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Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children
Concerns are growing in southern California over a cluster of “exceptionally rare” cancer cases that has sickened multiple children in a suburban community.Families living in the Orange county neighborhood...
‘I have successfully defended my personal dignity’: woman wins rare MeToo court victory in China
A woman in China has won a rare legal victory in a workplace sexual harassment case.The woman, a former intern and employee at Beijing Grassland Alliance, an environmental NGO,...
‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
For Michael Scurr, a volunteer at the National Archives in Kew, west London, it was “just a boring old Thursday morning” when he sat down in late May to...
The Swamp Dwellers review – this rare Wole Soyinka drama is a total revelation
Utopia is the smallest of theatres, its 50-seat space made all the more intimate by the raffia ceiling and drape-lined walls. Yet this town-centre unit holds the biggest of...
Europe heatwave live: UK issues rare red temperature warnings; French PM to hold crisis meeting after heat deaths
Key eventsUK red alert warns of 'severe' impacts from heatWith temperatures forecast to reach 38-40C in parts of England and Wales, Britain’s national weather forecaster issued a rare red...
Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday
Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday in the face of extreme heat and humidity, while a red heat health alert has...
Footage of rare giant otter pups at Chester zoo – video
The 15-week-old triplets get their first swimming lesson from their mum, Bonita, and dad, Manu. The two boys, Uca and Yali, are named after an area of the Amazon...
Rare Rubens notebook sheet goes on display in artist’s home city of Antwerp
More than 400 years ago, the up and coming Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens toured the streets of Rome, notebook in hand, sketching images from Renaissance works adorning the...
