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Virginia Giuffre grateful for 'love and support' after car crash
Ms Giuffre 'remains in serious condition' in hospital following a collision with a school bus, her family say.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,133
These are the key events on day 1,133 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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US Senator Cory Booker makes history with record speech aimed at Trump
Democrat holds floor of the US Senate for more than 25 hours, breaking Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech.
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Shia LaBeouf ‘fully supports’ release of documentary about turmoil at his now-closed theater company
Shia LaBeouf is approving the release of a new documentary that lifts the veil on his teaching methods at the “experimental theater company” he founded at the Slauson Rec Center in South Central LA.
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Chris Mason: Jitters, uncertainty and hope as UK awaits Trump tariff decision
Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes.
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Milei Heads to Trump’s Home Base With IMF Deal Near Finish Line
President Javier Milei will reportedly travel to Florida on Wednesday for talks with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as Argentina’s negotiations for a new International Monetary Fund program near a defining moment.
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China Starts Marketing Its First Sovereign Green Bond
China kicked off its first-ever sale of a green sovereign bond, as it looks to raise as much as 6 billion yuan ($826 million) in an offering it plans to list in London.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Trump trade madness' and 'BYD bonanza'
Most papers on Wednesday are leading on Trump's threat of global tariffs.
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China Holds Second Day of Exercises Near Taiwan
China held a fresh set of drills in the Taiwan Strait, ramping up pressure on the government of President Lai Ching-te.
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‘Vibecoding’ Leader Replit in Talks for $3 Billion Valuation
Artificial intelligence coding startup Replit Inc. is in talks with investors for a new funding round that would almost triple its valuation to $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring Silicon Valley investors’ appetite for compa…
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HMP Parc: Messages reveal Bridgend prison staff violence towards inmates
Messages include jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their life.
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Gold (XAUUSD) Holds Below Record Ahead of Trump’s Tariff Reveal
Gold steadied as the market took a break from a record-setting run ahead of US President Donald Trump’s implementation of sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs, which are expected to take effect later Wednesday.
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RBA Says It Will Raise Price of New Open Market Operation Repos
Australia’s central bank will increase the price of all new open market operation repos and introduce a new seven-day tenor at its weekly auctions as it transitions to an “ample reserves” system for liquidity management, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Top UBS Fund Manager Says Tariffs May Lead to Junk Bond Bargains
An Asia junk bond investor who beat 98% of his rivals last year said he is “very bullish” on the market — and ready to pick up bargains if other investors panic.
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Hong Kong Considers New OTC Stock Market for Delisted Companies
Hong Kong is drafting rules for an over-the-counter market for delisted shares to give investors at risk of owning a growing pile of nearly worthless securities a chance of recouping some losses.
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LIVE: Israel’s Gaza blockade reaches 1 month, forces all bakeries to close
Israel stopped all food and other goods entering Gaza one month ago on March 2, days before it resumed daily bombings.
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Ecopetrol (ECOPETL CB) Eyes Buying Carlyle’s Colombia Asset to Boost Reserves
Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol SA is considering buying Carlyle Group’s oil driller in the nation as it looks to boost reserves and output, its top executives said in an interview.
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SmartStop Self Storage REIT (STSFF) Raises $810 Million in US IPO
SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. raised $810 million in an initial public offering Tuesday, pricing its shares in the bottom half of a marketed range.
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Serial drug-rape student - 23 more women make allegations
Police in London say Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.
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Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge
The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, marking a continuation of efforts by the federal government to address high rat…
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World, markets on edge as Trump prepares for ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Donald Trump’s US tariffs will take effect immediately after he unveils them on Wednesday, according to the White House.
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Phil Mattingly breaks down the science behind torpedo bats | CNN
It’s not just a Yankees thing, CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent (and former division one college baseball player) Phil Mattingly explains. There’s science behind the buzzy “torpedo bat.”
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Trump tariffs: Three big unknowns ahead of president's 'Liberation Day' announcement
The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs and when?
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'Please don't deport us over MS diagnosis' plead British couple
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.
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River Thames: Girl, 11, missing in water named as Kaliyah Coa
A recovery mission is now underway to find 11-year-old Kaliyah along the Thames, Met Police said.
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New video of Waterbury house fire where man allegedly held captive | CNN
CNN has obtained previously unseen body camera footage of police in Waterbury, Connecticut, responding to the scene of a February 17th house fire and questioning Kimberly Sullivan, who is accused of holding her stepson captive in the home for over 20 years. S…
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Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures
Nationwide blackout strikes Syria due to malfunctions, authorities say, amid deepening economic crisis.
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Trevor Lock, hero of Iranian embassy seige, dies aged 85
PC Lock was awarded for his bravery after it emerged he had tackled a gunman and saved the life of an SAS soldier.
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Trump’s pick to be America’s top general denies ever wearing a MAGA hat
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Raizin” Caine, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied on Tuesday that he had ever worn a Make America Great Again hat, despite comments by the president saying otherwise.
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Russia’s Putin hosts Chinese Foreign Minister Wang for talks in Moscow
The allies discussed developments of the ongoing war in Ukraine as well as relations between the two countries.
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Trump’s April 2 ‘liberation day’ tariffs: What to expect, and what’s next
President Trump prepares to unveil ‘very kind’ tariffs as critics warn of a global trade war and a slowdown in growth.
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Armed police shoot man dead at Milton Keynes train station
Thames Valley Police says there is no further risk to the public at this time.
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.
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Devastating Myanmar earthquake seen as omen of military regime’s demise
Many view the earthquake as a sign that Myanmar’s military regime and its chief Min Aung Hlaing are nearing an end.
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Le Pen’s conviction in France: Career-ending or fuel for a new far right?
After being convicted of graft, Le Pen’s bid to lead France has been dealt a major blow. Some will see her as a martyr.
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‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies
A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies Tuesday, with some employees receiving early-morning emails saying their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when they arrived at work.
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Police release photos from inside the Connecticut home where a man was allegedly held captive for 20 years
Police in Waterbury, Connecticut, have released photos from inside a house where a man was allegedly held captive by his stepmother for 20 years.
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Can Donald Trump seek a third term – and what are his options?
US president hints at serving third term despite constitutional limits, while allies say he’s exploring potential paths.
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Grand jury indicts Maui doctor after wife tells police he bashed her head at least 10 times with a rock after refusing selfie
An anesthesiologist charged with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly attacking his wife on an Oahu hiking trail was indicted by a grand jury Friday, one day after his initial court appearance.
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The Passover seder meal: Horseradish, wine, and unleavened bread
Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance.
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