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Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving five critically hurt
Two trains have collided head-on on a level crossing north west of Copenhagen, leaving five people critically hurt and 13 others with less serious injuries, medical officials say.
Thousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves
More than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the UK’s exceptionally hot weather in May and June, experts’ estimates suggest. The figure, from a team at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is based on what’s known about the dangers of ex...
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation
Democrat Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for US Senate in Maine, following a series of scandals that included a woman accusing him of sexual assault.
Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake
A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said. The child, named as Klieber Morán, was pulled from wreckage in La Guaira state, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said. Rodríguez described the child’s rescue as a “sourc...
India asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concerns
India has asked WhatsApp to pause the rollout of a new feature that would let users chat using unique usernames, saying it could increase online fraud and phishing scams. The feature – which will let people chat without revealing their phone numbers – is expected to be rolled out to WhatsApp’s three billion global user...
Trump imposes 50% tariff on Canadian imports
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he called "unequal treatment" of US cars, dairy and alcohol.
Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Renowned American actor Danny Glover has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years, he revealed.
Ex-wife of Dubai ruler’s nephew in custody, prosecutors say
The ex-wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has been taken into custody, authorities have said, as a custody battle over their three young daughters deepens. Dubai Public Prosecution told the BBC that Zenab Javadli was detained following a complaint made by the father of her three children – her former husband, Sheik...
France becomes first European country to ban social media for children under age 15
French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit. Australia made history late last year when it implemented the first ban on social media for under-16s. The British government announced similar restr...
Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37
British singer Lauren Bennett, one of the voices on LMFAO's 2011 hit song Party Rock Anthem, has died aged 37.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a "fundamentally new" type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers.
Early warning must be matched by early action to prevent atrocity crimes in Africa – William Nyarko
William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), has called for Africa's increasingly sophisticated early warning systems to be matched by timely political action, warning that the failure to act on credible warnings continues to cost countless lives across the c...