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Is TB spreading in Italy and should Salvini blame migrants?

We've tested Matteo Salvini's claim tuberculosis is spreading in Italy and his suggestion that uncontrolled immigration is to blame.

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EU obsessed with cutting migration 'regardless of human cost', report claims | #TheCube

Report says migrants are dying because of the European political situation.

USA

How the Jacksonville shooting unfolded on social media

Witnesses and victims shared their stories as the shooting took place, before talk turned to false speculation on the shooter's identity

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Refugee rocket scientist takes job hunt to London's streets

A double-space engineering graduate and refugee known only as Mohammed is taking a unique approach to searching for a job after university

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Gaza

Israeli airstrikes flatten cultural centre in Gaza strip as Hamas seeks truce | The Cube

The Cube team works to verify videos showing moment of airstrike on cultural centre in the Gaza strip

Thailand

Cave rescue boys and their coach granted Thai citizenship | The Cube

Three boys and their football coach who were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand last month have been granted Thai citizenship.

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No resolution in sight as authorities crackdown on protests in Bangladesh | The Cube

Police have cracked down on thousands of students who brought the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to a halt with protests calling for tighter road safety laws.

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Tech giants remove Infowars content from its platforms in domino move

Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have all made recent moves to delete content from its platforms by conspiracy theorist website Infowars

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Locals and tourists share frightening accounts of deadly Indonesia earthquake | The Cube

A magnitude-7 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday evening, killing dozens of people

Finland

Helsinki shoppers sleep in cool supermarket aisles to escape heatwave

A supermarket in Finland offered its customers its aisles as a cool place to sleep on Saturday as respite from Europe's heatwave

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans voice frustrations as election results are released

Despite their differing political opinions, Zimbabweans expressed their frustration over austerity after the final election results were revealed.

Finland

Finnish food store invites shoppers to sleep over as respite from heat

A supermarket in Helsinki is opening its doors to a hundred customers who want to escape the heatwave on Saturday night

United Kingdom

Funeral firm advertising 'low cost cremations' sparks online debate

A UK-based price-comparison website specialising in funerals has sparked debate online over its unique advertising campaign

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans unite over anti-violence sentiment, regardless of political stance | The Cube

Zimbabwe's citizens express similar anti-violent sentiments on social media after three people killed in post-election clashes

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Facebook sparks fight against 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

Facebook has released a statement to say it was combatting "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on its social platform.

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Sweden's Crown Jewels stolen in dramatic heist

Robbers escaped on motorboat after stealing priceless 17th Century crown jewels

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Latvia warns against spread of fake spider news

Police in Riga are on the hunt for an unidentified individual, who has been putting up posters that consist of false information about an infestation of poisonous spiders in the Latvian capital

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Hundreds reported missing after under-construction dam collapses in Laos | The Cube

An under-construction hydropower dam collapsed on Monday, flooding several villages and leaving hundreds missing

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Families launch social media appeals for missing loved ones in Greece

Relatives of missing people launch social media search campaigns as wildfires continue to rage across Greece's Attica region

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Greek residents share stories of narrow escape from deadly wildfire

Greek citizens share dramatic footage showing narrow escape from deadly wildfires