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Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after appointment
The WorldWORLD

Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after appointment

Sweden’s first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader…

byP C James25/11/2021
Outrage as court reduces child sex abuse sentence
The WorldWORLD

Outrage as court reduces child sex abuse sentence

  Just days after India’s Supreme Court struck down a controversial order that cleared a man of sexual assault of…

byP C James25/11/2021
Karim Benzema: French footballer guilty in sex tape blackmail case
The WorldWORLD

Karim Benzema: French footballer guilty in sex tape blackmail case

France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with…

byP C James24/11/2021
China: Photographer sorry for ‘small eyes’ Dior picture
The WorldWORLD

China: Photographer sorry for ‘small eyes’ Dior picture

A Chinese fashion photographer has apologised for her “ignorance” after a picture she shot for French luxury brand Dior sparked…

byP C James24/11/2021
Sri Lanka attacks: 23,000 charges filed against suspects as trial begins
The WorldWORLD

Sri Lanka attacks: 23,000 charges filed against suspects as trial begins

The trial of 25 men accused of masterminding the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka has begun. The bombings, which…

byP C James24/11/2021
What is the risk of a war between Russia and Ukraine?
The WorldWORLD

What is the risk of a war between Russia and Ukraine?

Russian troop movements near Ukraine have drawn concern from Kyiv and the United States that it might be considering attacking…

byP C James24/11/2021
Europe region faces 700,000 more deaths by March – WHO
The WorldWORLD

Europe region faces 700,000 more deaths by March – WHO

A further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization…

byP C James24/11/2021
:Bulgaria bus crash Children among at least 46 killed
The WorldWORLD

:Bulgaria bus crash Children among at least 46 killed

At least 46 people, including 12 children, died when a bus crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria, officials say.…

byP C James23/11/2021
New mothers who died of herpes could have been infected by one surgeon
The WorldWORLD

New mothers who died of herpes could have been infected by one surgeon

Two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon, the BBC has…

byP C James22/11/2021
Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade
The WorldWORLD

Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

Five people have died and over 40 were injured after a car ploughed into a parade in Wisconsin, police say.…

byP C James22/11/2021

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