At least 100 people dead after being trapped in illegal South African gold mine

At least 100 people who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a group representing the miners has said.

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Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Japan

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

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Final draft of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to both sides after 'breakthrough' in talks

Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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Mysterious black hole starts sending out flashes

A mysterious black hole has started behaving even more strangely, scientists have said.

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Kirsty Blake Knox: There&s a good reason for criticising Leonardo DiCaprio escaping the LA fires on a private jet

The wildfires in LA have turned what we would normally associate with some of the glossiest enclaves of celebrity-world into rows of smouldering and smoking ashes.

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European Commission denies cover-up over health of its president Ursula von der Leyen

The European Commission has denied that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU's executive branch was admitted to hospital with severe pneumonia.

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