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22 Jul, 2025

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Tyler Harris

South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite

Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump's cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Nicholas Thompson

BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in battle-scarred Suweida province

The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribal militiahave killed hundreds of people. A fragile ceasefire ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Ryan Lee

Concert by Putin ally Gergiev cancelled in Italy

The organisers of a music festival in Italy have cancelled a concert featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev after days of criticism from Kremlin critics and human rights campaigners. Gergiev, an ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Joshua Jackson

Accuser says ‘rollercoaster’ of Epstein files saga is a ‘real weight’ on victims

One of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers and a key witness in his associate Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial is calling for the government to release information related to him, especially if ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Andrew Taylor

Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket "do-not-resuscitate" order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Matthew Anderson

How do heat health alerts work?

A number of yellow and amber heat alerts have been issued across England during the recent hot weather. The alerts warn the public when high temperatures pose a potential risk ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Christopher Gonzalez

China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children

Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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David Hernandez

PM’s benefit cuts U-turn leaves backbenchers feeling bruised

When we tell you that this is the unvarnished view of a Labour MP now willing to back Prime Minister Keir Starmer's benefits plans, you get a sense of how ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Daniel Rodriguez

Parked in lay-bys – the drivers determined to avoid airport drop-off fees

It's a hot and sticky Friday in the middle of the summer holidays and cars are flooding onto Edinburgh Airport's approach road. There are few places to stop, but in ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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James Miller

Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks, Zelensky says

Russia and Ukraine will hold a new round of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. "Today, I discussed with [Ukrainian Security Council chief] Rustem ...