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Deminers comb Belgian countryside for remnants of Great War

Deminers comb Belgian countryside for remnants of Great War

Working with the utmost care, a Belgian deminer wiggled a century-old artillery shell from the soil and deposited it safely in a sandbox in the back of his truck.

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Somalia climate shocks and aid cuts create perfect storm

Somalia climate shocks and aid cuts create perfect storm

After his home in the Somali capital was battered by torrential rains, Mohamed Abdukadir Teesto worries about his future at a time when local and foreign aid is vanishing.

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Ads pressured to evolve as AI changes Google search

Ads pressured to evolve as AI changes Google search

As Google races to lead in artificial intelligence, it faces the challenge of making sure the technology doesn't slow its profit-pumping advertising engine.

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Merz to visit Lithuania as Germany helps bolster NATO's eastern flank

Merz to visit Lithuania as Germany helps bolster NATO's eastern flank

Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia.

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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US and Israeli leaders expressing shock and outrage over the killings.

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Two Israeli staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington

Two Israeli staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US officials and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the killings.

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India's mother tongue teaching spells reading success

India's mother tongue teaching spells reading success

Sitting together on the classroom floor in Kalyanpur in northwest India, a dozen children aged five and six are trying to identify Hindi words beginning with the "p" sound.

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German far-right voters don't deserve empathy, says director Akin

German far-right voters don't deserve empathy, says director Akin

Director Fatih Akin's new movie at the Cannes film festival is about a boy learning to love his Nazi-supporting parents.

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EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers as early as July

EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers as early as July

EU lawmakers are set to greenlight tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia on Thursday, despite European farmers' fears the move risks sending global prices soaring.

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Pacers roar back to stun Knicks in Eastern Conference finals opener

Pacers roar back to stun Knicks in Eastern Conference finals opener

The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

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