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A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transit, calling it unlawful. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the national public health agency had…
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A new-born Indian can expect to live for 69 years, just three years short of the world average. But disparities in life expectancy - the average number of years that a person can expect to live - among India's social groups have lingered…
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In a quiet, rural neighbourhood 70km (45miles) west of Kyiv, BBC spoke to Anna, who is 50. Her name has been changed to protect her identity. Anna told BBC that on 7 March she had been at home with her husband when a foreign soldier…
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A man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku…
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NATO ministers have been meeting in Brussels this past week to discuss how far they should go in providing military equipment to Ukraine. The challenge for Nato throughout this war has been how to give its ally Ukraine enough military…
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Having children is expensive, no matter where in the world you live. But, while America finds itself in the middle of the cost scale, China has become one of the priciest places to raise kids. South Korea tops the list of most expensive…
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Sri Lanka's cabinet and central bank governor have all quit as anger grows over rising food and fuel prices. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited all parties to be a part of a new government. But as the economic crisis worsens in the…
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The dangers of climate change have been well reported for years. But what's had less attention is how the world could effectively tackle the issue. Yesterday, UN scientists laid out a plan that they believe could help people avoid the…
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Malawians no longer have to pay tax on sanitary pads – as a 16.5% levy has been axed. “In the spirit of promoting girl child education, government has listened to the contributions that came from various stakeholders and has consequently…
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"I went into the kitchen and saw a bomb coming towards my window. It was all so quick I didn't know what was happening. I just saw it flying towards me." It was the morning of 11 March in the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk…
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