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Six people are missing after a ship caused a bridge to collapse in Baltimore, USA.
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Vladimir Putin has claimed his fifth term as president after winning 87% of the vote, according to Russian election officials. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines.
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Sweden is to join Nato after 200 years of neutrality.
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The website of ransomware cybercriminals Lockbit has been seized by authorities
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Women are working more and men are working less since the pandemic.
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Senegal's president has postponed the country's upcoming elections.
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Elon Musk's company Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip in a human brain.
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The US and UK have launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Taiwan has elected William Lai as president. (Image: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)
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The killing and sale of dogs for their meat has been banned in South Korea.
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Search for survivors after New Year’s Day earthquake hits Japan.
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The lifestyles of the wealthy are closely connected to climate change
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2,000 more species have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species.
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An influencer has gone to jail after crashing a plane for video views and money.
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All 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel in India for 17 days have been rescued.
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New research says people are quitting their jobs because of a bad boss.
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A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland amid a series of earthquakes.
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It's one month since the Israel-Gaza war broke out. Learn the language in the news.
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