Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study

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JULY 29: The American bullfrog and brown tree snake have collectively caused $16.3bn (£13.4bn) in global damage since 1986. In addition to ecological harm, the invasive pair ...

U.S. hits technical recession, but many sectors remain healthy

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WASHINGTON, July 29: The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the textbook definition of recession, but the job market and other economic data remain healthy. ...

357 killed, over 400 injured as monsoon rains continue to batter Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, July 29: At least 357 people were killed and over 400 were injured as heavy monsoon rains continued to batter Pakistan for more than five weeks, the National Disaster...

Iran: Ex-child bride among three women executed in one day - report

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JULY 29: According to the Iran Human Rights Group they were among 32 people executed in the past week alone. A former child bride, convicted of later killing the...

Xi and Biden exchange warnings on Taiwan

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JULY 29: President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that the US strongly opposed any unilateral moves to change the island's status. But he added that US...

Lulo Rose: Largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola

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JULY 28: The 170-carat stone has been named the "Lulo Rose", after the mine in Angola where it was found. It is believed to be the largest pink diamond...

Kim Jong-un says North Korea ready to mobilise nuclear forces

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JULY 28: Speaking at a Korean War anniversary event, Mr Kim added that the country was "fully ready for any military confrontation" with the US, state news agency KCNA reported. ...

Ukraine war: West's modern weapons halt Russia's advance in Donbas

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JULY 28: Five plumes of smoke pierced a clear blue sky on a hillside just north of Bakhmut, an almost deserted farming town that has been under sustained Russian bombardment...

Bangladesh has more women than men as population grows to 165 million

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DHAKA, July 28: Bangladesh has more women than men for the first time in its recorded history. Government officials at a press briefing Wednesday made the announcement, saying the...

Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest: WHO

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GENEVA, July 28: Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists here...

Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr supporters storm parliament building in Baghdad

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JULY 28: The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister. Mr Sadr's political alliance won the most seats in last Octobe...

Russia to quit ISS after 2024: space chief

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MOSCOW, July 27: Russia has decided to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and will start building a Russian one by that time, said Yury Borisov, director general...

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa expected to return to country, official says

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JULY 27: Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena told reporters on Tuesday that Mr Rajapaksa was not in hiding but the date of his return was not known. The former leader...

Rahul Gandhi: India Congress leader detained amid protests

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JULY 26: They were protesting in capital Delhi while party president Sonia Gandhi was being questioned by a government agency that investigates financial crimes. She and Rahul Gan ...

Tomohiro Kato: Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer, say reports

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JULY 26: Tomohiro Kato committed one of the most shocking mass murders in the country's recent history. He was 25 when he drove a truck into a lunch-time crowd...