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Fact check: As Europe bakes, should you trust your sunscreen?
As a heat wave sweeps across Europe, claims are resurfacing online questioning whether sunscreen is safe or linked to skin cancer risk.
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Saudi Aramco helicopter crashes, all 14 passengers killed
Saudi Arabian media report that the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura on the country’s eastern coast early on Sunday. It said that all 14 Saudi nationals on board were killed, and the cause of the crash was unclear.
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Military-age Ukrainian men could lose EU protection
The European Commission has suggested withdrawing protection status for military-age Ukrainian males. A number of EU countries support the move — and so does Kyiv.
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The ‘Flamingo Revolution’: What’s behind Albania’s protests?
For weeks now, images of crowds of Albanians protesting on the streets have been relayed around the world. The protesters say they are fighting for democracy. PM Edi Rama insists the movement is part of a hybrid war.
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Why is the US targeting Germany’s drug industry?
A new trade probe is reigniting a long-running clash over who should pay for medical innovation. Washington argues Germans benefit from lower prices while US patients shoulder a disproportionate share of the costs.
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Ukraine strikes Russian weapons plant, Moscow fuel hub
The two attacks, in Volgograd and Vladimir regions, are part of President Zelenskyy’s strategy to bring the war to the Russian people and force Putin into peace negotiations.
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Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400
More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations.
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Venezuela: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as earthquake deaths surpass 1,400
Some 2,200 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations.
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UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo
The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile eastern region to maintain momentum and fully implement their commitments.
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Climate adaptation in Africa needs investment, not imported solutions
Ellen Davies is head of programmes at the African Climate Foundation and is based in Kenya. Wole Hammond is programme officer for adaptation and resilience at the foundation, based in Nigeria. For generations, African communities have lived on the frontlines of climate disruption, managing erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and the slow erosion of their livelihoods, […]