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Iran’s FM says protests became ‘bloody’ to give Trump intervention excuse

Pro-government rallies are held in various cities, including a vast one in Tehran, attended by thousands.

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Austrian lawmakers pass headscarf ban for under-14s in schools

Rights group Amnesty says ban, which will affect around 12,000 girls, will 'add to racist climate towards Muslims'.

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Who is Fadel Shaker? Lebanese pop star released on bail

In 2012, singing star Shaker quit his music career, before being accused of joining an armed group in Lebanon.

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How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishment

Michigan progressive fended off AIPAC as well as Democratic establishment in US Senate race, supporters say.

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US appeals court upholds injunction pausing Trump’s White House ballroom

The two-judge majority underscored that the president needed congressional authority to move forward with his plans.

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UNRWA has been with me since birth, I cannot imagine a future without it

The UN body has been part of the lives of millions of Palestinian refugees. Post-genocide Gaza cannot cope without it

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Protesters, police clash in Albania over Trump-linked project

Albanians have protested for over 100 days against a planned luxury hotel linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

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Работа увлекающегося живописью принца Джорджа представлена в журнале Country Life - BBC News Русская служба

Рисунок зимородка, выполненный принцем Джорджем, вошел в специальный выпуск журнала Country Life, приглашенным редактором которого стал его отец, принц Уэльский. Этой весной принц Джордж, которому сейчас 13, нарисовал красочную птицу, сидящую на ветке.

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Работа увлекающегося живописью принца Джорджа представлена в журнале Country Life - BBC News Русская служба

Рисунок зимородка, выполненный принцем Джорджем, вошел в специальный выпуск журнала Country Life, приглашенным редактором которого стал его отец, принц Уэльский. Этой весной принц Джордж, которому сейчас 13, нарисовал красочную птицу, сидящую на ветке.

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BMI alternative for identifying obesity ‘could prevent misdiagnosis in millions’

Combining body mass index with other measurements and tests would lead to better care and outcomes, experts say An alternative to BMI for diagnosing obesity could prevent misdiagnosis in millions of people worldwide, according to doctors who found it more accurately distinguished healthy people from those with harmful excess body fat. Medical experts have long considered body mass index a blunt instrument for defining obesity, leading to concerns that substantial numbers of people with excess body fat are missed while others who are healthy are wrongly diagnosed. Continue reading...

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BMI alternative for identifying obesity ‘could prevent misdiagnosis in millions’

Combining body mass index with other measurements and tests would lead to better care and outcomes, experts say An alternative to BMI for diagnosing obesity could prevent misdiagnosis in millions of people worldwide, according to doctors who found it more accurately distinguished healthy people from those with harmful excess body fat. Medical experts have long considered body mass index a blunt instrument for defining obesity, leading to concerns that substantial numbers of people with excess body fat are missed while others who are healthy are wrongly diagnosed. Continue reading...

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Yemeni forces launch offensive to retake Houthi-held al-Waziiya in Taiz

The mountainous district is key to control of Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month.

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