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Indian women protest against child marriage mass arrests

Hundreds of women are protesting in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam after their male relatives were arrested as part of a crackdown on child marriage.

February 7, 2023 4:49 am
 

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Southwest and FedEx planes nearly collide at Texas airport

Aviation officials are investigating a near-collision between a FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest passenger flight at a Texas airport on Saturday.

February 7, 2023 4:46 am
 

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Major earthquakes kill 2,600 people in Turkey and Syria

Powerful earthquakes and their aftershocks have killed some 2,600 people and injured thousands more in Turkey and Syria, triggering frantic searches for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

February 7, 2023 4:38 am
 

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Delhi police arrest two in railway jobs scam

Indian police have arrested two men for allegedly duping dozens of applicants seeking jobs with Indian Railways out of thousands of rupees.

February 7, 2023 3:51 am
 

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Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai

Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai after a prolonged illness at Dubai American Hospital, according to a statement from the Pakistani military. He was 79 years old.

February 6, 2023 5:05 pm
 

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Canadian teen wins $48m lotto jackpot on first try

When Juliette Lamour won a lotto jackpot on her first try, the sensible teen immediately turned to a financial adviser, or Dad, as she calls him.

February 6, 2023 4:20 pm
 

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Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria

A 7.8 magnitude quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared.

February 6, 2023 3:15 pm
 

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Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs

The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a “dire security situation” and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.

February 6, 2023 2:40 pm
 

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Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws

Pope Francis and the leaders of protestant churches in England and Scotland have denounced the criminalisation of homosexuality.

February 6, 2023 1:35 pm
 

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Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Ex-Israeli PM

Former Israeli leader says he received a pledge from Russian president: ‘I won’t kill Zelenskyy.’

February 6, 2023 12:34 pm
 

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Mali expels U.N. mission's human rights chief

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata.

February 6, 2023 11:21 am
 

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Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

Thousands of computer servers around the world have been targeted by a ransomware hacking attack, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems.

February 6, 2023 10:20 am

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