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Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning system
Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning system

Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions.

August 01, 2025

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El Salvador parliament adopts reform to allow Bukele to run indefinitely
El Salvador parliament adopts reform to allow Bukele to run indefinitely

El Salvador's lawmakers on Thursday adopted a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits and allow current leader Nayib Bukele -- who enjoys overwhelming majority support in parliament -- to run indefinitely.

August 01, 2025

What are all these microplastics doing to our brains?
What are all these microplastics doing to our brains?

Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said.

August 01, 2025

Zverev rallies in Toronto to claim milestone 500th ATP match win
Zverev rallies in Toronto to claim milestone 500th ATP match win

Top seed Alexander Zverev switched into survival mode to claim a milestone 500th ATP match win on Thursday, fighting back to beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2 at the Toronto Masters.

August 01, 2025

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Wallabies' Tizzano absent from third Lions Test after online abuse
Wallabies' Tizzano absent from third Lions Test after online abuse

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says he left flanker Carlo Tizzano out of his squad for the third British and Irish Lions Test over concern for his neck and after a week of online abuse.

August 01, 2025

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Trump to build huge $200mn ballroom at White House
Trump to build huge $200mn ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump, who is remodeling the White House to his tastes, will build a massive ballroom for hosting official receptions, one of the largest projects at the US executive mansion in over a century.

August 01, 2025