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Learning English News Review

Internet and many telephones services have been cut in Afghanistan, on the orders of the country's Taliban government.

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Taliban cut off internet

Donald Trump has made the unproven claim there's a link between autism and Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere. 

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Trump's unproven autism claim

An investigation by the United Nations, called a 'commission of inquiry', has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry has rejected the report, saying that it is "distorted and false".

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission

Catholic church names 15-year-old boy the first millennial saint. Learn to talk about this news story in English with Beth and Phil.

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'God's influencer': First millennial saint named

Earthquakes in Afghanistan kill over 1,400 people. 

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Earthquakes hit Afghanistan

A study in Taiwan has found that peoples' biological age increases when they experience heatwaves.

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Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says

President Zelensky met President Trump days after Trump met President Putin in Alaska. Learn about this news story with Pippa and Georgie. 

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Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war

Charity Prostate Cancer UK says some people are being treated when they don't need to be. Learn about this news story with Phil and Pippa.

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Is prostate cancer over-treated?

80 years ago, on 6th August 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The aim was to force a quick end to World War Two. The bomb destroyed the city of Hiroshima and about 140,000 people were killed. Learn about this news story with Beth and Neil.

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Hiroshima: 80 years since atomic bomb

There have been military clashes at the Thailand-Cambodia border, with civilians killed. Learn about this news story with Beth and Phil.

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Thailand-Cambodia conflict

People who have a higher daily step count have a lower risk of depression, according to a new global study.

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