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What are the health risks of high temperatures?

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The Iranian authorities say a woman convicted of adultery, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, will not be stoned to death.

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A boy who took revenge for being dumped by his girlfriend by starting a house fire which killed her and her sister is sentenced.

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A suicide bomber kills at least five people at a Baghdad checkpoint in the latest of a string of attacks this week.

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A detective constable who was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a girl is found hanged.

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An octopus in Germany credited with psychic powers predicts that Spain will defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup final.

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China renews Google’s licence to operate in China, the internet giant says, ending a long-running stand-off between the two.

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George Osborne is meeting public sector workers who recommended ideas for saving money as part of a consultation on future cuts.

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A Rwandan priest captured last week and accused of helping to orchestrate the 1994 genocide pleads not guilty at a UN-backed tribunal.

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Two in every three women in the Indian capital have faced some form of sexual harassment in the last year, a study commissioned by the government says.

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Could you live decently on £14,400 a year?

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The government says head teachers’ pay should be capped at the level of the prime minister’s salary.

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Eight soldiers from a Midlands army battalion are being honoured at Buckingham Palace for their bravery in Afghanistan.

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Italian journalists strike against a bill by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government aiming to curb the use of wiretaps.

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Russian Mir submersibles would be able to cap the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the captain of one of the vessels has said.

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