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UK interior minister to question role of UN refugee convention
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is to challenge the UN Refugee Convention UK interior minister Suella Braverman was on Tuesday…
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Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies, taking his secrets with him
Matteo Messina Denaro (C) was one the Cosa Nostra mafia’s most ruthless bosses Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, captured…
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Maersk unveils world’s first bio-methanol container ship
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presses a button during the namegiving ceremony European Commission head Ursula von der…
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Top Mexican court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
Members of civil and religious organizations protest against the decriminalization of abortion in the Mexican city of Guadalajara Mexico’s Supreme…
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Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival, one dead
A satellite photo of the Burning Man festival site in Nevada taken on August 29, 2023 — before rains began…
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Nobel Foundation cancels Russian ambassador invite to prize ceremony
The Nobel Foundation organises the annual Nobel prize ceremony and banquet in Stockholm The Nobel Foundation said Saturday it was…
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Bomb threats in Kyiv as Ukraine children go back to school
Thousands of schools have been damaged or destroyed since Ukraine was invaded in February last year, according to authorities Kyiv…
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Rented electric scooters vanish from Paris streets
Paris feels the floating scooters are too much of a nuisance Parisians woke up on Friday to a world without…
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Barefoot in the park: Fiji girls heading for rugby’s heights
A clean pick-up at the back fo the ruck for Lelean Memorial School’s Under-18s player Tavenisa Tavaga The Lelean Memorial…
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Inside El Salvador’s mega-prison holding 12,000 alleged gangsters
Most inmates allegedly belong to either the Mara Salvatrucha or the 18th Street gang Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s relentless war…
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US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month
A team of surgeons transplanting a pig kidney into a brain dead patient, part of a growing field of research…
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Syria to Libya to the EU: how people-smugglers operate
Survivors of the June shipwreck off the coast of Greece stand outside a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town…
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Montana court rules for young people in landmark US climate trial
The sun rises behind a ridge of trees near Missoula, Montana In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on…
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Hundreds take part in second annual Vernon, B.C. Pride march – Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wave of bright colours swept through the streets of downtown Vernon,…
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Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the dark
After the military took power, Niger’s neighbours stopped transmitting electricity to the poverty-stricken Sahel country The long-suffering people of Niger’s…
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Pope in Portugal urges Europe to act as ‘peacemaker’ in Ukraine
Pope Francis is welcomed by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa after landing at the Figo Maduro air base in…
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‘Against their nature’: When Brazil banned women from football
Women’s football coach Dilma Mendes, 59, poses for a picture at the Arena 2 de Julho Football School located in…
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France awards AFP’s Arman Soldin its highest order of merit
AFP’s Arman Soldin, born in Bosnia, once said he was drawn to telling stories of people displaced by fighting France…
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Carbon ‘capture’ climate tech is booming, and confusing
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC)are different technologies for isolating CO2 Humanity’s failure to draw down…
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In Miami’s melting pot, a dialect of English emerges
Men entertain themselves with a sidewalk game of chess in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida, on June 26,…
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Will AI really destroy humanity?
The Stop Killer Robots group has explicitly dismissed the Terminator scenario The warnings are coming from all angles: artificial intelligence…
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Hong Kong high-rise aims to become ‘village’ of the dead
The Shan Sum columbarium offers a resting place for thousands in one of the world’s most crowded cities — for…
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US LGBTQ club shooting suspect pleads guilty
A makeshift memorial near the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub where five people were shot dead A 23-year-old who shot five…
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UK health outcomes a ‘serious concern’: report
The NHS treats more than one million people a day in England alone The UK’s performance on key health metrics…
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All five on Titanic sub dead after ‘catastrophic’ implosion
A handout image taken during the historical 1986 dive, courtesy of WHOI (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and released February 15,…
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Britain celebrates ‘Windrush’ anniversary after deportation scandal
The National Windrush Monument, created by Jamaican artist Basil Watson, at Waterloo Station in London Britain on Thursday celebrates the…
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‘People are ready to live with it’: the Russians ready for a long war
According to experts, most of those in Russian society are ready for a long war in Ukraine and largely support…
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US trucker guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre
The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was the scene of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history A truck…
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Riverside Ukraine city left with mud and memories
Upstream of the destroyed Kakhovka dam, the banks of Dnipro have become stinking mudflats Zaporizhzhia residents braved grey skies and…
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Crash landing on us! Swiss village reels from Netflix fame
The lakeside Swiss village of Iseltwald “It’s a dream come true,” said Filipina tourist Isabel Palijon, staring in wonder at a…
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Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN
CNN — South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile…
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Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270 | CNN
CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed…
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Top French court backs unpopular plans to raise retirement age to 64 | CNN
Paris CNN — France’s pension reforms have come into law, a day after the country’s top court approved the government’s…
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business
CNN — When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton…
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On one of the world’s most dangerous migrant routes, a cartel makes millions off the American dream | CNN
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Still haven’t filed your taxes? Here’s what you need to know | CNN Business
New York CNN — So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 100 million income tax returns…
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France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age | CNN
CNN — Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling…
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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say | CNN
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human…
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Nicaragua expels two nuns in latest crackdown on Catholic church and opposition | CNN
CNN — Two nuns who worked at a nursing home in Nicaragua were expelled from the country this week, amid…
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Living standards are still falling in Japan. That’s a recipe for more stagnation | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Japan’s workers still aren’t getting paid enough to keep up with rising prices. That’s hurting living…
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Analysis: ‘Tone deaf’ Macron faces backlash over Taiwan comments | CNN
CNN — French President Emmanuel Macron might have hoped to focus this week on what may prove the biggest domestic…
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Biden basks in Ireland’s welcome as he highlights personal and political ties | CNN Politics
Dublin, Ireland CNN — President Joe Biden is spending much of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family’s…
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Japan’s population drops by half a million in 2022 | CNN
Tokyo, Japan CNN — Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate…
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Vietnam sentences political activist to 6 years in prison for anti-state activities | CNN
CNN — A Hanoi court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent Vietnamese political activist to six years in prison for conducting…
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New York appoints first-ever rat ‘czar’
New York Mayor Eric Adams, pictured unveiling a rat killing machine as Brooklyn borough president in 2019 New York appointed…
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Screaming people and bodies everywhere: The horrific aftermath of Myanmar junta airstrike that killed 100 | CNN
CNN — Relatives were still recovering the charred bodies and limbs of victims killed in a military airstrike on a…
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A little-known drug brought billions to Syria’s coffers. Now it’s a bargaining chip | CNN
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Colombian women’s rights activist attacked with acid | CNN
CNN — Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the…
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UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban bans women from working with the organization | CNN
CNN — The United Nations has instructed all of its personnel in Afghanistan to stay away from its offices in…
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Around 100 people killed after Myanmar junta attack on village, shadow government says | CNN
CNN — Around 100 people, including women and children, have been killed after Myanmar’s military junta bombed the Kant Balu…
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