Authorities in one of the Philippines’ most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue. Carlito Cernal, village chief…
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France: Europe’s leaders divided over their tactics with Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron got straight on the phone to Donald Trump and, separately, to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, after fellow leaders of Europe’s biggest military powers left…
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Australia: Scores of whales to be euthanised after mass stranding
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USA: KFC leaves Kentucky home for Texas
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Brazil: Prosecutor charges ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot
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