Yuriy Korpan is 39 years old but looks a decade older, his face worn as he returns from a week of combat near Bakhmut.
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Viral caffeine-heavy drink raises concerns for US kids
With its extremely high levels of caffeine, a hip new soft drink is raising fears in the United States that it might be dangerous for children, who have been snapping up the beverage since it was launched by famous YouTube personalities.
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Wagner troops training Belarus forces
Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops
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First firefighter death in Canada wildfires
A firefighter in western Canada has died battling one of the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the country for weeks, her union announced Friday.
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US regulator investigating ChatGPT over bad content
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI to determine if its hugely popular ChatGPT app harms consumers
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Artificial sweetener aspartame classified as ‘possibly carcinogenic’
The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.
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Putin has ‘already lost’ Ukraine war, Biden says
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine, expressing hope that Kyiv’s counter-offensive would force Moscow to the negotiating table.
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First over-the-counter birth pill approved in US
The US drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, it announced Thursday, dramatically widening access to contraception for women as the United States grapples with reproductive rights.
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Elon Musk’s antics give Mark Zuckerberg a PR makeover
After years of bad press and scandal, Mark Zuckerberg is seeing his reputation spruced up in the fickle world of tech, largely thanks to the increasingly unpredictable behaviour of Elon Musk.
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Canada watchdog probes Nike over Uyghur forced labor claims
Sporting giant Nike and mining company Dynasty Gold are being investigated in Canada over allegations they used forced labor from China’s Uyghur minority, a Canadian watchdog announced Tuesday.