China's State Grid to invest $22 billion in ultra high voltage power lines | #news

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China's State Grid to invest $22 billion in ultra high voltage power lines

China's State Grid plans to invest more than 150 billion yuan ($22 billion) in the second half of 2022 in ultra high voltage (UHV) power transmission lines, state media Xinhua News reported on Wednesday, citing the company's chairman Xin Bao'an.

Tom Parker: The Wanted star's mum leads tribute walk | #news

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Tom Parker: The Wanted star's mum leads tribute walk

Hundreds of people have walked through the Bolton hometown of The Wanted singer Tom Parker to raise money for brain tumour research.

Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines | #news

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Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday (Jul 28), as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage.

Women are times more likely to get it than men - here's how to spot the signs | #news

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Women are times more likely to get it than men - here's how to spot the signs

Five years ago, when she was a 21-year-old student, Lee Mun Ling came down with a niggling flu that wouldn’t go away – a rare occurrence as she seldom fell sick.

Scottish surgeon helps set up field hospital | #news

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Scottish surgeon helps set up field hospital

A Scottish surgeon has swapped Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for a Ukrainian field hospital just 19 miles from the Russian border.