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India's Manipur charges four journalists over report into ethnic violence

Indian police in Manipur state have filed criminal charges against four journalists, accusing them of misrepresenting facts in a report about the violent clashes between ethnic groups earlier this year.

September 6, 2023 12:06 pm
 

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US says North Korea will 'pay a price' for any weapons supplies to Russia

Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a U.S. official said on Tuesday and warned leader Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine.

September 6, 2023 11:58 am
 

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Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead

Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece and a man died after a wall collapsed in the bad weather, the fire brigade said.

September 6, 2023 10:36 am
 

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Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year

Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said.

September 6, 2023 9:13 am
 

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Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas

French public schools have sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas – long, loose-fitting robes worn by some Muslim women and girls – on the first day of the school year, according to the country’s Education Minister.

September 6, 2023 8:04 am
 

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CEO of Australia’s embattled Qantas steps down early

The chief executive of Qantas has announced he will retire two months early amid a series of controversies that have tarnished the image of Australia’s national airline.

September 6, 2023 7:22 am
 

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Thousands march in North Macedonia over claims cancer hospital staff stole drugs meant for patients

Thousands of people protested outside the government headquarters in North Macedonia ‘s capital, Skopje, over allegations that patients at a state cancer hospital missed life-saving treatment because staff were stealing the expensive drugs to sell on the black market.

September 5, 2023 4:27 pm
 

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‘Wrong number’ couple fight India deportation

In 2011, Gulzar Khan from Pakistan entered India illegally, married his lover and hid his real identity from her for the next eight years, until he was arrested. Now he is waiting to hear if he will be deported back to Pakistan.

September 5, 2023 3:32 pm
 

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Ukraine says it retakes more ground as Zelenskiy visits front lines

Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited two front-line areas.

September 5, 2023 1:18 pm
 

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Nigerian court remands dozens in prison over alleged gay wedding

More than 60 people arrested last week in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, have been remanded in prison, the police and their lawyer said on Monday.

September 5, 2023 12:31 pm
 

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Kim to meet Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties with North Korea

Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea.

September 5, 2023 11:23 am
 

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Three dead and three missing after torrential rain

At least three people died and three were missing as record rainfall caused heavy flooding in central Spain, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections, authorities said.

September 5, 2023 9:01 am

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