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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman dies in London fire

  06-04-2023 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  At least five other people taken to hospital with injuries as result of blaze in block of flats in NewhamA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died in a fire at a block of flats in east London, police have said.At least five other people were taken to hospital with injuries after the incident on Thursday in Beckton in Newham. Continue reading...
  
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• Coolio died from fentanyl overdose, manager says

  06-04-2023 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Grammy-winning rapper was found dead six months ago at friend’s home in Los AngelesGrammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his manager said on Thursday, six months after the musician was found dead at a friend’s home in Los Angeles at the age 59.Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was best known for his 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise, from an album of the same name. Continue reading...
  
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• Church child sex abuse allegations from more than 600 victims detailed in new report

  06-04-2023 23:26
  
  Alleged church sexual abuse of more than 600 children under the Baltimore Catholic Church detailed in new report from Maryland Attorney General.
  
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• Ye only fed students sushi at Donda Academy, had no classes on 2nd floor because he was 'afraid of stairs,' suit says

  06-04-2023 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ye ran his private Christian school with all kinds of peculiar rules, including providing only sushi for lunch and not having classes on the second floor because he was "afraid of stairs," two former teachers said Thursday.
  
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• Student prevented possible school shooting: Officials

  06-04-2023 23:10
  
  Local officials in Ohio are commending the quick thinking of an alert high school student who they say potentially averted a school shooting.
  
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• Rocket fire from​ Lebanon and​ Gaza​​ ​hits Israel​ after​ second al-Aqsa mosque raid

  06-04-2023 23:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli army says salvo fired from Lebanese territory, after officers entered religious compound to remove worshippersRocket fire from Gaza and Lebanon and a second Israeli police raid on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque in as many nights have stoked fears of further escalation in the region during a sensitive period of overlapping religious holidays.On Thursday afternoon, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said the biggest salvo of rockets since the 2006 war had been fired from Lebanese territory
  
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• Forget a K9 unit, this police station has a bunny

  06-04-2023 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meet Officer Hops, the Yuba City Police Department's furry 'wellness officer'.
  
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• Clarence Thomas reportedly received years of gifts from GOP donor, stirring scandal

  06-04-2023 22:30
  
  Clarence Thomas accepted luxury travel and hospitality perks from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow, ProPublica reported, igniting controversy
  
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• Man, 23, pleads not guilty to murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey

  06-04-2023 22:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Connor Chapman denies murdering beautician who was shot dead outside Wirral pub on Christmas EveA 23-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a beautician who was shot dead outside a pub on Merseyside on Christmas Eve.Elle Edwards, 26, is believed to have been an innocent bystander when a gunman opened fire outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village in Wirral. Continue reading...
  
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• California: stunning shift as parched reservoirs replenished by storms

  06-04-2023 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Reservoirs whose water levels had plummeted during punishing drought have recovered – but officials warn of ‘weather whiplash’Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom lake.Those scenes are no more after a series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs and bringing an
  
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• White House blames Trump for 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal chaos

  06-04-2023 21:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Biden administration releases review saying president’s options were ‘severely constrained’ by decisions of predecessorThe US government has released a review of the chaotic 2021 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan which largely lays the blame on Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor.The White House on Thursday publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the US policies around the ending of th
  
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• Police: 4 dead in plane crash off Florida's Gulf Coast

  06-04-2023 21:24
  
  Police say the bodies of two men and two women have been recovered following a small plane crash just off Florida's Gulf Coast
  
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• Supreme court rejects West Virginia bid to enforce transgender sports ban

  06-04-2023 21:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Justices deny state’s request to lift injunction, meaning young trans students can for now participate in girls’ sports in schools The US supreme court on Thursday refused to let West Virginia enforce a state law banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, one of many Republican-backed measures across the country targeting LGBTQ+ rights.The justices denied West Virginia’s request to lift an injunction against the law that a lower court had imposed w
  
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• UK weather: Easter Sunday could be warmest day of 2023 so far

  06-04-2023 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Met Office says weather could turn by bank holiday Monday as rain is forecastEaster Sunday has been tipped to be the warmest day of the year so far in the UK, with highs of up to 18C (64.4F) expected in parts of Britain.The Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said there would be “plenty of fine weather” on Good Friday with a frosty start in places but sunny skies for the vast majority. Continue reading...
  
