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Major demonstrations planned to mark one year since tragic awning collapse at Novi Sad train station

Nationwide protests have gripped the country for nearly a year after a concrete awning collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad killing 16 people, in what protesters decried as gross mismanagement and corruption.
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California dad stabbed on way to Halloween fest, kids save him from ‘demonic stare’ maniac with dino sticker, charger cord

A California father is calling his two young children heroes after their quick thinking reportedly helped save his life during a violent road-rage attack earlier this month.
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South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Bryant chooses firing squad execution after admitting to gruesome murder

A South Carolina death row inmate convicted of killing a man and writing a message to investigators with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago elected on Friday to die by firing squad.
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Manitowoc letter-writers address Pope Leo XIV’s challenge, Trump administration

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George Springer has two-hit night in return to Blue Jays’ lineup

Given the magnitude of Friday’s game, the Blue Jays were willing to give George Springer the benefit of the doubt.
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Tanzania President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show

Tanzania President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan war

Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan war [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.

Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors.

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UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governments

The UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, a dissident who has been imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 months over a post he made on social media.

Legal counsel representing Qaradawi filed a complaint to the UN rapporteur on Thursday, asking it to examine the situation.

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Unregulated sperm donor still advertising services despite court warnings to women

Exclusive: Behaviour of Robert Albon, or ‘Joe Donor’, described as compulsive by judge who said he targeted vulnerable women

A prolific unregulated donor is still attempting to sell his sperm despite warnings from two family court judges, a Guardian investigation has found.

Robert Albon, who calls himself “Joe Donor”, has appealed to the courts to gain access to at least four of his biological children against their mothers’ wishes. In a rare move, a judge named him in 2023 to warn women of the risks of using his services, which he promotes on social media.

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