Category: world
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Cameras were allowed to film a criminal court case in England and Wales for the first time on Thursday, when the sentencing of a man convicted of manslaughter was broadcast live on television. The government says the move, which was first promised a decade ago, will give the public a greater understanding of the judicial…
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MANILA – A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila. Two people were killed in Benguet province, one in Abra province, and one more in another province, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos told a news conference. Sixty…
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Three people including the suspected gunman were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said. Police said shooting in the city of Langley, a suburb of Vancouver, started around midnight and that four people were shot by what was believed to be a lone male…
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Bihar: The explosion that left eight people dead occurred inside the home of a businessman in Khudai Bagh village, under Khaira police station area of Bihar’s Saran district. The businessman was identified as Shabir Hussain. The explosion caused a portion of the house to blow up while the remaining part caught fire. According to the…
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Britain’s two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised today to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government’s policy of sending migrants to Rwanda. Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss are battling to become Britain’s next prime minister after a revolt over Johnson’s scandal-ridden administration…
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Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 17 people and left six others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday. “Around 5pm yesterday, heavy rains in the towns of Ij and Roodbal in the central parts of Estehban County led to flooding,” Yousef Kargar, governor of the…
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A former Minneapolis officer was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked protests around the world against racial injustice, a court spokesperson said. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Thomas Lane in a federal courtroom in St.…
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President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to a White House statement. Biden, 79, has begun taking Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid treatment for the disease, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, and will isolate at the White House while continuing his duties. “He has been in contact with members of…
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Netflix has been against sharing passwords for a long time, and it may soon be over. In five Latin American countries, the popular streaming platform is trying out charging for sharing passwords. Netflix hopes to generate extra revenue by having customers pay to use a single account in multiple homes. The update is only being tested…
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SYDNEY: Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major outbreak. Australia is in the grip of a third Omicron wave driven by the highly transmissible new subvariants, BA.4…