Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million.
Results showed nearly 55% of participants voted against and 45% voted for, with a turnout of 60% of the population.
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NORWAY: Crown Prince’s Stepson Jailed For Four Years Over Rape
The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has been jailed for two rapes – including one in the basement of his family’s home.
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REALITY CHECK: Tyra Banks Sues Netflix for Defamation
Tyra Banks is suing Netflix for defamation over the docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, which premiered on the streaming platform in February and prominently featured the model.
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CANADA: Air Canada Pilot Accused Of Flying for 17 Years Without Proper Licence
A former airline captain is facing fraud charges after he allegedly flew hundreds of flights over nearly 17 years without a necessary licence.
Police said the pilot, 59-year-old Geoffrey Wall from Ontario, was discovered to have been flying with forged credentials since he was promoted to captain in 2009. He now faces several fraud-related charges.
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UK: London Southwark Borough Repossesses Sierra Leone’s First Lady’s Flat
Sierra Leone’s first lady has had her London council flat seized by the London town hall after it became the talking point of political communication by opposition party.
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Elon Musk’s X Could Facing Action From UK Government Over Violence Incitment Belfast
As concern grow over the role social media played in spreading disturbing images and fuelling anger continued to grow on Wednesday as police and community leaders urged calm, Elon Musk’s X will face no immediate action to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and its billionaire owner.
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SOMALIA: Omar Artan Receives Hero’s Welcome After US Entry Denial
The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US arrived in Mogadishu, to a hero’s welcome as a crowd of supporters and officials greeted him at the airport.
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UK: Black Men To Benefit From Prostate Cancer Screening Trial
Tens of thousands more black men aged 45-74 are to be invited for prostate cancer checks as part of an ongoing trial in the UK to find better ways of testing for the disease.
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Two Foreign Nationals Charged For Misrepresenting Virus Found On Them At U.S. Airport
A pair of National Institute of Health (NIH) researchers have been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle a deadly virus into an American airport.
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SWITZERLAND: Star Striker Barred From Travelling Alongside Teammates To U.S.
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was left behind at the 11th hour as his world cup teammates travelled to the U.S. on Tuesday after his ESTA authorisation was placed under review, the Swiss federation said.
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