BEIJING (AFP) – A Chinese man was sentenced to death for murdering his ex-wife during her livestream, a court ruled Thursday (Oct 14), in a…
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UN rights report warns of North Korea 'starvation risk'
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea’s most vulnerable are “at risk of starvation”, with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions…
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Courier, 40, told police he couldn't smell drugs after catching Covid
Courier, 40, caught with cannabis worth £130,000 told police he had no idea he was carrying drugs because he’d lost his sense of smell after…
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Voters think Keir Starmer’s conference speech was better than Boris Johnson’s – exclusive poll
Voters think Sir Keir Starmer came across more competent, in touch and agreeable in his conference speech than Boris Johnson managed today, an exclusive poll…
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Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens sentenced to whole life order
The police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has been sentenced to a whole life order. The judge, Lord Justice Fulford, said Ms…
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Vietnam delays reopening resort island over low Covid-19 vaccination rate
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnam has pushed back a plan to re-open the resort island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists until November, after failing to…
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Opinion | Norm Macdonald’s Comedy Was Quite Christian
The relationship between Christianity and stand-up comedy has been going steadily downhill for half a century. In the 1960s, this was still a country in…
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U.S. Senate Democrats float stock buyback tax
Slideshow ( 3 images )WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday unveiled a proposal to impose a 2% excise tax on corporate…
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US CDC warns against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday (Sept 8) warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei because…
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CME denies media report of $16 billion takeover bid for rival Cboe
Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – Exchange operator CME Group Inc on Wednesday denied a media report that it approached rival Cboe Global Markets Inc…
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S'pore student who tested positive for Covid-19 after return from UK convicted of exposing others to virus risk
SINGAPORE – An undergrad who was studying acting in Britain was convicted on Monday (Aug 16) of exposing others to the risk of Covid-19 infection…
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Britain scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated Britons in boost for airlines
LONDON (REUTERS) – Fully vaccinated Britons returning from medium-risk amber list countries will no longer have to quarantine when they arrive home from July 19,…
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Sajid Javid to announce new Covid isolation rules for double vaccinated Brits TODAY
NEW self-isolation rules for double-jabbed Brits will be revealed today, Sajid Javid has announced. The Health Secretary will make a statement to the House of…
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Demolition crews move in at condo tower amid storm fears
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews made way for demolition teams at the site of a collapsed South Florida condo building as officials shifted their…
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