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EntertainmentHundreds attend first day of Battle of the Flowers
A total of 23 teams show off their creations in the day parade filled with music and dancing.
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World'Surrounded': Israel's new West Bank settlements bring chaos to Palestinians
Palestinian Amin Rahal and his three brothers haven't gone to work in weeks, instead taking turns guarding what remains of their land atop a West Bank hill from incursions by nearby settlers.- 'Cancel Oslo'- The north of the West Bank, with its many Palestinian communities and few settlers, had been relatively spared from the tensions.
AFP
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WorldBones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire
Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.Wildfires have devoured more than 283,000 hectares of land in Spain this year, according to the European Forest Fire Information System, after a record 2025 saw almost 400,000 hectares go up in smoke. imm-ds/sbk
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WorldUN warns sanctions chill is stopping Cuba aid
The top United Nations official in Cuba has warned vital humanitarian aid is not reaching the island because shipping and financial firms fear US reprisals, stranding deliveries of cancer drugs and water-treatment equipment.Francisco Pichon, the UN resident coordinator in Cuba, told AFP on Thursday that a climate of fear over US sanctions among shippers, insurers and banks had led to "overcompliance" that was forcing aid agencies to reroute cargo and delay deliveries intended for hospitals and s
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WorldAmerican missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
CBS News
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WorldFactbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
GDANSK, Aug 14 () - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook. Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children's health and safety.
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WorldPeru steps up fight against illegal gold mining as activity enters protected Amazon reserve
Eight Peruvian navy personnel jumped from a helicopter into a clearing carved out of the Amazon rainforest by illegal gold miners along the Malinowski River in Peru’s Madre de Dios region, sending sand and dust swirling as they ran toward the mining site. As the troops closed in, several miners stood watching from a distance. The raid over several days this week was part of an intensified government campaign against illegal gold mining in Madre de Dios, one of Peru’s most biodiverse regions, as authorities try to stop the activity from advancing into protected areas of the Amazon.
Associated Press
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WorldForeign drone over Latvia shot down by NATO jets
The Latvian military said a drone that entered the country's airspace overnight was shot down by NATO Baltic Air Policing jets.
UPI
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WorldRussia's opposition Yabloko party appeals September election ban
Russia's liberal Yabloko party, which opposes Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, on Friday filed an appeal against a Supreme Court ruling barring it from the parliamentary election in September. "Yabloko will be on the ballot for the Duma election," party leader Nikolai Rybakov said in a video showing appeal being submitted.
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USA shark clamped onto a 12-year-old 60 miles from help. His brother’s split-second move saved him.
No cell service, no radio, and a 60-mile boat ride to the nearest hospital. His 16-year-old brother had a swimsuit.
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WorldColombia quake survivor faces life without triplet sisters
Colombian earthquake survivor Ana Maria Saavedra is out of physical danger, but for her the hardest part lies ahead: starting a new life without her two triplet sisters and her parents, a relative told AFP. Their apartment building in Cali, one of the cities hit hardest by Monday's powerful 7.4-magnitude quake, collapsed into a pile of rubble.Ana Maria underwent surgery for a pelvic fracture, added her cousin, a 49-year-old architect who, like dozens of others, has been clearing the rubble from
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WorldFrance's Constitutional Council strikes down child social media ban
France's Constitutional Council on Friday struck down the government's effort to ban under-15s from using social media, dealing a significant blow to President Emmanuel Macron. The council - the highest constitutional authority in the country - said the bill constitutes a disproportionate interference with freedom of expression and communication.
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WorldPalestinians still trapped as Israeli settlers besiege West Bank homes
Radical Israeli settlers continued to besiege Palestinian homes in the northern West Bank village of Qusra on Friday, despite the presence of Israeli soldiers, village head Abdul Asim al-Wadi told dpa. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, some 15 Palestinians, including two children aged 4 and 10, remain trapped inside their homes.
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WorldNew Jersey Mom Died After Running into Collapsed Building to Rescue Daughter Following Colombia Earthquake
Mom-of-three Magnolia Garcia Lugo, 57, died after going back inside the home she was staying to rescue her daughter, Natalia, who survived the earthquake with an arm injury
People
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WorldMassive Oman Oil Spill Now Covers Hundreds of Square Miles
Sanctioned Russian tanker Caroline Bezengi is leaking up to 1 million barrels of oil off Oman, threatening coral reefs and rare whale habitat.
