a monitor said.

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EU still seeks trade deal after new Trump tariff threat

EU still seeks trade deal after new Trump tariff threat

The EU still hopes to strike a deal with the United States despite President Donald Trump's ramped-up threat of 30-percent tariffs, the bloc's trade chief said Monday, with pressure on Brussels to toughen its stance.

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Spain the stars as Women's Euro 2025 heads into knockouts

Spain the stars as Women's Euro 2025 heads into knockouts

Spain have lived up to their billing as the team to beat at Women's Euro 2025 as the world champions prepare to take on hosts Switzerland in the quarter-finals, with a potential final with England on the horizon.

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Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain

Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain

It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.

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EU climate VP seeks 'fair competition' with China on green energy

EU climate VP seeks 'fair competition' with China on green energy

The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition told AFP on Monday.

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Pilot groups reject claims of human error in Air India crash

Pilot groups reject claims of human error in Air India crash

Two major commercial pilots' associations have rejected claims human error caused an Air India crash that killed 260 people after a preliminary investigation report found the plane's engine fuel switches had been turned off.

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Mexican voice actors demand regulation on AI voice cloning

Mexican voice actors demand regulation on AI voice cloning

Mexican actors protested the growing threat artificial intelligence poses to their industry, calling on Sunday for better regulations to prevent voice cloning without consent.

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Wallaby Suaalii says Lions memories inspired his code change

Wallaby Suaalii says Lions memories inspired his code change

Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii said Monday the prospect of facing the British and Irish Lions had inspired him to switch from rugby league last year.

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