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Wang Fuk Court residents prepare for emotional return to site of deadly fire
Residents of a fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate prepare for a final, arduous journey to say goodbye to homes lost in a deadly November blaze.
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Ex-death row inmate's sister slams Japan's retrial review plan
After 48 years awaiting execution, a man's freedom hinges on a retrial system his family calls unjust, as prosecutors retain the power to appeal.
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Three sentenced for 'man in bear suit' insurance scam
Three individuals receive prison sentences for orchestrating a bizarre insurance fraud involving a man disguised in a bear costume.
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Kenya: University Student Charged Over Alleged Whatsapp Hacking of Journalist
A university student faces charges for allegedly hacking a journalist's WhatsApp account, spotlighting Kenya's escalating digital security crisis.
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One dead after car hits pedestrians in Melbourne, police say
A man has been arrested after a vehicle mounted a kerb in central Melbourne, killing one pedestrian and injuring others in a major police incident.
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Former death row inmate's sister slams Japan's retrial review plan
Sister of a man who spent nearly half a century on death row demands an end to prosecutors' appeals of retrial grants and full transparency of evidence.
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HiPP recalls jarred baby food in Austria over contamination fears
Austrian police launch criminal probe as HiPP baby food is pulled from Spar shelves over suspected tampering.
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Mexico arrests suspected Hungarian drug trafficker amid crime crackdown
Hungarian fugitive Janos Balla, 48, arrested in Quintana Roo, spotlighting international dimensions of Mexico's intensified cartel crackdown.
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A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
A lone gunman opens fire in central Kyiv, killing six and wounding fourteen before being neutralized by police in a rare act of peacetime urban violence.
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Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery
A mass grave containing 56 bodies, predominantly children, has been uncovered in Trinidad, with police investigating the unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses.
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Investigator urges people not to forget deadly 2019 crash in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district
A lead investigator's plea to remember a 2019 tragedy that spurred a national reckoning on elderly drivers and road safety.
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Bodies of 50 infants dumped at Trinidad graveyard
The discovery of 50 infant bodies in a Trinidad graveyard raises urgent questions about the disposal of unclaimed remains and systemic failures.