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South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($1bn; £788m) in cash - the country's largest ever divorce settlement. It comes nearly a decade after Mr Chey's marriage fell apart following the…
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Pope Francis is reported to have used extremely derogatory language in an incident that could have a profound impact on the way his attitude towards gay people is perceived. When asked at the Italian Bishops’ Conference if gay men should…
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Chaos descended on a Nigerian town at sundown when kidnappers attacked as people were preparing their evening meals last Friday. Residents rushed helter-skelter to escape. "When the invaders came to town firing gunshots, I jumped on my…
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Jailyn’s cries echoed through the quiet streets of Cleveland in the dead of the night. The toddler whimpered and howled, but no one came to her rescue. Her mother, Kristel Candelario, was away on a 10-day summer vacation and had left…
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A high-profile murder trial of a former government minister in Kazakhstan has been followed by millions and shone a spotlight on the country's domestic violence problem. After a landmark sentence saw a once powerful politician held to…
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Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has revealed that a worm ate part of his brain. It has emerged the 70-year-old made the claim during a 2012 interview, known as a deposition, in his divorce proceedings from his…
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A 73-year-old British man has died and more than 30 other people have been injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London which was hit by severe turbulence. The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok, making an…
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A helicopter in a convoy carrying the Iranian president has been involved in an accident, according to state media reports. State media says President Ebrahim Raisi was on board a helicopter that experienced a hard landing on Sunday.…
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At least 50 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in central Afghanistan, officials have said. Authorities in the Ghor province say a number of others are missing, as people ran to safety on higher grounds just…
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Raneem Hijazi remembers how tightly she held her one-year-old son Azzouz before the Israeli airstrike hit. The drone flying over their building in Gaza was getting louder and she had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.…
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