A debt-ridden laborer in central India said his family’s life has been “changed forever” after he unearthed a 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000. Raju Gond normally makes about $4 a day taking whatever work comes his…
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French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
by adminFrance’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony…
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Assisted dying bill introduced in Britain’s House of Lords, as emotional campaign picks up pace
by adminAn emotional, accelerating campaign to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Britain has reached parliament, with activists hoping the country will become one of few to legalize the process. A Private Member’s Bill…
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With a big heart and a tiny kitchen, meet the TikTok star cooking and delivering meals to people living on the streets of Paris
by adminManu Solidaire is quick to admit that he is not a real chef. Yet the cooking livestreams that he broadcasts from his tiny Paris apartment have attracted a huge audience on TikTok. They aren’t watching…
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15 people dead, more than 195 missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Mauritania
by adminAt least 15 people have died and more than 195 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The Mauritanian coastguard has rescued…
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Russian transgender politician reverses decision to detransition, saying she was acting ‘out of fear’
by adminAlyoshina said she is now “ashamed” of posts she made earlier this year announcing the move. “I wrote and said this out of fear because gender reassignment and the non-existent LGBTQ+ movement are prohibited in the Russian Federation,” she said,…
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Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
by adminIt’s been well over a decade since millions of Syrians flooded into Turkey en masse, seeking refuge from the civil war at home. But today, there are increasing signs the refugees may have worn out…
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Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
by adminOne person was killed and three others were injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex when a large tree was blown down onto their vehicle during a fierce rainstorm, the government said Wednesday. The accident occurred…
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ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
by adminNearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to a landmark academic study, as concern grows among European security officials ahead of the Paris Olympics of…
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Ten migrants drowned in a flooded river near Panama’s coastal community of Carreto while crossing the Darién Gap, Panama’s National Border Service (Senafront) said Wednesday. Senafront did not specify the nationalities of the migrants or…