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Walkies! Indian official and wife given marching orders over dog row

Walkies! Indian official and wife given marching orders over dog row

A top Indian civil servant and his wife were transferred to opposite ends of the country Thursday after reports he had a sports stadium shut early every evening so he could walk his dog.

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'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting

'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting

A distraught Texas grandmother of a girl killed in the massacre in Uvalde pleaded Thursday for urgent action by US authorities to prevent future school shootings, as the country plunges again into the roiling debate over guns.

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WHO assembly slams Russian attacks on Ukraine health facilities

WHO assembly slams Russian attacks on Ukraine health facilities

WHO member states strongly condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and attacks on healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday, further isolating Moscow on the international stage.

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Greek Olympic champion Korakaki reveals stalker nightmare

Greek Olympic champion Korakaki reveals stalker nightmare

Greek Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki revealed Thursday how her life was turned into a 'nightmare' for five years by a stalker.

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Colombian police kill fugitive drug kingpin

Colombian police kill fugitive drug kingpin

A fugitive member of Colombia's Gulf Clan drug cartel wanted by the United States has been killed by police in the South American country, the government said Thursday.

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Hamilton warns of 'nerve-wracking' race in the rain

Hamilton warns of 'nerve-wracking' race in the rain

Lewis Hamilton has warned that showers of rain forecast during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix could make the classic street circuit race 'even more nerve-wracking' than usual for him and his Mercedes team.

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Texas police face scrutiny over 'late' massacre response

Texas police face scrutiny over 'late' massacre response

Desperate parents scuffled with police and pleaded with them to storm the Texas school where a gunman ultimately killed 19 children and two teachers, new video showed Thursday, as questions mounted over the authorities' response to the massacre.

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Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial

Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial

"Aquaman" star Amber Heard said Thursday that she has received thousands of death threats during the "agonizing" defamation trial between her and former husband Johnny Depp.

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Wimbledon to remove 'Miss' and 'Mrs' from honours board: report

Wimbledon to remove 'Miss' and 'Mrs' from honours board: report

Wimbledon chiefs have decided to replace the Grand Slam's honours board to remove "Miss" and "Mrs" in front of the names of female winners, according to a report on Thursday.

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'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead: US media

'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead: US media

Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic at age 67, the country's cinema authority said Thursday.

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