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NHS to test blood screening designed to detect 13 cancers earlier

Worcestershire road closures announced for Remembrance Sunday events

Democrats near House takeover as voters judge Trump presidency

Novo Banco Profit Falls 4.1% to €585.6 Million Through September

UBC professor describes police call after Galloway remark as act of care

Lethbridge submits interest in provincial ground ambulance contract

False voting claims spread rapidly during US Election Day

The Cat in the Hat expands its stakes to cosmic scale in animated reboot

Hamburg Senate Withholds Cost Data for Elbtower Museum Alternatives

Lettermen co-founder Tony Butala dies at 87

Byron Donalds Elected Florida Governor, Becoming First Black Republican in Role

Byron Donalds wins Florida governor race and underscores Republican strength

James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in historic Texas Senate result

Pauline Ducruet Discusses Parents and Fashion Career in First TV Interview

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Mercedes warns longer Mideast war could cause shortages

German premium automaker Mercedes-Benz warned Wednesday that a drawn-out conflict in the Middle East could cause shortages of key inputs as it reported tumbling quarterly profits due to fierce Chinese competition.

Finnish lift maker Kone acquires German rival TKE, creating giant

Finnish lift maker Kone on Wednesday announced the acquisition of its German rival TKE in a huge share-and-cash deal valuing TKE at 29.4 billion euros ($34.4 billion) to create a global giant.

Hungary's Magyar visits Brussels seeking to unblock EU billions

Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar headed to Brussels Wednesday for his first visit to EU chiefs since his election win, looking to turn the page on the bad blood of nationalist Viktor Orban's tenure.

Diving robot explores mystery of France's deepest shipwreck

Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck.

Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month

Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be released early from prison next month, the corrections department said on Wednesday.

Welsh rugby great North to hang up his boots

Welsh rugby icon George North said he will retire from the sport at the end of the season, having "been able to live out my childhood dream".

Much-needed rains revive Iraq's fabled Mesopotamian Marshes

A fishing boat glides quietly across the waters of Iraq's southern marshes, sending gentle ripples shimmering over the once-parched wetlands, now revived by long-awaited rains.

French teen in straw licking case allowed to leave Singapore

A French teen facing criminal charges in Singapore for a straw licking stunt was granted permission on Wednesday to leave the country for three weeks on pledges to return.

EU chief says Kremlin imposing 'digital Iron Curtain' on Russians

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of cutting Russians off from the internet to hide worsening economic conditions in the country as sanctions over the Ukraine war bite.

South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice

A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years.

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