French police officers probe Bucha mass grave
A French police officer sends a drone up into the sky at Bucha near Ukraine's capital Kyiv to photograph a 14-metre-long grave where 70 bodies have been found.
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Biden visits battleground state to tout work on US innovation
US President Joe Biden traveled to North Carolina on Thursday to tout his efforts on combating inflation and jumpstarting high-tech research and manufacturing to make the United States more competitive in the global economy.
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Florida restricts abortions, joining wave of US states
Florida on Thursday signed into law a 15-week abortion ban, becoming the latest US state to further restrict reproductive rights in a nationwide push by conservatives.
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Pakistan's Shan Masood hits maiden double century
Pakistan opening batsman Shan Masood hit a maiden double century on Thursday playing for Derbyshire in the English county championship.
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US banks see upheaval from Fed shift, Russia challenging economy
Large US banks released a mixed deluge of earnings Thursday, pointing to the continued strength of US households and businesses while warning of rising risks from inflation, geopolitical upheaval and fast-changing monetary policy.
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El Shafee Elsheikh, from London to Syria to IS 'Beatle'
El Shafee Elsheikh, convicted on all charges in the deaths of four American hostages, went to Syria a decade ago with two childhood friends from London to wage jihad against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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341 dead in S.Africa floods as hunt for survivors widens
The death toll from South Africa's "unprecedented" floods climbed to 341 on Thursday as helicopters fanned out across the southeastern city of Durban in an increasingly desperate search for survivors.
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Islamic State 'Beatle' guilty of all charges in US hostage deaths
El Shafee Elsheikh, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was found guilty of all charges on Thursday in the deaths of four American hostages in Syria.
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NFT of first-ever tweet a dud in online auction
An NFT of the first tweet ever posted on Twitter was struggling to attract bidders on Thursday, with the highest offer so far just shy of $10,000 -- a year after it was bought for $2.9 million.
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Ukraine says it hits strategic Russian warship in Black Sea
Ukraine claimed Thursday to have hit Russia's flagship in the Black Sea with missiles, igniting a fire that Moscow said "seriously damaged" the warship as it accused Kyiv of helicopter strikes elsewhere over its territory.
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