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HealthChimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
A group of chimpanzees that were once used for hepatitis B vaccine experiments in laboratories have received health checks at their new home in Liberia, in hopes of giving them a second chance at a normal life. The West African chimpanzees received checks ranging from teeth cleaning to X-rays and pedicure at the Humane World for Animals’ Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge in central Liberia, Liliana Pacheco Ricote, director of the sanctuary, told The Associated Press.
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World2 more rescued in Nepal 10 days after devastating floods
The rescue brings to a total of three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel, after two other workers were freed a day before.
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World2 people found alive 10 days after devastating Nepal-Tibet floods
Officials posted Images of the man and woman being rescued on social media.
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WorldExplosions reported off Iran's Kharg oil export island
Iranian media on Saturday reported explosions near the strategically important island of Kharg in the Gulf, where the bulk of the country's oil exports are handled. According to a report by the Tasnim news agency, four US missiles are reported to have struck an Iranian oil tanker around 11 kilometres off the coast of the island.
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WorldSenior German Social Democrat urges party to tackle low poll numbers
A senior member of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) - the junior partner in the coalition government - has urged his party to communicate better as polls indicate it faces a poor result in Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt. "The dissatisfaction within the SPD and the low poll numbers must be taken seriously by the party leadership," said Dietmar Woidke, state premier of the state of Brandenburg and a party stalwart for more than 30 years.
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WorldVietnam, Myanmar agree to deepen defence ties during Min Aung Hlaing visit
HANOI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Vietnam and Myanmar agreed on Saturday to deepen defence and security cooperation, elevating the sector to a pillar of bilateral ties as Vietnamese leader To Lam hosted
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WorldUS envoys Witkoff and Kushner are in Moscow in a new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian state news outlets reported. The visit came as both sides escalated their aerial attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would halt airstrikes during the envoys' trip and urged Moscow to do the same.
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WorldNepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive on Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris, as emergency response teams dug with new vigour in the search for missing people 10 days after catastrophic flooding.Rescuers called it a "miracle" after the two Nepali men, caked in mud, were pulled out alive on Friday, nine days after being trapped by the flood.
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WorldAt least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions.
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BusinessFrance's literary season: a uniquely French phenomenon?
Again this year, several hundred novels come out at the end of summer for the "rentrée littéraire". But what does this event look like in other European countries?View on euronews
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WorldRescuers in Nepal pull a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, officials said Saturday. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Nepal's army said a joint rescue team of Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from a 225-meter tunnel (about 738 feet) and that he was undergoing a health assessment.
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WorldUAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council.
Al Jazeera
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WorldUN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.
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WorldOne in five German firms feels impact of foreign hybrid threats
One in five companies in Germany says it is feeling the effects of hybrid threats from abroad, including cyberattacks, disinformation, espionage and sabotage, according to a survey by the German Economic Institute (IW). The institute surveyed 1,041 companies and found that larger firms with more than 250 employees were particularly affected.
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WorldPhilippine VP Duterte posts bail after arrest order for alleged grave threats
By Nestor Corrales and Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail on Saturday after a trial court ordered her arrest on three counts of grave threats
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USEast Sussex swimmers check sewage alerts like the forecast as beach pollution worsens
"It's extraordinary that we can't have clean beaches."
The Cool Down
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WorldAt least five killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan in attack by rebel group
Sudan Doctors Network says SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in the town of Dilling.
Al Jazeera
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WorldAt least two killed and 81 injured after explosions at Bolivian army base
The Bolivian Defence Minister said the first explosion "involved black powder from pyrotechnic material stored at the site," while the second, "much larger" blast was still being investigated.
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WorldMonths after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
Since a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and Hezbollah more than two months ago, fighting has stopped in much of Lebanon, but not on a strategic hill overlooking parts of a main southern city. In recent weeks, Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel’s military. Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran, has repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones.
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WorldIn Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer
In a small enclosure of lava stones in a grassy field, a modest tombstone bears the name of an Icelandic legend: Jonas Hallgrimsson."He has become a part of the Icelandic soul and still is," native enthusiast Kari Stefansson told AFP. Standing near the austere, lichen-speckled tombstone, the geneticist and eccentric dandy, 77, is a keen reader of Hallgrimsson and can recite his verses from memory.
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WorldRoyalist 17th Century locket declared treasure
It is engraved with a heart and believed to have been a memento of a King Charles I loyalist.
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WorldLancashire stone helps boost famous Barcelona basilica
Stone from a quarry in the county has been used to help get the Sagrada Família up to its final height.
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WorldExplosion at Bolivia military base kills at least 2, 14 missing, ministry says
LA PAZ, Sept 4 (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and dozens injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La
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WorldRatko Mladic: Bosnian Serb commander to convicted war criminal
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic will be buried in Belgrade on Monday with thousands expected to honour a man dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" by the international press.In its capital, Banja Luka, his death drew thousands to vigils to honour the convicted war criminal marching behind a banner emblazoned with: "Commander, thank you for everything."
