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New hope to help advanced Parkinson's patients walk, sleep again

New hope to help advanced Parkinson's patients walk, sleep again

People with advanced Parkinson's disease often struggle to walk more than a few steps or sleep through the night, but new research offers hope of relief from these two debilitating symptoms.

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Russian flagship 'seriously damaged' as Moscow threatens to strike Kyiv

Russian flagship 'seriously damaged' as Moscow threatens to strike Kyiv

Russia's Black Sea flagship leading the naval assault on Ukraine has been "seriously damaged" by an explosion, state media reported Thursday, as Moscow threatened to strike Kyiv's command centres.

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Prayers but no peace talks: Chad rivals bide time in Qatar

Prayers but no peace talks: Chad rivals bide time in Qatar

In the month since Chadian rebels and envoys of the military government started peace talks in Qatar, the two sides have prayed together most days but refused to face each other across the negotiating table.

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Asian markets rise but inflation, Ukraine fears linger

Asian markets rise but inflation, Ukraine fears linger

Asian stock markets mostly rose in early trade Thursday after a recovery on Wall Street, but investors remained cautious about the ongoing impact of skyrocketing inflation and the war in Ukraine.

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ECB wrestles with record inflation and war risk

ECB wrestles with record inflation and war risk

European Central Bank policymakers meet on Thursday faced with the challenge of threading a response between record-high inflation figures and weak growth due to the war in Ukraine.

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Jerusalem's Christian churches resist Israeli settlers

Jerusalem's Christian churches resist Israeli settlers

Churches in Jerusalem are up in arms against Jewish "radicals" who are settling in the Christian Quarter and threatening a fragile religious balance in the ancient Holy City.

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Damascus art installation turns ceramic doves into war symbol

Damascus art installation turns ceramic doves into war symbol

Hundreds of ceramic doves are suspended over the streets of the Old City of Damascus, part of an art installation that had been set to debut before the start of Syria's war.

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Iniesta in relegation mire as Spain legend's Japan move turns sour

Iniesta in relegation mire as Spain legend's Japan move turns sour

Andres Iniesta won pretty much everything with Barcelona and Spain but the legendary midfielder risks seeing out the tail end of his glittering career in the mire of a relegation dogfight.

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Thai... caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate

Thai... caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate

At his upmarket Bangkok restaurant, Michelin-starred chef Thitid "Ton" Tassanakajohn spoons black caviar onto a plate, adding the newly affordable Thailand-made delicacy to his reinterpreted traditional family recipes.

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Biden's biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost

Biden's biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost

In an effort to ease Americans' pain at the gas pump, President Joe Biden has announced his administration will ease restrictions on the sale of E15 -- gasoline that includes 15 percent ethanol -- and new investments in biofuels as a whole.

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