New York issues warning after mosquito-borne brain infection death
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New Yorkers have been placed on high alert after the state’s first death in a decade from an extremely rare but severe…
PM to promise welfare fraud crackdown in bid to free up cash for public services
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Welfare fraudsters will be dealt with faster under new legislation expected to save the taxpayer £1.6 billion over the next five years,…
Exactly how many alcoholic drinks you'd need to consume each week to raise risk of different cancers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When it comes to alcohol’s links to cancer, top US experts say the jury is no longer out. Read More
Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's main prison to ease overcrowding
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly 1,700 ill inmates were released Monday from Congo’s largest prison, the minister of justice said, as part of an effort to…
Samsung defends Indian wages as strike at plant enters third week
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Samsung Electronics workers at a factory in India’s Tamil Nadu state are paid almost twice as much as employees in nearby companies,…
Several people detained over death of woman in 'suicide capsule'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Police in Switzerland have detained several people and opened a criminal case in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman in…
Nigerian officials seize cocaine worth almost $3 million at Lagos airport
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigerian officials seized 19.4 kg (42.77 pounds) of cocaine worth 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger who arrived at Lagos…
Are YOU destined to be wealthy? Answer finance expert LISA JOHNSON's five questions to find out
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Whilst everyone is different, and the route to success and wealth can take many different forms, there are certain traits that will…
Thousands try to flee in Lebanon's biggest exodus in nearly 20 years as Israel continues bombarding Hezbollah targets and UN meets today to warn 'our world is heading off the rails'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Israel‘s brutal bombardment of targets across Lebanon has prompted a mass exodus with tens of thousands of citizens fleeing their homes yesterday…
Nearly half of prisoners at HMP Brixton tell watchdog it is easy to obtain drugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute HMP Brixton, the most overcrowded prison in the country for moderate-risk inmates, is failing to prepare prisoners for release, with nearly half…