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Mexico to prohibit subcontracting of avocado, berry pickers
Mexico said it would prohibit subcontracting of day laborers in the avocado and berry industries, partly to ensure companies complied with requirements under the country’s trade agreement with the Un…
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Two injured in suspected knife attack at shopping centre in Sweden
Two people have been injured in a suspected knife attack at a shopping centre in Sweden. The incident took place at the Kvarteret Igor mall in Vasteras, around 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the ca…
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College basketball star killed, 8 others wounded in mass shooting during music video shoot
A college basketball star was killed and eight other persons were injured in a mass shooting in Harlem, New York while partaking in a music video shoot, NewYork Police say. The attack happened on Sun…
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Biden raises pay for firefighters battling ‘increasingly destructive’ blazes
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Tuesday a temporary pay raise for federal wildland firefighters, saying they were facing longer, more severe fires partly due to climate change …
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Colombia elects first Black woman VP Francia Marquez, who vows to stand for ‘nobodies’
Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will be Colombia’s first Black woman vice president after a historic vote on Sunday saw the Andean country pick its first leftist president, G…
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French President Macron rejected Prime Minister Borne’s offer to resign
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s offer to resign in the wake of this weekend’s parliament election result, said Macron’s Elysee office.
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British PM Boris Johnson undergoes sinus surgery
UK prime minister Boris Johnson underwent a scheduled operation on his sinuses on Monday morning, June 20, Downing Street has said. It was described as a “very minor routine operation” under general …
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[VIDEO NEWS] Belgium hit by protests over cost of living spike
Unions said they expected tens of thousands of people to attend a protest in Brussels. Train services were running, partly to allow protesters to converge on the capital.
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Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage
A Japanese court on Monday ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that does not allow peo…
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Ukraine president express readiness to Russia attacks, with EU summit this week
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Russia will escalate its attacks this week as European Union leaders consider whether to back his country’s bid to join the bloc and Russia presses i…