WHO questions China about a mystery illness linked to pneumonia as hospitals fill with sick children

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Beijing, China.
Beijing, China.

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A Ukrainian artillery commander said there's a 'competition' between brigades to see who can kill the most Russians

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A Ukrainian soldier fires during battle in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 18, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier fires during battle in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 18, 2023.

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Israeli hostages released by Hamas have undergone initial medical tests and are in good condition, says IDF

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Israeli military cordon off the area after a helicopter with released hostages landed at Tel Aviv's Schneider medical centre on November 24, 2023.
Israeli military cordon off the area after a helicopter with released hostages landed at Tel Aviv's Schneider medical centre on November 24, 2023.

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A pilot who decapitated a wingsuit flyer with his plane's wing has been found guilty of manslaughter

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A thrill-seeker using a wingsuit.
A skydiver using a wingsuit.

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I'm an American spending Thanksgiving as a combat nurse under fire on the frontline in Ukraine

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Rebekah Maciorowski.
Rebekah Maciorowski in front of a van kitted out with medical supplies.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Iran's orders, Israel says

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A cargo ship.
A cargo ship.

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  • Yemeni Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Sunday.
  • The group has pledged to take action against Israeli ships until attacks on Gaza stopped.
  • Israel claimed Iran was behind the incident.

Israel said that a cargo ship was hijacked in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Iran's orders.

Ukraine says it has pushed Russian forces back up to 5 miles from the banks of Dnipro river, in first possible counteroffensive success

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A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of a small boat onto the shore of the Dnipro river, almost silhouetted against the mist with another soldier behind him, at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of the boat onto the shore of the Dnipro river near Kherson, Ukraine, 15 October 2023.

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Neo-Nazis parading swastikas, chant 'there will be blood,' and gather outside a synagogue in Wisconsin, say reports

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The Wisconsin State Capitol.
A general view of the Wisconsin State Capitol the day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in downtown Madison.

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Struggling with limited reconnaissance abilities, Russia eyes Soviet-era spy plane to gain Ukraine battlefield edge, UK intel says

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Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica.
Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica.

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IDF combat helicopter targeting Hamas fighters at Nova festival massacre shot some partygoers by mistake, says Haaretz

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Burnt cars at the site of the Nova Festival massacre.
An aerial view shows the burnt cars of festival-goers at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 12, 2023.

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