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Survey of asylum seekers in northern France finds three-quarters will try to reach UK despite government’s offshoring plans
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Inquiry says South Africa’s ruling ANC ‘should be ashamed’ by alleged efforts to steal vast sums
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With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
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Rise in infections appears to be driven by Omicron sub-variants, say health officials
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Tropics lost 11.1m hectares of tree cover in 2021, including forest critical to limiting global heating and biodiversity loss
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Charity Freedom from Torture says it has ‘serious concerns’ about lawfulness of policy
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The 76-year-old former leader, jailed on corruption charges, is ready to run again, and is ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the polls
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Investigations under way following the death of the fourth-year students at Royal Military College campus in Ontario
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In a further twist, the islands’ premier has been arrested in a Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug trafficking
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Andrew Fahie is due in court on drug charges in Miami after arrest following months-long undercover operation
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Foul-smelling foam blankets homes and businesses and sends residents of Mosquera fleeing, as officials say don’t get too close
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Federal judge says farmers had been blindsided by a government order to shut down
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First copy of the 1631 bible, which mistakenly reads ‘thou shalt commit adultery’, to be found in the southern hemisphere
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Vaccinated people from about 60 visa-waiver countries now able to enter as part of pandemic reopening plan
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Anto and Samsul Bahar were 15 when they were jailed in a maximum security facility in Western Australia
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In response to British foreign secretary’s warning that Beijing must ‘play by the rules’, ministry of foreign affairs says Nato is stirring conflict
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Manasseh Sogavare says he wasn’t told about Aukus pact until it was public while Scott Morrison accuses counterpart of parroting China’s lines
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Changing climate means infestations of pesky insects could become more common, experts say
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Prime minister previously suggested shared equity schemes could reduce mortgage stress or upfront cost of buying a house
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AGL says it’s determined to go ahead with the merger despite the purchase, which has made Cannon-Brookes the company’s largest single shareholder
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Breakthrough could improve diagnosis and lead to development of treatment for condition that has baffled doctors for two years
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Construction company confirms work has begun to knock down the two-storey house in south-east Melbourne
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New centre in city’s west will bridge ‘really big’ gap between public and private care and must have ongoing funding, medical association says
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About 100 people expected to reach Zaporizhzhia but efforts to rescue more survivors from horrific conditions delayed
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Russian forces reported to have resumed shelling Azovstal plant after convoy of buses had left carrying some evacuees
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Three case studies of people fleeing Ukraine to be left in limbo after Home Office approved their visas but never sent them
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Historic Moscow venue drops Timofey Kuliabin’s opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov’s ballet Nureyev
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World Food Programme director says blocking of ports due to invasion means grain is ‘just sitting there’
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Company accused of abusing market position to limit rivals’ access to technology required for tap-and-go transactions
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Thick sheet of orange shrouds country as experts say weather phenomenon to become more frequent due to drought and declining rainfall
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More than 95,000 sign petition urging the release of geologist Jim Fitton, detained over artefact smuggling allegations
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Killing of Israeli guard in Ariel and a Palestinian in nearby incident raise fears of escalating violence
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Retiree Jim Fitton, 66, was detained when airport security found ‘valueless’ pottery shards in luggage
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Analysis: regional rivals reconcile in Jeddah while reason for three-year rift remains elephant in the room
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Red Crescent says at least 42 injured at site revered by Muslims and Jews as police fire rubber bullets at youths throwing rocks
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April temperatures at unprecedented levels have led to critical water and electricity shortages
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Explosion in Afghan capital is latest in string of attacks on civilians during Ramadan
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Muhammad Razzaq says two armed men tied up and beat his staff and made off with 240 shalwar kameez
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Deposed leader has been detained since a military coup in 2021 and has been charged with offences ranging from fraud to violating the official secrets act
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Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility saying it was the first such attach by a female assailant
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First case in a year sparks fears of new outbreak despite success of national programme to wipe out the disease
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Eco bottle from sustainable brand When in Rome goes on sale through Ocado this week
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Police found the man suffering from serious injuries and he was taken to hospital where he died
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Exclusive: Charities say Homes for Ukraine scheme endangers refugees, adds to trauma and needs overhaul
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Analysis: minister’s response to concerns risks appearing tone deaf, but it does play into war on woke
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Critics say Thatcher-style policy for England would only worsen shortage of affordable housing
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PM was once so desperate to avoid being interviewed on ITV breakfast show he hid in fridge
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Rachel Levine says LGBTQ+ Americans killing themselves ‘at a rate that should shock our conscience’
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Unanimous ruling overturns appeals court decision on city’s refusal to let Camp Constitution fly flag featuring cross at event
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House speaker met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, over the weekend as lawmakers weigh Biden’s request for additional aid for Ukraine
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Oscar Smith given reprieve and state will now review lethal injection procedures to ensure protocol is being properly followed
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Workers at different facility voted last month to unionize but as yet unclear whether Amazon Labor Union can replicate its success
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About 1,000 firefighters battle Calf Canyon fire, largest active wildfire in US amid warning that refusal to evacuate could be fatal
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