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Conservatives Lose Seat Held For 200 Years In Stunning UK Election Upset
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered a major by-election defeat as the Liberal Democrats won a seat held by the Conservatives…
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UK Supreme Court Denies Appeal For Non-Gendered Passports
The U.K. Supreme Court agreed with the government that passports do not need to offer a non-gendered option after hearing…
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Gang Releases Kidnapped American Missionaries
The 12 remaining American missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti in October were released Thursday, multiple sources reported. A…
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US Will Put 8 Chinese Companies On Investment Blacklist For Alleged Uyghur Surveillance
The U.S. Treasury Department will ban American investors from buying shares in eight Chinese companies linked to alleged surveillance of…
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Anti-Claus Crusade: Bishops In Italy Keep Telling Children Santa Isn’t Real
Catholic bishops in Italy have drawn fury from parents for repeatedly telling crowds of children that Santa Claus is imaginary.…
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Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Vote Naming Climate Change A Global Security Threat
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council measure that would’ve labeled climate change a threat to security worldwide in a…
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Gas Truck Explosion Kills More than 50 In Haiti
The explosion of a truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Monday led to the death of over 50 people while…
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7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia, Prompting Tsunami Alert
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia early Tuesday, prompting the country to issue a tsunami warning and direct citizens away…
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Big Business Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced To 13 Months In Jail For Encouraging Tiananmen Vigil
Activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13 months in prison by a Hong Kong court for promoting…
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Artist Says Billboard Companies Banned His Artwork Criticizing China Ahead Of Olympics
Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao, whose work is critical of the Chinese Communist Party, claimed that his artwork was been from all…
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This Country Is Using Facial Recognition Software To Surveil Citizens Infected With COVID-19
South Korea is developing a pilot project that surveils its citizens in an effort to monitor the spread of COVID-19.…
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Top Military Adviser Reportedly Floats Arming Citizens If Russia Gets Too Close
A senior Ukrainian military adviser floated the idea of handing over the country’s own weapons to its citizens in the…
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At Least 54 Dead After Migrant Truck Crashes In Mexico
At least 54 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured when a truck full of migrants crashed…
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New Zealand Moves to Make It Impossible for Next Generation to Smoke Cigarettes
New Zealand’s government proposed legislation that may eventually outlaw smoking for the country’s next generation, CNN reported. Should the proposed legislation…
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Electric Vehicle Push Is Sparking Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage
A major nickel mine in a Philippines rainforest has continued to expand, mowing down acres of trees as global demand…
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