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World - / Aug 3, 2026 - Are US, Israel behind thousands of Moroccans swimming to Spain? The geopolitics of migration - Thousands of people braving rough seas, clinging to rubber tubes and makeshift flotation devices, trying desperately to swim barely 100 metres into Europe. These extraordinary scenes which unfolded at Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta recently

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World - / Aug 3, 2026 - Houston student Aiden Jo, 14, and his origami-inspired answer reached a national science final - Aiden Jo, a bright fourteen-year-old, has ingeniously crafted a collapsible container called 'Squeeze-gami' aimed at minimizing waste volume. His innovative solution has earned him a spot among ten national finalists vying for a prestigious top prize along with mentorship from renowned 3M scientists. This competition emphasizes STEM-oriented solutions to tackle everyday challenges and environmental concerns, with winners set to be revealed following live challenges in October 2026.

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California approved a State Farm insurance settlement after proposed increases reached 52%; the deal is estimated to save consumers about $530 million

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US released Asian lady beetles in 1916 to fight crop pests, but they later spread into homes and orchards

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Introduced for forage and soil conservation, sericea lespedeza later spread through the US prairies while mature plants were largely avoided by grazing cattle

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Bill Gates' $650 million hydrogen superyacht, built for silence, sparked online protests after a loud party disturbed an Italian village

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California woman was swept down the Kern River and found clinging beneath a rock; rescuers pulled her from the rapids

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

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'Dhurandhar' gangster's brother shot in Karachi

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Is Pakistan facilitating Chinese missile shipments to Iran? Islamabad responds

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Hasina may make her first public appearance this week since ouster

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Sheikh Hasina ouster anniversary: Bangladesh issues nationwide alert over attack on police

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Nirmal Purja — star climber, elite British officer & MBE — dead on PoK peak

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10 climbers, including Nirmal Purja, missing after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan

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Parliamentary committee seeks normalisation of visa operations in Bangladesh, govt says Hasina not allowed to undertake any political activity

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Need to address some irritations in Bangladesh-India relations: Dhaka

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Son kept mother's body in freezer for three years, claimed £78,000 pension; jailed in UK

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In 1986, Alan Watson Featherstone promised to restore Scotland's ancient Caledonian Forest, and by 2012 one million native trees had been planted

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In a first, UK woman undergoes womb surgery to fix baby's intestines growing outside his body

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An English oak forest has spent years breathing tomorrow's air. Scientists are only now discovering what happened underground

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 3rd

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Liverpool weather: Sunny and 30°C today, with showers expected later in the week

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Birmingham weather forecast: sunny intervals today, showers and cooler temperatures ahead

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London weather forecast: Warm and sunny August 3rd with highs of 31°C

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, showers and cooler temperatures ahead

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Newcastle weather: Cloudy skies and high humidity expected Sunday, August 3

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UK PM Burnham may exempt child rapists from early release scheme as Conservatives demand stricter action

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King Charles, Prince William pay tribute to ex-British soldier Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and moderate temperatures on August 2, 2026

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London weather today: Sunny skies, 28°C high, warm spell continues

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and moderate temperatures on August 2nd, 2026

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Russia attacks Ukraine overnight, killing eight; Moscow downs 635 drones

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Hungary shut its only nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years after the Danube fell too low to cool its reactors; nearly half its electricity supply is now affected

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Ceuta migrant crisis explained: Why 60,000 people risked everything to reach Spain from Morocco

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08:50 - 'Selfish, polarising, unlawful': Spain slams EU states over Ceuta migrant crisis

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Quote of the day by Sigmund Freud: 'The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more demons they have on the inside' and why absolute perfection is a facade

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Spain's 48-hour response: How authorities returned thousands of illegal migrants to Morocco

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Video shows inferno after Russian missile barrage leaves 9 dead in Ukraine

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Spain races to secure Ceuta border with floating barrier after mass crossings and 67 deaths

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'No food inside Ceuta': How Spain's migrant surge spiralled into big humanitarian crisis

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'Go that way': Illegal migrants say Moroccan authorities directed them towards Ceuta

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Italy suspends Schengen border rule after Ceuta migrant crisis — what it means

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Russia's overnight ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital Kyiv kills 9

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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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Can China's electric rocket launcher make Elon Musk's chemical rockets obsolete?

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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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Israel, US military learnt Trump cancelled Iran strike through social media: Report

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Trump mimics 'bing, bing, bing,' calls Patriot transfers to Ukraine a 'big step'

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Quote of the day by Mohammed bin Salman: 'I fear that the day I die, I am going to die without accomplishing what I have in my mind'

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'Prepare to depart': US embassies issue alert across Middle East amid Iran tensions

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Saudi Arabia arrests over 14,000 in week-long crackdown on residency, labour violations

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'Act of aggression against Iran': Araghchi warns UK over US access to British military bases

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'Extensive response plans': Iran threatens US energy sites after Trump warning

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Days after Trump's dismissal, report claims Russia shared military intelligence with Iran

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US, Israel weigh bombarding Iran's energy infrastructure through the weekend: Report

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Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard' as US weighs fresh attack

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How Iran's military ran a $4bn gambling network as part of a sanctions-dodging op: Report

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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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'Monumental step toward lasting peace': Donald Trump announces 'historic' Gaza deal as Board of Peace agrees on Hamas disarmament

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Saudi Arabia's one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa explained: 90-day stay, eligibility and how to apply

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'Beaten until they enlisted': Russia ramps up forced recruitment amid Ukraine losses - report

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An 82-year-old Australian grandfather and his 18-year-old grandson cycled 5,300km through deserts and headwinds, raising $65,000 for MND support

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Senior Russian general survives assassination attempt in Moscow restaurant blast: Report

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Cats went mad, birds fell from the sky, and a disease caused by poisoned seafood devastated an entire Japanese coastal community

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Quote of the day by Tom Holland: I personally think if something's not a challenge, there's no point doing it, because you're not gonna learn much

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Quote of the day by Robert De Niro: Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do. Don't wait

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Western Australia's humpback sightings fell 60%; days later, weakened Southern Ocean seabirds appeared thousands of kilometres away on the country's east coast

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In 1972, a millionaire built an artificial island in the Pacific to create a tax-free country, but it disappeared before becoming a nation

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In 2016, countries came together to protect a huge part of Antarctica's ocean, creating the world's largest marine reserve

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Earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude hits Egyptian city of Suez

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From hospital ward to spotlight: These celebrities were practising doctors before they became famous

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'Cruel terrorist act': Moscow mayor on restaurant blast that killed 3, injured 21

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Wildfires burned 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 evacuations near Bordeaux; now France's wine country fears damage that may only emerge in the bottle

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New Orleans collected 9,000 discarded Christmas trees and airlifted them into coastal wetlands; the programme has restored marsh equal to nearly 200 football fields

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California built a town for 4,000 iron miners in 1948. Today it is one of America's largest ghost towns, with homes and a hospital still standing

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California brought in ice plant in the early 1900s to hold soil in place; it now spreads 3 feet a year, smothering natives and reshaping coastal dunes

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US military asks troops for 'creative' ways to bring Iran to the negotiating table as airstrikes fail

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

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

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Kalgoorlie used a $10,000 grant to plant saplings and stabilise mine waste in the 1970s; 3,500 hectares of forest still shield the city today

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US general warns Pentagon he lacks naval assets to keep shielding Israel from missiles: Report

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Mississippi man uncovers more than 200 Civil War cannonballs buried beneath his property after 160 years

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