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Marital rape is still not outlawed in India. Changing that would be ‘excessively harsh,’ government argues
Criminalizing marital rape would be “excessively harsh,” the Indian government has said, in a blow to campaigners ahead of a...
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Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions
The man wore camouflage gear, a long beard protruding below a mask. His features were hidden, but when New Zealand...
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This handheld sensory device is helping blind sports fans ‘feel’ the game
For visually impaired sports fans at stadiums around the world, following a match often means relying on commentators or those...
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Dozens more women come forward with abuse allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, BBC says
Sixty-five more women have come forward with abuse allegations against the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, according to the BBC,...
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Kate joins Prince William for her first public appearance since ending cancer treatment
Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on Thursday, where they met the...
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Peacekeepers’ safety in Lebanon ‘in jeopardy,’ UN official warns after Israeli fire injures two
Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping...
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Italy’s hard-right government set to send sea migrants to Albania in bid to curb arrivals
The Italian government is facing a new set of challenges as it prepares to open two migrant processing centers in Albania in...
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Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds
A pilot who died when he crashed a helicopter into a hotel in Australia had “significant blood alcohol content” during...
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‘Our dreams were falling down the mountain’: American and British climbers stranded in the Himalayas for three days
Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their...
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Interpol seeks public’s help in solving 46 cold cases involving unidentified women
The horrific case of a young woman found raped, strangled and burned in a forest in Germany is one of...
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