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Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens
At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.
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China reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.
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Boris Johnson to face MPs' fury over 'partygate'
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Late US justice Ginsburg's collectibles up for auction to benefit opera
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New Kendrick Lamar music expected May 13
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South Africa floods declared national disaster
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El Shaarawy strikes to dent Napoli's title hopes
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Djokovic aiming to be 'as ready' as possible for French Open
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Former world number five Tommy Robredo played the last match of his career on Monday, losing 6-1, 6-1 to Bernabe Zapata Miralles at the Barcelona Open.
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