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France to let migrant boat dock, condemn Italy for rejecting
France said on Thursday it would allow an NGO ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to dock at the port of Toulon, while harshly criticising Italy for not taking the boat …
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Train drivers at 12 UK operators to strike on Nov. 26
Drivers working for 12 British train operators will go on strike on Nov. 26 in an ongoing dispute over pay, the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union said on Thursday. …
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Tens of thousands of UK government workers vote to strike – union
Tens of thousands of British government workers have voted in favour of taking strike action over pay, pensions and redundancy terms, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said on Thursday. …
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Russia, including ex-Chelsea owner Abramovich have lost £18bn due to British sanctions over Ukraine war
British sanctions over Ukraine war have cost Russia including oligarchs £18 billion over Vladimir Putin’s invasion. The huge sum, disclosed for the first time, dwarfs the amount targeted in all of t…
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[U.S. Midterm Elections] Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority
Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats staved off an antici…
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Hurricane Nicole weakens to tropical storm after making landfall in Florida
Hurricane Nicole weakened into a tropical storm on Thursday shortly after making landfall on Florida’s east coast after barreling ashore with a brew of heavy downpours and fierce winds, the National …
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Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al Shabaab fighters in latest offensive
Somalia’s army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said on Wednesday, in t…
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Russia abandons Ukrainian city of Kherson in major retreat
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro. Th…
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Pakistan police launch probe following botched assassination attempt on ex-premier Khan
Pakistani police on Tuesday launched a criminal investigation into a failed assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan, saying one shooter was involved against his assertion that there…
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American man charged for chopping ex-girlfriend with meat cleaver and stashing body parts
A man suspected of chopping up his ex-girlfriend with a meat cleaver and stashing her body parts in luggage in Brooklyn, lived with her dismembered corpse for a month, authorities said Monday, Nov. 7…