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Podcast | Liberia’s child soldiers face PTSD as they seek their place in post-war society
After witnessing the murder of his parents and siblings, Morris Matadi was recruited as a child soldier. They put a rifle in his hands and…
World News
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J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $230 million (€192.6 million) to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid…
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Authorities ponder motive for German knife attack that left three dead
Authorities are still searching for a possible motive after a 24-year-old man fatally stabbed three women in southern German. The suspect was in custody on…
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US Capitol riots: No jail time for first defendant
An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first defendant to be sentenced in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and avoided time behind…
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Republican filibuster blocks Democrats' big voting rights bill
The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law suffered a major setback in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of…
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Report showed major damage before Florida condo collapse
The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had "major structural damage" to a concrete slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively…
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ETA: Spain violated free speech rights of Basque independence politician, European court rules
Spain violated the free speech rights of a Basque independence politician, a European court has ruled.Tasio Erkizia Almandoz had complained to the European Court of…
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Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak
An end-of-year student trip to the Spanish island of Mallorca has resulted in a major COVID-19 outbreak involving eight of the country's 17 regions.More than…
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Blinken and Lapid meet in Rome amid US-Israel relations reset
Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet…
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As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
As he struggled to breathe earlier this month, Dr. Nathan Tumubone was tormented by thoughts of hospitalisation as a COVID-19 patient. Thinking of the costs…
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Families cling to hope as condo collapse toll rises to 9
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava…
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Tech News
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Global internet outages: Banks, airlines and other services around the world briefly hit
A wave of brief internet outages caused disruption to the…
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Tesla Plaid and Apple WWDC 2021: The biggest tech releases this week
It was a busy week for new tech, with Apple's…
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US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin ransom following cyberattack
The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by…
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Big Tech's hostile takeovers should face tougher scrutiny, say EU ministers
Draft rules targeted at Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook, Amazon, and…
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Facebook says it could pay more tax after G7 deal
Facebook welcomes the progress made by the Group of Seven…
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The EU is set to unveil plans for a bloc-wide digital wallet for IDs, payments and passwords
The European Union is set to unveil plans for a…
