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BBC News - World

Businessman and philanthropist Martin Naughton dies -- Martin Naughton used his considerable wealth to support education and the arts across the island of Ireland.

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LIVE - US marks 250th independence anniversary as heatwave disrupts celebrations - Some events have already been cancelled, or will start later, as parts of the country grapple with extreme heat.

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Brutal heat cancels Fourth of July events, from DC to Philadelphia -- More than 165 million people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.

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Injury ends Williams' Wimbledon comeback -- Serena Williams pulls out of her planned Wimbledon doubles appearance with older sister Venus because of a knee injury.

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Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants as he visits gateway island -- The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

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Row after Indian state drops eggs from school lunch menu -- West Bengal's move to replace eggs in some school meals has sparked a wider debate over nutrition and choice.

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Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in NYC ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler -- The star-studded celebration saw several streets in Midtown Manhattan shut, as hordes of fans gathered outside the arena.

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Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru's presidential election weeks after vote -- The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.

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Anguished families left to identify Venezuela quake victims at makeshift morgue -- The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification.

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Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man' -- Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out the scene of the attack.

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Dior dress, Adam Sandler and a man of honour: What we know about Taylor and Travis's wedding -- The couple tied the knot in New York on Friday, after months of speculation about when, where and how it would happen.

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In pictures: Stars and fans celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding -- Celebrities and sports stars were spotted as the A-list couple tied the knot in New York on Friday.

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'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts -- Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.

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More cows than pupils - what is behind mass school closures in rural Kenya? -- More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

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'Flamingo Revolution' takes off as thousands demand Albanian PM's resignation -- Flamingos have become a national symbol of protest, triggered by opposition to a luxury development.

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BBC in Tehran as mourners gather for former supreme leader's funeral -- Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Watch: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed in NYC - here's how the day unfolded -- The couple tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony officiated by comedian Adam Sandler at Madison Square Garden.

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'It's so hot' - Dangerous hot weather grips parts of the US -- More than 165 million people were sweltering on Friday under record temperatures along the US East Coast and Midwest, according to the US National Weather Service.

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Cheers and applause as security guard rescued from rubble -- Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble.

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Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats -- Sarah Rainsford reports from the completely destroyed nine-storey block of flats in Ukraine's capital.

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Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the target is key infrastructure "that generates revenue for Russia's war".

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Former chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating remarks -- The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating.

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Fireworks, flyovers and a 'really long' Trump speech ahead as US celebrates 250th -- The celebrations in the US capital will feature 850,000 fireworks, a "really long" speech from the president and scorching temperatures.

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'America's 250th birthday is our 50th anniversary' -- Roger Lieb and Bonnie Taff tell the BBC what it was like to have their wedding on 4 July 1976, America's bicentennial.

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Cape Verde fans 'proud' despite 3-2 defeat to Argentina -- Cape Verde fans say they are 'proud' of their team despite a 3-2 defeat to Argentina that ended their World Cup hopes.

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Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral -- Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.

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