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UK firefighters 'under pressure' as multiple blazes rage

Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least five in Japan

EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies

ARKBRIDGE Reaches 50,000 Clients and Launches New Referral Rewards Program

Colombia vows to find all missing quake victims as rescue hopes fade

New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France

ट्रोजन: एक अधिक खतरनाक राजनीतिक युग के लिए विशेष सुरक्षा

TROJAN: 더욱 위험해진 정치 시기를 위한 특별 보호 조치

『TROJAN』：政治情勢がより危険になる時代に向けた特別な保護策

《特洛伊木馬》：在政治局勢日趨險惡的時代，提供特別保護

برنامج «TROJAN»: حماية خاصة في ظل أوقات سياسية أكثر خطورة

TROJAN: спеціальний захист для більш небезпечних політичних часів

TROJAN: Special protection for a more perilous political era

Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting

Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops

Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to record lows.

Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches

A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.

Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat

Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- sweltered through another wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave intensified.

Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement

Israel officially reopened the West Bank settlement of Ganim on Thursday, more than 20 years after it withdrew from the community, in a move emblematic of the current government's policy of rapid settlement expansion.

Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time

Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record for the second time in as many days at the European swimming championships in Paris on Thursday.

Taylor to captain New Zealand for first time against Bulls

Veteran hooker Codie Taylor will captain New Zealand for the first time when he makes his South African tour debut against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday after recovering from a calf strain.

Taulagi steps out of 'comfort zone' with code switch to French Top 14 new boys

Promoted French Top 14 rugby club Vannes on Thursday announced the signing of rugby league World Cup winner Murray Taulagi.

Carrick urges Man Utd to push for more signings to boost title bid

Michael Carrick has urged Manchester United to splash the cash to keep pace with their Premier League title rivals.

Leicester's Thai owners put troubled club up for sale: reports

Former Premier League champions Leicester have been put up for sale by the club's Thai owners, according to reports on Thursday.

'This was my World Cup' says Somali ref after UEFA Super Cup

Somali referee Omar Artan described taking charge of Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg as his "World Cup".

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