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Social media ban passes the test for school principals

Banning under 16s from social media would be critical for the wellbeing of young people, a peak body for school principa...

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Climate Change – Pakistan on the brink of ‘now or never’?

ISLAMABAD - The climate change, with its plethora of negative effects, has seemingly started compelling the developing c...

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Voting Underway In 43 Seats In Jharkhand; Bypolls Being Held In 11 States — In Pics

Voting Underway In 43 Seats In Jharkhand; Bypolls Being Held In 11 States — In Pics...

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What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go

A New York judge says he'll make a decision as early as next week on the future of Donald Trump's hush money case...

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Coalition and Labor clash on immigration as international student numbers surge ahead of election

The Coalition and Labor have clashed over new figures revealing international students are flooding into Australia at re...

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Unconstitutional to demolish homes merely because inhabitants are involved in crime: SC

The court was hearing applications challenging house demolitions carried out by the state government in Rajasthan and Ma...

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Trudy Rubin: To predict what Trump will do at home, look at the strongmen he most admires overseas

Putin and Orban clearly top Donald Trump's best foreign friends list, and they know it....

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Voters head to polls: Civic election day in Saskatoon is here

It's municipal election day in Saskatoon! Reporter Brody Langager will be providing updates on the mayoral race here....

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Aberdeen MSP Audrey Nicoll reacts at ‘surprise’ bid by Stephen Flynn to topple her from her constituency

The MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine learned at the weekend that her party colleague was targeting her seat i...

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EFF to march over severe water shortages in Polokwane, Limpopo

The EFF in Limpopo will march demanding immediate action on severe water shortages in Polokwane....

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Big interview: Former MP Drew Hendry on losing his seat in THAT election count, family sadness and life after politics

At his own admission, Drew has had a tough few years - but he's looking to the future....

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'Cash-strapped' council blasted for spending £250k on 'virtue-signalling' PR roles

Lib Dem council chiefs say the four posts are to promote vital services and support available to residents...

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'This isn't a lot of money....' Councillors defend above-inflation pay rise

Norwich City Council members are set for a 3.3pc increase to their allowances - boosting their pay above the current rat...

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1999: Local skater advances to nationals

Highlights of news reported in 1999, 1974, 1949 and 1924....

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Courting of Labour by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is the worst kind of cynicism

Instead of sniping at each other, the erstwhile Civil War parties need to be straight with the people...

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What does your MP think of the controversial assisted dying bill?

Senior political and religious figures across Norfolk and Waveney have given their views on the highly controversial ass...

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‘Your body. My choice.’ A phrase that chills women to the bone

A segment circulating on the internet from Russian TV featuring a 20-year-old nude photoshoot by Melania Trump was inter...

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Calls for 'diesel levy' in bid to move towards the electrification of the Broads

The Broads Authority is considering putting a levy on diesel hire boats as part of its toll fee increases in a bid to en...

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Beyond Survival: Soludo Beckons Nigeria’s Next Generation To Action

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s recent speech to graduating students at Veritas University in Abuja revealed a trut...

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Editorial, 11/13: Report on resource officers shows gains, action needed

Last school year, the number of calls for service to police officers assigned to Lincoln schools declined significantly,...

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'No plan for Muslim quota in tenders,' says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah: More on that

The BJP slammed the government, accusing Siddaramaiah of indulging in appeasement politics....

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Coalition backs defence export permit rules for Israel

Australia will maintain its current laws for defence export permits if the coalition wins government at the next federal...

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Night sky full of stars

For more than 10 years, I have wanted to live in the countryside. This autumn, I had an opportunity to experience rural ...

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Living in Trump's world

BERLIN - As European leaders wake up to the reality of Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House, they must t...

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Okowa And EFCC: The Facts, The Fiction, And The Fairy Tale

We have observed the desperate attempt by some dubious elements and a section of the media to malign His Excellency, Sen...

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19-year-old woman from North Carolina killed in Monterey hit-and-run

The California Highway Patrol is seeking the identity of the driver who hit the woman....

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Maharashtra Election: Usual SOP, says EC on Uddhav Thackeray's bag checking, cites instances involving Nadda, Shah

During a public meeting, Uddhav Thackeray expressed concern over his bag being checked. Election Commission sources have...

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Curley: Dems at a loss for good ideas after Trump’s win

The Democratic party’s post-election panic has only worsened over the last week. And this panic is spawning all sorts ...

