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Play it faster, play it weirder: how speedrunning pushes video games beyond their limits | Games

In the summer of 2017, the gamer Beck Abney sat in his room playing Mario Kart 64. What happened next has been described as one of the greatest achievements in…

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Gabby Petito’s parents say ‘she’s giving us signs’

Gabby Petito’s parents spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday (Picture: CBS News) In their first public comments following her death, Gabby Petito’s parents said ‘she’s giving us signs’…

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Europe

Southeastern’s state takeover will amplify calls for rail reform | Rail industry

The manner in which Southeastern joined the ranks of the train services under direct state control – a £25m accounting breach and a possible fraud investigation – came as some…

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Europe

Exeter: McDonald’s hash brown saves baby seagull with fish hook in beak

Hash browns: tasty and life-saving (Picture: SWNS) An injured baby seagull that evaded capture for almost a week has finally been caught – with the help of a McDonald’s hash…

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Fully vaccinated couple die of Covid a minute apart holding hands

A fully vaccinated couple from Grand Rapids, Michigan, died on Sunday of Covid despite being fully vaccinated (Pictures: Facebook/Cal Dunham /Sarah Dunham/ Kendrah DeYoung) A fully vaccinated married couple with…

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Europe

EuroMillions bumper £122 million jackpot TONIGHT

A WHOPPING £122million jackpot is up for grabs in tonight’s Euromillions. The huge amount will change the winner’s life forever – and Brit ticket-holders will be keeping their fingers crossed.…

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Europe

UK motorists urged to stop panic-buying fuel as shortage appears to ease | Supply chain crisis

Motorists have faced renewed calls to stop panic buying fuel, as the UK government and an industry association insisted the shortage at thousands of petrol stations was diminishing, but Labour…

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Africa

‘Humbled and heartbroken’: WHO finds its Ebola staff abused women and girls | Global development

Scores of women and girls were sexually abused by aid workers during the devastating 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent inquiry commissioned by the World…

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Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing | Georgia

The Grammy-nominated R&B and gospel singer Kelly Price has said she almost died from Covid-19 – and was never missing, as family members feared. Price announced her Covid diagnosis in…

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Europe

Post-election rifts emerge in Germany’s centre-right alliance | Germany

A leading German conservative has made a public show of congratulating the Social Democrats’ candidate on winning Sunday’s national election in a sign of division within the centre-right alliance of…

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Play it faster, play it weirder: how speedrunning pushes video games beyond their limits | Games

Gabby Petito’s parents say ‘she’s giving us signs’

Southeastern’s state takeover will amplify calls for rail reform | Rail industry

Exeter: McDonald’s hash brown saves baby seagull with fish hook in beak

Fully vaccinated couple die of Covid a minute apart holding hands

EuroMillions bumper £122 million jackpot TONIGHT

UK motorists urged to stop panic-buying fuel as shortage appears to ease | Supply chain crisis

‘Humbled and heartbroken’: WHO finds its Ebola staff abused women and girls | Global development

Kelly Price says she almost died from Covid – and was never missing | Georgia

Post-election rifts emerge in Germany’s centre-right alliance | Germany

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