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Hong Kong security law: Carrie Lam dismisses concerns over rights

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 5:07
related countries: China

Carrie Lam says a security law planned by China is a "responsible" move which won't infringe on rights.
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Boy, 12, followed down mountain by brown bear

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 5:10
related countries: Italy

Alessandro was hiking with his family in northern Italy when they realised he was being followed.
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Zara Abid: Model presumed dead in Pakistan plane crash abused online

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 5:25
related countries: Pakistan

Zara Abid, 28, was being mourned by friends and family, but then trolls began abusing her legacy online.
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Stanley Ho: Hong Kong's 'king of gambling' dies aged 98

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 7:46
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Macau

Ho was credited with steering Macau to overtake Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the world.
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Trans Mountain pipeline: Protest ban is 'great time' to build, says minister

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 7:58
related countries: Canada

Alberta's energy minister cites a ban on protests when asked about a controversial project in Canada.
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Trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 10:28
related countries: Nigeria, Lebanon
related places: Beirut

The 50 return home a month after a woman working as a maid in Beirut was found for sale on Facebook.
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Clickbait and podcasts: France frowns on English words

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 10:32
related countries: France

The French language enrichment commission announces a new list of alternatives to English terms.
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Coronavirus: French alarm at Covid-linked Med pollution

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 10:55
related countries: France

Environmentalists in the south of France find masks and gloves littering the seabed.
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Coronavirus: German Ikea car park used for mass Eid prayer

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 13:40
related countries: Germany

Muslims brought prayer mats and face masks to a huge car park for socially-distanced prayers.
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Australia's megafauna roamed the tropics with first humans but then disappeared

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 15:02
related countries: Australia

New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts.
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Malka Leifer: Rape-accused ex-principal fit for extradition to Australia

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 15:16
related countries: Israel, Australia

An Israeli judge says the suspect accused of 74 sex charges is fit to face extradition to Australia.
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Coronavirus: Denmark opens borders to divided lovers

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 15:21
related countries: Denmark, Germany

Boyfriends and girlfriends living in Germany and the Nordic countries can visit partners in Denmark.
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Zambian jailed gay couple pardoned in presidential amnesty

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 16:04
related countries: Zambia, United States

Their 15-year sentence triggered a diplomatic row resulting in the recalling of the US ambassador.
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US says Russia sent jets to Libya 'mercenaries'

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 17:16
related countries: Libya, Russia, United States

Russia urges peace talks as the US accuses it of meddling in the Libya conflict.
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Woman sacked after calling police on black man

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 20:26
related countries: United States

The woman, identified as Amy Cooper, called police saying an African-American man was threatening her life.
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Coronavirus: France announces €8bn rescue plan for car industry

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 21:02
related countries: France

President Emmanuel Macron wants France to become the top producer of clean vehicles in Europe.
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Epic 7,500-mile cuckoo migration wows scientists

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 21:45
related countries: Mongolia

Scientists have tracked a cuckoo's migratory flight from Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia.
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Denmark embraces live music drive-ins

Tuesday 26th of May 2020, 23:10
related countries: Denmark
related places: Copenhagen

Mads Langer performs a drive-in concert for music fans in Copenhagen while social distancing.
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