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Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery
Oddly, it wasn't the first time this had happened to the man.
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'Total Eclipse' singer and 80s power ballad queen Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75
Best known her power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” that topped the charts in 1983, Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star has died. She was 75 and passed away in hospital in Portugal from an illness, after...
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Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Peter Kafka, who is chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of Channels, a podcast about the media industry. And it’s a big week for the media industry — Comcast just announced that it’s splitting itself...
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SK hynix: From near-collapse to a $1 trillion valuation and a Nasdaq listing
SK hynix, the South Korean chipmaker whose memory chips power AI data centres around the world, lists on the Nasdaq this week in one of the largest share sales in history, capping a journey from near-bankruptcy to a trillion-dollar valuation.
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'Kylian, forgive us': How the World Cup turned Mbappé's reputation around
It seems everyone loves Kylian Mbappé again. The France captain, is having a magnificent showing in the World Cup, scoring seven goals so far and breaking records. His performance has led some who previously criticized him for being too outspoken...
France 24
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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak death toll climbs to 600
The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, figures published by the UN health agency showed Thursday. The WHO's figures show the worsening haemorrhagic fever outbreak has a case...
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Slade back in England XV for must-win game with Fiji
Centre Henry Slade, who did not play a minute of England's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, has been recalled to the starting line-up to face Fiji on Saturday as head coach Steve Borthwick attempts to avoid a sixth successive Test defeat.
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Who is Count Binface – the alien space warrior standing against Brexit champion Nigel Farage?
In a week when the race to become Britain’s next prime minister is effectively a one-horse race, there seems to be more suspense in another contest pitting Brexit champion Nigel Farage against a comedian going viral online. Is this a joke too far...
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Khamenei successor has yet to be seen as ex-ayatollah's funeral comes to a close
US and Iran have resumed strikes, threatening a return to full-scale war. The fighting also came with Iran preparing to bury Khamenei, who was killed alongside close family members on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic...
France 24
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Obesity drugs bring weight loss but not better quality of life, study finds
Obesity drugs are growing in popularity worldwide, but a new study has found that, beyond the weight-loss results, most of these medications do not bring broader quality-of-life benefits after one year of use.
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March for peace in memory of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide
Several thousand people gathered in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday to take part in a peace march in memory of the victims of the genocide and the survivors who fled the town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
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If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?
This week, Microsoft took a huge ax to its Xbox business. The company announced that it would be laying off 1,600 workers now, 1,600 more over the next fiscal year, and that it would be shedding four studios. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hasn't been shy...
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After quake, Venezuelans left to deal with trauma and grief
Not only have more than 3,000 died in the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela, but 17,000 were injured and thousands of homes destroyed. For many of those who survived, the psychological toll is enormous. Solange Mougin has more on the difficulty...
France 24
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The whole Pixel line could get more expensive this year
Google's upcoming Pixel lineup might cost more than last year's. A report from Dealabs spotted by 9to5Google suggests that Google could raise the starting price of its 41mm Pixel Watch 5 to $399, while adding LTE could bump the price to $499. That's...
The Verge
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UK's Farage resigns as MP to force snap vote in finances row
British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he would resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following intense scrutiny over his finances. The unusual move comes as Farage, whose...
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#Venezuela: La Guaira's mass #graves take in unclaimed bodies
With #Venezuela continuing its search for #victims of the twin #earthquakes that hit the country on June 24, people have started burying the #dead. Mass #graves are being dug up to take in those identified bodies who remain unclaimed. France 24's...
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Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention
Health departments, universities and nonprofit grantees had spent months adapting to President Trump's executive orders. They say the funding cut was completely unexpected.
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This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work
A GE Appliances plant in rural northwest Georgia was short hundreds of workers amid COVID-19. A flexible work option where some workers can sign up for shifts through an app has eased the pain.
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New Information in the Nazi Database: What You Need to Know About the SS
Your grandfather appears in the SS files? What that might mean, how you can continue your research and who was even allowed to join the Nazi organization in the first place: You'll find answers to the most important questions here.
Der Spiegel
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Switzerland vs Colombia live: Manzambi out of World Cup last-16 tie in blow to Swiss
Switzerland take on World Cup dark horses Colombia in Vancouver in the round of 16, stripped of injured 20-year-old breakout star Johan Manzambi. The winners will go on to face title holders Argentina, who survived an almighty scare against Egypt...
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