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Barbados to remove Queen as head of state next year
The Caribbean island's governor-general says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind". Barbados has announced its...
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Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic ‘will return to Russia’
The poisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is to return to Russia, his spokeswoman has said. "It's puzzling to me...
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Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels
Police in Panama say they have detained two Panamanian nationals who were travelling in a car carrying 79 packets of...
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Yoshihide Suga elected Japan’s new prime minister succeeding Shinzo Abe
Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Shinzo Abe. After winning...
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South Africa retailers remove TRESemmé products from shelves over ‘racist’ ad
South Africa's biggest retailers say they have put a pause on selling TRESemmé products following widespread protests over a controversial...
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A perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear has been found in Russia — even its nose is intact
The perfectly preserved remains of an Ice Age cave bear have been discovered in the Russian Arctic -- the first example of...
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Floods, food shortages threaten to push Nigeria into food crisis
Floods and maize shortages follow coronavirus disruptions that disrupted spring planting. Mal Shehu Ladan took a boat across what was,...
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Protests against President Ouattara’s third-term bid turn violent
Demonstrators set fire to vehicles in Bangolo while police forces dispersed them with tear gas, according to witnesses. Protests against...
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Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus’s clouds
Chemical signature of phosphine, a gas that on Earth is only associated with life, has been spotted in Venusian clouds....
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Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Russian opposition figure ‘able to leave bed’
The poisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been removed from ventilation and can leave his bed, the Berlin hospital...
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