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Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.

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Mosquito traps had been placed at Frankfurt Airport, and any insects caught would be analyzed to find out about their species and origins, a spokesman for the airport’s operator said.
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Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream

The authorities accused the man of attacking César Gastélum, a young influencer, during a livestream in Sinaloa this month.

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A memorial near the restaurant in Culiacán, Mexico, where César Gastélum was shot dead this month.
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Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say

Par : Leo Sands
An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.

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A glacial lake in the Everest region of Nepal, in 2018.
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‘I’m Fine With My Body’: Danish Leader Responds to Unsolicited Beauty Advice

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had just returned from Ukraine when she received a message from a plastic surgeon asking if she wanted to fix her nose.

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen last year. Elected at 41, she is the youngest person in Danish history to be prime minister.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Sailor Says Father Was Arrested by Border Patrol

The sailor, Joshua Aviles, was on his way home from the Middle East aboard the beleaguered aircraft carrier when he learned his father had been detained.

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Joshua Aviles, right, with his father, Luis Manuel Aviles, in 2025, shortly before Joshua shipped out for the Middle East aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.
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Sean Grayson, Ex-Illinois Deputy Who Murdered Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison

Sean Grayson, 32, was serving a 20-year sentence for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was holding a pot of hot water when she was shot at her home.

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Sean Grayson, right, speaking to Sonya Massey in July 2024 in an image from another deputy’s body camera footage.
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French Tourist Dies in Death Valley During 116-Degree Heat

The 68-year-old tourist and his companion were driving through Death Valley National Park on a remote road last week when their car got stuck in mud, officials said.

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A French tourist and a companion who were traveling through Death Valley National Park became stranded after their car got stuck on a remote road.
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Trump’s Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran’s Trading Partners

Par : Leo Sands
President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.

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Oil tankers moored at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong.
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Driver Kills 2 Milligan University Cycling Team Members, Officials Say

Milligan University said two members of its cycling team had been killed. The driver was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness.

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A driver struck members of the Milligan University cycling team on Highway 19 in Carter County, Tenn., on Wednesday morning, officials said. Two of the cyclists were killed, the school said.
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American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy

Rescuers found a 29-year-old man in serious condition on the volcano’s eastern slope on Sunday. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania.

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Volcanic activity at Mount Etna as seen from Mareneve near Catania in Italy last week. Italian authorities say a 29-year-old American hiker was killed by lightning while hiking on Europe’s most active volcano.
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Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide

An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands.

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The jockeys at Omey are young, the sponsors modest, the grand prize less than $1,000.
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Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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A Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.
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