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Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
The Canadian protests come as police have been arresting hundreds on US campuses.
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61 dengue-like illness cases in latest report from Samoa
2:31 pm todayIn its latest surveillance report, the country's health ministry says the dengue-like illness count remains high.
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Mexican police make more arrests after Australian surfers go missing
2:05 pm todayPolice say the brothers' burnt-out car has been found and two men have been arrested.
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Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
10:25 am todayNew rules requiring photo ID to vote were introduced by Johnson's government.
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10 iconic moments at fashion's biggest night
1:23 pm todayThe annual showcase of the famous, fashionable, beautiful and (occasionally) damned - takes place next week. We look back on some of its biggest moments.
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European court backs Italy in Greek statue dispute with Getty Museum
12:39 pm todayItaly always believed it was smuggled out of the country and had made several attempts to recover the statue, including through international police authorities and diplomacy.
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Emotional support alligator taken and released in swamp
7:29 am todayWallyGator's owner believes he was taken as a prank and later released by local animal control.
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Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
11:42 am todayTrump stands accused of trying to hide a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
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What do we know about Mexico's Baja California, where two Australians have gone missing?
10:42 am todayThe region borders the United States making its surf spots driveable for visitors from California, but in recent years homicide rates have soared due to conflict between Mexico's drug cartels.
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Samoa's dengue fever outbreak: What you need to know
7:55 am todayNew Zealanders travelling to Samoa are recommended to have comprehensive insurance as the country deals with a dengue outbreak. Audio
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Daniel Anjorin: Marcus Monzo in court over death of schoolboy in Hainault
10:25 am todayMarcus Arduini Monzo is remanded in custody after being charged with murdering Daniel Anjorin, 14 in the UK.
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Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza
8:02 am todayReports suggest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be among those the UN's top criminal court issues arrest warrants for.
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Police clear out US pro-Palestinian encampment, detain protesters
10:57 am todayHundreds of police officers in riot gear have cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Why Europe's most famous tourist attractions are turning people away
2 May 2024They say money can't buy you happiness, but at Europe's busiest tourist hot spots, it can get you peace and quiet.
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South Korea approves new inquiry into deadly Halloween crowd crush
2 May 2024South Korea's National Assembly has voted to approve a bill to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.
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Georgia rocked by clashes over 'foreign agent' bill
2 May 2024Riot police fired tear gas and a water cannon into crowds protesting against a bill seen by the opposition as targeting media freedoms.
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Police mass near UCLA pro-Palestinian protest camp, a day after violent clashes
Live television footage showed police in tactical gear filing onto the UCLA campus adjacent to a complex of tents occupied by throngs of demonstrators.
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Uber faces $500m London black cab drivers lawsuit
2 May 2024Almost 11,000 London cabbies say Uber's business dealings have lost them money.
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Johnson & Johnson looks to settle baby powder lawsuits for $10.9 billion
2 May 2024In tens of thousands of lawsuits, consumers claim baby powder and talc products contain asbestos and cause ovarian cancer.
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Verstappen chases Miami hat-trick as Newey makes headlines
4:56 pm todayRed Bull's Max Verstappen can complete a hat-trick of Miami Grand Prix victories but the Departure of his team's star designer is the big talking point.
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Thousands of Kiwi Indians excluded from voting in election
19 Apr 2024With nearly 968 million people expected to vote, India's 2024 general election will be the world's largest.
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New Solomon Islands prime minister elected
2 May 2024Jeremiah Manele's victory signals a return of the incumbent government formerly headed by Manasseh Sogavare.
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Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian camp at US protest
2 May 2024Police were deployed while video showed people wielding sticks or poles to hammer on wooden boards being used as makeshift barricades.
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Harvey Weinstein will be retried after rape conviction overturned
2 May 2024The New York judge said he expected the retrial to be held after 2 September.
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School praises 'gentle character' killed in sword attack
2 May 2024The 14-year-old died in hospital after being stabbed in London where four other people, including two police officers, were seriously injured.
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US author Paul Auster dies aged 77
1 May 2024US author Paul Auster, who wrote the New York Trilogy mystery novels, has died at the age of 77.
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Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters in US university raid
1 May 2024Officers have entetred a Columbia University hall and nearby protest encampment, putting more than 50 detainees onto a bus.
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'Lock your doors': London sword attack witnesses describe horror and screams
1 May 2024Sickening images being shared among people in London reveal in unforgiving detail an attack in which a 14-year-old was killed.
