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Should you wear a mask because of wildfire smoke?

With toxic air quality in parts of North America likely to persist, here's what you can do to stay safe.
US & Canada
Canada fires shroud New York City with orange haze

Timelapse video of the city's skyline shows the air quality worsen in a matter of a few hours.
US & Canada
Children in critical condition after France knife attack

A Syrian man with refugee status in Sweden has been arrested following the attack in Annecy, police say.
Europe

Sport

World Test Championship final: India seek last three Australia wickets

Follow live text, Test Match Special commentary and in-play clips as Australia face India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Cricket
Reaction to West Ham's first major trophy in 43 years & transfer news

All the reaction to West Ham's Europa Conference League win, Alexis Mac Allister signs for Liverpool plus the latest transfer news including Harry Kane and Harry Maguire.
Football
Liverpool complete £35m Mac Allister signing

Liverpool complete a £35m deal to sign midfielder Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton on a five-year contract.
Football

Canada Wildfires

Five myths about wildfires

Why logging doesn't prevent fires – and other misconceptions
Future
Jodie Comer stops stage show due to New York air

The actress left the stage saying she had trouble breathing due to poor air caused by Canada fires
US
Is climate change fuelling Canada's wildfires?

Smoke from wildfires has enveloped Toronto and New York
Science & Environment

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The world's most underrated dive spots?

Where to see the most incredible marine life on the planet
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Why AI won't be a burnout cure

"You can use AI to ease burnout, or you can use it to make it much, much worse"
Worklife
Why fish are finding it hard to breathe

Global warming is stripping the seas of oxygen, threatening marine wildlife
Future
The best comic book movies ever made

How the Spider-Verse films truly capture the spirit of comic books
Culture
Catching the men who sell subway groping videos

Thousands of clips filmed in East Asia are sold online. BBC Eye reveals the men who are cashing in
Asia
Long-time boss of Guinness maker Diageo dies at 63

India-born Sir Ivan Menezes was the chief executive of the world's biggest spirits company
Business
The only place in the world selling lab-grown meat

Eat Just says its product is ethical, clean and green but scientists say it may just be a novelty
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Ukraine drones drop water bottles to people stranded by floods

Supplies are delivered to those trapped by floodwaters in Russian-controlled areas of the Kherson region.

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