Thursday, 29 February 2024

Why Iranians look dimly on first chance to vote since unrest

Turnout is seen as a crucial test for the regime - but how far is the choice a real one?

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Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani announces marriage

The Los Angeles Dodgers star surprised millions of fans on social media with his post.

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Australia jails first student for a school shooting

The 15-year-old took two of his father's rifles and opened fire at a Perth school last May.

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Tuesday, 27 February 2024

US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say



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India names astronauts for maiden space flight

The Gaganyaan mission aims to send astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.

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Inside Gaza: Follow a day in the lives of Gazans as war nears five-month mark

The BBC is hearing first-hand accounts of what daily life is like for people living in Gaza.

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South Korean woman dies as doctor strike continues

The woman in her 80s was turned away from seven different hospitals amid an ongoing strike.

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Sunday, 25 February 2024

American Sailing Couple Disappears in Caribbean. Their Yacht Is Found 80 Miles Away



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London police confirm that body recovered from river was that of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi



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Eiffel Tower set to reopen after six-day strike

Workers first walked out on Monday in a dispute over the way the tower was managed.

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The Trump vs. Biden Economy: A Comparison in 10 Charts



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Friday, 23 February 2024

Watch: Moment of historic US company Moon landing

There were celebrations in the control room as Nasa confirmed the Odysseus Moon landing.

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Dozens of cars pile up after icy Chinese highway crash

At least nine people were injured in the incident, which Chinese state media said involved over 100 cars.

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Monday, 19 February 2024

'Brutal' donkey skin trade banned in 55 countries

Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.

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Israel's six-week drive to hit Hamas in Rafah and scale back war



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Alexei Navalny's team seeks answers over death as mother barred from morgue

The Russian opposition leader's mother was trying to enter a morgue near the remote Arctic prison where he died, a spokeswoman says.

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Chinese fishing vessels are going scorched earth and pumping cyanide into contested waters, Philippine fishing authority says



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Saturday, 17 February 2024

'My son makes over $100K/year and still lives at home': TikToker runs the math and says college grads now spend the same percentage of income on rent as workers earning $3.10/hour did in 1980



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Ukraine shoots down three Russian warplanes, air force chief says



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Trump hit where it hurts most in New York fraud ruling

A scathing judgment limits the former president's ability to do business in the city where he made his name.

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‘I cannot understand how they can do this to people’: Social Security admits to overpaying a North Texas widow by $41K — and now demands she pay the money back. How did this happen?



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Friday, 16 February 2024

A California man was found with 1 million rounds of ammo and 248 illegally owned guns in his house, state authorities say



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India opposition party claims bank accounts 'frozen'

An hour later, the party said that income tax officials had unfrozen its accounts.

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14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. Here's why



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'It is a lie': Trump prosecutor defends relationship

Fani Willis could be barred from the election interference case over a relationship with a lawyer she hired.

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Thursday, 15 February 2024

For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think Britain is finished



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Electoral bonds: India's Supreme Court scraps anonymous election funding

The Supreme Court has struck down a scheme which allowed anonymous donations to political parties.

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Prince Harry tries a sit-ski on the slopes in Canada

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the training camp for the 2025 Invictus Games on Wednesday.

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Intuitive Machines Moon launch: SpaceX blasts private firm's lunar lander into orbit

Intuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company, launches its first lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Hinsdale South High School teacher dies after suffering medical emergency on campus



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Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov sunk off Crimea, says Ukraine

The landing ship Caesar Kunikov is hit in the Black Sea, according to Ukraine's armed forces.

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Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov hit in Black Sea, it has sunk – intelligence sources



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Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder re-arrested in Kenya

Kelvin Kangethe escaped custody in Kenya, and is wanted by US police in connection with a murder.

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Sunday, 4 February 2024

25 Cheap Safe English Speaking Countries For Americans



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Reggae icon Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Bob Marley's bassist, dies

Aston Barrett, bassist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, was a key player in the growth of reggae.

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Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she's famous for her dogs



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Kenya femicide: Why men fail to condemn deadly misogyny

Rising cases of femicide reveal entrenched sexist attitudes in the East African nation.

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Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released

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