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Today, July 20, 2022 marks 212 years since the Republic of Columbia gained independence from the Spanish Empire in 1810. Has your mind ever wondered where Columbia is located, and have you ever wanted to know more than just its location?…
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A council has approved a plan to pay pregnant women £400 to quit smoking. The Cheshire East Council health committee was told about 10% of the area’s expectant mothers were smokers and a pilot scheme paying them over six instalments…
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A plane has crashed and flipped over on landing at the airport in Somalia’s capital but there were no fatalities among the 36 people on board. Dramatic footage shot near the airport in Mogadishu shows thick black smoke rising above the…
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Dramatic footage shows a man narrowly escaping a wildfire in Tábara, northwestern Spain. Angel Martin Arjona, 50, had been digging a trench to stop a fire from reaching his town when the flames closed in on him and he had to flee. He…
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A transgender woman incarcerated at a women’s only prison in New Jersey has been moved to another facility after impregnating two female inmates earlier this year, according to a local report. Demi Minor, 27, was transferred last month…
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A cargo plane which crashed in northern Greece was carrying 11 tonnes of weapons - including landmines - to Bangladesh, officials say. People living within two kilometres of the site where the Antonov-12 came down have been warned to…
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A drunk driver travelled for 10 miles down the M4 with two tyres missing after a night out with friends. Despite being twice the limit and admitting to drink-driving, Laurie Rosser, 42, blamed Covid for making his mind “cloudy”.…
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A judge in The Gambia has sentenced to death the country’s former intelligence chief, Yankuba Badjie, and four other security agents for the killing in 2016 of a political activist in the final days of brutal rule under former President…
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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do “whatever is necessary to restore order” after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday. Mr Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president by President…
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Uber is being sued in the US by 550 women who were allegedly assaulted by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The filing includes allegations women passengers “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely…
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