A mild drama ensued in the Australian parliament when an Aboriginal activist referred to the Queen as a ‘coloniser’ as she was sworn in as an elected Australian senator.
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CANADA: Supreme Court Rules Removing A Condom Without Consent Is Sex Crime
Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the explicit permission of a partner is a crime.
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Jewish Buyer Purchases Hitler’s Gold Watch For $1.1 Million Despite Protests From Jewish Community
An unidentified Jewish buyer paid $1.1 million for Hitler’s gold watch at Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland auction house despite objections from the Jewish community.
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UK: Criminal Court Proceedings To Be Broadcast For The First Time
Nine years after it was proposed, TV cameras will be allowed into criminal courts in England and Wales to film proceedings.
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LONDON: New Met Internship Programme For BAME Young Adults
A group of south London teenagers are taking part in an innovative new internship-style programme with police officers and staff from the Metropolitan police that aims to encourage young people from under-represented communities to consider a career in policing.
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BURKINA FASO: Compaoré Apologises To Sankara’s Family
Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of pan-Africanist icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader’s family after years of denial.
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UK: Heathrow Boss Blames Viral TikTok Fake Injury Imitation For Hindering Disabled Passengers
Boss of Heathrow airport has exposed a dramatic ploy used by airline passengers to get round the travel chaos at airports made popular by a TikTok fake injury video.
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INDIA: Chemically Spiked Liquor Kills 28, Leaves 61 Sick
At least 28 people were killed and 61 others got sick after drinking alcohol adulterated with an unknown chemical in western India.
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UK: Grandmother Who Stole £46K From Estranged Husband Lost It To Fake Online Lover
A woman who stole £46,700 of her estranged husband using his bank cards as he slept was herself scammed of all the money in an internet romance scam.
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Novak Djokovic Out of US Open Over Vaccine Status
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing in the US Open suffered another blow after the tournament said it would respect the United States government’s rules on the Covid-19 vaccine.
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