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WorldWest Nile virus cases top 1,000 in Europe
More than 1,000 locally acquired West Nile virus infections have been reported across Europe since the start of this year's transmission season, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). A total of 1,086 cases had been recorded in 15 countries as of September 3, the EU agency said in its latest weekly update on Friday.
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WorldArgentina's government moves to enforce Falkland Islands oil sanctions
Argentina has moved to enforce a crackdown on oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, launching sanction proceedings against 45 people and companies. President Javier Milei's office announced the new move in a post on X, after he vowed tougher action against companies operating in the British overseas territory and reiterated the country's claim on the area.
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WorldBolivian army base blasts kill two, wound dozens
Two explosions at an army barracks in Bolivia killed at least two people and wounded 81 on Friday, authorities said.The wounded, including two people in "serious condition," were taken to medical centers, he added.
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USDog missing for a week rescued from South Australia volcanic crater lake cliff
"He was completely unscathed, no scratches, no blood, nothing at all."
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WorldHow haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.- Most of the fires are concentrated on Borneo island, home to vast tropical jungle that Indonesia shares with Brunei and Malaysia, as well as Sumatra.
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WorldThe traditional French feasts deemed ‘offensive to Muslims’
Inside a packed market, a crowd of 1,800 belts out the Marseillaise, hunting horns sound and roars erupt as Asterix and Obelix rush past, banging a giant magic potion pot.
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WorldUkraine asks EU to fund first Patriot missiles buy
Brussels is weighing a rare waiver that would let Kyiv tap its €90 billion loan for U.S.-made interceptors for the first time.
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World‘I could not save the rest’: Hero nurse remembers Pakistan’s nursery fire
The PIMS nurse who saved one newborn recalls the fire, the screams and the 14 babies she could not save.
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WorldSouth Africa deploys rescue crafts and swimmers to save a dog that was swept 650 feet offshore
As his owner attempted to bring him back to land safely, Bean was caught in a rip current, which resulted in him being swept out to sea.
The Cool Down
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WorldIs Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.
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WorldGermany’s far-right AfD is poised for power – and split on whether to cozy up to Trump
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is speeding into state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with a sizeable lead in the polls. If the party gets an outright majority, it will mark the first time the far right has won an absolute majority in a state election since World War II.
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WorldBlasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens
Authorities say seven people are still missing after deadly explosions at a facility storing pyrotechnic material.
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WorldAfter Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground
The 2022 peace deal ended the war but left key disputes unresolved, giving the TPLF room to regroup as tensions return.
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World‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza
Human rights advocates call for diplomatic measures to guarantee flotilla safety and end Israel’s deadly Gaza blockade.
Al Jazeera
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USHong Kong customs stops 68-year-old woman allegedly smuggling over a pound of live beetles
After the beetles were discovered, the woman was arrested.
The Cool Down
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WorldEU's Frontex deploys patrol vessel to English Channel for first time
The EU border agency Frontex is deploying patrol vessels in the English Channel for the first time to help rescue migrants who run into difficulties while attempting to cross from northern France to the United Kingdom. The vessel operating off the French coast is supporting search and rescue operations by French ships and working with a surveillance aircraft that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency has deployed over the Channel since 2021, Frontex said on Friday.
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World'Mini-dictatorship': Students slam Argentina-run residence in Paris
Weeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in Paris supposed to promote peaceful coexistence but which activists say instead restricts lodger freedoms and hosts European far-right figures.But campus sources and former house residents, most speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, say that the one run by Argentina has gone awry since a Milei appointee, fervent Catholic lawyer Santiago Muzio, became its director in 2024.
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WorldBangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark
Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades is nearing the grim milestone of 1,000 child deaths, as a devastating epidemic sweeps through the country and crowded hospital wards fill with struggling babies.- 'Devastating' - The outbreak has exposed gaps in Bangladesh's efforts to protect its youngest.
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WorldEcuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation
Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.
Al Jazeera
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WorldUN votes to adopt new world map reflecting Africa's true size
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted in favour of replacing the traditional world map with a version that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. A resolution entitled "Correct the Map," introduced by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was supported by 164 countries, with six abstentions.
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WorldUN votes to adopt new world map reflecting Africa's true size
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted in favour of replacing the traditional world map with a version that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. A resolution entitled "Correct the Map," introduced by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was supported by 164 countries, with six abstentions.
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WorldBolivia farmers return to streets over diesel price hikes
Several hundred coca farmers and supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales demonstrated in the central city of Cochabamba on Friday over the government's doubling of diesel prices, AFP reporters said.The mostly Indigenous demonstrators demanded that Paz rescind a decree doubling the price of diesel for consumers who buy in large quantities, including farmers, from $0.80 to $1.50 per liter.
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