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Severe summer storms sweep across northern Italy
Unseasonably stormy weather moved eastwards across northern Italy as intense rain and 100km/h (62mph) winds battered the region. In some places, tennis ball-sized hailstones injured people, damaged cars and uprooted trees. A 16-year-old girl was killed when a tree fell on the tent she was sleeping in at a summer camp near the city of…
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Brussels bombers found guilty after long murder trial
Reuters A court in Brussels has found six men guilty of terrorist murder, more than seven years after suicide bomb attacks killed 32 people at the city’s airport and a metro station in March 2016. After a long trial and 19 days of jury deliberations, the court in Brussels returned their verdicts. Several of those…
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Hollywood prop shop struggles amidst strikes
The dual actor and writer strike, which advocates for better wages, residuals and AI regulations, has brought the film-making industry in Los Angeles to a standstill. The owner of a rental shop said his business has about a month before he’ll be forced to auction off the thousands of props he rents out to movies…
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Russian jet damaged US drone with flares in Syria, says US
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A US drone’s propeller was severely damaged when a Russian jet dumped flares on it while flying “dangerously” close overhead in Syria, says the US. The US military accused Russian…
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UPS reaches deal with union Teamsters to avert strike
Getty Images A strike at shipping giant UPS appears to have been averted in the US, after the company reached a tentative deal with the union that represents much of its staff. The union said the agreement would “set a new standard” for all delivery workers, granting raises, more full-time jobs and “dozens” of new…
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Greece fires: Two pilots die after firefighting plane crashes
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Emily McGarvey BBC News Two Greek air force pilots have died after a plane crashed while fighting wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The water-bombing plane crashed while battling a forest fire near…
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Grammy winning Tori Kelly being treated in hospital for blood clots
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Two-time Grammy winner Tori Kelly is being treated in hospital for blood clots in her lungs and legs after collapsing at a dinner, US media report. Reports suggest the 30-year-old’s condition is “really serious”. She was at a dinner in Los Angeles when she experienced elevated…
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Israeli protesters vow no let up in anti-reform fight
EPA By Paul Adams BBC News, Jerusalem After the sound and fury of Monday’s mass protests around Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, Jerusalem is calm. In Sacher Park, a protest camp since the weekend, the tents have gone, leaving flocks of hooded crows to peck over piles of rubbish. At the busy junction just above the…
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2023 Women’s World Cup: Australian football suffers despite Matildas
Getty Images By Tiffanie Turnbull and Katie Silver BBC News, Sydney Just 50 years ago, Australia was so indifferent to its first national women’s football team that only recently did it actually begin figuring out who was in it. And yet, these days, Matildas captain Sam Kerr is the face of football in the country…
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Qin Gang: The abrupt fall from grace of China’s rising star
Pool By Stephen McDonell China correspondent One of the most visible figures in China’s government, a rising star who was catapulted into the role of foreign minister by Xi Jinping himself, has been removed. The announcement that Qin Gang had lost his job was massive news here, but it was delivered, typically, without fanfare and…