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Attacks on nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic of Iran have caused a sharp degradation in nuclear safety and security in Iran. Though they have not so far led to a radiological release affecting the public, there…
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Ukraine hits Russian base in occupied Tokmak
In Tokmak, the town temporarily captured by the Russian army, their military base came under Ukrainian attack overnight Friday.
This was reported on Telegram by the former advisor to the Mariupol mayor, head of the Center for the Occupation Study, Petro…
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UK and northern Europe bake in the first heat wave of 2025
LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under an early summer heat wave.
Temperatures are forecast to peak at…
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Palestine Action to be banned after RAF base break in
Chris MasonPolitical editor
BBCRed paint can be seen on parts of the plane The home secretary will move to proscribe Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, effectively branding them as a terrorist organisation, the BBC understands.
Yvette…
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Why most zombie apocalypse plans fall apart, according to real survival experts
The zombie apocalypse might sound like a great opportunity to wipe your debts and catch up on your reading but if 28 Years Later has taught us anything, it’s that surviving in an undead wasteland is not easy.
As the Danny Boyle film is released, we talk to survival experts and professional…
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Turns out supermassive black holes are way more common than we thought
Supermassive black holes are some of the densest objects found within our universe. These cosmic objects are so heavy that they often weigh billions of times more than our sun, and they’re so dense, not even light can escape their grasp. For the most part, we’ve believed these…
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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis
Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bloodstream. Future cancer screening tests could detect them early.
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More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes storm army base in Banibangou
More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead, the country’s defence ministry said.
The attackers – described by the ministry as “mercenaries” – raided the base in…
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