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USBoy, 12, dies after car hit by train
It happened in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis in County Mayo at about 20:45 local time on Thursday.
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TechnologyGreek university vets students' glasses to prevent AI exam fraud
A Greek mathematics professor at the University of Patras has stipulated that students must present a medical certificate if they require glasses when sitting examinations in September. The requirement is aimed at preventing academic tests from becoming a "festival of artificial intelligence" and to stop candidates from cheating using AI-enabled glasses, the Patras-based online platform thebest.
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WorldGermany hunts climate activist suspected of power grid sabotage
German authorities were Friday hunting a militant climate activist suspected of a spate of attacks on the power grid, the latest sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.Germany has faced a spate of attacks on the power grid in recent times, with far-left activists claiming responsibility in some cases.
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WorldWhy Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
Drug cartels across Mexico are increasingly turning to car bombs, explosives-laden drones and improvised explosive devices, a trend that could further strain Mexico’s already tense relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action against the cartels. No one was killed, but the explosion of 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of explosives injured 11 people and damaged more than 60 homes in the city center, Mexico's security chief Omar García Harfuch said Friday during a visit to Zacatecas with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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WorldKing Harald’s final farewell: Inside ‘Operation K’ and Norway’s historic state funeral
Thousands of police and soldiers will secure Oslo as royals and world leaders gather to say goodbye to the late Norwegian monarch
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World5 EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to 'return hub' by 2027
Five EU countries are seeking a deal with a country outside the bloc to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.Earlier Friday, Denmark said it was ready to send rejected asylum seekers to such hubs by the end of 2027, not the start.
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WorldArgentina to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector's heir
Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner's heir, a judge said Friday."Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior Nazi officer, who had fled to Argentina after World War II. "An order will be issued for the painting to be returned to the heir" of art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, ju
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WorldJD Vance’s Religious Adviser Busted Taking Shady Cash in TV Sting
A longtime friend of Vice President JD Vance has resigned after an undercover probe reportedly uncovered secretive dealings to skirt British election laws. James Orr, who was a top aide to conservative British politician Nigel Farage and head of policy for the Reform UK party, stepped down after Channel 4 News aired footage of him apparently agreeing to take donations from a foreign national through a middleman, which is illegal in the U.K. An undercover reporter posing as a U.S. supporter filme
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USTrial opens for parents of Turkey school shooter who killed 10
The trial of the parents of a teenage gunman who killed 10 people at a school in south-eastern Turkey opened on Friday, with the defendants telling the court they had no idea their son was planning an attack, local media reported. Uğur Mersinli, a police chief inspector, and his wife Peyman Pınar appeared before a court in Kahramanmaraş over the April shooting carried out by their son, then an eighth-grader.
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WorldRussia rights group boss fears post-election crackdown
The head of Memorial, Russia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, has told AFP she fears a fresh crackdown after September's legislative elections, with more people arrested and sent to fight in Ukraine. Memorial group received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 -- months after Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine -- alongside jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties.
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WorldUN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size
By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries'
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WorldWHO says key warehouse destroyed by attack in Ukraine
The World Health Organization said Friday that one of its main warehouses in Ukraine had been destroyed in air attack -- the third such incident in three months.Early on Thursday, "an air attack in Kyiv region destroyed one of WHO's main warehouses storing humanitarian medical supplies.
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WorldWith Milei, Trump and our defeatist culture, could we lose the Falklands all over again?
In January this year, I speculated in print: “Will Trump, baulked in the Arctic [over Greenland], turn his gaze to the Antarctic?” Being such a mate of Javier Milei of Argentina, might he seek a new deal? “Suppose Trump became attracted to the rich mineral resources of the Falklands and teamed up with Milei to exploit them,” I imagined. He had recently proposed to buy out 50,000 Greenlanders: “He might believe he could manage it easily enough with only 3,500 Falkland Islanders.”
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WorldEurope targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect
Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.
