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Rescue under way after medieval tower partially collapses in Rome

November 4, 2025 - 01:19
A worker is trapped after a section of the Torre dei Conti, on the edge of the famous Roman Forum, gave way.
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ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon

November 4, 2025 - 01:11
The seven-year agreement will see OpenAI gain access to Nvidia graphics processors to train its artificial intelligence models.
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Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'

November 4, 2025 - 01:00
A new study suggests that changes to Hektoria Glacier are unprecedented - but not all scientists agree.
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Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'

November 4, 2025 - 01:00
A new study suggests that changes to Hektoria Glacier are unprecedented - but not all scientists agree.
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Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'

November 4, 2025 - 01:00
A new study suggests that changes to Hektoria Glacier are unprecedented - but not all scientists agree.
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Trump says it would be 'hard for me' to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor

November 4, 2025 - 00:34
Left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani is leading many opinion polls in Tuesday's mayoral race.
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Trump says it would be 'hard for me' to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor

November 4, 2025 - 00:34
Left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani is leading many opinion polls in Tuesday's mayoral race.
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Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested over leak of video allegedly showing Palestinian detainee abuse

November 4, 2025 - 00:09
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
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Drones seen over Belgian military base for third night, minister says

November 3, 2025 - 22:41
The country's Defence Minister Theo Francken said it looked like an espionage operation, but he wanted to be "cautious" about speculating.
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Maldives bans smoking for younger generations

November 3, 2025 - 21:55
Anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 will be banned from using, buying or selling tobacco products in the archipelago.
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Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela

November 3, 2025 - 20:55
The US president also suggests Nicolás Maduro's days as the South American country's leader are numbered.
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Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods

November 3, 2025 - 20:32
A year after flash floods killed 229 people in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón acknowledged "mistakes" were made.
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Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods

November 3, 2025 - 20:32
A year after flash floods killed 229 people in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón acknowledged "mistakes" were made.
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Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens

November 3, 2025 - 20:17
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking the video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
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Justin Baldoni case against Blake Lively dismissed after deadline lapse

November 3, 2025 - 18:39
The actor and director's $400m lawsuit against his former co-star is formally ended by a US judge.
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Clooney says Harris replacing Biden was a 'mistake'

November 3, 2025 - 18:29
The actor - a prominent Democratic fundraiser - also says he has no regrets about calling for Biden to quit the US presidential race.
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Clooney says Harris replacing Biden was a 'mistake'

November 3, 2025 - 18:29
But the actor adds that he has no regrets about calling for Biden to quit the US presidential race.
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Trump's planned tests are 'not nuclear explosions', US energy secretary says

November 3, 2025 - 18:10
Chris Wright says the tests will be "non-critical explosions", meaning that Americans would not be seeing mushroom clouds.
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Tanzania president being sworn in after election marred by violence

November 3, 2025 - 17:30
President Samia faced little opposition with key rivals either imprisoned or barred from running.
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At least 20 dead after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan

November 3, 2025 - 17:29
The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan's largest cities, in the early hours of Monday.
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