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Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win presidential election

Romania’s pro-European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival.

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Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge

A huge Mexican Navy training ship has been damaged after crashing into New York City's Brooklyn

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At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says

At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official.

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Microsoft to lay off 6,000 workers globally in cost-cutting move

Microsoft on Tuesday said it was slashing unnecessary layers of management and seizing

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Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN body rules

Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight,

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The Philippines has voted - now the game of thrones begins again

As the noise and colour of a two-month election campaign subsides, a game of thrones between

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Japanese Ambassador raises concerns over high taxation

Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata raised concerns about high taxation in Sri Lanka on automobile imports from Japan.

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Chess banned in Afghanistan - Taliban cities religious concerns

In a move that has sparked international criticism but little surprise, the Taliban has

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Terry Brunk, Professional Wrestler and ‘Hardcore’ Pioneer Known as Sabu, Dies

Terry Brunk, a professional wrestler known to fans as Sabu who pioneered the so-called hardcore style that became a touchstone of wrestling in the 1990s and 2000s, has died, World Wrestling Entertainm

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British Airways plane caught fire after pilot forgot left and right

A British Airways flight caught fire after a pilot confused his left and right hands during take-off.

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Pope Leo XIV calls Church ’a beacon to illuminate dark nights’ in first Mass

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called in his first Mass at the Vatican for the Catholic Church

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Black smoke on second round of voting, no pope elected

Black smoke billows from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel,

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Pakistan says it downed 25 Indian drones after attacks escalate tensions

Pakistan’s military says it shot down 25 Indian drones that entered its airspace, as hostilities

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No pope elected on first day, black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. local time on

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India steps in to stop Sotheby’s auction of sacred Buddhist relics

After being served a legal notice by the Ministry of Culture on Monday evening, international auction house Sothebys has

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