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Truro re-signs twinning deal with French town
A twinning partnership between Truro and a French town has been re-signed to mark its 45th anniversary. Officials from Truro and Morlaix in Britanny met in the Cornish city for…
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Thousands of firefighters battle ‘raging’ wildfires across Portugal
More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal's Prime Minister has said are "raging across the country". Louis Montenegro named one firefighter who had died of "a sudden…
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Norway sees electric cars outnumber petrol models
Norway, one of the world's largest exporters of oil, now has more electric cars on its roads than petrol-driven vehicles. Of the 2.8 million private cars registered there, 754,303 are…
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I am a rapist admits husband in French mass rape trial
Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for…
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Bomb alert in US city after Trump says migrants eat pets
Upon hearing the news of the bomb threat, Mackenso Roseme, a Haitian immigrant, left his job at an Amazon warehouse in nearby Dayton. Authorities in the US town of Springfield…
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This is what happened to a woman for spying on her unfaithful husband: here is the video
The video shows the moment when the woman loses her balance and falls into the void while apparently arguing with her partner. A Russian woman died after falling from a…
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Mexican drug trafficker Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada to appear in New York this Friday
Zambada, who was arrested on July 25 in El Paso (Texas) and has been in prison in that state since then, was summoned before Judge James R. Cho, who will…
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Director of Ecuador’s largest prison shot dead
The director was heading to the Guasmo Sur Hospital, located in the south of Guayaquil, when armed men intercepted the vehicle and fired shots. The director of the Litoral Penitentiary,…
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Independence celebrations cancelled in two Mexican municipalities due to insecurity
Due to the situation of insecurity and high-impact crimes registered in their territory, the municipalities of Galeana and General Zaragoza, in the state of Nuevo León, northern Mexico, decided this…
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Scientists warn of global threat from fungal diseases
The signatories recommend a global agreement to restrict the use of certain classes of antifungal molecules for specific applications. Scientists from several countries have warned of the threat that fungal…
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Drug trafficker ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty at first hearing in New York
Drug trafficker Mayo Zambana simply answered with a laconic "yes" or "no" to the questions of investigating judge James R. Cho. Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada , co-founder of the…
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Judge dismisses three counts in Trump election case in Georgia
A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed three of the counts in the indictment accusing former US president Donald Trump and co-defendants of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020…
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PHOTOS: Activists join funeral march for Uganda Olympian Cheptegei, campaign against violence
The body of murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei began its journey home to Uganda on Friday, as activists rallied against the latest reported case of gender-based violence in Kenya. The 33-year-old athlete succumbed…
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Venezuela furious at Spain ‘dictatorship’ comment
After days of mounting bilateral tensions, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil has summoned Spain’s ambassador in Caracas in order to protest at a minister’s description of his country’s government as…
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Russia claims start of fightback in Kursk region
Russia's defence ministry says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements seized by Ukrainian forces in a surprise incursion in Russia's Kursk border region last month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed…
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Russia can end war now, says PM as Putin warns West
Russia started the conflict in Ukraine and can end it "straight away”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Moscow would regard Western missiles…
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Russia accuses six British diplomats of spying
Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats it has accused of spying. The country's security service, the FSB, said in a statement it had received documents indicating Britain's…
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France player ratings vs Italy: Kylian Mbappe endures miserable return to Paris and Michael Olise has a debut to forget on tough night for Les Bleus
A mix of star power and youth were not enough for Didier Deschamps's side to trouble a resilient Italy side on home soil. France could not bounce back from their…
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BREAKING: No Age Limit To Writing WAEC, NECO —Federal Gov’t
The Federal Government has clarified that there are no age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC). Contrary to recent reports suggesting a…
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Edo 2024: APC’s Okpebholo Pledges To Revive Ojirami Dam Within 100 Days In Office
Barely 17 days to the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Monday Okpebholo on Friday, assured the people of Akoko-Edo local…