Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A six-year-old boy has been declared a hero after saving his little sister from a savage dog attack. Six-year-old Bridger Walker, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, put his life at risk when a dog approached him and his sister and proceeded to attack her. Following the incident, the children's' aunt, Nikki Walker,…
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Princess Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre has died at the age of 54-years-old following a motorcycle accident, which occurred on the 1st of June. The Fench socialite, who was a member of the House of Clermont-Tonnerre, was subsequently placed into a medically induced coma but did not wake up. "All her family…
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Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South Africa's anti-apartheid activists Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. Per BBC News, the news was broken by public broadcaster SABC. The news outlet reported in a statement: "The 59-year-old daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, passed…
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A late-night run to KFC has cost partygoers in Melbourne, Australia, a whopping $26,000 after they were caught breaching the Covid-19 lockdown. Per news.com.au, Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton was visibly frustrated as he gave an update on the enforcement of the stage three coronavirus restrictions, which began in the…
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live or lives for the foreseeable future, making handwashing and social distancing of the utmost importance. Now, over 300 drones have taken to the sky in South Korea to remind people of the importance of practicing these crucial guidelines. This resulted in…
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The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced on live television that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly trivialized the novel coronavirus pandemic and flouted social distancing guidelines, wore a mask when he revealed his diagnosis to a hand-picked group of journalists on Tuesday lunchtime, per The…
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A CNN reporter has been mugged at knifepoint while reporting on a news broadcast live on-air from Brazil. The incident took place near the Bandeiras Bridge in São Paulo, where Bruna Macedo and her news crew were reporting on heavy rain causing the water level to rise in the Teté…
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Five hours before voting closes, Vladimir Putin has been announced as the winner of a referendum that will allow him to stay in power until 2036. Today is the final day of the 2020 Russian constitutional referendum, a national vote on proposed amendments to the Russian constitution that started on…
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Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the death of a top Iranian general who was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad, the Independent has reported. Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday that Trump is one of 30+ individuals accused of being involved…
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A popular belly-dancer has been sentenced to three years in prison and slapped with a $18,500 after being found guilty by Egyptian courts of feeding "immorality" on social media. On Saturday, Sama el-Masry was ordered to pay 300,000 Egyptian pounds as the nation clamps down on certain content shared to…
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A baby girl has been born missing all four of her limbs due to a rare genetic disorder, leaving medical experts and family baffled. Pictures and videos of the child, from the Sakla village of Sironj Tehsil in central India's Madhya Pradesh Vidisha, were released on June 26. You can…
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Animal rights groups are attempting to save a bear that has been sentenced to death after allegedly attacked a father in Italy. Per CNN, 59-year-old Fabio Misseroni was hiking with and his son Christian Misseroni, 28, on a trail in the northern region of Trentino on Monday. However, their relaxing…
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A topless activist has been arrested after letting her children paint her breasts. Rehana Fathima, from Kerala, India, uploaded a video of her children painting her breasts last week to YouTube, entitled 'Body Art and Politics', but it was removed after users complained about its content. In the video, Fathima,…
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Conservation experts in Spain have called for tighter regulations covering restoration work after a copy of a painting by the Baroque artist, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, became the latest piece of popular art to suffer a damaging and disfiguring repair. A private art collector in Valencia was reportedly charged €1,200 by…
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A former Big Brother star has spoken about how an eagle-eyed viewer helped to save her life after spotting a worrying lump on her neck during a television interview. Bree Amer revealed the "bonkers" story of the way that a dedicated viewer, who was a doctor, spent a year trying…
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A man was forced to abandon his dead parents and swim three kilometers through shark-infested water following a traffic fishing accident. Ryan Oostryck made the heartbreaking decision to secure his parents' bodies to their fishing boat and abandon them after their boat capsized off the coast of Australia. Prior to…
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Schools in Beijing have been closed as the second wave of Covid-19 hits the city. According to Al Jazeera. the city's education commission ordered the closure of schools in a bid to once again halt the spread of the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China late last year. On their…
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George Floyd's six-year-old daughter Gianna has been offered a full schoolship from Texas Southern University. Following George's funeral on Tuesday, the university released a statement saying: "The Board of Regents of Texas Southern University (TSU) honors the memory of George Floyd on the day that he is laid to eternal…
