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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York court
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by New York’s top court, on the basis that he…
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War in Ukraine: US to send new aid this week, Biden says
US President Joe Biden says his country will start sending fresh weapons and equipment to Ukraine within days. Late on…
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Mass arrests made as US campus protests over Gaza spread
Protests over the war in Gaza have taken hold at a handful of elite US universities as officials scramble to…
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50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead by BBC
Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm. In the second 12…
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O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995…
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Arizona Supreme Court reinstates near-total abortion ban from 1864
The Arizona Supreme court has ruled that the state can enforce a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban. The 1864 law –…
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Earthquake shakes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, others
An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, causing…
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Ivory Coast bans begging in Abidjan to bring order
The authorities in Ivory Coast’s biggest city, Abidjan, have announced a ban on begging to try to combat what they…
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UN observers wounded by shelling in southern Lebanon
Three United Nations observers and a translator have been wounded by shelling in Rmeish, southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission…
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Tanzania cuts MoMo tax by 30% after protests
Tanzania made an about-turn on its plan to impose high taxes on mobile money transactions following an intervention by the…
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