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Decline in North Sea puffins causes concern

Decline in North Sea puffins causes concern

The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can flock to the rocky outcrop at the height of the breeding season.

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Football fans allowed for China's Covid-delayed kick-off

Football fans allowed for China's Covid-delayed kick-off

Fans will be allowed in when the coronavirus-delayed Chinese Super League season kicks off on Friday despite the country's strict Covid controls, state media reported.

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US 'concerned' after UN human rights chief visits China

US 'concerned' after UN human rights chief visits China

The United States expressed concern on Saturday over China's "efforts to restrict and manipulate" the UN human rights chief's visit to the Xinjiang region where Beijing is accused of detaining over a million people in indoctrination camps.

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Russia presses battle for eastern Ukraine, claims key city surrounded

Russia presses battle for eastern Ukraine, claims key city surrounded

Russian forces engaged in an all-out battle in eastern Ukraine have captured the strategic town of Lyman and surrounded a key industrial centre, Moscow has claimed.

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Traffic jams just a maths problem, says Israeli AI firm

Traffic jams just a maths problem, says Israeli AI firm

Israel's traffic congestion ranks near the worst among developed economies but an algorithm can help, says one of the country's IT firms engaged in the auto and mobility sector.

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UK companies to trial four-day workweek

UK companies to trial four-day workweek

Louis Bloomsfield inspects the kegs of beer at his brewery in north London, eagerly awaiting June, when he will get an extra day off every week.

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Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge

Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge

Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death.

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Cost-of-living crisis forces more Brits to foodbanks

Cost-of-living crisis forces more Brits to foodbanks

On an overcast morning in Bradford, northern England, a steady stream of locals arrive at a foodbank to collect produce parcels described as "a lifesaver" during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

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Dominant Blues end on a high as Brumbies stunned by Moana Pasifika

Dominant Blues end on a high as Brumbies stunned by Moana Pasifika

A second-string Auckland Blues edged NSW Waratahs with a last-gasp drop goal to extend their win streak to 13 as Moana Pasifika shocked the ACT Brumbies in the final round of the regular Super Rugby Pacific season.

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WNBA players step up calls for Griner's release

WNBA players step up calls for Griner's release

WNBA players and their union leaders stepped up their calls for Brittney Griner's release from prison in Russia on Saturday, the 100th day of the US basketball star's detention.

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