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Israel Gaza news: Israeli airstrike kills Rafah family as US approves $26bn in aid package
Bipartisan super-majority comes together to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
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CEO of Norway's wealth fund issues warning over hot commodity markets
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chief
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Arrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide protest Gaza war
Dozens of protestors have barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California campus in protest of Israel’s war with Hamas
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‘Can’t defend this’: Pokémon fans agree Palworld’s Foxcicle is lazy mix of these 2 ‘mons
This looks very familiar
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Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water
VILLA MADERO, Mexico >> As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.
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Javier Milei’s austerity plan hits Argentina’s universities and sparks student protests
Milei is slashing spending across the country in his drive to reach zero deficit, leaving even elite universities struggling to keep lights on
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Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli
Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musiciansAustralia’s and New Zealand’s defence forces are once again coming together at Gallipoli – this time to ensure New Zealand’s military band can play on.The band’s luggage was among thousands of bags lost during last week’s Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms ahead of the 25 April dawn...
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Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban
Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental rights and the country’s international commitments.The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Honduras-based Centro de Derechos de la Mujer (Center for Women’s Rights, CDM) filed a petition with the UN human rights committee this month on...
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A celebration of diversity, national pride, and the power of pop and glitter – here’s a guide to all things Eurovision
This year marks the 50th anniversary of a Eurovision’s most iconic moment, ABBA’s victory in the 1974 contest with “Waterloo.”
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North Andover School Committee to Discuss Placing School Superintendent on Paid Leave
The North Andover School Committee is scheduled Thursday to discuss placing the school superintendent on paid leave, but an official would not confirm the circumstances giving rise to the item. A new business agenda item referenced two items, “Placing the superintendent on paid administrative leave pursuant to Section D of his employment contract” and “Process […] The post North Andover School Committee to Discuss Placing School Superintendent on Paid Leave first appeared on WHAV.
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Gaza and Ukraine wars sparking breakdown of international law, Amnesty warns
Level of violation of international order seen in past year ‘unprecedented’, human rights group says
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Top Russian military official involved in rebuilding of Mariupol arrested for bribery
Timur Ivanov was one of Russia’s 12 deputy defense ministers