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3M agrees to pay $6bn settlement in US military earplug lawsuit
3M said it was not admitting liability and that the earplugs 'are safe and effective when used properly'.
Torrential rains kill at least 21 people in Tajikistan
Three days of rains cause flooding, landslides and mudflows, killing people in three towns in the centre of the country.
The housing crisis for the poor in India’s capital
Lack of affordable housing, reduced land entitlements and accelerated housing for the privileged are behind the crisis.
What you need to know as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida
Florida and adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories.
Hurricane Idalia strengthens to category 4 storm as it nears Florida
The storm, described as 'an unprecedented event', projected to come ashore in Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday/
US to negotiate price of 10 prescription drugs: What you need to know
Under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the government will negotiate the prices of select medicines.
Israel’s Netanyahu wants to approve all secret talks after Libya debacle
The meeting prompted the Libyan foreign minister to flee to Turkey and led to street protests in Libya.
‘I had to give up my best friends’: A Sicilian beekeeper’s wildfire loss
An entrepreneur is forced to give up his bees and honey business after his family home was destroyed by wildfires.
Bollywood women workers bypass ‘boys’ club’ unions to form advocacy groups
Female staff fight lack of toilets, childcare facilities, lower pay and late-night shifts with little personal safety.
Is my Baba lost in the midst of Syria’s thousands of disappeared?
'Sometimes, in spite of myself, hope bubbles up... Will I see Baba again? This time I feel I have to tell my own story.'