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Retatutride: How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes

Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.

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Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report

About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.

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Rescuers in Nepal pull Chinese national alive from tunnel 10 days after floods

Crews have rescued a man from a tunnel 10 days after devastating floods on the Nepal-China border, according to the Nepali army. Follow for live updates.

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Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover

Masked protesters are preventing traffic from going in and out of the Port of Dover.

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UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council.

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UK art show explores Muslim life, Europe’s Islamic history and Islamophobia

Shahed Saleem’s exhibition presents colourful tapestries depicting fateful moments for British and European Muslims.

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The Grand Tour's new presenters: 'I hope we prove the critics wrong'

A new trio has taken the wheel of the motoring TV show from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

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Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?

The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she's victim or criminal

Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.

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Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

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At least five killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan in attack by rebel group

Sudan Doctors Network says SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in the town of Dilling.

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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

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‘I could not save the rest’: Hero nurse remembers Pakistan’s nursery fire

The PIMS nurse who saved one newborn recalls the fire, the screams and the 14 babies she could not save.

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Germany’s far-right AfD is poised for power – and split on whether to cozy up to Trump

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is speeding into state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with a sizeable lead in the polls. If the party gets an outright majority, it will mark the first time the far right has won an absolute majority in …

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Blasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens

Authorities say seven people are still missing after deadly explosions at a facility storing pyrotechnic material.

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Disruptive passenger duct-taped to first-class seat as plane makes emergency landing

A disruptive passenger was restrained with flexible handcuffs and duct-taped to a seat as his flight was diverted to make an emergency landing in Baltimore Thursday night, photos and video from other passengers showed.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Nigel on the ropes' and 'Tough first budget' says Healey

The majority of the papers on Saturday focus on Reform UK following the party's annual conference.

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‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza

Human rights advocates call for diplomatic measures to guarantee flotilla safety and end Israel’s deadly Gaza blockade.

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Two men found alive after 9 days trapped in Nepal tunnel | CNN

Two men are pulled from a Nepal tunnel nine days after the devastating flash flood trapped them. Arnold Dix, a disaster expert who has been advising the search and rescue team remotely, is now on the ground there and hoping more survivors are found.

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Michael Owen doesn't tell his children he loves them - how big a deal is that?

His comments sparked discussions around parenting, gender and culture, and just how important those three simple words are.

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Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”.

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Nearly 300 people exposed to goats with rabies at mobile petting zoo

Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted with baby goats that were part of a mobile petting zoo, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

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Trump administration quietly closes criminal probe into Venezuela businessman amid oil deal

For a decade, Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt has been ensnared in the tentacles of a sprawling Justice Department probe into a sophisticated billion-dollar money laundering scheme that US prosecutors allege embezzled funds from Venezuela’s state-…

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A66 crash: Distrust and fear hang over Middlesbrough

BBC News visits town where violence has escalated after the fatal crash and residents say they are living in fear.

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Hurricane Lowell strengthens to Category 5 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts

Hawaii is under a state of emergency with powerful Hurricane Lowell set to bear down on its western islands.

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UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.

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Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?

Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.

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Exclusive: Survivors say Epstein gave celebrity stylist Frédéric Fekkai’s salon ‘instructions’ to make them look younger

Jeffrey Epstein told a 19-year-old aspiring actress who was visiting his Upper East Side townhouse in 2004 for one of their “massage” sessions that she should visit a hair salon — specifically, the one in midtown Manhattan owned by celebrity hairstylist Frédé…

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Iran war: Why US midterms could be a pivotal moment

Rising prices and opposition to war may pressure Trump to de-escalate until after the midterms, analysts say.

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Goldman Says Slowing Inflation Is Best Path to Lower US Yields

For all the US Treasury’s efforts to stem rising borrowing costs, cooling inflation remains the most compelling way to lower bond yields, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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Saudis Shuttle Oil North on Sinokor Tankers to Evade Houthis

Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s exports via the Bab el Mandeb chokepoint in the south.

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Goldman Muscles Into Indian Banks’ Turf With State Share Deals

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is making inroads into a corner of India’s deal landscape that’s long been the near-exclusive hunting ground of local finance giants: government share sales.

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China Said to Weigh Potential Bid to Host 2028 UN Climate Summit

China is considering a proposal to host the annual United Nations climate summit in 2028, a move that would signal the country’s intent to show greater global leadership on the issue.

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Korean Chipmakers’ Cash Payout Plans May Drive Won Rally Further

Unprecedented shareholder-return plans by South Korea’s two chipmaking giants are emerging as a key swing factor for the won, potentially extending its recent rally if the firms tap local currency markets to fund the payouts.

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Europe Has Its Own Biotech Star as Argenx Soars on Trial Success

It’s been a big week for biotech stocks on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Goldman, JPMorgan Are Among Most Bullish on Europe

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Stevenage Braces for Life After GSK as Drugmaker Moves to Cambridge

Nursing a pint at a pub a short walk from GSK Plc’s research headquarters in Stevenage, 30 miles north of London, Paul Jamison is fretting about the British drugmaker’s campus becoming a wasteland. The town’s largest employer is leaving, with the majority of …

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UK Firms in Distress Rises 9% Led By Consumer-Facing Sectors

The number of UK firms in critical financial distress grew by 9% in the past year, with consumer-facing industries coming under the most strain, according to research from financial and real estate advisory group BTG.

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The $28,000 Course for an AI Job Nobody Quite Understands Yet

Business schools are racing to prepare executives for the newest C-suite role, even as companies are still figuring out what chief AI officers will do.

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