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Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’
Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’Pessimism is probably “a bi...
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Retiring Stan Wawrinka bathed in love as age denies him one last fling in Paris
Swiss beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Jesper de Jong‘It will be difficult to leave Roland Garros’“It’s tough, it’s tough,”...
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Bolivia’s president cuts salary in half amid protests
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz says he and his cabinet ministers will cut their salaries by 50 percent.
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Trump pays tribute to US troops killed in war on Iran on Memorial Day
US President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to US troops killed.
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Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds
Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party's finances.
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Trump dangles normalisation amid pro-Israel criticism of possible Iran deal
US president says he is 'mandatorily requesting' that regional countries establish formal relations with Israel.
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On the world’s longest golf course, the fairways are rough and the dog-legs might be dingoes’
Stretching 1,365km across the remote Australian outback, the unique challenge of the Nullarbor Links takes a week to com...
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THE KISWA: BEYOND THE CLOTH
Every Muslim on earth has faced it in prayer. Billions have seen it in photos. Almost nobody knows its story.
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Kyiv’s Chornobyl Museum devastated in overnight Russian missile attack
Kyiv's Chornobyl Museum devastated in overnight Russian missile attack.
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Father mourns daughter killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
A six-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by an Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Khan Younis.
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In Lebanon, everything and nothing has changed since 2000
A local war has gone regional, drawing in Iran and the US, but its root cause is unchanged: Palestine.
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Lebanon marks Liberation Day under Israeli bombardment
People in Lebanon have gathered to observe Liberation Day.