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Latest Spain Heatwave Was "Most Intense On Record"
A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday.
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Australia Start Women's Rugby World Cup With Record 73-0 Rout Of Samoa
Australia surpassed both their previous highest points tally for a World Cup match -- 62-12 against South Africa in 2006 -- and largest winning margin at the global showpiece of 62-0.
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Drinking Fountains In This Region In Bulgaria Have Rich Cultural Significance - Here's Why
Many historic drinking fountains were built centuries ago, before households had plumbing. In parts of Bulgaria, people attach sentimental and cultural value to them.
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First Time Since 1974: South Africa's Matthew Breetzke Scripts World Record That No One Ever Could
South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke continues to impress one and all with a terrific start to his ODI career.
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Less Tax, More Luxury: Why Millionaires Are Moving To Dubai
Rich people are flocking to Dubai in record numbers, drawn to the desert city by its zero income tax policy and easy luxury lifestyle that has become harder to maintain elsewhere.
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Trump Administration Reviews 55 Million US Visa Holders For Deportation Violations
The State Department said Thursday that it's reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules.
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Bid To Unseal Jeffrey Epstein's Grand Jury Records
A US judge denied on Wednesday the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges.
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Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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"Shameful Record Since 1971": India Slams Pakistan At UN Over Sexual Violence
India's Charge d'Affaires at the United Nations, Eldos Mathew Punnoos, on Tuesday (local time) highlighted the sexual violence perpetrated by Pakistan ever since 1971.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Meet Pearl, World's Oldest Chicken Still Defying The Odds
Pearl's proud owner, Sonya Hull, revealed that she hatched the hen in an incubator at her Little Elm house in Texas on March 13, 2011.
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Peak Record As Storm Erin Threatens US Coast
Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.
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Spain Wildfires Burn Area Equivalent To Half Million Soccer Fields: Report
Deadly wildfires ravaging Spain have burnt the equivalent of nearly half a million football fields this year, setting a new record for the country, a European monitor said Monday.
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Ukraine Ghost Sniper Shoots 2 Russian Troops In World's Longest Ever Kill
Ukraine's "Pryvyd" (Ghost) sniper unit has claimed to have set the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, shooting down two Russian soldiers from a distance of around 4 kilometres.
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Mumbai Dahi Handi Govinda Team Sets 10-Tier Human Pyramid Record
The Dahi Handi festivities in Maharashtra witnessed a historic moment as Jogeshwari's Konkan Nagar Govinda Pathak set a world record by forming a 10-tier human pyramid.
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Latest Spain Heatwave Was "Most Intense On Record"
A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday.
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Australia Start Women's Rugby World Cup With Record 73-0 Rout Of Samoa
Australia surpassed both their previous highest points tally for a World Cup match -- 62-12 against South Africa in 2006 -- and largest winning margin at the global showpiece of 62-0.
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Drinking Fountains In This Region In Bulgaria Have Rich Cultural Significance - Here's Why
Many historic drinking fountains were built centuries ago, before households had plumbing. In parts of Bulgaria, people attach sentimental and cultural value to them.
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First Time Since 1974: South Africa's Matthew Breetzke Scripts World Record That No One Ever Could
South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke continues to impress one and all with a terrific start to his ODI career.
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Less Tax, More Luxury: Why Millionaires Are Moving To Dubai
Rich people are flocking to Dubai in record numbers, drawn to the desert city by its zero income tax policy and easy luxury lifestyle that has become harder to maintain elsewhere.
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Trump Administration Reviews 55 Million US Visa Holders For Deportation Violations
The State Department said Thursday that it's reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules.
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Bid To Unseal Jeffrey Epstein's Grand Jury Records
A US judge denied on Wednesday the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges.
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Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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"Shameful Record Since 1971": India Slams Pakistan At UN Over Sexual Violence
India's Charge d'Affaires at the United Nations, Eldos Mathew Punnoos, on Tuesday (local time) highlighted the sexual violence perpetrated by Pakistan ever since 1971.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Meet Pearl, World's Oldest Chicken Still Defying The Odds
Pearl's proud owner, Sonya Hull, revealed that she hatched the hen in an incubator at her Little Elm house in Texas on March 13, 2011.
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Peak Record As Storm Erin Threatens US Coast
Hurricane Erin's massive footprint battered Caribbean islands with heavy gusts and downpours on Monday, as it threatened rip currents and flooding along the US East Coast later this week, even without a predicted landfall.
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Spain Wildfires Burn Area Equivalent To Half Million Soccer Fields: Report
Deadly wildfires ravaging Spain have burnt the equivalent of nearly half a million football fields this year, setting a new record for the country, a European monitor said Monday.
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Ukraine Ghost Sniper Shoots 2 Russian Troops In World's Longest Ever Kill
Ukraine's "Pryvyd" (Ghost) sniper unit has claimed to have set the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, shooting down two Russian soldiers from a distance of around 4 kilometres.
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Mumbai Dahi Handi Govinda Team Sets 10-Tier Human Pyramid Record
The Dahi Handi festivities in Maharashtra witnessed a historic moment as Jogeshwari's Konkan Nagar Govinda Pathak set a world record by forming a 10-tier human pyramid.