Gadget Review
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WorldZambia awaits presidential results, US to let companies hack cybercriminals back, Chile transfers inmates to high-security prison
Zambians want their slice of the copper piePolls closed in Zambia’s presidential election on Thursday as voters in one of Africa’s most stable democracies weighed whether the country’s economic turnaround has actually affected their wallets. President Hakainde Hichilema, who is seeking a second term, has overseen a successful debt restructuring, lower inflation, and nearly $10 billion in mining investment, fueled by booming global demand for copper, which is essential for electric vehicles and A
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WorldFrance’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms
A top court in France on Friday struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms. The Constitutional Council ruled that provisions in the ban “disproportionately infringe freedom of expression and communication" and haven't provided legal guarantees to ensure those rights, according to a press release summarizing the decision. France last month became the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms amid rising worldwide concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on kids.
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WorldA second passenger train derails in England in 2 days
A passenger train derailed near London on Friday, British Transport Police said, the second derailment in two days after two people were seriously injured when another train came off the tracks on Thursday. Police said officers, paramedics and firefighters were at the scene near Wickford train station in Essex, about 30 miles east of London (48 kilometers), after receiving reports that the rear carriages of a train derailed. The carriages were in an “upright position," police said, and no injuries were reported.
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WorldItaly recovers Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works stolen from museum
ROME, Aug 14 () - Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from a museum near the northern city of Parma in March, officials said on Friday. Carabinieri officers from Italy's cultural heritage protection unit found the works of art in an apartment in Parma, AGI news agency reported, adding that nine Moldovan nationals had been placed under investigation over the theft.
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WorldSpain moves remains of 11th-century kings as wildfires surround monastery
The remains of three medieval Spanish kings have been removed from a monastery after a wildfire threatened to engulf the area.
The Telegraph
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WorldHe wandered two quake-shattered landscapes. Now an AP photographer reflects on what his lens saw
He moved through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, documenting the damage to structures, neighborhoods and — most importantly — human lives. All through it, Associated Press photographer Fernando Vergara kept one thing top of mind: the responsibility of photographing people living through their worst moments. Vergara, who has been making photographs for AP for 20 years, paused from his work this week to reflect on doing his job through physical and emotional peril — and how he approached the balancing act that chronicling tragedy requires.
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USFake ‘Jackie the eagle’ fundraiser merch dupes fans as they mourn Big Bear’s beloved mascot
The California wildlife center that cared for Jackie has issued a stark warning against ill-eagle merchandise.
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WorldPalestinians still trapped as Israeli settlers besiege West Bank homes
Radical Israeli settlers continued to besiege Palestinian homes in the northern West Bank village of Qusra on Friday, despite the presence of Israeli soldiers, village head Abdul Asim al-Wadi told dpa. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, some 15 Palestinians, including two children aged 4 and 10, remain trapped inside their homes.
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WorldMajor Underwater Internet Cable Damage In Australia Raises Suspicions Of Targeted Attacks
Two internet cables off the coast of Australia sustained damage on the same day. Investigators are working under the assumption that they were sabotaged.
BGR3 min read
HealthNursing federation demands proper pay, protection on Ebola front line
The International Council of Nurses on Friday urged the DR Congo authorities to provide proper pay and protection for healthcare workers fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak."You cannot fight Ebola if you don't pay the people fighting it," ICN chief executive Howard Catton said in a statement.
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WorldFrance’s top court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s
France’s top court on Friday struck down a bill that would have banned social media for children under 15, ruling that it was too broad and disproportionately infringed upon freedom of expression.
CNN
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WorldUS missionary abducted in Niger released after nine months in captivity, Christian organization says
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was held captive in Niger for nine months has been released to US officials, the missionary organization he worked for said Friday.
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USCroatia wildfire near Omiš injures residents and disrupts holiday travel
A major wildfire near Omiš, around 25 kilometres south-east of Split, forced about 1,200 residents and tourists to evacuate overnight on Thursday and into Friday as strong winds drove the flames towards the coastal town.
