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Chris Donovan

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A Canadian mining company dug up a massive 2,492-carat (498.4-gram) raw diamond in one of its mines in Botswana. As big as an avocado, the rough diamond is likely to be declared the second-largest ever discovered in the world: p.dw.com/p/4jnNF

A Canadian mining company dug up a massive 2,492-carat (498.4-gram) raw diamond in one of its mines in Botswana.

As big as an avocado, the rough diamond is likely to be declared the second-largest ever discovered in the world: p.dw.com/p/4jnNF
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Tuesday was a science-packed day aboard the station as the astronauts and cosmonauts explored space botany, eye health, and plasma physics. More... go.nasa.gov/3XltSe6

Tuesday was a science-packed day aboard the station as the astronauts and cosmonauts explored space botany, eye health, and plasma physics. More... go.nasa.gov/3XltSe6
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A US court filing has forced X owner Elon Musk to reveal the identities of the social media platform's investors. The move could have far-reaching repercussions. dw.com/en/what-do-xs-…

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Bavaria's interior ministry has deleted a video meant to fight Salafism — after drawing criticism and comparisons to Nazi-era propaganda for its racist depiction of Muslims.

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"We need to make Russian citizens — and even Russian soldiers — think about what they need: peace or Putin," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a visit to the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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"Israel is definitely not trying to be surgical enough to make Gaza a place that would be liveable afterwards." Two former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservists explain why they refuse to continue serving in Gaza.

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Germany and Kenya signed an agreement on Friday in Berlin seeking to allow more skilled workers from the east African country to live and work in the biggest EU economy. p.dw.com/p/4kcPS

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UPDATE: At least nine people have been killed and 300 others wounded in Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, health ministry says. State media reports that solar energy systems also exploded in homes in Beirut and other parts of the country.

UPDATE: At least nine people have been killed and 300 others wounded in Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, health ministry says. State media reports that solar energy systems also exploded in homes in Beirut and other parts of the country.
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Munich's mayor has officially launched the two-week-long Oktoberfest by inserting a tap into the first keg. As soon as the entrances opened, visitors rushed to grab their spots in beer tents. This year organizers have installed metal detectors for the first time at the event.

Munich's mayor has officially launched the two-week-long Oktoberfest by inserting a tap into the first keg. As soon as the entrances opened, visitors rushed to grab their spots in beer tents. This year organizers have installed metal detectors for the first time at the event.
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The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, with three crewmates aboard, undocked from the space station’s Prichal module at 4:36am ET today and is headed for a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan later this morning at 7:59am. More… go.nasa.gov/3TCugTc

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A man armed with machetes was arrested in western Germany after crashing his van into several shops. He is also suspected of starting fires at two apartment buildings that injured dozens.

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Middle East updates: - Israel has launched renewed airstrikes on southern Beirut while signaling a widening of its border ground offensive. - The WHO said dozens of health workers in Lebanon have died in the past day. dw.com/en/beirut-rock…

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France's President Macron has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to send troops into Lebanon. He also said those calling for a cease-fire in the Middle East should not be supplying weapons of war at the same time.

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"Over the past 12 months, we have completely transformed reality." Israeli PM Netanyahu said that they "will win" the fight against militants in Gaza and Lebanon. All the latest here: dw.com/en/israel-hama…

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Around 110,000 people marched in the UK at a rally led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, amid debates over immigration and the English flag. Thousands joined a counterprotest, with 1,500 police deployed to keep the groups apart.

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Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden has announced that his country will join other European countries in recognizing Palestinian statehood at a UN summit in New York next week. p.dw.com/p/50XCS

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden has announced that his country will join other European countries in recognizing Palestinian statehood at a UN summit in New York next week.
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In Turkey, female artists who do not conform to the government's image of women are being targeted by the justice system. Now the girl band Manifest has been hit. dw.com/en/turkeys-gov…

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Denmark plans to pay reparations after its doctors forcibly inserted IUDs into thousands of Greenlandic women over decades, without their knowledge or consent. This woman says the PM's formal apology has brought back the trauma.