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Four railway workers killed by express train at station in Japan
Four railway workers spraying herbicide on tracks north of Tokyo were killed by an express train.
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DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge
WHO says vaccines for Ebola virus disease being allocated to DRC amid largest outbreak that has killed nearly 2,500.
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US pummels Cuban economy with new sanctions on mining, construction
US economic restrictions have strained the island's already fragile economy, prompting blackouts and medical shortages.
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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia
At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.
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Hundreds of Tibetans protest China’s ethnic unity law by shaving heads
A protest organised by hundreds of Tibetans in New Delhi led many exiles to shave their heads.
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Amputee children learn to swim after losing limbs in Israel’s war on Gaza
Amputee children in Gaza are learning to swim as part of a programme helping them rebuild confidence and mobility.
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Syria’s civil society navigates post-Assad era: Partnership or control?
Syria's civil society grapples with redefining its role as the state reasserts itself after Assad's fall.
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Brook makes Pakistan pay for dropped catch as England dominate first Test
England were 366-8 at stumps on a rain-marred second day, 195 runs ahead of Pakistan's meagre first innings of 171.
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Could US sanctions destroy the International Criminal Court?
Washington's new measures against the ICC have been widely condemned but welcomed by Israel.
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Fishermen rescued after five days clinging to cooler at sea
Fishermen were rescued after being found floating in the Pacific where they spent five days clinging to a fish cooler
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Jewish-American barred by Israel calls settler violence ‘state terror’
Jewish-American activist says Israel barred his re-entry over his work with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Walmart sees sales drop as US consumer spending retreats
Fuel prices above $4 per gallon impact consumer behaviour, driving spending trade-offs and slowing Walmart's growth.