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Scottish Labour win Scottish Parliament by-election
On 5 June 2025, the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held in Scotland. The election was held following the death of incumbent MSP Chr
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Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88
On August 12, Ronnie Rondell Jr., the stunt performer best known for appearing as the man set ablaze on the front cover artwork of English rock band P
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Ugandan court refuses bail to opposition politician Kizza Besigye
On August 8, the High Court of Uganda in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, denied a bail application from opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his ally O
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Kenyan court fines four men for queen ant trafficking
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Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania
Shortly after 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 UTC) on Friday morning, thousands of hot dogs spilled onto Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania following a cr
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Summer Streets returns with uninterrupted car-free stretch across Manhattan
On Saturday, in Manhattan, miles of roadway were blocked off from car and vehicle traffic for Summer Streets, an annual program by the New York City D
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Nigerian abductors kill hostages despite ransom, officials report
On Monday, officials in Zamfara, Nigeria said abductors had slain over thirty hostages in the Banga village. TRT reported the killings occurred despit
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Train derails in southwest Germany after landslide, causing deaths
On Sunday evening, three people were killed after a train carrying over one hundred passengers derailed and crashed in a sylvan area in southwest Germ
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' actor, drowns in Costa Rica
On July 20, American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known for portraying Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show, drowned while on a family holiday in Cocles, Li
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Jury convicts Minnesota lawmaker Nicole Mitchell of burglary
On Friday, Democratic Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell was convicted on two charges, felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or
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UK voting age to be lowered to 16, among other reforms
In the United Kingdom (UK), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government unveiled plans on Thursday to lower the voting age to 16, follow
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16 year old Torquay boy arrested after allegedly stealing Lexus in Exeter
A 16 year old boy from Torquay, Devon, England, stole a grey Lexus CT200H Sport in Exeter of Devon, South West England, UK on April 15, said Devon and
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Car goes airborne twice in Indiana roundabout crash, man hospitalized
Early on July 11, a man was hospitalized in Fort Wayne, Indiana after striking a curb in a roundabout and losing control of his vehicle. His vehicle w
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Russia launches record drone, missile attack on Kyiv
According to the BBC and Deutsche Welle, one person was killed and 26 others injured after a night of intensive Russian strikes on nearly every distri
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Ugandan military helicopter crashes in Mogadishu, Somalia
On Wednesday, July 2, a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. According to Ugan
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Bangladesh beat hosts Myanmar 2–1 to qualify for 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
On Wednesday, Bangladesh defeated hosts Myanmar 2–1 in their second Group C match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers at Thuwunna Stadium in
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Third person charged in relation to Pheobe Bishop's alleged murder
Kieren Daniel Mittelheuser, a 30-year-old man, has become the third person charged in connection with the alleged murder of teenager Phoebe Bishop. Ye
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Players line up for the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 in New York City
On June 4, Nintendo fans gathered at the Nintendo New York store in New York City, United States to celebrate the launch of Mario Kart World and the N
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Ukrainian drone strikes target four airfields in Russia
A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed that on Sunday, the agency carried out drone strikes on four military airfields in Russia, d
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NSW DCCEEW researchers discover critically endangered Leadbeater's possum in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia
Last week, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) research team - more specifically, Martin Shultz and Fred
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Baseball: Detroit Tigers sweep San Francisco Giants, making their fourth win in a row
On Wednesday, May 28, in Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, during 2025 Major League Baseball season the Detroit Tigers swept the San Francisco
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Nobel laureate writer from Peru, Vargas Llosa dies
A Nobel Prize laureate writer from Peru, Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away. Llosa was a past presidential runner.
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Quran-burning refugee Salwan Momika fatally shot in Sweden apartment
On January 30, Swedish police reported that a man was shot in his apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm, Sweden, overnight and transported to a hospital,
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Ruby slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction
On Saturday, a pair of ruby slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland while portraying Dorothy in the 1939 American musical fantasy film The Wiza