An English Town Drops Apostrophes From Street Signs. Some Aren’t Happy.
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by Jenny Gross
2h ago
The North Yorkshire Council said its policy of phasing out apostrophes was not new and was in part "to prevent complications while searching on databases ..read more
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Thousands of protesters in Armenia demand the prime minister’s resignation over Azerbaijan dispute
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by The Associated Press
2h ago
Thousands of protesters angered by the government’s decision to hand over control of some border villages to Azerbaijan have demonstrated in the center of the Armenian capital for a second day to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ..read more
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Malta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal
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by The Associated Press
5h ago
Malta’s deputy prime minister has resigned and ended his European Commission bid ..read more
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Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy
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by The Associated Press
7h ago
Mock coffins have filled one of Milan’s most famous squares in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths ..read more
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A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 3 and injuring 6 others
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by The Associated Press
8h ago
Authorities in Russia say that at least three people have been killed and six others injured when a bus veered off a bridge in the country's second-largest city St. Petersburg ..read more
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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by The Associated Press
8h ago
Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library ..read more
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Prince Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games and highlight mental health
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by CHINEDU ASADU
9h ago
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have arrived in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded for wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans ..read more
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Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region
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by ILLIA NOVIKOV
10h ago
Ukraine has rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses ..read more
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Unusual floods in eastern Congo causing hardship to almost half a million people, WFP says
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by Associated Press
10h ago
Floods in South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces in eastern Congo have hit nearly half a million people, creating food shortages, displacements and risk of diseases, according to a World Food Program report released Wednesday ..read more
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Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 civilians fleeing
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by JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA
12h ago
A United Nations official says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north ..read more
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