Israel finds second hostage body near hospital
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Israel has confirmed that it has found the body of a second woman who was taken into Gaza by Hamas in its…
South Korea to ban divisive practice of eating dog meat, ruling party says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute South Korea is planning to introduce a ban on dog meat, the country’s ruling political party said on Friday, putting an end to a controversy…
Philippines earthquake: 6.9 magnitude quake shakes tourist island hotspot on Ring of Fire
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A large earthquake rocked the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) and the United…
Hunger, debt and stress: what it’s like to be poor
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An empty cupboard. A child crying with hunger. Harassing phone calls from creditors. An eviction notice. Contempt from people who happen to…
More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local…
Minimum salary for recruiting foreign workers to be raised to £30,000 in bid to cut migration
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The minimum salary for recruiting overseas workers is to be raised to more than £30,000 in a bid to cut migration. Read…
Owner of California biolab has close ties to Chinese government, military: House Report
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The House Select Committee on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced on Wednesday that the owner of an illegal California biolab allegedly…
Nearly 450 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis, Massachusetts hospital says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Several patients at a Massachusetts hospital may have been at risk of contracting harmful infections, according to the hospital. Read More
Finland provisionally closes four crossings on Russian border
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Finland is provisionally closing four border crossings with Russia in the south-east of the country, Read More
UK: Everything you'll now be able to get from your pharmacist
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Millions of women will be able to get contraceptive pills on the high street without having to see a GP under new…