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Canada to further cut International Student, Foreign Worker Permits
The Canadian government announced a further cut in the number of study permits for international students, with Prime Minister Justin…
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UN raises concern over AI global governance deficit
The development of artificial intelligence should not be guided by market forces alone, United Nations experts cautioned on Thursday, calling…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking, denied bail
Sean "Diddy" Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop's biggest names to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as…
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Continued detention of Binance Executive threatens diplomatic relations – US Congressman James Hill
US Congressman James Hill has urged President Biden to push for Tigran Gambaryan’s release, warning of potential diplomatic fallout.
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TikTok battles the US government to escape nationwide ban
On Monday, September 16, TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, will be in court against the US Justice Department in…
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Trump safe after assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent…
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Spain ‘Rejects’ Claim Of Involvement In Plot To ‘Destabilise’ Venezuela
Spain rejects allegations by Venezuela that Madrid was involved in a plot to destabilise the government of the Latin American…
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Flood Death Toll In Myanmar Jumps To 113 With 320,000 Displaced
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 113 and more than 320,000 people…
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Jordan PM Resigns After General Election
Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday to King Abdullah II, state media reported, after parliamentary elections…
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Prince William hails brother Harry On 40th birthday
Britain’s Prince William wished his estranged younger brother Harry a happy birthday, as the younger son of King Charles III…
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UK sets new savings requirement for foreign students applying for visas
On Friday, September 13, the UK government announced new financial requirements for international students who plan to study in London…
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Donald Trump says no to a third debate with Kamala Harris
On Thursday, September 12, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will not participate in another debate with Vice…
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President of Comoros injured in knife attack
On Friday, September 13, Comoros President Azali Assoumani was wounded in a knife attack, according to government officials. Sources close…
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US backs UN security council permanent seats’ bid for Nigeria, Africa
The United States would support two permanent seats for African states on the UN Security Council, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American…
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Pope Francis warns of AI dangers
Pope Francis, on a visit to Singapore, has warned of the negative effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on society and…
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Cardi B reveals birth of third child with Offset
Cardi B has welcomed her third child into the world. The Grammy winner announced on social media Thursday that she…
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Senegal’s president, Diomaye Faye dissolves parliament
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months…
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Sweden To Pay Immigrants Up To $34,000 To Leave
Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven…
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UK-based Nigerian nurse sentenced to 3 years for cruelty leading to son’s death
A Nigerian nurse based in the United Kingdom, Ruth Auta, has been sentenced to three years in prison for child…
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Pope Francis urges fair wages for migrant workers in Singapore
Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the…
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Former Peruvian president, Alberto Fujimori, dies aged 86
Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at the…
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SE Asia Battles Floods, Landslides As Death Toll Passes 200
Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept…
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Israeli strikes killed eight Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli strikes Wednesday killed eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and Red Crescent said separately,…
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Venezuelans seek help of Brazil’s Lula to free “Political Prisoner”
Hundreds of Venezuelans marched on the Brazilian embassy in Caracas Wednesday to appeal for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s…
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US election: Kamala Harris exceeded expectations, Debate hosts not fair to Trump – Elon Musk
Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has weighed in on United States presidential election debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice…
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UAE sends 400 Nigerians back home
Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 women and 310 men, were sent back from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Nigerian…
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Harris rattles Trump in combative debate
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of…
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Blinken set to arrive in Ukraine in show of support for Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Ukraine on Wednesday, where he will meet with senior…
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Taylor Swift says she will vote for Kamala Harris
Pop megastar Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris on Tuesday after her debate against Republican rival Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a “steady-handed, gifted…
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Stage legend, James Earl Jones, “voice of Darth Vader” dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a versatile and award-winning American stage and screen actor who used his booming deep voice to bring…
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Princess Of Wales Catherine Completes Chemotherapy
Catherine, Princess of Wales announced Monday that she had completed her course of chemotherapy following a shock cancer diagnosis earlier…
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Floods inundate north Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs
Severe floods are expected to inundate parts of Vietnam’s north, including the capital Hanoi, government officials said, as the aftermath…
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UK court found 2 Nigerians guilty of multiple rapes
Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape…
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Ukraine attacks Russia with 144 drones, killing one and closing airports
Ukraine on Tuesday struck Moscow and western Russia in one of its biggest ever drone attacks, killing at least one…
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Starmer to become first UK PM to address trade unions in 15 years
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will become the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain’s trade unions…
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Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000
Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that…
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Musk denies report his xAI in talks over Tesla revenue
Elon Musk denied a report that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla …
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Protests in France over Macron’s choice of Prime Minister
French citizens in their thousands yesterday demonstrated across France over the nomination of right-wing Michel Barnier as the new prime…
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Invest in agriculture to curb hunger, insecurity – Peter Obi to African countries
The Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has tasked African countries on investment in…
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Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing fixed for after election
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan hush money criminal trial has been postponed until after the November…
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