Australian police have charged Indian national Rajwinder Singh in the 2018 killing of Toyah Cordingley as she walked her dog along a Queensland beach. Singh has denied killing Cordingley. He arrived …
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3/2/23
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The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen. That's according to British and American …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/2/23
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New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer climes, but only those who sheltered in the southwest of the …
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By FRANK JORDANS
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3/1/23
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The coffins of dozens of migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy's southern coast have been laid out in rows inside a sports complex for public viewing. The wailing of survivors and other family …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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3/1/23
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TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Sudden braking, sparks, an explosion. Survivors of a deadly train crash in Greece said the impact of the collision sent passengers flying though the windows of train cars.
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3/1/23
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Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health …
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By SOPHENG CHEANG
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3/1/23
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Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting …
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3/1/23
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Officials say Pakistan has launched its first-ever digital population and housing census to gather demographic data ahead of parliamentary elections this year. The national count launched on …
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3/1/23
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Iran says it has expelled two German diplomats over Berlin’s alleged interference in its internal affairs. The move comes a week after Germany expelled two Iranian diplomats over a death sentence …
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3/1/23
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Britain’s former health minister is denying wrongdoing after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. The Daily Telegraph said the …
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3/1/23
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Budget carrier FlyDubai has announced record profits amid a surge in air travel following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. The state-owned carrier, based in the business and tourism hub of Dubai …
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3/1/23
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An international archeological mission has found the remnants of a 5,000-year-old restaurant in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq. The discovery of the ancient dining hall — complete with …
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By ABBY SEWELL
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3/1/23
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Egypt is in an economic crisis worsened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict in Europe has exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its …
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By SAMY MAGDY
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3/1/23
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A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, has collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train. The fiery wreck in northern …
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By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS
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3/1/23
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Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages doing just that in Milan. Starbucks says …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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3/1/23
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Israelis are stepping up their protests against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system. Large demonstrations and road closures were expected Wednesday in what protest leaders …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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3/1/23
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Asian shares are higher after key measures of China manufacturing showed a strong recovery after anti-virus controls were lifted late last year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 3.3% and Shanghai …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/1/23
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Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas, who was exiled three times and served as spokesperson for the former United Nations secretary-general, follows the chaos in her country every day …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/1/23
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The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins …
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By PATRICIA LUNA
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3/1/23
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Two surveys show China’s factory activity accelerated in February as the economy revived following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home and disrupted travel and …
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2/28/23
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