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NFL to end race-based testing in dementia claims

1 hour 7 min ago
"Race-norming" made it harder for black players to prove brain injuries linked to their careers.
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Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says

1 hour 10 min ago
Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.
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Haiti sees nearly 800 kidnappings so far this year, NGO says

1 hour 39 min ago
Gangs have taken more control amid political instability, abducting people from all walks of life.
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US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human

1 hour 47 min ago
The kidney, from a genetically-altered pig, appeared to function well, say the surgical team.
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Ruby Rose: Warner Bros hits back at Batwoman claims

3 hours 13 min ago
The actress claimed in her Instagram story that there were poor working conditions on the show.
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Barbados elects first ever president ahead of becoming republic

4 hours ago
The Caribbean nation is set to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.
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Cleo Smith: Police offer A$1m reward amid fears girl, 4, was abducted

4 hours 42 min ago
Cleo Smith, 4, vanished from a tent at a remote coastal campsite in Western Australia on Saturday.
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Texas nurse guilty of killing patients by injecting them with air

4 hours 58 min ago
William Davis injected at least seven patients with air and could now face the death penalty.
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South Korea launches first homegrown space rocket Nuri

6 hours 3 min ago
The move comes as the country pursues its space ambitions as an arms race with North Korea heats up.
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Why separatists in Cameroon and Nigeria have united

6 hours 46 min ago
Armed militias in the two countries are said to be helping each other with weapons and intelligence.
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Squid's Victory? China streaming site accused of copying Squid Game

8 hours 49 min ago
Chinese streaming site Youku said that it was just a "draft" poster, but netizens weren't convinced.
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More games, more countries, more travel: Does European football care about its climate impact?

8 hours 52 min ago
European football is expanding, with more games in more countries than ever before. So how does that tally with the sport reducing its climate impact?
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Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social

10 hours 4 min ago
The former US president said it would be used to "stand up to the tyranny of big tech".
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Tax cheat schemes cost governments billions

10 hours 5 min ago
Major tax evasion and avoidance schemes have deprived countries of £127bn, research shows.
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Evergrande shares resume trading after 17-day halt

11 hours 42 min ago
Shares of the Chinese property giant fell 10% on Thursday morning in Hong Kong.
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COP26: Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report

13 hours 6 min ago
Countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.
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The people trying to save the Himalayas

13 hours 32 min ago
Locals in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh are demanding a stop to new hydro-power projects.
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Netflix employees protest 'transphobic' Dave Chappelle comedy show

14 hours 11 min ago
Activists say the streaming giant's comedy special could fuel attacks on transgender people.
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How green politics are changing Europe

14 hours 47 min ago
The Greens performed well in German elections but they are having to adapt their policies to succeed.
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China: The patriotic 'ziganwu' bloggers who attack the West

14 hours 52 min ago
Their scathing posts have shot them to fame amid rising nationalist fervour - but they toe a fine line.
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