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World - / Jul 3, 2026 - After the Great Wall of China, Africa is building an 8,000-km 'Wall of Trees' to fight climate change, restore land and feed millions - Stretching from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the shores of Djibouti on the Red Sea, Africa is undertaking one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. Known as the Great Green Wall, the initiative spans around 8,000 kilometres

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World - / Jul 3, 2026 - BepiColombo: The spacecraft that spent 8 years travelling to Mercury is finally arriving in 2026 - For most space missions, the launch is the headline moment. For BepiColombo, the real milestone arrives years later. After spending nearly eight years weaving through the inner Solar System, the European-Japanese spacecraft is now approaching the

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Pakistan audit exposes widespread financial irregularities across ministries

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London weather July 3 : Sunny intervals, 27°C high, mild humidity

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Liverpool weather July 3: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected

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Leeds weather forecast: Cloudy skies and moderate temperatures expected July 3

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures today, July 3rd

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals and overcast skies today, July 3, 2026

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Rochdale grooming gang leader released as deportation loophole sparks fury across the UK

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'A stain on our history': Keir Starmer issues formal apology to mothers, children affected by forced adoptions

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Russia bombards Kyiv in one of war's biggest strikes, at least 21 people killed

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Eye on Russia: Lithuania moves to scrap nuclear weapons ban as 'geopolitical situation getting worse'

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Russia launches major drone and ballistic missile attack on Kyiv; at least 8 killed as explosions rock Ukrainian capital

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Watch: 9-storey Kyiv apartment building partially collapses after Russian attack; residents trapped

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Turkish proverb of the day: 'Kill the brave man, but do not deny him his due' — Reminding us that fairness means acknowledging merit even in conflict or defeat

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Swedish proverb of the day: 'Even a blind hen finds a grain sometimes' — A simple image with a profound lesson about opportunity, persistence, and human nature

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Trump wants Nato allies to spend 5% of GDP on defence related measures

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Beijing pushes for a China-Pakistan-style economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'The toad wants to eat the swan' delivers a blunt reality check on overreaching ambition

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Chinese proverb of the day on the passing of time: 'Light travels like an arrow, and time like a shuttle'

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be afraid only of ... ' — a lesson on why slow progress always beats no progress

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'A fake friend is worse than an open enemy' — a lesson on why betrayal from within cuts deeper than any attack from outside

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Chinese Proverb Of The Day: 'One careless word can burn a bridge built over years.' - a powerful reminder that trust takes years to build but moments to lose

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'The loudest drum is often the emptiest' — A reminder that volume is not a measure of value

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Indian dignitaries pay tribute to late Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei ahead of funeral

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Latin proverb of the day: 'Let the experiment be made on a low-value body' — A chilling glimpse into early science and ethics debates that still echo today

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Arabic proverb of the day: 'The monkey is a gazelle in its mother's eyes'...a saying about parental love and how affection shapes perception across cultures

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