Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A three-year-old girl was said to have "woken up" at her own funeral after having been pronounced dead. As reported by El Universal newspaper, a Mexican family - who lost Camila Roxana Martinez Mendoza at the tender age of three - is accusing the Salinas de Hidalgo Basic Community Hospital…
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A New Zealand news presenter has hit back at a viewer who called her Māori face tattoo a "bad look". Oriini Kaipara made history in 2021 by becoming the first person with a moko kauae - a traditional marking worn by Māori women - to host a primetime news broadcast…
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A YouTuber was found dead after a video of him insulting a notorious cartel boss went viral on social media. Juan Luis Lagunas Rosales, 17, was a viral social media star from the Mexican state of Sinaloa who adopted the nickname "El Pirata de Culiacán", which translates to "The Pirate…
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An Australian grandma has now been handed a criminal record after exposing a convicted sex offender who relocated to her neighborhood when he was released from prison. Grandmother of seven Maxine Davey decided to warn her fellow residents that a child predator, 41-year-old Edward James Thomson, was living in the…
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A man tragically fell 650 feet to his death moments after posing for a photo with his girlfriend. As reported by The New York Post, 30-year-old Andrea Mazzetto from Italy - a building contractor by profession - had been enjoying an afternoon stroll in his hometown of Rotzo, Vicenza, last…
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What's going on with Facebook? Facebook users have taken to Twitter this morning to express their confusion after their newsfeeds were filled with strangers messaging celebrities. It turns out that thousands of Facebook users (myself included), have logged on this morning to find their newsfeeds full of messages from strangers…
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Finland's Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, has caused a stir after videos of her partying surfaced on social media. The videos in question were leaked on Thursday last week, and showed the young Prime Minister dancing with a group of friends at a private party. At one point, Marin was seen…
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An indigenous Australian boy who was bullied for his disability has landed a role in the new Mad Max movie. Quaden Bayles went viral in 2020 when his mom, Yarraka Bayles, shared a clip of him crying uncontrollably and asking for a knife so that he could end his life.…
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There has been a significant update in the case involving the bodies of two children found in suitcases bought at auction from a New Zealand storage facility, South Korean police have revealed. As previously reported, New Zealand police launched a homicide investigation earlier this month after the remains of two…
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A mother in India has reportedly cut off her boyfriend's "private parts" - and she says she has no regrets. The 36-year-old woman claims he tried to rape her 14-year-old child - but that she caught him "red-handed". According to a report by The Times of India, the woman had…
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A scuba diver who was left stranded at sea more than 30 miles from the shoreline recorded his "last moments" after losing hope. As reported by ABC News, 30-year-old Jacob Childs became stranded off the south-east Queensland coast after becoming separated from his scuba diving group. Childs, who describes himself…
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The human remains of two young children were recently found in suitcases won at a storage unit auction by a family in New Zealand. After purchasing a trailer-load of items in an auction at a South Auckland storage facility, the family brought them home and began to unpack their newly…
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Climate activists in France have taken drastic measures to protest against water ban exemptions. The country is currently experiencing a severe drought, with a hundred French villages short of drinking water per BBC. Water bans have been brought in to combat the situation - though not everyone has to observe…
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The last supermoon of the year is set to appear in the night sky this week. Named the "Sturgeon moon", it is deemed to be the fourth supermoon in a row after the Buck moon in July, Strawberry moon in June, and Flower moon in May. A supermoon takes place…
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A woman has died after reportedly "slipping" from her seat while riding a rollercoaster in Germany. The 57-year-old victim - whose identity is yet to be revealed - fell from the moving ride at the Klotti Wildlife and Leisure park in Klotten, Rhineland-Palatinate, on Saturday afternoon. The woman, reportedly from…
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A man has been killed after a freak hammer-throwing accident at a Highland Games event in the Netherlands on Sunday. The 65-year-old victim was walking on the grounds at Geldrop Castle on August 7 - where the Open Highland Games were being held - when an unseen 22lbs metal ball…
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Leandro Lo has died after being fatally shot. The 33-year-old world champion was at a concert in São Paulo, Brazil, when he reportedly got into a fight with another man and was taken to hospital but declared brain-dead on Sunday (August 7), as reported by BBC…
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A devastating inferno erupted after a lightning strike caused an oil-storage facility to burst into flames in Matanzas, Cuba. As reported by ABC News, the Ministry of Energy and Mines tweeted that the raging blaze started as a result of a thunderstorm on Friday night. Four explosions subsequently took place…
