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Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old's family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State Department told the media…
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Forty-five pro-democracy activists have been jailed in Hong Kong's largest ever national security trial. The activists sentenced with jail terms ranging from four years to ten years were accused of conspiracy to commit subversion after…
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A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says. Ninety-seven of the lorries were lost and their drivers were forced at gunpoint to unload their…
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At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a blaze broke out in the neonatal ward. Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants, but at…
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American YouTuber Johnny Somali has faced widespread criticism after a controversial video showed him kissing and posing with a  statue dedicated to Korean women who were victims of sexual slavery during Japan’s occupation of Korea.…
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president. Zelensky said he had a “constructive exchange” with Trump during their…
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A week after Donald Trump’s resounding election victory, a Manhattan judge, Juan M. Merchan, is expected to issue a critical ruling on Trump’s request to dismiss his hush money conviction. Judge Juan M. Merchan has said he will issue a…
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At least 35 people were killed and 43 more injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people exercising at a stadium in Zhuhai, China on Monday, according to authorities. A 62-year-old male driver, surnamed Fan, is alleged to have…
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Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi – one of the most powerful politicians in Washington –…
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Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable" women in an ambitious plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth. At 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live…
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