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Indian killed in Jordan was victim of job scam, family say
Imran Qureshi BBC Hindi, Bengaluru BBC The family of Thomas Gabriel Perera told the BBC he was the victim of a job scam The family of an Indian man who was shot dead while illegally crossing into Israel say he was a victim of a job scam. Thomas Gabriel Perera was killed by Jordanian security…
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At least 12 injured at Scarborough pub
At least a dozen people have been injured in a shooting at a Toronto pub and the suspect is still at large, police in the Canadian city say. The shooting took place at 22:39 on Friday local time (03:39 GMT Saturday) near Scarborough city centre in eastern Toronto. Authorities have not disclosed the extent of…
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Mass blackouts as tropical storm nears Australian coast
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromThe Gold Coast EPA More than 300,000 properties are without power as a tropical storm edges closer to Australia’s east coast, lashing the region with heavy rain. Storm Alfred has been downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical low, but local authorities have warned that the threat it poses is…
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Remains of Canadian serial killer’s victim found in landfill
The remains of an indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer have been found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, police say. Morgan Harris’ remains were recovered at the Prairie Green Landfill, north of the city of Winnipeg, said officials. Authorities had been searching for Harris, 39, and Marcedes…
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Is Trump reining in Musk after a cabinet showdown with secretaries?
Trump says cabinet will cut staff with Musk ‘watching’ US President Donald Trump called a meeting of his cabinet secretaries on Thursday to discuss Elon Musk and his efforts to slash government spending and personnel numbers. It turned heated, according to media reports. Musk accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of failing to cut enough…
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Why Ireland’s politicians believe they can influence Washington
Getty Images President Donald Trump will receive a bowl of shamrock again this year St Patrick’s Day is associated with its fair share of traditions, from wearing a sprig of shamrock, to attending a church service to sipping one (or several) pints of stout. For politicians from the island of Ireland there’s one other annual…
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The woman championing disability rights on an island where inequity is rife
Gemma Handy Reporter, St John’s, Antigua Courtesy of Good Humans 268 Joshuanette Francis was diagnosed with osteoarthritis Subscribers to Joshuanette Francis’s YouTube channel – set up to document her journey after being diagnosed with osteoarthritis at just 24 – did not see the tears. Neither were they privy to the days when she tackled the…
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Dolly Parton releases new song honouring late husband Carl Thomas Dean
Dolly Parton offered an emotional tribute to her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died earlier this week. The legendary country artist released a new song titled, If You Hadn’t Been There, in an Instagram post on Friday. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton wrote. “We have…
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Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years
Watch: ‘Everybody in the room flinched’, says witness to Brad Sigmon’s execution by firing squad A South Carolina man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend’s parents to death has become the first US death row inmate to be executed by firing squad in the last 15 years. Brad Sigmon was shot to death just after 18:00…
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Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa died of natural causes about a week apart
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: Officials reveal causes of death for Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, says a New Mexico medical investigator. The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died at his Santa…
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