At least one person was killed when a train running along Norway’s northern coast with at least 50 people on board has derailed. Train operator SJ said 90 tickets for the train had been sold but it …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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10/24/24
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LONDON (AP) — British killer nurse Lucy Letby lost her bid Thursday to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care.
Letby, 34, is serving multiple life …
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10/24/24
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Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, mostly women and children. Another 42 …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED
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10/24/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has presided over a closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, hailing its role as a counterbalance to the West. The three-day summit in …
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10/24/24
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Turkey has struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day after a deadly attack on the premises of a key defense company. Drones belonging to the National Intelligence …
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By SUZAN FRASER
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10/24/24
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Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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10/24/24
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A traditional form of musical greeting known to Burundians as akazehe is performed exclusively by women. But the practice of long embraces and call-and-response of “sweet words” is fading, …
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and GASPARD MAHEBURWA
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10/24/24
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Inside what was once one of Beirut’s oldest and best-known cinemas, dozens of Lebanese, Palestinians and Syrians displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah war now spend their time following the news on …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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10/24/24
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France on Thursday hosts an international conference for Lebanon to rally military and humanitarian aid for the country where war between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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10/24/24
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South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in central Seoul. It’s the second such case since North Korea began floating trash-carrying balloons …
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10/23/24
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The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups. Al Jazeera rejected the claims made …
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By JACK JEFFERY and JON GAMBRELL
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10/23/24
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Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month wouldn’t have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as …
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN, INGRID LOBET and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
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10/23/24
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A local official official says an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left three people dead and several wounded. Selim Cirpanoglum, mayor …
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10/23/24
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As Romania prepares to phase out coal by 2032, some miners are retraining for jobs in renewable energies. A handful of organizations, with backing from the European Union, are offering courses that …
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By ANCA GURZU, Cipher News
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10/23/24
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says there is evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia. South Korea’s spy chief told lawmakers that 3,000 North Korean troops are in the country …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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10/23/24
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Israeli jets have struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre, sending large clouds of black smoke into the air. The state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli …
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By MOHAMMED ZAATARI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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10/23/24
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” after its tactical victories against Hamas. On Wednesday he urged it to seek a deal that would end …
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY
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10/23/24
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The sensational trial of 50 men accused of raping an unwitting and unconscious French woman who was repeatedly drugged by her husband has exposed what critics say is a dark rape culture in the …
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By DIANE JEANTET
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10/23/24
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Ever since Austria held elections last month, the prospect of the country's first far-right led government since the end of World War II has raised concern among its allies. Western governments share …
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By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
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10/23/24
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Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut's main public hospital. Residents …
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By SARAH EL DEEB
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10/22/24
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