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Epic Games, Lego join forces for latest 'Fortnite' game
Toy giant Lego and videogame leader Epic Games joined forces Thursday to launch "Lego Fortnite" in a bid to grow a platform already used by hundreds of millions of people.While the setting resembles that of the original Fortnite game, first launched in 2017, the playable space in the Lego version is 19 times as big.
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How Japan solved its obesity crisis – and what the UK can learn from it
At this time of year in Japan, familiar figures begin to appear outside the country’s branches of KFC. Life-sized Colonel Sanders statues dressed in red satin Santa Claus outfits have long been a fixture of the festive season, and a symbol of an unlikely Christmas ritual.
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Hydrogen heating trial hangs in the balance as local support falls away
A pioneering trial of hydrogen heating has suffered a significant setback after the local council warned ministers that residents are turning against the scheme.
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Heavier rains in East Africa due to human activity: study
Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.The rains have displaced more than two million people in East Africa, almost half of them in Somalia alone.
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Humza Yousaf refuses to apologise for SNP 'destroying' Scottish education system
Humza Yousaf has refused to apologise for the SNP “destroying our once leading education system” after Scottish pupils scored record low results in reading, maths and science in an international study.
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Nadal not certain 2024 will be last year of his career
Rafael Nadal said on Thursday he could not confirm that 2024 would be his final season before retirement, saying it "makes no sense" to set a deadline for the end of his career."I think it makes no sense."
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Illegal migration to Germany drops dramatically since introduction of border controls
Illegal migration to Germany fell sharply last month after Berlin introduced tougher border-control checks, new figures have revealed.
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