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Court reprimands father who left son on Mount Fuji

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack. The seven-year-old was spotted sitting...
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World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117

The world's oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and...
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Russian strikes kill 16 as Zelenskiy warns of air defence shortages

KYIV - Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region...
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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK, the BBC understands. As first reported...
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Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran deal

President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman - a US ally - if it "gets in the...
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Utah district removes Holy Bible from elementary and middle schools

Sherrylyn Clarke -
A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and violence”. The move...
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Senate passes US debt ceiling deal, averting a US default

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The US Congress has approved a deal to lift the country's borrowing limit, days before the world's largest economy is due to default on...
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Mining giant underpaid workers

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Australian mining giant BHP says it underpaid current and former workers across the country for 13 years. Around 28 500 employees received less holiday than...
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Lula welcomes Maduro back to Brazil

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has visited Brazil for the first time since he was banned by former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. Maduro was...
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Chinese vessel suspected of looting British warships

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Malaysia has detained a Chinese-registered vessel suspected of looting two British World War Two shipwrecks. The bulk carrier was seized on Sunday for anchoring illegally...
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Uganda passes Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Uganda’s progress in tackling HIV is in “grave jeopardy” after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned. An increasing...
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