Switzerland to enforce public burqa ban with hefty fines
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Reading Time: < 1 minute From January 2025, a ban on wearing burqas in public spaces will take effect in Switzerland. Individuals who breach this regulation may…
What we know about the 43 monkeys that escaped a research facility South Carolina
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. Read More
Thousands turn out for inauguration of Botswana's new president, who calls for unity
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of people from around Botswana attended the inauguration Friday of their country’s new president, Duma Boko, who called for unity after…
Vladimir Putin in crisis as mass poisoning breaks out at major Russian military factory
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Vladimir Putin is facing a huge crisis after 14 workers at a Russian aircraft factory were rushed to hospital after being taken ill with…
More than 3,000 migrants crossed Channel in busiest fortnight so far this year
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 3,000 migrants arrived in the UK in the busiest fortnight of Channel crossings so far this year. Read More
Three charged in One Direction singer Liam Payne's death
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Three people have been charged in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death in a fall from his Buenos Aires hotel…
Cat-callers in east London to face £1,000 fines in new crackdown on street harassment
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cat-callers and street harassers will be hit with fines of up to £1,000 in a new scheme to protect women and girls…
Soldiers deployed on streets in Mozambique amid post-election protests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Mozambique’s cities following weeks of protests against the ruling party that has been accused…
Plan to move popular London City markets to Dagenham scrapped
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The City of London’s plan to move Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to a new purpose-built site in Dagenham has been canned. Read…
Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they…