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China’s internet explodes with pride at ending US swim relay reign – and a sense of vindication
China’s internet exploded with joy and pride Monday after the country’s swimmers ended the United States’ decades-long reign in the...
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UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack
A United Nations investigation has found that nine employees from its main agency for Palestinian humanitarian relief, UNWRA, “may have”...
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From Nigeria to London: Nelly Agbogu is on a mission to elevate African small businesses
In 2016, facing the looming threat of layoffs, Nelly Agbogu took a bold leap into entrepreneurship. Launching Nellies Nigeria, a snack business,...
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Violent, far-right riots overran some UK cities this weekend. What happened, and what comes next?
Far-right riots swept Britain over the weekend, with outbreaks of anti-immigrant violence in a number of cities and towns, leaving...
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Cambodia breaks ground on controversial $1.7 billion canal funded by China
Prek Takeo, Cambodia — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to...
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Venezuela launches criminal investigation into opposition figures
Venezuela’s Public Ministry has opened a criminal investigation into presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado,...
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Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
Jayapura, Indonesia — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive...
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No need for army, UK government says, as it faces worst disorder in years
The UK’s policing minister has said that there will be a “nick them quick” approach to far-right rioters who have...
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Foreign citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ as regional tensions spike
The US, UK and France are among several countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon as heightened tensions in the...
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2 killed in stabbing attack in Israeli city of Holon
Two people have been killed in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, medical officials...
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