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World - / Aug 6, 2026 - People can walk across this river in Indonesia without touching the water; the reality is alarming - For millions of people in Indonesia, the Citarum River is both a lifeline and an environmental disaster. Stretching for nearly 300 kilometres across West Java, the river supplies water to around 30 million people, irrigates vast agricultural land and

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World - / Aug 6, 2026 - "I just got violated": Twitch streamer Austin McBroom reacts after woman grabs him on livestream - Twitch streamer Austin McBroom reacted with shock after a woman appeared to grab him during a livestream. He stated he felt violated, questioning the laughter of onlookers at the moment. This incident has prompted widespread discussion about the importance of consent and unwanted touching. Some viewers question if the livestream event was genuinely unplanned or staged for attention.

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Meet Mikaila Ulmer, who turned a childhood fear of bees into a lemonade business in 2009: By 2016, her drinks were entering 55 whole foods stores

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Meet Joshua Williams, the 4-year-old who gave a homeless man his $20 in 2005; his foundation has since distributed more than 4.8 million pounds of food

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Los Angeles singer taught her rescue horse to play the guitar and harp, and now they are releasing an album together

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Why scientists released billions of sterile moths across American cotton fields to defeat one of agriculture's most destructive pests

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Pakistan's crackdown in PoK: How Islamabad is tightening information chokehold amid global scrutiny

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Imran Khan's three years in jail spark protests across Pakistan; over 100 held

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Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander

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'Long history of unlawful violence': Global watchdogs condemn Pakistan's crackdown in PoK

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Indian agents killed over 30 LeT operatives in Pakistan since 2020, claims Lashkar leader

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Pakistan restricts digital news websites reporting on PoK protests, crackdowns: Report

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Peace rally in Pakistan rocked by suicide blast; 14 killed, 20 injured

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'Double standards': Pakistan rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

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Video shows petrol bomb attack on Shakib Al Hasan's home after Hasina's Delhi presser

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'Students emotionally manipulated': Sheikh Hasina on 'truth' behind protests that led to her ouster

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Ahead of Hasina's presser, Bangladesh warns TV channels against broadcasting her statements

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Quote of the day by Chandrika Kumaratunga: 'Power is a joke, but it gives me the authority to do what I think I need to do for the country'

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Bangladesh seeks India's stand on Sheikh Hasina's Aug 5 virtual address

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Watch: Broad Peak avalanche that killed record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his crew

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Birmingham weather forecast: Light showers expected August 6, with warming trend ahead

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures today, August 6, 2026

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Manchester weather forecast: Light rain and sunny intervals expected August 6, 2026

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and rain expected August 6, with warming trend

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 6

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Birmingham weather forecast: Light showers expected August 6, with warmer sunnier days ahead

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Newcastle weather forecast: Sunny intervals and showers today, warming trend ahead

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Pakistan crackdown in PoK draws protests on UK streets

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Indian-origin man among 5 convicted in UK child sexual exploitation, human trafficking case

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UK's most wanted fugitive arrested in Spain over multiple sexual assault probe

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47-year-old woman arrested after four men stabbed in central London

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Row erupts as UK Conservatives allow man jailed for antisemitic abuse to contest local election

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'They told you twice they don't want you': Andy Burnham reveals wife's reaction to PM bid

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold public inquiry, investigating Jeffrey Epstein cases

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Leeds weather forecast: Light showers and moderate breeze expected August 5th

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Built over 2,300 years ago, this ancient Greek theatre still stages live performances with extraordinary natural acoustics

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Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making..." - a timeless lesson on patience, strategy and knowing when not to act

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'Black widows': Russian women accused of marrying soldiers to claim war death payouts

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Ukraine orders evacuation of Kramatorsk region as Russian strikes kills 17

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Polish swimmer becomes the first person to swim from Sweden to Poland across the Baltic Sea in 55 hours

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Russia-Ukraine war intensifies: Overnight airstrikes kill 14 in Kyiv, damage warehouses, spark fire - watch

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Russian drone chases Ukrainian vegetable seller in 'safari' attack - Watch

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EU eyes tougher border controls after Ceuta migrant surge triggers alarm

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Quote of the day by Giorgia Meloni: "To the women of this nation I want to say that being underestimated is a great advantage, because..."

