Russian family who fled border attack recall panic and chaos
Marina and her family were used to hearing the distant boom of explosions from their village in Russia's Kursk region, just a few kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
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WHO declares mpox a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.
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Ukraine has 'advanced well' in Russia's Kursk: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops had "advanced well" into Russia's Kursk region, as Kyiv's biggest cross-border attack stretched into a second week.
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Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth
Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother.
Read moreMbappe to make Real Madrid debut as starter in UEFA Super Cup
Kylian Mbappe will make his long-awaited Real Madrid debut in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta on Wednesday, with coach Carlo Ancelotti naming him in the starting line-up.
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Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30
Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.
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Argentina's Kirchner faces would-be assassin in court
Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner testified Wednesday in the trial of three people charged in an attempt to kill her in 2022, saying the planners and financiers of the attack had yet to be found.
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Son of Norwegian princess took cocaine and alcohol before attack
The son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has admitted carrying out a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled assault on his girlfriend, in a statement released by Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.
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England women face tougher autumn schedule than at rugby World Cup: coach
England Women's head coach John Mitchell believes his side face a tougher upcoming autumn campaign than the task that awaits them in trying to win next year's Rugby World Cup.
Read moreStocks advance as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes
Global stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut.
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