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• Former NBA guard Ben Gordon arrested on weapons charge

  06-04-2023 21:02
  
  Police say former NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop
  
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• Boy, 12, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman hit by car in Sheffield

  06-04-2023 20:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Woman in her 60s was struck and killed by vehicle in Greenhill area of cityPolice are questioning a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 60s was struck and killed by a car in a “tragic” incident in Sheffield.Officers were called to the Greenhill area of the city at about 7.10pm on Wednesday after receiving reports that a woman had been hit by a vehicle, South Yorkshire police said. Continue reading...
  
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• UK firms try to lure Gen Z workers with ‘early finish Fridays’

  06-04-2023 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of job ads include perk in attempt to attract younger staff prioritising work-life balanceHundreds of UK companies are resorting to a new tactic to lure and retain workers from Generation Z amid one of the most competitive jobs market in decades – an early finish on Fridays.The weekend extension is part of efforts to compete for younger staff who are prioritising work-life balance after the Covid pandemic upended priorities and encouraged employers to embrace flexible working. Con
  
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• Protests in Tennessee as Democrats face removal for gun control demonstration

  06-04-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson face expulsion vote by Republican-controlled state houseThousands of protesters flocked to the Tennessee state capitol on Thursday to support three Democratic lawmakers facing expulsion for their role in a gun control demonstration after the killings of three children and three adults at a Nashville elementary school last week.Crowds cheered and chanted outside the house chamber, so loud that they drowned out proceedings. Continue reading...
  
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• Questions – and conspiracy theories – swirl around Sturgeon’s knowledge of raid

  06-04-2023 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Some critics have even asked if Police Scotland was asked to delay the operation. But there’s no sign she anticipated itWhen Nicola Sturgeon thought she had finished her resignation press conference at Bute House in February, and was gathering up her speaking notes, she was asked a direct question that seemed to make her grimace.Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland’s political editor, asked her: “Have you been, or do you expect to be, interviewed by the police who are looking into your
  
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• Paris brasserie favoured by Macron set alight as pension protests continue

  06-04-2023 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Awning of La Rotonde briefly in flames as hundreds of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators again take to streets across FranceHundreds of thousands of people have continued to demonstrate across France against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the pension age to 64, with clashes breaking out between demonstrators and police on the edges of protests in cities including Lyon, Nantes and Paris.In the capital, protesters briefly set fire to the awning of the Left Bank brasserie La Rotonde
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: EU warns China against arming Putin and says Xi should reach out to Zelenskiy – as it happened

  06-04-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage hereOvernight news broke that the Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an anti-war sketch at school has been taken from the facility by her mother.Reuters is carrying quotes from Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova about the situation. It quotes her saying:Masha did not want to go to her mother at first, and her opinion is legally required to be taken into account. Now her p
  
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• Silvio Berlusconi living with leukaemia for some time, doctor confirms

  06-04-2023 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister, 86, is being treated for lung infection at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering from leukaemia for some time and is in intensive care, his doctor has confirmed.The 86-year-old was admitted to Milan’s San Raffaele hospital on Wednesday, where he is being treated for a lung infection.This article was amended on 6 April 2023 to correct the type of cancer Berlusconi had in 1997. Continue reading...
  
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• Ohio bus driver 'won't take back' profanity-laced rant at students caught on camera

  06-04-2023 19:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Support grows for the now-former Ohio school bus driver who told students, "I'm going to start kicking some f------ serious a--" in a profanity-laced tirade, after she claimed a group of children had instigated her for years. The driver, Jackie Miller, resigned after the March 30 outburst, which was caught on camera and went viral on social media. She told 3News WKYC that she had "finally had enough." "I'm sorry for the way this went down, I truly am," Miller told the news outlet. "I do apologiz
  
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• Homes in shreds after new wave of deadly tornadoes

  06-04-2023 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Since 31 March more than 80 tornadoes have been reported, killing at least 30 people across the US.
  
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• King Charles III supports probe into monarchy's slave ties

  06-04-2023 18:47
  
  King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy’s ties to slavery
  
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• WATCH: Police rescue baby, others from burning home

  06-04-2023 17:56
  
  Dramatic video shows police in Frankfort, Indiana, scrambling up a ladder to rescue a baby and other occupants from a burning home.
  
