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Ghislaine Maxwell reported jail staff threatened her safety, prompting suicide watch
Ghislaine Maxwell reported Brooklyn jail staff threatened her safety, prompting employees to place her on suicide watch, prosecutors said on Sunday, arguing there was no need to delay her sentencing …
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Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision he condemned by the Supreme Court expandingfirearm owners’ rights. “God…
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[VIDEO NEWS] Dozens of migrants die following horrific stampede at Melilla border fence
Morocco said 23 migrants had died and scores were injured, but AMDH said the death toll was 29, citing unnamed local medical officials. Reuters has not managed to speak to any of the migrants who tri…
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Japan braces for power crunch as heat mounts after rains end
Japan scrambled on Monday to avert a looming power crunch as temperatures climbed nationwide, with authorities warning of higher than expected demand after the rainy season ended in the capital, Toky…
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Putin threatens to arm ally Belarus with nuclear-capable missiles
Russian president Vladimir Putin has promised to arm its ally Belarus with nuclear-capable Iskander-M missile systems on Ukraine’s border. “In the coming months, we will transfer to Belarus Iskander-…
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42-year-old suspect Zaniar Matapour charged with killing two people at gay bar in Oslo
The 42-year-old man charged with killing two people and injuring 21 others at a gay bar in Norway has been named and pictured by local media. Zaniar Matapour is suspected of launching a terrorist att…
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U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to ov…
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Bangladesh floods leave 3.5 million children needing clean water – UNICEF
Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF’s country r…
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Russians close in on east Ukrainian cities, defenders set to quit Sievierodonetsk
Ukrainian troops were set to withdraw from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense bombardments and street fighting, the regional governor said on Friday, as Russian advances raise…
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Prince Charles expresses sorrow over slavery in Commonwealth speech
Britain’s Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday and acknowledged that the roots of the organisation lay in a painful period of hist…