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Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

Security forces have launched operations to assess the situation and locate the ...

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South African women call purple protest over gender violence

Nearly 1,000 women were raped and 137 murdered in the first three months of this...

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Venezuela says opposition leader will become fugitive if she collects Nobel

María Corina Machado may not be able to return if she goes to Norway for prize-...

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Households face unexpected rise in energy prices in new year

Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase ...

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Households face unexpected rise in energy prices in new year

Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase ...

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At least 41 dead as relentless rains flood Vietnam

The coastal cities of Hoi An and Nha Trang, and a key coffee-producing belt, are...

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US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist

Strong sales at artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia did little to quell in...

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Government borrowing for October higher than expected

Borrowing was more than £2bn higher than expected in October, latest official f...

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Zelensky ready to work with US on 'their vision' for ending Ukraine war

Kyiv says it is willing to engage with a US-backed draft peace plan aimed at end...

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The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some b...

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The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some b...

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The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some b...

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How much gas and electricity does a typical household use?

Typical gas and electricity bills are forecast to fall slightly from January whe...

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Men posing as India's central bank officials pull off $800,000 heist

Police say the gang robbed a van transporting cash between bank branches in Beng...

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Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev: Putin propagandist or key to peace with Ukraine?

Putin's envoy finds himself under the spotlight over a draft peace plan that eme...

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Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, crowned Miss Universe

A scandal-filled pageant season ends with the crowning of a new Miss Universe in...

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Community food boxes 'selling out within minutes'

A waste food box scheme is cutting the cost of living for families, those behind...

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Are the chips down for traditional fish supper?

One Hull fish and chip shop owner says he is now selling chilli and curry "just ...

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New US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights

US officials say the rules will stop "destructive ideologies" but others argue i...

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record-breaking $55m

The auction shattered the previous record for a price tag fetched for a work by ...

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