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• WATCH: Lightning strikes Toronto's CN Tower amid storm warnings

  06-04-2023 17:29
  
  Lightning struck the CN Tower as Canada’s weather agency warned of potentially severe storms across southern Ontario.
  
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• Value of Australian lithium exports tipped to match thermal coal in five years

  06-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Revenue from mining key metal used in EV batteries to triple by 2027-28 while thermal coal exports set to fall by more than 70%Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastExports of Australian lithium – a key metal used in batteries – are expected to earn as much as sales of thermal coal within five years, as the world increasingly embraces clean energy and the market value of fossil fuels falls.Ne
  
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• If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says

  06-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer’s concern Coalition’s no campaign in danger of running ‘adjacent to racist views’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition’s no campaign against the Indigenous voice to parliament will be in danger of running adjacent to racist views, a prominent member of the government’s referendum working group, Prof Marcia Langton, has said.On Wednesday, the Liberal leader, Pete
  
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• At least three senior Liberals pushed back against Indigenous voice opposition in shadow cabinet meeting

  06-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Simon Birmingham, Marise Payne and Paul Fletcher spoke out against plan as Julian Leeser proposed allowing MPs a free sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt least three leading Liberal moderates – Simon Birmingham, Paul Fletcher and Marise Payne – spoke out in a shadow cabinet meeting against the party’s plan to oppose the Indigenous voice to parliament.Guardian Australia understands the meeting considered an alternative stance
  
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• Trump drawing to be first New Yorker cover featuring courtroom sketch

  06-04-2023 16:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Jane Rosenberg was one of three permitted sketch artists during the hearing involving the ex-president on TuesdayThe next cover of the New Yorker will feature a drawing of Donald Trump at his arraignment on felony charges this week – the first time a courtroom sketch has graced the cover of the famous magazine.Jane Rosenberg was one of three permitted sketch artists during the hearing involving the former president at the Manhattan criminal courthouse on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Quiz of the week: Which relative of JFK is challenging Biden?

  06-04-2023 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 407 of the invasion

  06-04-2023 16:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Macron says he counts on Xi to bring Russia to reason; Swedish prosecutor says actors behind Nord Stream sabotage still unclear Continue reading...
  
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• State actor still main suspect behind Nord Stream sabotage, says investigator

  06-04-2023 15:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Swedish prosecutor casts doubt over theories that independent group was responsible for pipeline blastsThe Swedish prosecutor investigating the Nord Stream sabotage attack has said the “clear main scenario” was that a state-sponsored group had been involved, seemingly casting doubt over theories that posited an independent group was responsible for the pipeline blasts.Mats Ljungqvist told Reuters on Thursday that though a non-state-backed plot was still theoretically possible, the ty
  
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• Ukraine may be willing to hold talks on Crimea, suggests Zelenskiy adviser

  06-04-2023 14:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Andriy Sybiha expresses Kyiv’s interest in negotiations with Moscow should Ukrainian forces reach regionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine may be willing to discuss the future of Crimea with Moscow if its forces reach the border of the Russian-occupied peninsula, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskiy has suggested.In an interview with the Financial Times, Andriy Sybiha, the deputy head of the president’s office, expressed Kyiv’s interest in negotiations should Uk
  
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• Zimbabwe opposition tweet case fuels poll crackdown fears

  06-04-2023 14:42 via theguardian.com
  
  CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere convicted over tweet as Zanu-PF accused of curbing free speechOne of Zimbabwe’s most vocal opposition politicians, Fadzayi Mahere, has narrowly avoided a prison sentence after being convicted of “communicating falsehoods” in 2021.The verdict has stoked fears of a brutal state clampdown on freedom of expression before this summer’s general election. Continue reading...
  
