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• Never-before-seen photos of Rosa Parks during the Selma march discovered

  07-12-2025 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  ‘This is showing who Ms Parks was, both as a person and as an activist’
  
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• Trump jokes about renaming Kennedy Center after himself while taking center stage at honors show

  08-12-2025 10:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump took center stage at gala honoring Sylvester Stallone, Gene Simmons, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and Michael Crawford
  
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• Woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  A South Korean court has sentenced a woman to four years in prison for blackmailing Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min with claims that she was pregnant with his child. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorted ......
  
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• What to know about changes to Disney parks' disability policies

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Disney's changes to a program for...
  
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• Turkish police officer dies from gunshot wounds suffered in Istanbul drug raid

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Turkish officials say a police officer has died after being shot during a drug raid in Istanbul. The special operations officer died of his wounds in a hospital Monday. Istanbul Governor’s Office says Officer Emre Albayrak was part of a ......
  
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• Today in History: December 8, U.S. enters World War II

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2025. There are 23 days left in the year. ......
  
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• Son Heung-min blackmailer jailed in South Korea | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL: A woman who...
  
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• Redistricting in Indiana faces ultimate test in state Senate

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Indiana state senators are gathering...
  
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• Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier to be arraigned in New York court over sports betting scheme

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is set to appear in a New York court on charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games. The 31-year-old point guard will be formally arraigned in Brooklyn federal court Monday ......
  
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• Golden Globe nominations should give a skewed Oscar picture, plus a new podcast category

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Nominations to the 83rd Golden Globes are to be announced Monday morning. Expect to hear these movies more than once: “Sinners,” “Wicked: For Good” and “One Battle After Another.” Those are some of the movies likely to among the top ......
  
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• Education notebook: $17 million donation, enrollment assistance and pitch nights

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Seminole State College announced Wednesday that it has received a $17 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Three other Oklahoma colleges have received gifts from the philanthropist since Nov. 22. ......
  
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• China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  China's exports returned to growth in...
  
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• Asian shares are mixed ahead of interest rate decision by the Fed

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia as...
  
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• A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Mohammad Marwan has been struggling to...
  
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• A second flight of Iranian deportees, carrying 55, has left the US, Iran says

  08-12-2025 10:37 via article.wn.com
  Iranian officials say a second flight...
  
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• Top 2: Pacific dominates Miss France pageant

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  The announcement of the two Pacific winners for Miss France 2026: Miss Tahiti Hinaupoko Dev�ze (French Polynesia) and first runner-up Miss New Caledonia 2025, Julie Collet. French Polynesia and New Caledonia have secured a double victory at the weekend with the two top seats in the 2026 Miss France pageant. At the...
  
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• Thailand launches airstrikes along Cambodia border in latest Donald Trump humiliation

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused each other of violating a ceasefire signed in October, negotiated by US President Donald Trump ......
  
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• Syria's missing detainees: A year after Assad's fall, families languish without answers

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  By Khalil Ashawi and Maya Gebeily for Reuters Dictator's overthrow raised hope missing detainees could soon be found Families say post-Assad authorities have yet to resolve fate of loved ones Estimated 150,000 vanished in Assad's notorious prisons Syria hopes to publish database of missing in 2026 Rights activists criticise government's centralised approach A year after dictator Bashar al-Assad's ouster in Syria, little has changed in Amina Beqai's desperate quest. She types her missing husband'
  
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• Pacific trade pact PACER Plus extended for five more years

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus will be renewed for another five years, after a meeting of ministers in the Solomon Islands last weekend. The agreement, which turned five years old this year, commits its 10 members to reducing tariffs and trade restrictions over the next two decades, all the while guaranteeing foreign investment from Australia and New Zealand. After the meeting, the two developed nations jointly committed an additional US$20 million to the agreeme
  
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• Pacific news in brief for 8 December

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health says 34 new HIV cases have been recorded in the country, bringing the cumulative total to 79. Of these 34 new cases, 25 are men and nine are women. The Solomon Star reported this data coming from Health Minister Dr Paul Popora Bosawai, speaking at an event to mark World Aids Day. Regionally, neighboring countries, Fiji and PNG have seen huge surges in HIV cases. Dr Bosawai said Solomon Islands is at high risk of importing more HIV cases, owi
  
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• One of Papua New Guinea conjoined twins dies

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Rare conjoined twins from Papua New Guinea had a seven-hour operation in Australia to surgically separate them on Sunday, but only one of the boys survived. Tom and Sawong were rushed into emergency surgery at Sydney Children's Hospital after...
  
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• NZDF confirms medals for 85 Cook Islands WWII veterans after decades of denial

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  For more than eight decades, the service of over 80 Cook Islanders who served during World War II went untold and unrecognised. Eighty-five veterans who were incorrectly denied their war medals have been confirmed eligible by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), resulting in an outpouring of pride from their decedents. The discovery was made by researchers working on an online database documenting Cook Islands soldiers. They uncovered errors in official documentation that led to many medals nev
  
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• Hotline claims to have identified more than 200 alleged historical child abuse offenders in secretive ...

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  By Digby Werthmuller, ABC News Jillian Hishon spent 38 years of her life in a secretive sect before she was silenced and removed for marrying an outsider. Very little is known about the group, which goes by various names including The Two by Twos or The Church With No Name. But with an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of this fundamentalist Christian sect that operates without formal governance, Hishon has devoted hundreds of hours listening to an estimated 280 victims of historical chil
  
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• Exciting, tough: Pacific Islands' reactions to the 2027 Rugby World Cup pool draw

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  Opinion - There is one thing all three Pacific Island rugby teams competing at the 2027 Rugby World Cup are consistent about. Following last Wednesday's official pool draws for the event, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all agree the work that needs to be done in the next two years is critical if they are to make any real impact at the event to be hosted by Australia. The formula is really simple for them. Secure the best and right players, get them tested through the different competitions the teams will
  
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• 'Electrical fireworks' may have sparked Goa nightclub fire that killed 25

  08-12-2025 10:36 via article.wn.com
  By Laura Sharman and Esha Mitra, CNN A nightclub fire in the popular Indian resort region of Goa has killed at least 25 people including five Indian tourists, officials said. The state's Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the fire was likely started by indoor fireworks at the nightclub in Arpora village around midnight on Saturday local time. At the time, witnesses said the dance floor was packed with revellers. "As per the preliminary inquiry, electrical fireworks at the restaurant caused t
  
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• Goa nightclub inferno: Owner breaks silence as probe finds flammable decor, single exit and no fire clearance

  08-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: More than 24 hours after a devastating blaze tore through the popular Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa’s Arpora — claiming 25 lives and injuring six — owner Saurabh Luthra has finally spoken publicly, even as police issue lookout notices and investigators uncover shocking safety violations. The victims include 20 staff members and five tourists, many of whom suffocated to death in a basement kitchen after being trapped by a single narrow exit route. Management 'deepl
  
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• Vietnam's pepper exports exceed 1.5 bln USD in 11 months

  08-12-2025 10:34 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's pepper exports surpassed 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11...
  
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• Tokyo stocks end slightly higher amid directionless trading

  08-12-2025 10:34 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Monday amid directionless trading as investors adopted a...
  
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• Authorities launch new water supply networks in Afghanistan

  08-12-2025 10:34 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have begun constructing new water supply networks in both east Kapisa and west Herat provinces,...
  
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• Today in History: December 8, John Lennon shot to death

  08-12-2025 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2025. There are 23 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 8, 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman. Also on this date: In 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Related Articles Today in...
  
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