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A man in the US who was diagnosed with prostate cancer is said to have developed an "uncontrollable Irish accent". Despite the patient having no Irish background, researchers have said the accent was consistent with foreign accent…
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An 85-year-old woman was killed in an alligator attack as she was walking her dog in Fort Pierce, Florida. Local media reported the 10-foot (3m) alligator first attacked the woman's dog, but went after her once she tried to save the pet.…
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Two brothers robbed a jewellery shop and took off with a £15,000 Rolex after disguising themselves as elderly men with "extremely life-like" latex masks.  The pair might have got away with it - if they hadn't abandoned the masks in the…
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China is considering giving Russia weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine war, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Mr Blinken told CBS News that Chinese companies were already providing "non-lethal support" to Russia - and new…
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An orphaned Syrian baby born under the rubble of her collapsed home after last week's earthquake has been moved to a "safe location" by a health authority. The Afrin Health Directorate took the precautionary measure to protect the girl,…
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When one of the world's most promising chess players, 25-year-old Sara Khadem, decided to play at an international tournament without her headscarf, in solidarity with the protest movement in Iran, she thought a warning would be the worst…
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A factory which makes M&Ms and Mars bars has been fined more than $14,500 (£12,000) after an accident in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Mars Wrigley…
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Scammers are using the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria to try to trick people into donating to fake causes, security experts have warned. These scams claim to raise money for survivors, left without heat or water following the disasters…
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More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say. The latest arrivals were all in the final weeks of pregnancy, according to the national migration…
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A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder. They were found to have fled advancing M23 rebels, retreating through the town of Sake where…
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