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Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to go

Subscription traps that make it difficult and confusing to cancel ongoing contracts could soon be banned.

October 16, 2024 6:20 am
 

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Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.

October 15, 2024 6:00 pm
 

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Mexico's lower house lawmakers pass bill

Lawmakers in Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted on Monday to approve legislation to implement a controversial judicial overhaul that will move the country to a system of judges elected by popular vote.

October 15, 2024 5:30 pm
 

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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested

Police arrested more than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had staged a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange to demand an end to U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza, authorities said.

October 15, 2024 4:12 pm
 

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Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess

Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in central Venezuela’s mountains.

October 15, 2024 3:08 pm
 

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Australia urges citizens to leave Israel citing rising tensions

Australia has warned its citizens not to travel to Israel and urged Australians there to leave the country while commercial flights remained available.

October 15, 2024 2:20 pm
 

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NASA launches spacecraft to gauge if Jupiter's moon can host life

NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on a mission to examine whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life.

October 15, 2024 1:17 pm
 

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Austrian far-right leader criticises president over coalition talks

The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party criticised President Alexander Van der Bellen’s handling of coalition talks for the first time.

October 15, 2024 12:04 pm
 

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World Health Organization receives $1 billion in pledges for next budget

The World Health Organization said it received pledges worth $700 million for its 2025-2028 budget at a event in Berlin, in addition to $300 million already pledged by the European and African Unions.

October 15, 2024 11:41 am
 

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Mothers seek justice for minors detained

It was curiosity that drew 15-year-old Aliangel Jose Rodriguez to one of the protests that erupted following Venezuela’s contested presidential election in late July, his mother said.

October 15, 2024 10:23 am
 

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Ex-Stasi officer sentenced to 10 years in jail

A former officer for Communist East Germany’s Stasi secret police was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

October 15, 2024 9:19 am
 

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Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers

Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation.

October 15, 2024 8:25 am

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