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California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine
A California doctor accused of giving Friends star Matthew Perry access to ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, according to federal prosecutors. Dr Salvador Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement on Monday. The plea carries a maximum…
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South African safety fears force parents in Cape Town to seek former white-only schools
Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town Sibahle Mbasana The Mbasana brothers have to get up at 04:30 to get to school on time Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the outskirts of the South African city of Cape Town are forcing some parents to make difficult decisions to send their…
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Son of Estée Lauder, who took the brand global, dies aged 92
Leonard Lauder, the businessman who built Estée Lauder into one of the world’s biggest cosmetic makers, has died aged 92. Lauder joined his parents’ company in 1958 and served as chief executive for 17 years. He was an accomplished dealmaker and bought brands including Clinique, Bobbi Brown and MAC. “He was an icon and pioneer,…
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Moment people flee church as earthquake interrupts mass in Peru
Cameras have captured the moment an 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Lima, Peru on Sunday morning, causing panic among worshipers at the city’s cathedral. The epicentre was recorded 23km off the coast of Callao, according to the The United States Geological Survey. It was felt in the capital and surrounding regions, killing at least one and…
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‘I don’t want Tehran to turn into Gaza’: Iranians on Israeli strikes
Getty Images Israel continued to strike Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday night Long queues at petrol stations and bakeries. Long lines of cars trying to escape the capital. And long, frightening nights. Residents of Tehran – still shocked by Israel’s sudden attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday morning – speak of fear…
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Trump orders Ice to expand deportation of migrants
US President Donald Trump has ordered an expansion of the detention and deportation of migrants across the country as protests against his policies continue. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on federal agencies to “do all in their power” to deliver “the single largest mass deportation programme in history”, naming Los Angeles, Chicago…
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Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed plane
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week’s deadly accident. The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people have been killed,…
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Zambian ex-president’s family settle funeral row with government
After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia’s former president have been finalised. Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. According to his family, he had left instructions that his political rival and current…
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No further damage seen at Iran sites, nuclear watchdog says
Reuters International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi briefed member states at a meeting in Vienna The head of the global nuclear watchdog says there has been no further damage to Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant since Israel struck the country’s nuclear sites on Friday. Rafael Grossi told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)…
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G7 is a big moment for Carney. Here are five things to watch
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto AFP via Getty Images Leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest countries have descended on a luxury mountain lodge nestled in Canada’s Rockies for this year’s G7 summit. The elite gathering comes as Western allies face numerous crises, from conflicts on three continents to global economic instability. Canada chairs the…
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