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Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week
Prince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways to combat climate change and other threats to the planet’s air, water and wildlife
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Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year
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Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses
Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses
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Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12
Authorities say a boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one person
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Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case
An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds
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Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
Germany’s disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time
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Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions from reporters through the drive-thru window
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Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation
Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine
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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
Africa's top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits
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Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria
More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they tried to scoop up fuel
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