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BBC News - World

Patients of retired dentist warned of bloodborne viruses, including HIV -- Authorities urged patients to get tested due to "poor infection control practices" at the Australian clinic.

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A decade on, Trump returns to a stronger and more assertive China - Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says. 8 hrs ago - World

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Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help? -- The government hopes reforms will help young people enter the market, while critics say it will stifle supply.

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Trump's 'Golden Dome' will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack -- That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

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Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates -- Andriy Yermak was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.

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Air India crisis deepens ahead of final Ahmedabad crash report -- Air India faces a leadership vacuum and mounting financial losses as it struggles to recover from the crash.

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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47 -- Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes -- Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

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Thief jailed after stealing unreleased Beyoncé music from car -- The man smashed into a car and stole luggage containing hard drives with the singer's tracks.

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No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency -- The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.

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Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says -- The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic.

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Dali ship operator charged over deadly Baltimore bridge collapse -- Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge.

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eBay rejects $55.5bn offer from GameStop -- The online auction giant said it doubted how the video game retailer would finance its offer.

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I led hikers up an Indonesian volcano - and then it erupted -- An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday's eruption which killed three people.

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Why welfare isn't winning elections in India like it used to -- India's welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.

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Trump's China visit set to test fragile truce -- The first US presidential visit to China in almost 10 years will test a fragile tariff truce.

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Why Eurovision's fallout over Israel may change the competition forever -- With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition's future.

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Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak -- The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.

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The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike -- Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

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'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence -- The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was "impossible" for speakers to be heard.

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Watch: Soldier on parachuting to remote island to bring Hantavirus aid -- A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

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BBC tests out England and Argentina's World Cup training grounds in Kansas City -- Will Grant tested out one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will call home in Kansas City.

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BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war -- Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

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Around the island in 48 days: White-tailed eagle goes on Irish grand tour -- The bird, which hatched in Glengarriff Nature Reserve in County Cork last year, began its journey from its birthplace on March 22, 2026.

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Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's $13m makeover of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool -- The no-bid contract went to a firm company, which critics say bypassed a rule for competing offers.

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Plans for Australia's first Trump Tower scrapped due to 'toxic' brand, developer says -- The 91-storey luxury hotel on the Gold Coast in Queensland was meant to be Australia's tallest building.

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Man shares footage from inside hantavirus quarantine -- One American passenger who sailed on the MV Hondius is now in a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Marty Makary out as head of US Food and Drug Administration -- He is the latest top health official to be ousted under Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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