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FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heatwave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank

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Prince Harry emphasizes need to better apply veterans' skills during roundtable with service members

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The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns

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Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest

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What to know about the trial of former Tiananmen vigil organizers before a verdict

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A timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan's relationship with the royal family as they return to the UK

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Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in

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A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry from drought and heat

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Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released

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Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world

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Quebec remains cautious on Canada-US trade deal as Ottawa pushes to restore US alcohol

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Bodies of 2 hikers missing for decades in Swiss Alps turn up as glacier melts

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A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region

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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which has been effective in past outbreaks

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A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

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South Korea says North Korea fires barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea

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Iran dismisses US economic threats, and other developments in the Middle East

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Today in History: August 20, postal employee goes on deadly rampage in Oklahoma

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Brazil's top court beefs up protections for women against violent men

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Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moving back to U.K. with their kids: report

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Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans

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A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region

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From robot dogs to helpers, China puts robotics ambitions on display at world conference

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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

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A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again

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Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola

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Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch

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Queen Camilla wished she could've shared king's diagnosis during a visit to cancer charity

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Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'

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Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

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Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios suspended over positive cocaine test

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Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections

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Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics

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Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit

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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

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United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire

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Today in History: August 19, Iran's elected prime minister overthrown in US-backed coup

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the United States

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The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation's climate impact

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Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding

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A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

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Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced

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An 81-year-old admits to 1994 killing of American tourist as trial opens in Germany

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Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain

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The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village

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South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises

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Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports

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Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East

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Today in History: August 18, former British nurse found guilty of murdering 7 babies

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Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday

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Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40′ people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage

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The ripple effects of the Iran war could threaten education for millions of kids around the world

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Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain

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Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day

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Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

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Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead

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British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official

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US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna

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Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on Strait of Hormuz deal and other Middle East news

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Today in History: August 17, Miles Davis releases 'Kind of Blue'

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Today in History: August 16, 'Harmonic Convergence' celebrated around the world

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Today in History: August 15, car bomb kills 29 in Northern Ireland

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia and tsunami warning issued

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Country singer Colt Ford injured in tour bus crash in Germany

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Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead

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Italian Carabinieri recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions

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Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily's busiest airport during peak holiday week

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Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education

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Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes

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How to help after Colombia's devastating earthquake

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Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge

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Reform UK's Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties

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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says

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2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East

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Today in History: August 14, thousands gather for last public execution in US

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Rapper NBA YoungBoy leaves U.S., living in South Korea after Trump pardon

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Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB

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USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying

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Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

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Cuba marks Fidel Castro's 100th birthday as his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis

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Colombia's earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but

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Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt

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Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze

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Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in Colombia

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Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

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Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

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Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: August 13, New York throws ticker tape parade for Apollo 11 astronauts

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Marc Anthony, Chayanne and more to play benefit concert for Venezuela and Colombia earthquake relief

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Oman says the oil spill from a grounded tanker has reached its coastline

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Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes

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Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing

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In Taiwan, Chinese-born spouses face questions of loyalty and, some say, discrimination

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After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?

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Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks

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Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

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Prosecutors amass over 800 witness statements in case against man accused of Sydney massacre

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An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says

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