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Watch as Mexican Senate debate ends in brawl
A tense debate in the Mexican Senate descended into a brawl between two of the chamber’s most senior politicians on Wednesday. Senator Alejandro Moreno, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), grabbed the president of the Senate, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, demanding to be allowed to speak. After some pushing and shoving, Moreno threw punches and…
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Fired CDC director Dr Susan Monarez says RFK ‘weaponising public health’
Getty Images Susan Monarez was confirmed to lead the US public health agency by the Senate in July The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been fired by the White House, and in a departing statement has accused Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr of “weaponising public health”. The…
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Teenager who shot Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay sentenced to seven years
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. The teenager was charged with attempted murder and…
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FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime, the FBI says. “The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics,” FBI Director…
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Kim Jong Un to join Putin and other leaders at China military parade
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will be a landmark visit. This is Kim’s first multilateral international meeting, making the event a diplomatic win for China’s Xi Jinping who has been pushing for a new Beijing-led world…
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Child among three killed in overnight attack on Kyiv
Chris Graham & Ottilie Mitchell BBC News Reuters Military officials have advised people to stay in shelters during the attacks Kyiv has come under heavy Russian bombardment overnight, with two children among the four people killed, Ukrainian officials said early on Thursday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital was…
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‘Punk rock’ dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
Matt Dempsey Artwork: the dinosaur had long spikes sticking out from the side of its head Scientists have discovered a bizarre armoured dinosaur which had metre-long spikes sticking out from its neck. The species, called Spicomellus afer, lived 165 million years ago, and is the oldest example of a group of armoured dinosaurs called ankylosaurs.…
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South African influencer Cyan Boujee apologises over viral Russian job videos
A South African influencer linked to a controversial job scheme in Russia has apologised for her role in promoting it in a country where many young people are desperate to find jobs. Cyan Boujee, whose real name is Honour Zuma, came under scrutiny after one of the videos she posted online advertising jobs for women…
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European banks hit by rogue PayPal payments worth ‘billions’
European banks have seen widespread unauthorised direct debits from PayPal accounts, the German Savings Banks Association (DSGV) says. The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) says payments worth in the region of 10 billion euros (£8.6bn) have had to be blocked, after PayPal’s fraud-checking system failed. It said payments were paused on Monday when lenders reported…
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Taylor Swift’s giant engagement ring, and the celebrity trend for big rocks
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: “Please give me an invite” – Young Americans react to Taylor Swift’s engagement Taylor Swift has announced her engagement to her partner Travis Kelce, sharing a series of pictures, including one of the ring, on Instagram. The post was accompanied by the caption: “Your English teacher and your gym…
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