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Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to illustration showing Chinese land claim

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to illustration showing Chinese land claim

Reports say move sparked by a map in the film showing China’s ‘nine-dash line’
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Kevin Spacey’s accuser describes actor as a ‘slippery, snaky’ predator in UK trial

Kevin Spacey’s accuser describes actor as a ‘slippery, snaky’ predator in UK trial

The actor, who has homes in the U.S. and London, is free on bail
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U.S. court conservatives dash decades of abortion, affirmative action precedents

U.S. court conservatives dash decades of abortion, affirmative action precedents

In 370 days, a Supreme Court reshaped by 3 justices nominated by Trump made both a reality
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U.K. wants NATO to speed up Ukraine’s membership process

U.K. wants NATO to speed up Ukraine’s membership process

Alliance prepares to meet in Lithuania next month
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Lawyers ask court to reduce 13-year cyberbullying sentence in Amanda Todd case

Lawyers ask court to reduce 13-year cyberbullying sentence in Amanda Todd case

Amsterdam application made over Canadian ruling involving Dutch citizen
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U.S. Coast Guard says ‘presumed human remains’ found in Titan wreckage

U.S. Coast Guard says ‘presumed human remains’ found in Titan wreckage

The safety board said the support vessel’s voyage data recorder has been sent to a lab in Ottawa for analysis.
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Italy looks for man seen in viral video carving names into Rome’s almost 2,000-year-old Colosseum

Italy looks for man seen in viral video carving names into Rome’s almost 2,000-year-old Colosseum

Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that resulted in hefty fines in the past.
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Russian mutiny leader Prigozhin in Belarus, country’s president says

Russian mutiny leader Prigozhin in Belarus, country’s president says

Russia: criminal investigation closed without charges against Wagner leader or his troops
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Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
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Trudeau warns against ‘too much speculation’ on how Russia’s revolt affects Ukraine

Trudeau warns against ‘too much speculation’ on how Russia’s revolt affects Ukraine

‘Too much speculation right now I think could probably be extremely counterproductive’
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