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What the quake off Russia has in common with strongest ever
30 Jul 2025Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, it is among the 10 strongest in recorded history and the largest worldwide since 2011.
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Pacific on tsunami watch following powerful 8.8 quake
31 Jul 2025The Cook Islands Meteorological Service has upgraded its earlier tsunami advisory to a tsunami warning.
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283,000 people evacuated as typhoon nears Shanghai
30 Jul 2025Typhoon Co-May made landfall in eastern Zhejiang Province on Wednesday.
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Just how strong can an earthquake get?
30 Jul 2025Wednesday's magnitude 8.8 is one of the strongest ever recorded - but how much bigger and more destructive can quakes be?
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UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends 'appalling situation'
30 Jul 2025With warnings people in Gaza are facing starvation, members of Britain's Labour Party have been asking for the move. Audio
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Watch: 42 'wow moments' captured in world's best press photo show
30 Jul 2025Get a sneak peek at the best photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe.
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Her features are flawless, but this model in Vogue isn't real
30 Jul 2025The first AI-generated model to appear in the pages of Vogue is seen in an advert for Guess.
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How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam?
30 Jul 2025When a scandal goes viral - as it recently did at a Coldplay concert - companies face nuanced challenges in a new era of crisis communication.
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Shooter in New York skyscraper blamed NFL for brain injury
30 Jul 2025The man left a note alluding to suffering from a serious brain disease that can be caused by repeated bangs to the head while playing contact sports.
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More than 20,000 Gaza children treated for malnutrition, UN-backed group says
30 Jul 2025The UN backed group said of the children were admitted for treatment between April and mid-July, more than 3000 were severely malnourished.
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Trump's trade war victory is already under siege
30 Jul 2025Analysis: The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened - at least, not yet.
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'We want our share': Gazans say they're struggling to reach airdropped aid
29 Jul 2025Why has Israel started dropping food aid into Gaza, and how much food will they really deliver to hungry Palestinians?
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Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing
29 Jul 2025Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, as China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and…
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Thailand-Cambodia border calm as military commanders hold talks
29 Jul 2025Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia have held talks, as calm returned to their disputed border and displaced residents began trickling back.
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How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.
Feature - Jamie Tahana charts how a group of young students from Vanuatu changed the face of international law.
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Four dead in NY shooting, including police officer shot in back
29 Jul 2025The shooter exchanged fire with an officer in a skyscraper lobby.
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Trump contradicts Netanyahu, says many starving in Gaza
29 Jul 2025It put the US president at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said "there is no starvation in Gaza". Audio
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Two rights groups are first major Israeli voices to accuse Israel of genocide
29 Jul 2025The groups are accusing Israel of displacement, bombing and starvation, while aid agencies say the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has escalated in recent weeks. Audio
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Trump sets Putin new deadline to end war on Ukraine
29 Jul 2025The surprise announcement drew a furious response from the Kremlin.
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Donald Trump says he turned down invitation to Jeffrey Epstein's island
29 Jul 2025Trump's remarks were his latest effort to distance himself from the political furor over his administration's handling of files related to Epstein's case
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Thai, Cambodian leaders agree to ceasefire after five days of battle
28 Jul 2025Peace talks, hosted by Malaysia and backed by the US and China, will see a ceasefire start at midnight on Monday.
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Viral 'honour' killing in Pakistan triggers national outrage
28 Jul 2025A video of the "honour killing" of a woman and her lover has ignited national outrage, prompting calls for justice in a country where such killings often pass in silence.
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Four killed in 'mass shooting' in Thailand
28 Jul 2025A gunman killed four security guards and wounded one other person in a mass shooting at a popular fresh food market in Thailand's capital on Monday, police said. "Police are...
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Four killed, eight missing as heavy rain soaks northern China
28 Jul 2025Authorities relocated more than 4400 people as colossal rain continued to pound the suburban area of Miyun in Beijing.
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