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Germany's Merkel joins calls for Gaza ceasefire as violence continues

European foreign ministers during a tour of a building that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants. /AFP/Gil COHEN-MAGEN Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to support ef

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'Eco awakening' as WWF report shows surge in environmental concern

The slow loris, a protected species, being reintroduced into the wild. /CFP The number of people concerned with the environment has "dramatically increased" in the past five years, according t

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'Heaviest attack since the war began' pushes Gaza death toll over 190

Palestinian firefighters douse a huge blaze at the Foamco mattress factory following an Israeli airstrike, east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. /Mahmud Hams/AFP The Israeli military unl

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First-ever wooden satellite, with selfie camera, to launch this year

01:03 A Finnish company is planning to launch the world's first wooden satellite into orbit to test the suitability of wood for use in extreme conditions.The WISA WOODSAT is a nanosatel

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TikTok gets Finnish kids started in the morning - study

TikTok 'may have been taken over as children's favorite morning entertainment.' /AP/Kiichiro Sato, File The social media video-sharing platform TikTok has significantly altered the morning rou

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Jabs for 16-year-olds in Malta, $15m Alitalia bailout: COVID Bulletin

Bosnian Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr. /AP Photo/Kemal Softic TOP HEADLINES• The European Commission has cleared Italy to give 12.8 million euros ($15.4 million) in state aid to the floundering A

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Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift: NHS honored at the Brit Awards

00:47 Pop superstars Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift hailed front-line workers at the Brit Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony at which female artists dominate the mixed categories.Around 4,000

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France nurses strike, antibodies 'last eight months': COVID Bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• The catastrophic scale of the COVID-19 pandemic could have been prevented had the warning signs been heeded, the World Health Organization panel investigating the world's coronavirus r

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EU delays patent call, get a vaccine at 'Dracula's Castle'

TOP HEADLINES• People vaccinated against COVID-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from Sunday after the government passed new legislation to restore some freedoms. Curfews and limits on

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EU open to vaccine patent lifting, Spain's national alarm to end

TOP HEADLINES• The European Union (EU) is ready to discuss the U.S.'s plan to lift the patents on COVID-19 vaccines if "concrete proposals" are put forward, according to Charles Michel, the President

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Vaccine patent row rages, Germany 'breaks' third wave: COVID Bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the proposal by the U.S. to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines. She stated it would have "serious implications"

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Peloton recalls treadmills following child's death and 72 injuries

Peloton's stock price has surged over the last 18 months, benefiting from gyms being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. /AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File Peloton is recalling two of its products aft

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'U.S foreign policy hasn't changed under President Joe Biden'

04:05 U.S. foreign policy hasn't changed significantly under President Joe Biden, according to Portugal's former finance minister.Jorge Braga de Macedo, who ran Portugal's finance depar

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'New era of UK-India relations' with deal on defense, trade and health

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with UK leader Boris Johnson via videolink. /Justin Tallis/Pool via AP The UK and India announced $1.39 billion of private-sector investment and commit

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Tianhe launch 'can lead to galactic cooperation'

03:18 The launch of China's unmanned module, the future living quarters for three crew on a permanent space station, is a "wonderful demonstration of soft, peaceful power," says one the

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'Less suffering' from COVID eradication policies than mitigation moves

Policies in response to the pandemic have largely been divided between countries that mitigate against the virus and those trying to eradicate it from their borders. /AP/Jorge Saenz According

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Volunteers emerge from French cave after 40 days underground

00:45 Would you disconnect yourself from the world and retreat to a dark cave for 40 days?In France, 15 people did just that, emerging Saturday, from the scientific experiment, slightly