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Inside the brain - how do our minds work?

01:31 The Brain is the most complex organ in our body using 20 percent of the oxygen we breath in to feed the 86 billion neurons it controls. While science continues to uncover more ab

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People trapped in hotel collapse in SE China, 28 rescued

An unknown number of people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province. Here is what we know so far.Updated at 21:32 BJTA

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15 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Netherlands, 38 in total

Fifteen more people were diagnosed with novel coronavirus in the Netherlands, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 38, health authorities said on Wednesday. Four of the new c

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Trump calls Democrats' criticism of coronavirus control a 'new hoax'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at Democrats who have criticized his administration's handling of the coronavirus spread, a deadly disease that has cla

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Turkish drones kill 11 Syrian soldiers in Syria's Idlib

At least 11 Syrian soldiers were killed on Friday by strikes from Turkish drones in the northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. The drone strike targeted the Syrian positions in the

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163 passengers on ROK-China flight under observation after 5 reported to have fever

A total of 163 passengers on a flight from the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the city of Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, are now under medical observation after f

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Animal Avatars: RAZOR

16:04 Cancer is an umbrella term for many different diseases caused by cell mutations. One tumour can contain multiple mutations and as it grows, more changes will occur. That makes it

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Urgent: Unknown armed men abduct district governor in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province

Unknown armed men abducted the governor of Dara-e-Suf Bala district in the northern Samangan province on Monday amid the implementation of "Reduction in Violence" or partial ceasefire observed by the

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Starling Bank raises another £60M from existing backers

Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing investors, Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC.Th

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Pentagon confirms 2 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. "Both soldiers died February 8, 2020 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, as a result of wou

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Mississippi house fire kills mother, six children: media

A house fire in Clinton, southeastern U.S. state of Mississippi, killed a mother and her six children on Saturday, according to media reports. The victims range in age from one to 33 years, reported

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26 killed in central Nigeria attacks: police

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks in Nigeria's central Plateau State, local police said Monday.Up to 190 houses were damaged or destroyed following the

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Lesotho PM's wife Maesaiah Thabane faces murder charge

Lesotho's first lady, Maesaiah Thabane./Picture courtesy of social media The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is due to be charged with killing his previous wife.Earlier First Lady Maesai

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Five rockets strike near US Embassy in Baghdad - Reports

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marine Cpl. Chilet Paul from Miami, Florida, walks past the American Embassy February 5, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq At least five explosive projectiles landed near the US Embassy i

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20 wounded as unknown men throw grenades to wedding party in E. Afghanistan

At least 20 people including women and children sustained injuries as unknown men attacked a wedding party with hand grenades in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Saturday night, provincial po

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At least nine dead after bus accident in Colombia

At least nine people died and many more were injured on Friday in a bus accident in southwestern Colombia, said the deputy commander of the Rosas Fire Brigade, Victor Valencia. The bus, which was tra

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Syrian Air Defence System Repels Israeli Attack Targeting Air Base in Homs - Reports

The T4 airbase located in the east of Syrian Homs province, also known as the Tiyas Military Airbase, is reportedly used by Iranian forces. According to media reports,