Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Last night, reports emerged from France that the iconic Notre Dame cathedral, regarded as Paris' beating heart, had been partially destroyed by a major fire. It has since transpired that firefighters were able to save the 850-year-old landmark's stone structure and its two towers, but the building's roof and spire…
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A video has emerged showing the Australian Prime Minister accidentally saying hello to a Korean woman in Chinese while on the campaign trail. Scott Morrison, the leader of the Liberal Party, was campaigning in Strathfield in Sydney's inner-west ahead of the Federal Election. There, he was meeting and greeting various…
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DNA tests have proven that a Dutch fertility doctor used his own sperm to secretly father 49 children. Jan Karbaat, who died two years ago in April 2017, impregnated the women at his clinic in Bijdorp, near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with none of the women aware that he was…
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WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, after taking refuge there seven years ago. At the time, he was avoiding extradition back to Sweden over a sexual assault case. Assange claimed that if he were extradited back to Sweden he might be arrested by…
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A British woman has been found dead in a luxury hotel room after allegedly engaging in a "sex game gone wrong", her boyfriend allegedly told police. 22-Year-old Anna Florence Reed was found in the bathroom in one of the rooms at Ramada La Palma au Lac in Lorcana, Switzerland -…
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Scientists in the Philippines have this week published a paper on the discovery of a previously unknown species of ancient human. The specimen, which has been named Homo luzonensis, was found in a cave on Luzon Island in The Philippines - and its discovery has thrown quite the curveball into…
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New Zealand's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban most semi-automatic weapons, a month after a gunman murdered 50 people in the Christchurch massacre. The fast-tracked gun reform bill was supported by all but one of 120 parliament's lawmakers after its final reading, but it must receive royal assent from the…
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The increasingly frosty relationship between America and Iran will have been causing distress to anyone with a nervous disposition. President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal last year in order to put sanctions on the country. In doing so, he has destabilised a delicate political situation which had brought…
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A mother has been accused of child abuse after she was spotted kicking her young daughter in public. The woman, who has not been named, is believed to have physically lashed out at her daughter after the three-year-old, identified on social media as "Niu Niu", failed to pose properly for…
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It’s becoming painfully obvious to everyone that plastic is bad news for the planet. Despite being a cornerstone of industry for the last 100 years, we are only just getting to grips with how potentially disastrous our plastic dependence actually is. It affects everything, from life in the oceans to…
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A woman has been left humiliated by pool staff in New Zealand after reportedly being asked to leave a swimming pool over her choice of swimwear. Yvette Harvie-Salter, a 26-year-old singer, presenter and actress, had been going to the pool in Auckland three times a week for several years, but…
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Shocking video footage seemingly showing a grown man choking one boy and throwing another down a half pipe has emerged, amid reports that he did so to defend his son against bullies. The video, which was uploaded to Facebook, where it went viral, was recorded in New South Wales, Australia,…
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A man in China was prevented from flying and subsequently detained after he threw coins at a plane's engine reportedly "for good luck". The 31-year-old, known only as Xia, admitted to throwing three yuan coins at a Hainan Airline 7783 jet on April 2 this year. He'd thrown them at…
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A long-fought debate has finally reached something of a conclusion, with Facebook announcing on Wednesday that white nationalism and white separatism will soon be banned on both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook has repeatedly been criticised for allowing hate speech to flourish and, separately, was accused of allowing misinformation to spread…
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Every time society takes two steps forward with progress for the LGBTQ community, something happens to make it take another step back. Today, Amnesty International announced that "cruel and inhuman punishments" will come into effect in Brunei Darussalam from next week, making same-sex relations liable for punishment by stoning. "Pending…
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It's no secret that telling the time on a digital clock as opposed to an analogue one is a whole lot easier. And that's because a lot of people have difficulties deciphering the exact time on the traditional round clock with its big and small hands and limited numbers. Yes,…
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Between the early 1950's and 2015, humans produced over 8.3 billion tons of plastic trash, according to a study by the University of Georgia. Of that total waste, 9 percent was recycled, 12 percent was incinerated, and 79 percent - 6.3 billion tons of plastic - was just thrown away,…
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For many McDonald's customers, one of the biggest highlights of the year is the annual McDonald's Monopoly game, which gives the general public loads of opportunities to win massive cash prizes. It's safe to say that, judging from social media users' reactions, this year is no exception. For those of…
