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Category: 4. World
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Spain nominates new attorney general after predecessor’s conviction for data leak
Spain’s government has nominated veteran prosecutor Teresa Peramato as the next attorney general, after the previous incumbent was convicted of leaking confidential information about the partner of a leading opposition politician.
Peramato has more than 35 years of experience as a prosecutor,…
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Video. Severe pollution in Tehran shuts schools, limits traffic
Iran is facing a severe pollution episode in Tehran, where high levels of fine particles have forced schools and kindergartens to close for at least four days.
Many public employees have also been told to stay home.
The smog comes…
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Author of Inconvenient Indian discovers he has no indigenous roots
An award-winning Canadian-American author whose career was tied to his apparent indigenous ancestry has recently learned that he has no Cherokee roots.
Thomas King revealed the findings on Monday in an opinion piece published in the Globe and Mail…
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Four more arrested in connection with Louvre heist, Paris prosecutor says
Four more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 19 heist at the Louvre, Paris prosecutors announced.
All four — two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, 31 and 40 — are from the Paris region, Laure Beccuau, a prosecutor for…
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Four more suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery heist, Paris prosecutors say
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Four more people have been arrested in connection with last month’s audacious jewellery heist at the Louvre, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on…
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Video. Russian strikes on Kyiv leave at least six dead and dozens injured
Ukraine reported heavy damage in Kyiv after overnight Russian strikes killed at least six people and injured more than a dozen.
Emergency crews spent the morning clearing debris and checking weakened buildings across several…
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Thai woman’s cremation stopped as knocking on coffin heard, temple staff say
A woman who was believed to be dead and about to be cremated at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been found alive by staff.
The temple’s general manager Pairat Soodthoop was “startled” to hear a…
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