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WorldKing Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofía head to Oslo for King Harald V's funeral
King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofía will travel to Oslo on September 9 to join Europe's royals for King Harald V's funeral. Full details here.
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WorldSpanish civil war’s defining image ‘taken by photographer’s lover’
It is the defining image of the Spanish civil war and made Robert Capa the most celebrated war photographer of the 20th century.
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WorldWomen gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then deadly strikes hit
Women with their children were gathered in the house and yard, waiting for the bride and groom to arrive to kick off a wedding celebration in this small town in southern Iran. The town of Kuhestak is still reeling from a barrage of strikes that killed five people during an American bombardment of southern Iran on Tuesday evening. Lampposts at the entrance to the town displayed large posters of four of the dead — a 4-year-old boy, a 16-year-old and two women.
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WorldHow to share West Africa's history
Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways for members of their diaspora to gain citizenship.
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WorldPeru study maps used-clothing chain, says same routes move mercury, weapons, and cocaine
"A key finding of our investigation is that ... there are no isolated routes for each type of crime."
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USWoman Found Dead in Garbage Bag Still Unidentified a Week After Body Was Discovered
Authorities are withholding the woman’s cause of death, citing “investigative reasons”
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WorldNepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive
More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.
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US3-Year-Old Girl Dies After Contracting E. Coli at Petting Zoo: ‘We’ve Been Living a Nightmare’
The toddler developed a life-threatening condition caused by a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection
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WorldKing Haakon and Ingrid Alexandra emerge as Norway’s new royal team in poignant Palace appearance
The Palace engagements offered another glimpse of the new royal structure that has rapidly taken shape since King Harald’s death.
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WorldBackpacker Stranded for 12 Days in Australian Outback Speaks Out in Emotional Interview: ‘I Made a Promise I Will Not Give Up’
Carolina Wilga was last seen on June 29, 2025, and was found nearly two weeks later on July 11 by a local woman
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WorldBosnian Serb war criminal to be buried Monday, amid EU backlash
War criminal Ratko Mladic will be buried in Belgrade next week, his son told media Friday, as a European Union official cancelled a visit to Serbia over the "glorification" of the former Bosnian Serb military leader.Mladic was the military face of a brutal leadership trio alongside former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
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WorldAt least 37 killed by toxic fumes during alleged petrol theft in Nigeria, reports say
An environmental group says those who died are suspected of stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria's Rivers State.
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WorldRussian official falls from window soon after resigning
Sergei Shalaginov was responsible for counter terrorism operations in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region, Russian media reported.
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WorldIsrael emptying West Bank refugee camps could be crime against humanity: UN
The United Nations warned Friday that Israel's forced displacement of the entire Palestinian populations of three West Bank refugee camps last year could amount to crimes against humanity."The large-scale, long-term and systematic displacement of over 33,000 Palestinian refugees from refugee camps such as Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm during Israel's Operation Iron Wall ... raises serious concerns of the crime against humanity of forcible transfer," it warned.
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World‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spat
Analysts say Argentina’s president sees an opportunity to exploit Trump’s growing tensions with London.
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World‘Don’t panic’: How two men were rescued from a flood-stricken Nepali power plant
Nine days after flash flooding washed away valleys and buried entire villages, rescue workers in Nepal had started to shift their operations from finding survivors to recovering bodies.
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WorldArgentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector's heir
Argentina must return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner's heir, a judge ruled Friday."Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed last year hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior Nazi officer, who had fled to Argentina after World War II. "An order will be issued for the painting to be returned to the heir" of art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, judge
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WorldTurkish comedian faces over nine years in jail for 'insulting' Erdoğan
An Istanbul court accepted an indictment against Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş seeking a prison term of up to nine years and eight months over jokes in a viral show, state news agency Anadolu reported on Friday. The indictment by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office accuses Göktaş of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, inciting hatred and enmity among the public, and praising crime and criminals, over remarks made in his June 24 YouTube special.
