Month: April 2021
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges | Sexual Assault News
Maxwell is accused of grooming and recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded…
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Canada: COVID at ‘critical’ levels, personal contact discouraged | Coronavirus pandemic News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives his vaccine and orders tens of millions of doses for 2022-2024. New daily cases of…
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COVID-hit Indonesia orders executions via Zoom, video apps | Indonesia News
Amnesty says almost 100 inmates sentenced virtually by judges since early last year. Indonesia has sentenced several prisoners to death…
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US lawmakers urge maintaining Israeli aid without preconditions | Middle East News
More than 300 US lawmakers, in a letter, have called on Washington to continue aid to Israel without conditions or…
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The name’s Ambani: Indian tycoon buys UK hotel used in Bond films | Business and Economy News
Reliance Industries to buy UK’s 900-year-old Stoke Park estate for $79m, adding to the group’s hospitality assets. Reliance Industries Ltd.,…
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Three of seven Catholic clergy kidnapped in Haiti released | Latin America News
Ten people were abducted in Croix-des-Bougets amid a surge of violence and kidnappings for ransom in recent months. Three of…
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More than 100 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off Libya | Human Rights News
The ship was reportedly carrying some 130 people, with rescue teams saying little hope of finding survivors. More than 100…
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Coronavirus reaches Mt Everest as Norway climber tests positive | Coronavirus pandemic News
Outbreak a blow to Nepal’s hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the world’s highest peak. A Norwegian climber hoping…
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India: Five killed in election violence in West Bengal state | Narendra Modi News
Rival parties blame each other for inciting the violence in battleground state’s Cooch Behar district. At least five people have…
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Deadly earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Java, no tsunami warning | Earthquakes News
A 6.0 magnitude quake hits off Java, killing at least seven people in the second disaster to strike the nation…
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