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• Macron urges Xi to bring Russia ‘back to reason’ over Ukraine

  06-04-2023 13:03 via theguardian.com
  
  French president makes plea as two leaders hold first of series of high-level meetings in BeijingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe French president has urged China’s Xi Jinping to bring Russia “back to reason” over the war in Ukraine, as the two held the first of a series of high-level meetings in Beijing.“The Russian aggression in Ukraine has dealt a blow to [international] stability,” Emmanuel Macron told Xi, standing alongside the Chinese leader o
  
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• Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company

  06-04-2023 12:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Outrage as Indigenous communities claim company is operating on illegally deforested land and lacks environmental permitsThe US ambassador to Peru has sparked outrage among Indigenous groups and environmental NGOs by visiting a controversial palm oil company and praising it for abstaining from deforestation and as a leader of sustainable agricultural practices.In a tweet last week, Lisa Kenna commended the company, Ocho Sur, as an example of US-Peruvian ties and as the leading employer in the Pe
  
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• Indian government accused of rewriting history after edits to schoolbooks

  06-04-2023 11:54 via theguardian.com
  
  References to Muslim rulers, deadly riots connected to PM and Gandhi’s dislike of Hindu nationalism removedThe Indian government has been accused of rewriting history to fit its Hindu nationalist agenda after school textbooks were edited to remove references to Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to Hindu nationalism, as well as mention of a controversial religious riot in which the prime minister, Narendra Modi, was implicated.Textbooks were also revised to remove chapters on the history of
  
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• Crypto exchange Binance has Australian financial services licence cancelled by Asic

  06-04-2023 11:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Regulator says Binance must cease trading by 21 April after it incorrectly classified hundreds of retail customers as wholesale investorsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s financial regulator has cancelled the local financial services licence of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.Earlier this year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) found Binance had incorrectly classified hundreds of retail
  
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• Saudi Arabia and Iran work to restore relations as foreign ministers meet

  06-04-2023 10:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Faisal bin Farhan and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beijing for talks after Chinese-brokered agreementThe Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers have met for the first time in seven years, weeks after the two countries came to an agreement, brokered by Chinese officials, to restore diplomatic relations.Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing to discuss the reopening of embassies, the appointment of ambassadors and a planned visit
  
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• Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

  06-04-2023 10:36 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog is now closed.Former Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt quits Liberals over party’s voice oppositionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Tasmanian Liberal premier condemns party’s opposition to voiceTasmania is the last Liberal state government left in the country and its former premier has taken to social media this morning to speak out against the federal party’s decision to oppose the voice to parliament.Should the Libe
  
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• Australian media companies reject proposed privacy law reforms

  06-04-2023 10:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Coalition of organisations says changes would have ‘devastating impact on press freedom’ and are not in public interest Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMedia companies have rejected a proposal to reform Australian privacy law, warning that the changes – including a right to sue outlets for serious invasions of privacy – are not in the public interest and would harm press fre
  
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• WATCH: Traffic slows for moose on Massachusetts roadway

  06-04-2023 09:44
  
  Traffic slowed to a crawl in Massachusetts as a wandering moose enjoyed a stroll before making its way back into the woods.
  
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• WATCH: Man claims ‘Find My’ app glitch makes people think he stole their devices

  06-04-2023 09:03
  
  A Texas man told Houston ABC station KTRK that almost a dozen people have knocked on his door over the last several years to accuse him of stealing their lost Apple devices.
  
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• Good Friday Agreement: Two women thankful for 25 years of the peace process

  06-04-2023 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two women reflect on how 25 years of the Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement shaped their youths.
  
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• US teen to cycle across Europe after completing perilous ride from Alaska to Argentina

  06-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Liam Garner’s Pan-American adventure lasted a year – now he’s eyeing another odyssey, and planning to write a book about itA US teenager who reported being robbed and even hospitalized while spending more than a year bicycling from northern Alaska to southern Argentina is now mulling plans for a similar trip from Europe to Asia.Liam Garner and his trip across the Americas, which he completed in January, has drawn headlines from international news outlets including CNN, Insider
  
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• New Zealand spy chiefs warn of ‘increasingly aggressive’ foreign interference

  06-04-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysts say country’s strategic importance in Pacific has attracted attention of nations such as ChinaNew Zealand’s intelligence bosses have warned of “increasingly aggressive activity” in the country by people they believe are spies for foreign states.The annual report by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS), published this week, said unnamed states are making “enduring and persistent” efforts to collect intelligence against New Zealand’s government
  
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• Indian Railways: Why trains still kill thousands of cattle every year

  06-04-2023 06:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 13,000 cattle were run over by trains in 2022, government data shows.
  
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• WATCH: Sneaky Shih Tzu borrows pacifier from baby

  06-04-2023 05:56
  
  A sneaky pooch named Millie entertained her owner by stealing a pacifier from her human sibling.
  
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