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A court in the US state of Pennsylvania has issued historic damages totalling $84m (£71m) to four victims of the Lutheran Church Massacre, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians during Liberia’s civil conflict from 1989 to 2003. More…
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Every mobile phone in Portugal has been sent a text warning of the extreme risk of wildfires as the country braces for its third heatwave of the summer. The country has entered a state of alert, with temperatures expected to reach 38C…
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The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought her…
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Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate. LGBT…
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Award-winning author Salman Rushdie is awake and "articulate" in his conversations with investigators as he remains hospitalized for severe injuries following a stabbing attack in western New York Friday, a law enforcement official with…
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New Zealand police are investigating after a family found human remains in suitcases they purchased from an auction at a storage facility. The occupants of a home in South Auckland made the grisly discovery after unpacking the purchased…
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Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said, amid dramatic scenes. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.4% of the vote. The announcement was delayed…
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For more than three weeks, Jaiprakash, who lives in India's capital, Delhi, has been taking 11 tablets a day instead of the two he is supposed to take. The reason, the 44-year-old says, is that he is unable to access the right dosage of…
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The FBI seized top secret files in a search of former US President Donald Trump's estate in Florida this week, documents show. Agents removed 11 sets of documents, including some marked "TS/SCI", a designation for material that could…
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Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, in a dramatic escalation of the legal investigations into the former US president. In a lengthy statement on Monday evening, Mr Trump said a "large group" of FBI agents were…
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