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China develops world's first tunnel boring and blasting machine

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World's oldest amber has been found in China, and it is 65 million years older than expected

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China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world's largest diversion project now serves 185 million people

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Chinese man didn't invite his mother to his wedding because he was ashamed of her looks; boss fired him and gave her the job

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Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China's young workers feel economic squeeze

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China built a futuristic city for 300,000 people. It soon became the world's most famous 'ghost city'

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Once known as the 'Sea of Death', China's Taklamakan Desert is turning greener with drone technology

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'Crazy radicals who want war to continue': Vance sees 'messy' negotiations with Iran ahead

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'No fees or tolls': How the Iran-Oman deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz will work

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'Enemies sought to replicate Syria's fate': Pezeshkian hails Mojtaba Khamenei for 'united' Iran

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'Very difficult to communicate': Iran President Pezeshkian on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

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Indian expat from Kerala killed in Dubai gas cylinder blast; colleague recalls moments before explosion

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Seven blasts rock Dubai's Jebel Ali as massive fire erupts near strategic port amid Iran war

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'We'll know in 48 hours': Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

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Gaza mass funeral for 112 Palestinians, including dozens of children, recovered from 2023 strike

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Iran won't escalate tensions but will defend itself, says Pezeshkian as Donald Trump claims Tehran has 'last chance'

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'Hamas must be disarmed': Netanyahu acknowledges differences with Trump over Gaza framework

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Iran planned strikes on Ukraine but backed down after Kyiv's 'apology'

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'Single route': Iran, Oman negotiate temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor

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Will Iran President's next resignation be accepted? Report claims 'final ultimatum' given by Khamenei

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'We'll see how it goes': Trump says Iran talks to begin Monday after halting planned strikes

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In 1997, Australia sank the 372-foot missile destroyer HMAS Swan; five years of monitoring recorded 92 fish species using the former warship as an artificial reef

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The tiny Spanish village where darkness will fall twice: Avellanosa de Muno prepares for the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into East Sea, says South Korea

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In 2018, scientists spread 30 truckloads of coffee pulp on a degraded Costa Rican pasture; two years later, tree canopy exceeded 80%, compared with about 20% in an untreated plot

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In 2018, Australia sank the retired 127-metre military transport ship HMAS Tobruk; the former warship now supports an artificial reef inhabited by corals, turtles, rays and sharks

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In 2012, Swiss researchers fitted sheep with heart monitors to test whether collars could detect wolf panic, trigger a repellent and text the farmer

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A 2020 Iranian experiment put studded leather collars on 202 cattle; not one was killed by leopards during the 14-month trial

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In 1978, Canada began healing Sudbury's toxic "moonscape" with crushed limestone; by 2015, 9.5 million trees had been planted

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Brazil has a 1,565-square-kilometre "desert" that floods every rainy season; freshwater lagoons appear between white dunes, then vanish

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When an American officer tried to cut down a tree, North Korean soldiers attacked with axes, bringing the US and North Korea to the brink of war

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In 74 BC, Liu He ruled China for only 27 days; nearly 2,000 years later, his tomb revealed almost 2 million coins and about 120kg of gold

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Meet Bartlomiej Kubkowski: The first man to swim 100 miles across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland without sleep, breaks or boat assistance

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million project to save 100 of world's most threatened species, from salamanders and pangolins to rare pigs

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North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity

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In 1994, Alabama sank 100 retired M60 battle tanks in the Gulf, giving obsolete military machines a 50-year second life as fish reefs

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In 1977, California removed the last introduced grazing herbivores from San Miguel Island; a landscape once described as a "barren lump of sand" is now covered with recovering native vegetation

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Singapore is planting one million trees to cool its streets, but scientists say the biggest impact could be on air-conditioning bills

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Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: "I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be..." - an inspiring lesson on finding your own path

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'May be jailed, but I'll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina

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Deal on Hormuz shipping route reached with Oman, says Iran

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Meet Will Grand, the LSU graduate who turned discarded fraternity food into more than 10,000 meals for people in need

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How a giant iceberg travelled from Alaska to Iowa in 1977 for Saudi Arabia's ambitious plan to turn Antarctic icebergs into a freshwater source

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$150 million contract for migrant children's lawyers goes to Trump-linked firm

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