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World’s rivers ‘awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics’ – News from TheGuardian.com
Ranked: The Ten Countries With The Most Endangered Species In The World – News from Forbes.com
Japan PM Abe says determined to show world strong alliance with US – News from ChannelNewsAsia.com
Russia launches world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker to open up Arctic shipping routes – News from Independent.co.uk
The world’s most lucrative match is worth at least $215 million – News from CNN.com

Missing Indonesian submarine: rescuers find unidentified object as US joins search

Race to find missing navy vessel as authorities warn oxygen in KRI Nanggala-402 will run out within 24 hoursIndonesia’s president has ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose oxygen supply was only expected to last another 24 hours. As the US military […]

Premier League and Carabao Cup: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Two of the ‘Super League Six’ meet at Wembley, West Ham face a major top-four test and Brighton seek an elusive cutting edgeWhether we’ll be able suspend our disbelief remains to be seen, but let’s assume and assess this first Super League derby like it’s a football match. Whenever late-career José Mourinho leaves a club, […]

Astronomers map asteroid’s 22m-year journey to Earth

Flight path of Kalahari’s six-tonne asteroid is first tracing of meteorite shedding rock to solar system originAstronomers have reconstructed the 22m-year-long voyage of an asteroid that hurtled through the solar system and exploded over Botswana, showering meteorites across the Kalahari desert.It is the first time scientists have traced showering space rock to its source – […]

One dose of Pfizer or Oxford jab reduces Covid infection rate by 65% – study

Analysis of test results from more than 350,000 people finds older people just as protected as youngerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne shot of the Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduces coronavirus infections by nearly two-thirds and protects older and more vulnerable people as much as younger, healthy individuals, a study has found.The results […]

Kent council fined after mother and son left to live in tent in pandemic

Medway council missed five chances to help family despite being informed they were at riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA council has been fined after it removed a homeless teenager and his mother from temporary housing during the pandemic, leaving them to sofa surf and live in a tent for two months.Medway council […]

Children with brothers and sisters overlooked for adoption

Latest data from councils in England shows siblings make up largest number of ‘harder to place’ childrenHundreds of children are being overlooked for adoption because they have brothers or sisters who also need a new home, according to a campaign to reverse the trend whereby a third of potential parents do not consider adopting siblings.Siblings […]