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Three people were killed and three others are missing in flooding in southwest Japan caused by the region's "heaviest" rain ever. Rivers overflowed and hillsides collapsed as record amounts of rain were dumped on parts of Kyushu island.…
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Twitter has weathered months, if not years, of mismanagement as well as mass layoffs, frequent service disruptions and an exodus of top advertisers, but the launch of a rival app from Meta could prove to be the final straw. Threads …
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Former President Donald Trump’s defense team has asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case in Florida to postpone the trial, according to a filing late Monday night, saying there is “no reason for any expedited trial.”…
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France has banned the sale, possession and transport of all fireworks during the upcoming Bastille Day festivities. The government issued a decree on Sunday prohibiting "pyrotechnic articles" for the 14 July celebrations that mark…
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US President Joe Biden is heading to Europe ahead of a Nato summit after several allies questioned his decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. The UK and Canada are among those who voiced concern about supplying the bombs, which are…
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A man has gobbled his way to victory at a New York contest by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes - averaging one every 10 seconds or less. Renowned competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut chomped through Nathan's Fourth of July hot…
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False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days. Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter,…
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Zartoshte Bakhtiari says he hasn't slept more than three hours a night since the riots in France began a week ago. By day, he's the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne, in one of France's poorest areas, east of Paris. By night, he patrols the…
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Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family. Now, a 27-year-old teacher in the central city of Bhopal has started a petition asking the…
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Alvin Taylor and his sister, Pearl, were kids when the City of Palm Springs, California began burning down their neighbours' homes. But they still remember the smell of the smoke. "We would come home, and a neighbour's house would be…
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