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British nurse given life sentence for murdering 7 babies
Aug 22, 2023 02:39British nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with no prospect of release, for murdering seven babies in a span of one year.
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Former Pakistani prime minister's aides arrested over US cipher probe
Aug 21, 2023 11:06Pakistani authorities have arrested two key opposition leaders and aides to former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in connection with an investigation into a diplomatic cipher. Khan, who is now in detention, says the cipher contained a threat from the United States to oust him from power.
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Ukraine war has 'crushed' European economy: Serbia president
Aug 21, 2023 10:51Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has insisted in an interview that the Ukraine conflict “has crushed the European economy.”
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Russia repels another Ukraine drone attack on Moscow: Defense Ministry
Aug 21, 2023 10:41Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow, foiling yet another attempted “terrorist attack” on its capital city.
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Hundreds of flights canceled as storm Hilary hurtles towards US Southwest
Aug 21, 2023 10:36Tropical storm Hilary lashed the Baja California peninsula with heavy rains on Sunday as it hurtled towards the US Southwest, with forecasters warning of life-threatening and "catastrophic" flooding.
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Another US mass shooting leaves 3 dead, 6 wounded in Seattle
Aug 21, 2023 10:30A shooting at a hookah lounge in the major northwest US city of Seattle has killed three and wounded six people, police declared but offered no information on the perpetrator(s).
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American soldiers nabbed for murder in Germany, turned over to US officials
Aug 21, 2023 10:22Germany has arrested two American soldiers over the fatal stabbing of a young man at a funfair in the west of the country but turned them over to US prosecutors.
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Thousands of protesters throng Niger’s capital; slam France, ECOWAS
Aug 21, 2023 07:25Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Nigerien capital to voice their support for the country's military leaders, who seized power from pro-Western officials last month.
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China successfully launches new satellite for Earth observation
Aug 21, 2023 07:18China says it has successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite into orbit, as part of the country’s developing space program.
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North Korean leader vows to modernize navy as he visits naval fleet
Aug 21, 2023 07:06North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to modernize the country's navy with improved combat efficiency to boost its capability for engaging in actual war.