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Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld ploughs a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.

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Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

When 20-year-old Muscovite Artyom Allabut stumbled on videos of Russian street choirs, he got goosebumps and decided to join one, finding a sense of togetherness and escapism.

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'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

Mu Xinyue called it "the happiest moment of my life" after she became the first woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in eSports.

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UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

The UK government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330-million contract between the National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, as doctors, lawmakers and campaigners warn of ethical risks.

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EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

The EU will discuss further ways to boost migrant deportations Thursday, as a group of nations forges ahead with divisive plans to send failed asylum-seekers to return centres outside the bloc.

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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Nino causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.

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Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Screenwriter Reed Van Dyk was leafing through a magazine one day in 2012 when he came across an article about the human cost of war that stopped him in his tracks.

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Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Chase Meidroth's three-run homer sent the Chicago White Sox into the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs Wednesday while an Alec Bohm 10th-inning home run kept the Phillies alive at Atlanta.

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'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.

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California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims

California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims

A popular California roller coaster is being permanently shut down after dozens of people claimed to have suffered brain damage while riding it.

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