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Japan bear attacks hit record high with seven people killed this year

Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say.

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Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction

The celebrated Irish writer had his pass revoked in 1895 after being imprisoned for a gay relationship.

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Alojz Krupitzer | Chatár, horský vodca, záchranár a inštruktor

Hommage to Paul Otlet, a father of information science.

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Traitors Alan Carr: Why talking about sweat stopped being a taboo

Let's talk about sweat... From Alan Carr and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings

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Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".

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Galleri test: Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers

The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.

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Bali-fication comes for a laidback surfers’ island

For locals, the promise of more tourism is a welcome opportunity - but they are also wary.

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Stolen treasures, a crown dropped as thieves fled - and serious questions for Louvre security

The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes Hugh Schofield.

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Terrassa: Catalonian town bans black cat adoptions during Halloween

In an effort to ward off potentially sinister rituals, the Catalonian town of Terrassa hopes to keep its black cats safe during the occult-themed holiday.

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How BBC secret filming exposed a £28m timeshare fraud - BBC News

Nine years after the BBC exposed Sell My Timeshare's wrongdoing, 14 people have been convicted over a £28m fraud.

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LA turns Confederate statues that launched US protests into art

The 18 decommissioned Confederate monuments have been deconstructed and displayed to make a statement on the horrors of slavery.

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Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again

The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.

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Cornish man to climb UK's highest peaks for mental health charity

Thomas Hine will run 450 miles and climb 10,000ft across eight days in a bid to raise money.

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Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler

The attacker is seen striking the 55-year-old woman with a large wooden stick during the assault in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayaa.

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Slovak PM Fico's attacker sentenced to 21 years in prison

Juraj Cintula - who fired five shots at close range at the prime minister - was found guilty of terrorism charges.

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European firms unite in bid to rival SpaceX

Sources from Airbus said "doing nothing would be the biggest risk at this stage".

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How FBI's gambling case highlights Mafia's changing tactics

It now involves itself in securities fraud, gambling and online sports betting, prosecutors say.

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Drug crackdown or regime change - what is Trump's goal in Venezuela?

President Trump says he wants to tackle the drugs trade but many believe he is trying to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro.

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Chen Zhi: The mysterious figure accused of masterminding a $14bn crypto scam

The Cambodian national is charged with running scam compounds that stole from people all over the world.

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Can you drive west to lengthen the sunset?

Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/booksMore serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/This quest...

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Is ChatGPT Wasteful of Energy?

It seems as if everywhere I turn, there are articles about the extraordinary energy cost of ChatGPT, which is OpenAI’s Large Language Model…

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Kenya cheetah cub raised by Wajir family: 'It became one of the children'

Their neighbours, who raise livestock, told the family to get rid of the wild animal.

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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat

The country was previously one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.

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Jaarlijks vloeit 7 miljard euro aan belastingen uit Vlaanderen en Brussel naar Wallonië | VRT NWS: nieuws

Inwoners en bedrijven in Vlaanderen en Brussel betalen samen 7,3 miljard euro meer belastingen dan ze krijgen aan sociale uitkeringen en subsidies. Dat blijkt uit een studie van de Nationale Bank, over de periode tussen 2010 en 2021. Wallonië ontvangt dan weer meer dan het bijdraagt. De studie van de Nationale Bank schetst een verrassend positief beeld van de Brusselse economie.

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Russia tests nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, military says

The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its value.

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