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Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth

Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth

Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother.

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Mbappe to make Real Madrid debut as starter in UEFA Super Cup

Mbappe to make Real Madrid debut as starter in UEFA Super Cup

Kylian Mbappe will make his long-awaited Real Madrid debut in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta on Wednesday, with coach Carlo Ancelotti naming him in the starting line-up.

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Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30

Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

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Argentina's Kirchner faces would-be assassin in court

Argentina's Kirchner faces would-be assassin in court

Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner testified Wednesday in the trial of three people charged in an attempt to kill her in 2022, saying the planners and financiers of the attack had yet to be found.

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Son of Norwegian princess took cocaine and alcohol before attack

Son of Norwegian princess took cocaine and alcohol before attack

The son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has admitted carrying out a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled assault on his girlfriend, in a statement released by Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.

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England women face tougher autumn schedule than at rugby World Cup: coach

England women face tougher autumn schedule than at rugby World Cup: coach

England Women's head coach John Mitchell believes his side face a tougher upcoming autumn campaign than the task that awaits them in trying to win next year's Rugby World Cup.

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Stocks advance as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes

Stocks advance as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes

Global stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut.

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Qatar to host high-stakes Gaza truce talks

Qatar to host high-stakes Gaza truce talks

Qatar will host Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, sources close to the negotiations said, seeking a so-far elusive agreement that the United States hopes would stop Iran striking Israel and avert a wider war.

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Stonehenge mystery deepens as altar traced to Scotland

Stonehenge mystery deepens as altar traced to Scotland

A central stone of the famous Stonehenge monument in southwest England came from 750 kilometres away in northeast Scotland, surprised scientists said Wednesday, solving one mystery but raising another: how did its prehistoric builders move the huge slab so far?

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Ernesto becomes a hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico

Ernesto becomes a hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico

Ernesto grew into a hurricane Wednesday, US forecasters said, after leaving more than 600,000 customers without power in the US territory of Puerto Rico.

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