More than 20,000 evacuated as southern Europe ravaged by huge wildfires amid scorching 44C heatwave

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Dismissal of Ukraine's defense minister started a sudden transformation of the military
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Our community say Britain's food shortages are down to years of political and economic choices, not just a lack of rain
DNA study challenges key assumption about Viking burials
People buried together in old Scandinavian graves were not always related
India protest movement holds capital sit-in as police crack down on demonstrators
Young protesters in India are camping on the streets of New Delhi
US Education Department probes five medical schools over admissions practices
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