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Thai-Cambodian border conflict escalates with deadly clashes | Conflict News

Deadly clashes erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border, killing at least 11 civilians and one soldier, all on the Thailand side, as a diplomatic crisis deepens between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Violence intensified on Thursday when both nations exchanged gunfire, with accusations of who initiated the fighting. Diplomatic ties have severely deteriorated since Wednesday, leading Thailand […]

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Thousands of pollution tests cancelled due to lack of staff

Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Jonah Fisher/BBC Between May and July 2025 10,000 tests for water pollution at the Environment Agency’s Starcross laboratory in Devon were cancelled Thousands of water tests to identify potential harmful pollution in rivers, lakes and estuaries in England have been cancelled in the last three months due to staff shortages, […]

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NIAS volunteers drive cancer and kidney dialysis patients

Michael Fitzpatrick BBC News NI BBC Willie Hutchinson and Martin Garrity are Northern Ireland Ambulance Service volunteers Kindness, compassion and a free car ride goes a long way when you’re undergoing hospital treatment for health issues, such as terminal cancer or kidney dialysis. Often patients rely on the goodwill of strangers, many of whom become […]

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Just 7,000 steps a day cuts risk of health issues

Getty Images The researchers hope their findings could shape future public health guidelines Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, which is often seen as the benchmark […]

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Gaps in what we know about ancient Romans could be filled by AI

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Artwork: The new system predicts missing text from broken inscriptions, their date and original location A new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our understanding of all human history, researchers say. Artificial intelligence has already been used to fill in gaps in ancient Roman scrolls, but a new system […]

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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Esme Stallard and Georgina Rannard BBC News Climate and Science Getty Images Storms and tidal surges linked to climate change are causing devastation in low-lying countries, including Marshall Islands A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of […]

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