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Rats blamed for eating 500 kilograms of marijuana seized by Indian police

Rats in northern India have been accused of eating hundreds of kilograms of marijuana seized from drug dealers and stored in police warehouses. “Rats are small animals, and they aren’t scared of the police,” noted a court in the city of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, after hearing that local police were …

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12-year-old boy suspended from school after getting Ronaldo Nazário’s infamous 2002 haircut

  A 12-year-old British boy has been suspended from school for paying tribute to Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Nazário by getting his famous World Cup haircut. Alfie Ransom had asked his mother to give him the cut which the striker debuted it at the 2002 World Cup, 20 years ago – …

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Trump taxes: Supreme Court clears Democrats to see returns

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for ex-President Donald Trump’s tax forms to be released to a Democratic-controlled congressional committee. The justices rejected Mr Trump’s bid in October to block a lower court’s ruling that granted the panel’s request for his financial records. The move is a blow …

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Factory fire kills 38 people in central China

A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people on Monday, according to reports from Chinese state-media.   Chinese state run-newspaper Henan Daily reported Tuesday, November 22 that two people previously reported missing had been found dead following the blaze at the factory in Anyang, Henan province, …

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Musk lifts Donald Trump’s Twitter ban

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump’s account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move. “The people have spoken,” tweeted Mr Musk, saying that 51.8% of more than 15 million Twitter users voted for the ban to be lifted. But the …

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Donald Trump says he’ll run for president again in 2024

Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: “America’s comeback starts right now.” At his Florida estate, he said: “We have to save our country.” Mr Trump’s announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party’s lacklustre performance in last week’s …

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$100K reward offered after noose is found on construction site of Obama Presidential Center

Lakeside Alliance, the company commissioned to construct former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago, has offered a $100,000 reward for information that could help with investigations into the discovery of a noose on the project site. In the wake of the discovery, the workers on the site were told …

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VIDEO: How two World War II planes collided mid-air

Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing at least two. Footage shows the aircraft striking each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircraft in half. A fireball can be seen as it hits …

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US student loan relief applications halted

The US government has stopped taking applications for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan after a judge ruled it was illegal. District Judge Mark Pittman wrote on Thursday that the plan was unlawful because it overstepped the power of Congress. The judge’s ruling blocked debt relief for 26 million …

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VIDEO: Death on the border: BBC Africa Eye reveals violence on migrants on Morocco-Spain border

On 24 June 2022, disturbing videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. The footage was filmed on a small piece of land where Morocco meets Spain – a gateway into Europe. These videos revealed shocking evidence of migrants being restrained and severely beaten. …

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