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Climate change exposes up to 560 million children globally to at least one additional month of dangerous heat per year

New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally, up to 560 million children ages 0–9 (43% of all children in this age group) experience at least one additional month (30 or more days) of heat stress per year because of human-indu…

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Exclusive: French astronaut Sophie Adenot recounts her ‘miracle’ mission from orbiting ISS

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI from the International Space Station, French astronaut Sophie Adenot hailed a "mission accomplished" after two spacewalks to replace a faulty antenna and called the operation "a miracle", given the mec…

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Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage

Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmosphere is almost festive.

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The Universal feature already has Jonathan Daviss portraying Snoop Dogg and Myles Bullock Be as Dr. Dre.

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Itauma 'million times better' than Fury and Joshua - Hamed

British boxing legend Prince Naseem Hamed has described Moses Itauma as "a million times better" than Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

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