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Worse than 'years of war': Syria hospital treats quake survivors

In the town of Sarmada, in the countryside of Idlib province, a block of buildings had been levelled

At a hospital in Syria, Osama Abdel Hamid was holding back tears as he recalled on Monday the powerful earthquake that toppled his home and killed his

Who will become South Africa's deputy president?

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ANC Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina says although Paul Mashatile holds this position within the ruling party, it doesn't mean he'll automatically

Teachers at a workshop on ChatGPT bot in Geneva

'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT

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"It is dizzying," Eric Vanoncini acknowledged to the classroom full of anxious teachers as reams of text generated by the ChatGPT bot unfurl

Pope Francis met South Sudan's leaders including President Salva Kiir on the first day of his trip

Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit

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Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he a...

What you need to know before taking vitamins and supplements

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If you were to open your medicine cabinet right now, there’s a fair chance that you’d find at least one bottle of vitamins alongside the painkillers,

Simulated snow covers a car and the walls of one of two houses built in a lab to develop future heating solutions that will use less energy and help meet climate goals

UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future

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Welcome to Energy House 2.0, a science experiment designed to help the world's housebuilders slash carbon emissions, save energy and tackle clima

Robberies surge as criminals take advantage of power outages

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Regular and lengthy power outages are also contributing to an escalation in the levels of criminal activity, especially street crime.

The ExoMars mission's Rosalind Franklin just wanted to drill for signs of life, but will have to wait a little longer

Long-delayed ExoMars mission still dreams of 2028 launch

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The European Space Agency still hopes the mission can launch in 2028 on its long-delayed quest to search for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet.

'I've always been a huge admirer of the American people,' Jair Bolsonaro tells a rally in Florida

From presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro's peculiar exile in US

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He used to preside over Latin America's largest country and its 214 million people. Now Brazil's former far-right leader lives in a small Fl

A humpback whale swims in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia in September 2022

Protecting 30 percent of oceans a huge challenge for the planet

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How do we go from protecting eight percent of marine areas to 30 percent in less than 10 years? This question is at the heart of a global forum in ...