Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Irish citizens living around the globe have been sharing their #HometoVote stories, as they travel back to Ireland ahead of the country's historic abortion referendum on Friday. Tomorrow, voters will take to the polls to decide whether the Eighth Amendment, which bans access to abortions, should be repealed. At present,…
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The poisoning of former Russian military intelligence officer and British double agent Sergei Skripal has led to extreme tension between Russia and the west, particularly the United Kingdom. On 4 March 2018, Sergei and his daughter Yulia - who was visiting him from Moscow - were both poisoned by unknown assailants carrying…
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Up until his deposition in April 2003, Saddam Hussein served as the president of Iraq. During most of that time, he was viewed as a man who cared greatly about his personal image, and indeed much of the country was littered with posters, portraits, and statues of the leader. After…
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The missile launcher used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Eastern Ukraine back in 2014 belonged to the Russian armed forces, an international team of investigators has confirmed. Detailed analysis of video images led the Dutch-based team to establish that the missile came from Russia's 53rd brigade located…
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The missile that downed flight MH17 was fired from a Russian military system, an international team of investigators have said. Travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew on…
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Yeah, I know guys. Another day, seemingly another article about the Royal Wedding; but there's just so much drama, spectacle and gossip to delve into that we can't help but to soak up as much as humanly possible about the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. From gossip and untold…
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The ocean is so monumentally big that we have only explored approximately five percent of it - so when ships go down, it's likely they won't be found for years, if at all. It has taken hundreds of years for some sea vessels to be found, and usually, that's because…
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A Russian cruise missile designed to have a virtually unlimited range has reportedly crashed just two minutes and 22 miles after take-off, according to US intelligence sources. Speaking to CNBC, these sources said that the same missile design had undergone testing four times between November and February, but had crash-landed…
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As a trans person, coming out to anyone can be difficult, but what if the person you were coming out to was your 86-year-old devoted Catholic grandmother? That's exactly the situation that Leah Hintz from Florida found herself in last week when she decided to reveal her secret to her…
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Thanks to the internet and the smartphone age, there's terabytes upon terabytes of information at our fingertips whenever we like, and for the most part, that's a good thing. But no matter how hard we try, there are things we may never know, regardless of how gratuitously we Google them.…
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So I don't know, guys: apparently there was a Royal Wedding or something this weekend? If, by some miracle, you had no idea that Prince Harry was getting married to Suits star Meghan Markle last Saturday, then congratulations on getting WiFi to work from that rock you're living under. Really.…
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A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran is facing fresh charges, despite having been in prison in the country for over two years. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is from London, is currently serving a five-year sentence in Tehran's Evin prison, having been convicted of spying. Now, her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, says that she has…
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Despite its message of peace and goodwill, the Catholic Church has encountered a number of scandals during its long and restless history. In more recent years, it has certainly tried to atone for its former errors, and the current head of the Church, Pope Francis, has been a key figure in…
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According to the most recent global survey, there are an estimated 100 million people in the world who are living on the streets, with this distressing figure continuing to rise with every year that goes past. Although each and every case of homelessness is unique in its own way, almost…
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Deadpool is an immensely popular character at the moment. It's kind of strange (as a past comic book reader) to see how he's blown up into a worldwide sensation. His red and black costume has been a favorite for many at comic cons for years now, but the character's fanbase…
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Forget "to be or not to be", because "Yanny" or "Laurel?" is the most important question for social media users who have been divided over a viral audio clip, reminding many of 'the dress' situation back in 2015. People simply can't decide whether the viral clip - which features a robotic voice…
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North Korea has threatened to cancel a planned summit with US President Donald Trump, which is due to take place in Singapore on 12 June. In a statement published by the state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's vice-foreign minister, Kim Kye-gwan, said that the country may pull out of…
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Vladimir Putin has opened a $3.6 billion bridge linking the Russian mainland and Crimea, triggering a fierce reaction from Kiev, as well as many other countries around the world. The 11.8-mile bridge, which took two years to build, has been a highly controversial project, designed by the Russian President to…
