✓Two dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon
"It was a beautiful day - and then people were screaming," one hiker tells the BBC, as 14 people are missing
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Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
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Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster
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Live updates: Trump announces new prescription drug pricing; House returns with shutdown bill on tap
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✓What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands. In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father,…
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✓Border area between Nepal and China where 33 Australians are missing still almost entirely cut off
Majority of missing Australians were near Gyirong Port minutes before impact. Rescuers say the area is now destroyed, covered in metres of silt and debris. Get our breaking news…
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✓Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939
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✓Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
About 80 people sign open letter to Andy Burnham calling for legislation to protect voice ownership. Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among a group of actors…
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✓Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country. Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended…
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✓South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash
Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks. Airlink insists flyby conducted according to regulations. A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically…
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✓Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny
A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels
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✓U.N. worker shares what aid is needed as Nepal recovers from devastating flood
NPR's A Martínez asks the United Nations' resident coordinator in Nepal, Lila Pieters Yahia, what more is needed to aid flood victims there
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"Let data reign": Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers
President Trump has a new message for Americans rebelling over the nation's data-center boom : Get over it. "If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame,"…
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✓AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20
Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system. The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng…
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✓'A glorious dawn launch': NASA's newest space telescope has left the Earth
The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system
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✓Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life
Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address. George Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career…
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✓Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank
Israeli settler pogroms destroy greenhouses and crops, but Burin's farmers insist on rebuilding
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✓Messi retires from international football with 'nothing left to give'
Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but he understands "the time has come"
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✓Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states
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✓Vance says Trump ‘sending a message’ to Iran with AI-generated video
Video depicting Kharg Island being attacked is later followed by more warnings from President Trump
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✓Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal
Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstream. A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments…
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Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats
OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled…
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Suspect arrested after deadly shooting at rave in Switzerland
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a rave in Switzerland over the weekend, Swiss police have said
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✓US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty
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The datacentre power spat highlights a hidden truth: we’re not building renewables fast enough to meet our needs | Alison Reeve
A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand. Anthony Albanese has been clear…
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‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river
A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats. On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a…
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Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn
US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use. Meta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and…
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The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik
Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it. Climate breakdown is…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
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‘The world needs to pay attention’: Nepalis and Tibetans in New York City respond to the Himalayan disaster
Half the world away, a Himalayan diaspora reacts in sorrow and pitches in to help victims in their home countries. Geeta Tamang was getting ready for bed when her aunts shared…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires
The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives. Bryce…
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"Stop gaslighting me!": Florida Democrats' Senate nominee and party chair have heated call over socialism
Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon , and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and…
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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research.…
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I've tested dozens of items to perfect my work-from-home setup. These 13 make all the difference
Build a home office you’ll actually enjoying working from with tried-and-true upgrades – from inexpensive speakers to a stand that can turn an iPad into a second monitor. The best…
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Spanish prime minister points finger at Israel, Russia disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation about Spain's approach to migration, fueling this summer's migrant crisis at…
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