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Biden, Demoting Iowa and Prizing Diversity, Wants S.C. as First Primary December 2, 2022
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Indiana Attorney General Asks Medical Board to Discipline Abortion Doctor December 1, 2022
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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Slowed in October December 1, 2022
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Harvey Weinstein’s Sex Crimes Trial in L.A. Enters the Final Stretch December 1, 2022
Jurors are about to consider seven charges of rape and sexual assault against the former film producer, who was convicted of similar charges in New York in 2020.
Trial Begins for Border Patrol Agent Accused of Killing Four Women December 2, 2022
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The Full Guest List for the State Dinner December 2, 2022
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The Guardian, UK

South Africa’s Farmgate scandal: what is it and why does it matter? December 1, 2022
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Nigeria charges student with defamation over tweet about first lady December 1, 2022
Student arrested five months after posting comment about Aisha BuhariNigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over a tweet he posted about the physical appearance of the country’s first lady.Aminu Adamu was arrested at his university in northern Jigawa state on 18 November and transferred to the capital, Abuja, five months after his online po […]
Ramaphosa delays parliament appearance over ‘Farmgate’ corruption scandal December 1, 2022
South Africa’s political crisis deepens after panel says president should face scrutiny over ability to stay in officeSouth Africa’s Farmgate scandal – explainedThe government of Cyril Ramaphosa has plunged further into crisis, a day after an an independent panel appointed by parliament said there was evidence suggesting the South African president committed […]
Killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani stabbed in jail November 29, 2022
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Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year November 29, 2022
First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetusesAlmost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study.The research estimated that almost half of stillbirths could be linked to exposure to pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), mostly produ […]
Men survive 11 days on rudder of ship travelling from Nigeria to Canary Islands November 28, 2022
The three stowaways were rescued by the Spanish Coastguard in Las Palmas on Monday The Spanish coastguard has rescued three men who stowed away on a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria by balancing on its rudder just above the waterline.In a photograph distributed on Twitter by the coastguard on Monday, the three stowaways are shown perche […]
Canada accused of putting its timber trade ahead of global environment December 1, 2022
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Canadian man charged with murdering four Indigenous women December 1, 2022
Two of the women killed around the same time as Rebecca Contois are also Indigenous, and the third is believed to beA Canadian man previously charged with murdering an Indigenous woman has been accused of killing three other women – two also confirmed to be Indigenous and one believed to be.Jeremy Skibicki was charged 18 May and kept in custody after the par […]

The BBC

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Canada: Alleged serial killer accused of murdering four indigenous women December 1, 2022
The alleged serial killer was arrested for one murder in May. On Thursday police laid more charges.
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The US Treasury freezes the assets of three North Korean officials following last month's missile tests.