Spain eyes boom in 'neglected' strategic mining sector
Spain is aiming to tap its unexplored strategic mining resources as the European Union urgently seeks to ramp up production, but local resistance could frustrate the government's plans.
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Return of the alpha male: Why toxic masculinity is gaining prominence
Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism.
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A year on, survivors still haunted by Russia's Crocus attack
Kirill Yavkin still gets "chills down his spine" when he thinks back to when gunmen killed 145 people at the Crocus City Hall last year, in Russia's deadliest attack in 20 years.
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Chinese youth footballer dies after head injury in Spain
A promising Chinese youth footballer has died after suffering a serious head injury during training in Spain, his club said Thursday.
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Iran frees French citizen after prison ordeal: Macron
Iranian authorities have released French citizen Olivier Grondeau, detained by the country since October 2022 on security charges, and he has returned to France, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.
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Kohli targets lucky 18 as 13-year-old set to make IPL history
Virat Kohli will hope to make it 18th time lucky as he embarks this weekend on his latest quest to finally win the Indian Premier League while a 13-year-old could make tournament history.
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US happiness sinks as more Americans eat alone: survey
The United States fell to its lowest happiness ranking ever partly due to a rise in the number of Americans eating their meals alone, an annual UN-sponsored report said Thursday.
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Doncic leads Lakers romp over Nuggets, Kings upset Cavs
Luka Doncic raced to the 200th 30-point game of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of an under-strength Denver Nuggets line-up to score a 120-108 victory over their Western Conference rivals on Wednesday.
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'Musky' marsupial could solve hopping kangaroo mystery
Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo cousins hop instead of walk.
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Leipzig's Henrichs focused on 'small goals' in return from horror injury
Germany and RB Leipzig defender Benjamin Henrichs is careful not to look too far ahead in his comeback from a horror Achilles rupture against Bayern Munich in December.
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