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Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but...
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Tons of ‘aphrodisiac honey’ seized in France as officials issue health warning
Customs officials in France have warned people not to consume so-called “aphrodisiac honey” – illegally imported honey mixed with medicines...
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Two high-profile Iranian judges killed in Tehran in what officials call a ‘planned assassination’
Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges, known for handling high-profile cases, were shot dead in Tehran by an assailant who...
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South Korean court extends President Yoon’s detention
A South Korean court granted on Sunday an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention, saying there was “concern” that...
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Ski lift at Spanish resort collapses, injuring dozens
Of those injured, ten people were transferred to hospital, two with “maximum priority” and another two “who require urgent attention,”...
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Russia strikes kill three in central Kyiv at critical moment in Ukraine conflict
Three people were killed and three others were injured in an attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday,...
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India police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of junior doctor in case that sparked outrage
An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital...
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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro frustrated after court blocks attendance at Trump’s inauguration
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country’s supreme court of persecuting him on Saturday after his appeal against a...
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Pakistani court sentences ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to jail in corruption case
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and...
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