Euronews
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WorldRussia rejects Black Sea ceasefire
Moscow has rejected a Turkish proposal to stop Ukrainian and Russian attacks on ships in the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. Russia is repeatedly confronted with Ukraine's "unbridled acts of terror," she said in Moscow, accusing Ukraine of using drones to attack civilian ships from neighbouring states.
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WorldA Woman Went for a Casual Walk—and Accidentally Discovered a One-in-a-Million Treasure
A woman stumbled upon a 900-year-old treasure of over 2,150 medieval coins. Experts are analyzing the rare find for its historical significance.
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BusinessFake LinkedIn Crypto Job Scams Have Cost $11.8M: Singapore
Malware planted during a bogus coding assessment harvested a session token, bypassing multi-factor authentication to reach a code repository.
Decrypt
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WorldRail guard who won 'whites only' job gets plaque
Asquith Xavier was initially refused a guard's job because of the discriminatory "colour bar" but challenged the decision.
BBC3 min read
World'Opt-out' organ donor bill gains traction in German parliament
More than 200 German lawmakers are backing a cross-party bill to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation, whereby adults are automatically considered donors after death unless they previously stipulated otherwise. Green Party health policy expert Armin Grau, the co-initiator of the move to boost the number of organs available for transplant, called the development on Friday a strong signal, especially for the more than 8,000 people on the waiting list across Germany.
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USPilot dies after helicopter crash in eastern German forest
A helicopter pilot has died after crashing in a forest in eastern Germany while carrying out liming work, the police directorate in the city of Chemnitz said on Friday. Workers managed to pull the man from the helicopter after the impact, police said.
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WorldWorld Bank says it disbursed $200 million to Colombia for quake response
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Friday said it had disbursed $200 million to Colombia for its emergency response to a deadly August 10 earthquake that left hundreds dead.
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WorldPerson fined $5,000 for using foghorn to disturb sleeping polar bear
A person has been fined for sounding a foghorn that woke a slumbering polar bear in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, the region’s governor said in a statement.
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WorldUS missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after nine months in captivity
An armed group has yet to claim responsibility for Kevin Rideout’s abduction
The Independent2 min read
WorldDozens of Houthis reportedly killed or wounded in government attacks
Fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi militia has intensified across several fronts, with dozens of Houthi fighters killed or wounded, a Yemeni government official said on Friday. The official told dpa that government forces launched a major offensive along Yemen's western coast, using heavy artillery and drones against Houthi positions.
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WorldProtests in Greece as Israeli cruise ship 'Crown Iris' docks in Piraeus
"They are common criminals and, yes, we don’t want them in our country. We don’t want them,” one protester said.
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USWar in Ukraine: Deadly Russian air raid on Kramatorsk leaves 1 dead and 17 wounded
At least one person was killed and 17 injured in a Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
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WorldPaintings worth $10 million that were stolen in 3-minute heist are recovered
The recovered works are valued at more than $10 million.
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CelebrityJason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His schoolmates remember it differently
“It’s a strange thing to spend almost twelve years of your life without language,” begins chapter one of Jason Arday’s forthcoming memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things.
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CelebrityPa. woman fired from Burger King for saying ‘Free Palestine’ is honored with mural in Gaza
Artists depicted Arianna Hamilton in her Burger King uniform after her firing sparked widespread attention and support. A Pennsylvania woman
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WorldPalestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes
From inside his home in the West Bank town of Qusra, Qusai Abu Rida watched on Friday as Israeli settlers moved from where they had erected a tent in front of his house to the valley below, rather than returning to the nearby outpost where they live. The standoff in Qusra entered a new stage Friday as activists marched toward the besieged homes to try and replenish the families' food and water supply.
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WorldJapan’s Crown Prince Makes Rare Comment About the Revised Succession Policy
Crown Prince Akishino said he has "mixed feelings" about Japan's revised Imperial House Law, which takes effect in October and cements a male-only succession policy that excludes Emperor Naruhito's popular daughter, Princess Aiko.
Town & Country
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WorldSummer Is the Worst Time in the UK for Drink Driving Offences
The summer is in full swing across the United Kingdom at the moment. Heatwave after heatwave has pounded the country, and while it’s been hot, plenty of people have been able to go and enjoy ... Read more
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WorldCCTV shows wild boar charging into tea stall, injuring man, and sparking panic
The incident also reflects a broader pattern of rising human-wildlife conflict.
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