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Virginia Giuffre, whose allegations of sexual abuse helped expose the vast criminal network surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein and implicated Britain’s Prince Andrew, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her
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A surge of violent attacks against prison guards and their families is exposing the deep crisis within France’s penitentiary system, where organized crime networks, operating from inside prison walls, are challenging the
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Adidas is facing a legal challenge from April Burton, a former employee, who has filed a lawsuit against the German sportswear giant. Burton, who worked on the now-defunct Ivy Park collaboration with
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The sexual abuse crisis continues to cast a long shadow over the Catholic Church, with new cases still emerging, particularly in Africa and Asia, and the potential to impact future papacies. Despite
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A recent statement by a Belgian Catholic scholar has prompted renewed discussion within the Roman Catholic Church, as it faces a pivotal moment following the death of Pope Francis. Rik Torfs, a
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In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, several farming families are accusing solar power companies of using deceptive tactics to acquire their agricultural land. Nimbabai Bima Savde, a 55-year-old farmer from Bodhare village, shared her
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As reported by The Times UK, a new light is cast on the unlikely intersection of poetry and warfare in post-coup Myanmar, where verse and violence now exist side by side in
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Rushan Abbas, Executive Committee Chair of the World Uyghur Congress and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of using financial repression as a weapon to
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Three weeks after a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar, the worst-affected areas remain without basic services such as clean water, healthcare, stable electricity, and safe shelter, according to humanitarian organizations. Ongoing aftershocks,
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A Tunisian court has handed down prison sentences ranging from 13 to 66 years against over 40 individuals accused of conspiring against national security, according to a report by Tunisia’s state-run TAP
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A sweeping investigation by The Intercept has uncovered alarming details about a little-known data hub quietly amassing hundreds of millions of financial records — a trove increasingly used by Immigration and Customs
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Moldovan authorities are facing mounting criticism for what opposition leaders and local residents describe as an unprecedented wave of political repression and abuse of power, particularly targeting citizens of the autonomous region
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In a historic move, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finalized the world’s first global pandemic treaty—without the participation of the United States. As reported by Nature, the treaty establishes a framework
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Sri Lanka’s remittances from its overseas expatriate workers rose to a near-record high, increasing by 21.1 percent to $693.3 million in March 2025 compared to the same month last year, helped by
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With an eye toward reshaping Italy’s labor laws and citizenship criteria, the Italian trade union CGIL officially launched the “Futura 2025” campaign over the weekend, setting the stage for five referendum votes
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