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- December 28, 2024
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Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says
Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan. The statement from the Defense Ministry…
- International , Latest News
- December 28, 2024
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Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen, who…
- International
- December 28, 2024
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China is building new detention centers all over the country as Xi Jinping widens corruption purge
China has built or expanded more than 200 specialized detention facilities nationwide to interrogate suspects ensnared in Xi Jinping’s widening anti-corruption drive, a CNN investigation has found, as the Chinese…
- International
- December 27, 2024
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Family travel 260 miles to watch ‘best panto’
A woman from Bedfordshire says her family make a 260-mile round-trip every year to watch the pantomime at Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. Elaine Bithrey from Dunstable has been making the…
- International
- December 27, 2024
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Why the iconic English painting The Hay Wain by John Constable is not what it seems
John Constable’s The Hay Wain presents a bucolic view of England – but there’s a dark side to the idealised rural image. Widely satirised and reproduced on everything from bath towels to biscuit tins, John…
- Latest News
- December 27, 2024
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44 crates – lost for decades – were unsealed. Inside was a fair dreamed up by art legends
Children played on fairground rides designed by the world’s greatest artists for a single summer before they disappeared for decades. The attractions were part of the world’s first art funfair…
- Latest News
- December 27, 2024
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‘How I became Robbie Williams’ chimpanzee’
It’s 2001 and nine-year-old Jonno Davies is standing in the crowd as Robbie Williams entertains 65,000 people at the Milton Keynes Bowl. “He was just this symbol of cool, and…
- International
- December 27, 2024
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Baby Driver teenage actor dies after falling from moving vehicle
Tributes have been paid to Baby Driver actor Hudson Meek, who died after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama. The 16-year-old actor also appeared in TV series including the…
- Technology
- December 27, 2024
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Man convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin
A computer scientist has been found to have committed contempt of court for falsely and persistently claiming to be the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. In March, the High Court…
- Technology
- December 27, 2024
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AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests
This is the third feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. Ovarian cancer is “rare, underfunded, and deadly”, says Audra…
