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Severe storms in China bring tornadoes and landslides that have killed 15 people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T06:51:54+00:00

Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people ⁠remain buried after a ⁠landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged “all out” efforts to rescue people affected by the weather.Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, where “severe convective weather” hit cities, while tornadoes were reported

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Australia news live: Second case of H5 bird flu suspected in SA; Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother granted bail

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T06:43:28+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRichard Marles said he doubted China tested the long-range weapon yesterday in response to Anthony Albanese being in the Pacific to sign a new defence alliance with Fiji but said Australia remained deeply concerned by the development. He told ABC News:At the end of the day, what we’re seeing here is a long-range missile test from China, which China itself has said is nuclear-capable … This is China demonstrating a much greater range in terms of being able to deploy a nuclear weapon.And ultimately what that is, i

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Indagati Aurelio e Luigi De Laurentiis per bancarotta. “Esterrefatti, chiariremo tutto”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-07T06:38:54+00:00

L’ipotesi della Procura di Bari è bancarotta fraudolenta in relazione a debiti per 30 milioni di euro: chiesto il fallimento della società calcistica biancorossa. Perquisizioni anche nella sede della Filmauro a Roma. Al centro delle indagini la cessione del calciatore Elia Caprile

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Joining a Human Tide of Mourners Flowing Through Tehran’s Streets

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-07T06:33:54+00:00

After days of public mourning ceremonies in the Iranian capital, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin arrived in Tehran’s Azadi Square. This is what I saw covering the miles-long procession on Monday.

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Five charged in Liberia after more than 200kg of cocaine seized in drug bust

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T06:30:31+00:00

Shipment discovered at airport in Monrovia and valued at £14.2m had been falsely declared as seasoning cubesAuthorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history, after police found more than 200kg of cocaine falsely declared as Maggi seasoning cubes.The shipment, with an estimated value of $19m (£14.2m), was discovered at the international airport in Monrovia on 8 June, but the suspects were not named until a press briefing at the weekend. Continue reading...

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Очільник канцелярії Навроцького загримів до бази "Миротворець": яка причина

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-07T06:28:00+00:00

Причиною стали висловлювання польського посадовця про західні області України та його коментарі щодо Волинської трагедії, Степана Бандери й УПА.

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Trent shares plunge 11% as Q1 revenue growth disappoints street

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T06:20:09+00:00

The stock opened at ₹3,080, hit a low of ₹2,966, and saw heavy selling pressure with sell orders outpacing buy orders by roughly 72:28

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AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T06:08:57+00:00

Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is in testing labFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence models are already “cheating, deceiving and going their own way”, Australia’s assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, has warned, as the federal government’s AI Safety Institute begins testing the latest models.In a speech to an AI safety forum in Sydney on Tuesday, Charlton said safety for AI matters now as “AI sy

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TN CM addresses leadership gap, faculty shortage in state-run varsities

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T05:56:40+00:00

The appointment of VCs has always run into rough weather in the past, with the previous Governor R N Ravi rejecting the composition of the VC-search panels recommended by the previous DMK regime

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Оренда Tesla обернулася дорогим сюрпризом: жінка отримала рахунок на понад $2 тисячі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-07T05:56:00+00:00

Американка опублікувала детальний рахунок після повернення орендованої Tesla Model 3. Найбільше їй довелося заплатити за пошкоджений бампер і крило.

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Palestine weekly: One thousand days of genocide in Gaza

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-07T05:48:37+00:00

Gaza marks 1,000 days of Israel's genocidal war, with at least 1,072 killed since October 'ceasefire'.

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Tuesday briefing: What challenges would Ed Miliband face as chancellor?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T05:46:48+00:00

In today’s newsletter: Former Reasons to Be Cheerful guests on the challenges facing the presumptive next occupant of No 11 Downing StreetGood morning. Does anybody else remember Reasons to Be Cheerful? The podcast was hosted by radio presenter Geoff Lloyd and Ed Miliband, during what has been unkindly described as his wilderness years, after he stepped down as Labour leader in 2015.I flipping loved that podcast. It started in 2017, soon after my son was born, and I have fond memories of driving across the country with a pooping infant, listening to Ed and Geoff discuss ideas to fix the world.

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