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Pay growth running faster than price rises

Workers have logged another quarter of real wage growth that, thankfully, is not strong enough to push back interest rat...

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Ruto meets divided Nairobi leaders, Gachagua allies

President William Ruto has stepped in to bridge divisions among Nairobi's political leaders, who have been embroiled in ...

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Atiku Backs Agboola Ajayi, Calls for PDP Victory in Ondo State Governorship Poll

Atiku has urged PDP members in Ondo to mobilise support for Agboola Ajayi, stressing his ability to lead the state.The p...

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Ex-BCL leader stabbed dead in Rajbari

A former leader of banned organization Bangladesh Chhatra League was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants at Binodpu...

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Kallyanpur Sundarban Courier Service fire doused

A fire that broke out in a store room of Sundarban Courier Service at Kallyanpur branch in the capital early Wednesday, ...

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Again Dhaka-Mymensingh highway blocked by RMG workers

Worker of 'Taratex Fashion Ltd' now blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Wednesday morning for unpaid wages.Around 8:30AM...

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Humayun Ahmed’s 76th birth anniversary on Wednesday

The 76th birth anniversary of legendary writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed is being observed on Wednesday.Of...

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Fawad Ch tenders apology in ECP contempt case

ISLAMABAD - Former Federal Minister, Fawad Chaudhary apologized to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after facin...

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Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump's 'quarterback'

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight to retain his gavel...

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China removes makeshift memorials to 35 people killed, dozens injured in Zhuhai car attack

By Michael Zhang, with Matthew Walsh in Beijing Officials in southern China ramped up security on Wednesday at the site ...

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Trump victory was 'slim' and not the 'historic mandate' Republicans claim: analysis

President-elect Donald Trump last week declared he had won a “historic mandate,” but as states continue to count vot...

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Probe into 'nefarious' local election vote tampering

Vote tampering appears to have occurred in two local council elections with police to investigate suspicious ballots tha...

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United States had a Monroe Doctrine, India needs a Modi Doctrine

As India becomes a global power, it should build on its anti-colonial ideology to counter 21st century imperialism in wh...

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'Who?' Some Republican senators surprised by Trump's Defense pick

Some Republican senators expressed surprise and little knowledge about who exactly President-elect Donald Trump's pick f...

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Does PM Modi think caste census is divisive, asks Congress

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posed four questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Bihar. Ramesh q...

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Dozens of 'forever chemicals' yet to be assessed

A parliamentary inquiry into PFAS substances has heard almost 20 per cent of the chemicals in the regulator's inventory ...

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A look at the candidates vying to be the next Senate majority leader

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace l...

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LETTER: Don’t be afraid to be honest

Don’t be afraid to be honest. Thank you, Observer-Reporter, Cecil Township, Range Resources and everyone who participa...

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Los Angeles voters pass Measure DD, creating independent redistricting commission

Los Angeles voters passed Measure DD, approving the creation of an independent redistricting commission and removing the...

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Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader

Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch Mc...

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Beijing condemns UK for ‘interfering’ in Jimmy Lai trial after British foreign minister David Lammy meets Lai’s son

Beijing has condemned the UK for interfering the case of detained pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai after the British forei...

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Real wages are growing at highest rate since 2020. But it’s unlikely to last

Australians have enjoyed their biggest after-inflation wage increase since the depths of the pandemic....

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Okpebholo sworn in as Edo governor, appoints aides

The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa, yesterday, swore in Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa ...

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Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California

Republican Rep. David Valadao has won reelection in California’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Rudy ...

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Republican Gabe Evans ousts Democratic US Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado

Republican Gabe Evans has defeated Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in one of the nation’s most-watched r...

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Rick Scott gains new Senate endorsements out of candidate forum on eve of leader election

Senate Republicans met on Tuesday night to hear from the three candidates to succeed Mitch McConnell, and Rick Scott lef...

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Judge recuses himself in Arizona fake elector case after urging response to attacks on Kamala Harris

A judge recused himself from presiding over Arizona's fake electors case after an email surfaced in which he told fellow...

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Republican Gabe Evans wins Colorado's 8th Congressional District, beating incumbent Yadira Caraveo

The Associated Press has declared a winner in Colorado's 8th Congressional District which has been one of the most close...