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EU moves closer to kicking kids off social media

EU moves closer to kicking kids off social media

Restrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report next week is expected to recommend limiting minors' access to online platforms.

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Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves

Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves

Standing knee-deep in coastal waters, environmentalist Andrea Pimentel guides workers as they drive bamboo poles into the seabed to block sediment from choking the tidal channel sustaining a mangrove forest.

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Expanded World Cup; same old story as Europe dominates quarter-finals

Expanded World Cup; same old story as Europe dominates quarter-finals

The expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams has offered more of a chance to continents that were previously underrepresented at the tournament, but a glance at the quarter-final line-up tells a familiar tale.

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Japan student Ito keeps place against Ireland as Jones returns

Japan student Ito keeps place against Ireland as Jones returns

Japan kept university student fly-half Ryunosuke Ito in their starting line-up named Thursday to face Ireland in the Nations Championship, as head coach Eddie Jones returns from suspension.

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Morocco's Saibari out of France World Cup quarter-final

Morocco's Saibari out of France World Cup quarter-final

Morocco star Ismael Saibari will miss his team's World Cup quarter-final showdown with France, coach Mohamed Ouahbi confirmed on Wednesday.

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Belgium bid to crack Spain's ironclad defence in World Cup quarter-final

Belgium bid to crack Spain's ironclad defence in World Cup quarter-final

Belgium meet Spain in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday with the daunting task of breaching the European champions' watertight defence for the first time at the 2026 tournament.

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US man sentenced after swapping 17th century manuscript

US man sentenced after swapping 17th century manuscript

A California man who swapped a library's 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was sentenced on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork.

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PSG's Lee set to join Atletico Madrid

PSG's Lee set to join Atletico Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on Wednesday.

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Taylor Swift fans pay $25 for garbage from outside wedding

Taylor Swift fans pay $25 for garbage from outside wedding

Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.

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After quakes, Venezuelans fear losing damaged homes

After quakes, Venezuelans fear losing damaged homes

Morela Luna anxiously awaits the arrival of a team of experts to inspect her partially collapsed home, where her neighbors had to rescue her after Venezuela's double earthquake on June 24 that has claimed more than 3,600 lives.

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