Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Yesterday, a 27-year-old woman was charged with fraud after raising $55,000 by claiming that she was suffering from stage five ovarian cancer. Lucy Wieland, from Townsville, Australia, spent months posting on social media about her supposed illness in order to scam well-intentioned people out of giving her money in order to…
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Buying makeup should be easy. Perhaps even an experience that you know will leave you walking out of the store with newfound confidence. For Fadzai Manyeza, on the other hand, her trip to an Estée Lauder makeup counter went hand-in-hand with humiliation when she was allegedly told she was “too…
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At the end of last month, people residing in the skyscrapers of Brisbane were treated to a stunning - and frankly, nerve-wracking - sight, as a plane flew worryingly close to their windows. The Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster was pulling off the manoeuvre in preparation for an Airshow, rehearsing…
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Back in September, a video of a woman pouring a mixture of bleach and water onto men's crotches on public transport went viral after receiving huge amounts of criticism. In the clip, Anna Dovgalyuk, a 20-year-old student from St. Petersburg in Russia, approached men on the subway who were "manspreading" (i.e.…
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A zookeeper in Japan died this week after being fatally mauled by a rare white tiger. Akira Furusho, who was 40 years old, died on Monday evening from wounds to his neck after Riku, a five-year-old male tiger, attacked him in his cage. According to the park's director, Akinori Ishido, nobody was…
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It sounds like the beginning of a fantasy novel: While skipping rocks in the lake by her family's summer house in Sweden, 8-year-old Saga Vanecek noticed something curious in the water. It looked like a stick, but when she picked it up, she realized it was something special. "I picked…
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A spectator has been left injured after being struck in the head by a wayward shot from defending golf champion Tyrrell Hatton on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Lins Championship. The woman was pictured bleeding after the incident, which occurred on the 15th hole at Kingsbarns, one of the three courses…
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Back in July 2018, a disturbing CCTV video spread over social media. The footage showed a Parisian man violently assaulting a woman after allegedly verbally harassing her. Marie Laguerre was walking through a busy street when the man insulted her, before reportedly throwing an ashtray at her and slapping her in front…
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A recent study showed that people love dogs more than other humans. And really, are you surprised? Dogs are friendly, loyal and play valuable roles in society. They guide the visually impaired, find people stranded in the wilderness and can be trained to detect bombs, drugs, currency, you name it.…
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Last week, a woman sustained horrific injuries when a stray golf ball hit her in the face. Corine Remande, who had travelled from Egypt, was watching the Ryder Cup when a ball hit by Brooks Koepka veered off course and struck her at high speed, causing her eyeball to "explode" and blinding…
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When you check your baggage in for a flight, it can be a little worrying. After all, with all your clothes and other possessions disappearing down a conveyor belt, only to be seen hours later - potentially in another country - the least we expect is that our luggage will be…
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In a situation as dangerous as an armed robbery, it's hard to know what you would do as the pressure mounts - or what the right thing to do would be. After all, momentary heroism could lead to some dire consequences when misfortune strikes. However, this eight-year-old girl had the…
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On Friday morning a plane crash-landed in the ocean, after missing the runway over Chuuk International Airport. While many passengers were injured, they were full of praise for the quick and efficient response of an island community nearby, who jumped into their boats and pulled the survivors from the wreckage…
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Over in Australia, plenty of people in grocery stores are staying well away from the fruit section, after needles were found in strawberries across all six states. The news first broke on Facebook earlier this month, with at least two men being taken to hospital over abdominal pains suffered from…
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There's no question about it that mothers do all the hard work when it comes to giving birth. But what if you could give birth to your child and deliver it via caesarean yourself? Amazingly, that's exactly what Carley Valkoula did last year. The 36-year-old literally pulled her own baby…
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"I am not the first woman to multitask," New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said in January in response to criticism that she was "betraying [her] voters" by getting pregnant. "I am not the first woman to work and have a baby; there are many women who have done this before." Now,…
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Dellen Millard, a 33-year-old man from Canada, appeared to have it all. His father ran a multimillion-dollar aviation business, the profits from which allowed him to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle, and there didn't seem to be anything in his life that was causing him any major problems. However, it seemed…
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A teenager from Indonesia has been found alive and well after being lost at sea for 49 days. Aldi Novel Adilang, who is only 18 years old, became stranded in the open ocean after the "rompong" (floating fishing hut) he was working on became unmoored just over two months ago. Adilang was…
