Canada shoots down ‘unidentified object’ day after US
Object the third known to have violated North American airspace in the past two weeks.
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Oldest schoolhouse for black children in US moved to museum
The oldest surviving schoolhouse for black children moved to a Virginia museum.
Our earthquake response was too slow, admits Turkey's president
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Russian dominatrix poisons lookalike with cake to steal her identity
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Putin launches major Ukraine offensive with hail of missiles
Moscow launches its heaviest bombardment since the start of the war.
Turkey’s lax policing of building codes known before quake
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FBI searches Mike Pence’s Indiana home in classified docs probe
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Pentagon shoots down unknown flying object in US airspace
Object flying at about 40,000 feet posed a “reasonable threat” to safety of flights.
Tyre Nichols death: Police officer involved had history as controversial jailer accused of brutality
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Students unharmed after Sydney bus inferno
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‘No more Antakya’: Turks say the city, and a civilisation, was wiped out
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French health authorities ‘turned blind eye’ to paedophile surgeon
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia prepares tanks and troops for ‘huge invasion’
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Fresh twist in $100k car giveaway scandal
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2 children dead after bus crashes into daycare
8 Feb 2023 | A city bus crashed into a daycare centre north of Montreal leaving two children dead and sending six children to the hospital. Video / AP
Quebec father recounts moments after bus hit daycare centre
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Syrian orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives
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Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US
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Parents at school where boy, 6, shot teacher prepare for legal action
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N. Korea leader Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, nukes at parade
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Zelenskyy appeals for membership in European Union
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