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Sri Lanka: World’s largest star sapphire cluster found in backyard
BBC News By Anbarasan Ethirajan A gem trader said the stone was found by workmen digging a well in his...
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Surfside tower collapse: Final victim identified from rubble
BBC News The discovery ends a weeks-long wait for the family of 54-year-old Estelle Hedaya, who had been missing since...
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A Grizzly Bear Terrorized a Man for Days in Alaska. The Coast Guard Saw His SOS.
The New York Times By Neil Vigdor He was sleep-deprived and nearly out of ammunition, alone in the wilderness of...
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India flooding: At least 125 dead after torrential rain triggers monsoons and landslides
Sky News At least 125 people have died in India after torrential downpours caused severe floods and landslides - burying...
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Jovenel Moïse: Unrest mars funeral of assassinated Haitian leader
BBC The US and other delegations left early after shooting rang out as the event got under way. Protesters blamed...
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New Capitol Police Chief Manger takes charge amid turmoil at department
POLITICO By NICHOLAS WU and KATHERINE TULLY-MCMANUS Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger took the helm of the strained Capitol Police...
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Olympics opening ceremony director sacked for Holocaust joke
BBC The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to...
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Madagascar ‘foils plot to kill president’
BBC Evelyne Musambi, Basillioh Rukanga and Damian Zane Madagascar says it has thwarted an attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina....
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Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped mothers and children
BBC The authorities in north-west Nigeria say they have freed 100 women and children - mainly mothers nursing infants -...
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