Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A four-year-old girl has been rescued 18 days after she was believed to have been abducted during a family camping trip in Australia, BBC News reports. Cleo Smith, who went missing on October 16, was found alive and well in a locked house in Carnarvon just a seven-minute drive from…
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Greta Thunberg is certainly enjoying her time in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26. On Monday, November 1, the teenage climate change activist joined a crowd of protesters as she chanted: "You can shove your climate crisis up your a**." Thunberg was one of the hundreds of activists present in Festival Park…
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A man has died from his injuries after being gored at a bull-running festival in Onda, Spain. As reported by Sky News, the 55-year-old man was repeatedly charged by a bull during the Fira de Onda event on Saturday, October 30. Authorities confirmed that after sustaining a wound to his…
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A man dressed as the Joker has reportedly injured up to 17 people after attacking passengers on a train carriage in Tokyo and setting it on fire. As reported by Reuters, the 24-year-old man was dressed as the Batman villain injured 17 people as people headed into the city center…
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The spectacular aurora borealis - AKA the Northern Lights - is expected to be visible across large parts of the United States and Europe tonight. As reported by CNN, the natural display could be visible to millions of people thanks to a large social flare that erupted on Thursday. The…
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A group of quick-thinking Sikh men who used their turbans as a rope have saved the lives of two hikers, per NPR. The men were hiking up a steep rock in British Columbia when they became stranded on a steep rock ledge, which led to rough waters near a waterfall.…
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Vladimir Putin has referred to the widespread acceptance of gender fluidity in the West as "monstrous", the Daily Mail reports. Speaking to the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, the Kremlin leader said it is "close to a crime against humanity" for young children to learn about transgender issues.…
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Vladimir Putin believes that Joe Biden was right to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, Reuters reported. The Russian president's remarks on Thursday, October 21, were directed at reporters and were made in the same week that his country hosted talks with senior spokespeople from the Taliban in Moscow. The Taliban…
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A man from the UK has been handed a 25-year prison sentence in Dubai after police in the Middle Eastern city found four bottles of vape liquid containing CBD in the trunk of his vehicle, The Guardian reports. Billy Hood, 24, of Kensington, London, was convicted of trafficking, selling, and…
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Dozens of people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan during Friday prayers, the Taliban has said. This is the country's worst attack since the Taliban took over control in August. [caption id="attachment_1263129043" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Credit: Xinhua / Alamy[/caption] Per AP News, the…
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A 100-year-old man went on trial in Germany on Thursday, October 7, accused of being an accessory to murder for allegedly serving as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II. Per The Guardian, the defendant, identified only as Josef S, allegedly served at the Sachsenhausen…
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A former police officer confessed to being a notorious serial killer and rapist whose crimes have haunted Parisian detectives for decades, according to local reports. French cop Francois Verove, 59, left a suicide note in which he fessed up a series of murders and rapes that have gone unsolved since…
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Facebook has revealed the reason behind its chaotic six-hour crash on Monday. On October 4, social media users were forced to turn to Twitter after Facebook - along with the company's other platforms Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp - all went offline. From approximately 11:30AM to 5:30PM (EST), users were left…
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A plane has crashed into a building located on the outskirts of Milan killing all eight people onboard. As reported by Reuters, Italian police have confirmed that the small private plane collided with the empty building on Sunday, October 3, resulting in the deaths of all eight people onboard. The…
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A car park in Germany has sparked a debate after building "diversity" spaces for LGBTQ+ drivers and migrants. Located in Hanau, Germany, the underground car park was built by Hanauer Parkhaus GmbH (HPG) to offer a safe space to some of society's most vulnerable, per Daily Mail. Thomas Morlock, the…
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A theme park in Perth, Australia, has been accused of "fat-shaming" guests after introducing weighing scales for its rides. Adventure World's recent changes have been slammed as "humiliating" and "degrading," with some patrons calling for a boycott of the entire park. [caption id="attachment_1263127990" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Credit: Ann Rayworth / Alamy…
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Female students and educators have been barred from Kabul University until the institution provides "a real Islamic environment", the Taliban's new chancellor for the university has announced. In the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, there were concerns that under its new regime, women's rights in the country would…
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Signaling a break with tradition, Japan's Princess Mako of Akishino has announced that she will be marrying outside royalty. The 29-year-old, who is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, is intending to wed her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro, by the end of 2021, The Japan Times reports. She will be turning…
