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A Texas law that bans all abortions - except in dire medical circumstances - is one of the strictest introduced since the right to the procedure was overturned. Critics say it is forcing many women, and their doctors, to choose between…
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A crocodile in Costa Rica has made herself pregnant, the first recorded instance of a "virgin birth" in the reptile species.  The crocodile was kept in captivity in a zoo and had no contact with males - but a fully-formed foetus was…
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Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive. A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Montoya, 76, dead following a suspected stroke. She was placed in a coffin and…
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Three people are dead and another three injured following a series of attacks in the UK city of Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. There is still a lot we do not know, and we are trying to pull together a clear picture of how things…
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Nigeria’s outgoing parliament has finally passed a bill that aims to prevent the sexual harassment of university students. Once it is signed into law by newly elected President Bola Tinubu it will be illegal for lecturers to make any…
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Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish nationals, the governor's office said on Friday. Gendarmerie forces…
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Former President Donald Trump has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including about US nuclear secrets and military plans. The 37-count indictment accuses him of keeping the files at his Florida estate,…
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A dog who was missing for eight months has been found in the back of an ambulance - some 50 miles from her home. Jazz, a Cocker Spaniel, disappeared from her home in Powys, mid-Wales, last year. Her owner Emma Darling, 45, and her…
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Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has been blown up in Russian-held Ukraine. President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka,…
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People in Japan who became so used to wearing face masks during the pandemic are signing up for lessons to teach them how to smile again. While the coverings were already common in the east Asian country pre-COVID, with many using them…
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