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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments and food manufacturers around the world to ban of the use of industrially-produced trans fats in all food products by 2020. Launching REPLACE, a plan to eliminate trans fats from the global food supply, WHO said that the move was crucial…
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A salmonella outbreak has forced a massive recall of more than 200 million eggs across the East Coast of the United States this month. According to a report by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 35 people across nine states in the US have been infected by…
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Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and 1,200 more wounded by Israeli troops, after tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump's decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. On the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war, the Palestinian Ministry…
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A school in Miami has enraged parents and students after bringing in a caged tiger as entertainment at the school prom. Christopher Columbus High School held their annual event at the DoubleTree Hotel at Miami International Airport on Friday night, with organisers bringing in a special 'treat' to embrace the "Welcome to…
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The pilot of doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 deliberately evaded radar for hours to ensure the plane was never found again, aviation experts have claimed. The fate of the Boeing 777, named as "one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation history", has puzzled investigators ever since 2014 when it went missing…
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One person has been fatally stabbed at Sonoma State University campus in California. On Sunday, May 13, at approximately 5.50pm, the local police department was alerted to the fact that a man had been attacked inside the Alicante building in the college's residential community. The victim died at the scene shortly after firefighters…
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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has sparked outrage after claiming President Donald Trump "fulfilled biblical prophecy" by moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv, Israel, to the city of Jerusalem. On her show, Justice With Judge Jeanine, the American TV personality asserted that Trump's decision to formally break from decades of established American policy…
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In the aftermath of 9/11 and at the height of the War on Terror, Osama bin Laden was the ultimate bogeyman of the free world. The founder of al-Qaeda, who masterminded the worst terrorist attack on American soil, was hated and feared in equal measure. For 10 years the FBI,…
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An expert in human sexuality has advised that parents ask their baby for "nappy consent" when changing their diapers. Deanne Carson, an author and educator, stated in an interview with ABC News that families should attempt to establish a clear "culture of consent" within their home early on, which should include…
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A Trump aide has been accused of mocking Arizona Senator John McCain's struggle with brain cancer in a private meeting with the White House communications team. During a discussion regarding McCain's public opposition to the appointment of Gina Haspel as CIA director, Kelly Sadler reportedly dismissed his opinion, saying: "It…
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An Arizona woman accused of sending 65,000 text messages to a man after a first date has attempted to justify her actions, claiming "I felt like I met my soulmate". Jacqueline Ades, from Phoenix, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of stalking and harassing a man she met online. According to…
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The original cast of beloved 1970s TV series The Love Boat has reunited for one last cruise more than 40 years after the show premiered. On Friday morning, cast members including Gavin McLeod (Captain Merrill Stubing), Ted Lange (Isaac Washington) and Bernie Kopell (Dr Adam Bricker) appeared on the Today show…
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Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced that politician Anwar Ibrahim, who was jailed after falling out with the government, will receive a full royal pardon from the country's king. The move is expected to pave the way for Anwar, who faces charges of corruption and sodomy, to eventually take…
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A video of a US police officer choking a black man outside a Waffle House has now gone viral. An officer, reportedly Frank Moss, was filmed grabbing 22-year-old Anthony Wall by the neck outside the restaurant in Warsaw, North Carolina, before pushing him against a window and subsequently wrestling him…
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Seven people, including four children, have been killed in Osmington, Western Australia, in what is believed to be the country's worst mass shooting since 1996. At a press briefing, WA police commissioner Chris Dawson said that a “horrific incident” had occurred at a rural property about 20km north of the…
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US President Donald Trump has announced that his much-anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in Singapore on June 12. The president announced the details in a tweet, in which he said: "The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong-un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th.…
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The British government has offered an unprecedented formal apology to Libyan dissident Abdelhakim Belhaj. Belhaj was apprehended in Thailand in 2004 thanks to information provided by MI6. He was sent back to Libya where he was tortured in prison for six years on the orders of Muammar Gaddafi. British Prime…
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The Malaysian politician Mahathir Mohamad is soon to become the world's oldest leader at the age of 92. He emerged victorious in the 2018 election, ending 62 years of rule by the incumbent coalition. The Barisan Nasional Party, led by Najib Razak, was unseated by Pakatan Harapan after securing 121…
