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Family urges Australia to review toddler's 1970 disappearance

The family of a British child who disappeared in Australia 53 years ago have written to the New South Wales attorney general urging him to re-examine the case.

June 16, 2023 11:03 am
 

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The capsized boat had 100 children in the hold

Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe’s worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have been on board.

June 16, 2023 10:16 am
 

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E. Jean Carroll defamation trial against Donald Trump set for January 2024

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said the civil trial, where the former Elle magazine columnist is seeking at least $10 million in damages.

June 16, 2023 9:16 am
 

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Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall in India's Gujarat coast near Pakistan

Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in India’s Gujarat coast near the Pakistan border late evening, the India weather office said, as strong winds and heavy rain lashed coastal areas of the two countries.

June 16, 2023 8:40 am
 

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US government agencies hit in global hacking spree

The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have a significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said.

June 16, 2023 7:34 am
 

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Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament

Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his office during COVID-19 lockdowns, a committee said in a damning verdict that further tarnished the former prime minister

June 16, 2023 6:40 am
 

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Japan opposition making final preparations to submit no-confidence vote

Japan’s opposition is making final preparations to submit a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NTV reported on Thursday, which could trigger the dissolution of parliament and a snap election.

June 15, 2023 5:27 pm
 

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New York grand jury indicts former Marine in the killing of Jordan Neely

A New York grand jury voted on Wednesday to indict Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine sergeant, in last month’s killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, with a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car, a person familiar with the case said.

June 15, 2023 4:02 pm
 

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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes northern Philippines - GFZ

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Mindoro island in the northern Philippines on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

June 15, 2023 3:08 pm
 

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Biden gets the backing of leading environmental groups for re-election

A collection of the nation’s leading and biggest spending environmental groups endorsed President Joe Biden’s re-election bid on Wednesday, an early sign that he has consolidated their support despite some recent policy moves that angered climate activists.

June 15, 2023 3:02 pm
 

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U.S. House panel votes to raise commercial pilot retirement age to 67

A U.S. House of Representatives committee narrowly voted to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65.

June 15, 2023 1:20 pm
 

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'Stop killing us': Polish women protest against strict anti-abortion law

Abortion rights supporters marched through several cities in Poland on Wednesday after the death of a pregnant woman whose family believe she could have survived if she had been offered a termination.

June 15, 2023 12:57 pm

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