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WorldCountries That Have Lost The Most Farmland
Since the start of the 21st century, vast areas of Somalia’s farmland have disappeared. Drought has ruined much of...
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WorldEverything to know about King Harald's state funeral: From procession routes to dress code
King Harald's state funeral will be held on 9 September, but what will the actual day itself look like? Here's everything you need to know…
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WorldTwo suspects in custody over arson attack near Munich defence firms
Two suspects detained following an arson attack on a construction site near defence companies in Munich were remanded in custody on Friday. The two Bulgarian suspects, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, face charges of criminal damage and attempted arson in connection with the attack on Thursday.
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WorldArgentina's Milei Making Play for Falkland Islands
Argentina's Milei Making Play for Falkland Islands
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WorldUN raises ‘ethnic cleansing’ concerns over Israel’s West Bank operation
More than 33,000 Palestinian refugees remain displaced since Israel launched Operation Iron Wall.
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World'Layer upon layer of miracles' to find tunnel survivors, Nepal rescue adviser tells BBC
From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.
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WorldTunisia’s top court upholds opposition convictions in a state security case
Tunisia’s highest court has upheld the convictions of dozens of prominent opposition figures, lawyers and human rights defenders in a high-profile conspiracy case against state security. The Court of Cassation rejected the defendants’ appeals, upholding prison sentences of up to 45 years handed down by an appeals court last year, Tunisia’s state-owned news agency TAP reported late Thursday, quoting judicial sources.
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WorldHuge Landslide Forces Crowd to Run For Their Lives in China
Shangri-La may be a state of mind ... but that paradisal mindset was wrecked when people at a monument named after the famous city had to run for their lives from a massive rockslide! You have to see the video taken at the Shangri-La Tiger Leaping Gorge scenic area in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Yunnan Province from earlier this week ... which shows huge rocks tumbling down the mountain -- while people just taking in the view sprinted from the potentially deadly debris. The rocks slip into the rushing river below ... and, thankfully, reports indicate no one was injured during the sudden slide.
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WorldUN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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WorldIsrael frees four more Lebanese prisoners in Red Cross-mediated handover
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praises the release and thanks US President Donald Trump for his efforts.
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WorldVisuals show incredible rescue from Nepal flooding, aftermath
Two people were pulled out alive from a hydropower station tunnel on the Trishuli River in Nepal on Friday, Sept. 4.
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WorldRussian Attacks Kill at Least 3 in Ukraine as US Talks on the War Are Expected
The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches into its fifth year following Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor.
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WorldZelensky: Russian drone hits Ukrainian spy agency HQ in Kiev
A Russian drone struck the main headquarters of Ukraine's SBU intelligence service in central Kiev on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on social media. "The drone was aimed directly at the office of the SBU head in this building," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Telegram in the mid-afternoon.
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USNepal workers pulled alive from tunnel after 9 days; ICE officer charged with lying to FBI
Plus, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial return behind closed doors for a seventh day of deliberations. And Vance says the U.S. conflict with Iran isn't a "war."
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WorldUK “must learn from other countries” to strengthen food supply chain
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, said Defra should "strengthen preparedness for emergencies by testing plans with local government and industry”.
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WorldUK “must learn from other countries” to strengthen food supply chain
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, said Defra should "strengthen preparedness for emergencies by testing plans with local government and industry”.
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WorldFighting in western Yemen intensifies as hundreds flee
Heavy fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi militia continued in western Yemen on Friday, forcing hundreds of families to flee. Witnesses told dpa that heavy weapons and artillery were being used as clashes escalated across several fronts in the provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah.
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WorldEU commissioner cancels Serbia visit over 'glorification' of Mladić
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has cancelled a planned visit to Belgrade in protest at Serbia's treatment of the late war criminal Ratko Mladić. "The return of his remains to Belgrade reminds Europe of the darkest pages in our recent history.
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