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Skies filled with smoke and the smell of fumes fill the city of Bordeaux as residents struggle to sleep and breathe amid
Vodafone earnings boosted as cost-cutting leads to 1,200 job losses in Europe
Vodafone said its cost-saving initiatives had helped deliver the reduction in roles across Europe and in its shared oper
Quiet change to Pentagon website adds 142 wounded US service members to Iran war casualty count
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Andy Burnham to unveil benefits crackdown as he tackles welfare bill
Andy Burnham to unveil benefits crackdown as he tackles welfare bill
Burnham hosts Zelensky and offers ‘stone cloak’ devices just a week after taking PM job
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