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UK Court Rules Bakery Didn’t Discriminate in ‘Gay Cake’ Case
Britain’s Supreme Court says a bakery owned by a Christian family didn’t discriminate against a gay customer when it refused to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage.
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China Says Unaware Ex-Interpol President’s Wife Threatened
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says he is 'not aware of the situation' surrounding reports that the wife of the detained Chinese former president of Interpol has been threatened.
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South Africa’s President Urged to Testify in Graft Probe
South African opposition parties are pushing for wider scrutiny of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet after the resignation of a finance minister who acknowledged meeting with a business family linked to alleged corruption under the former administration.
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EU Crime Fighting Unit Teams Up With Counterterror Forces
The European Union’s police agency has signed a cooperation agreement with a European network of special counterterror intervention units, in a move that Europol’s chief says will make the bloc’s citizens safer.
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UK Prime Minister Appoints Suicide-Prevention Minister
Britain’s prime minister has appointed a suicide-prevention minister as part of a national effort to reduce the number of people who take their own lives.
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Pliskova and Sabalenka Reach Tianjin Open Quarterfinals
Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka both moved closer to a spot in the WTA Finals by reaching the quarterfinals at the Tianjin Open on Wednesday.
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Migrant Boat Capsizes: 4 Killed, 30 Reported Missing
Turkey’s Interior Ministry says a boat carrying migrants has capsized off Turkey’s Aegean coast, killing at least four people. Up to 30 others are believed to be missing.
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Zimbabwe Faces Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Decade
As Zimbabwe plunges into its worst economic crisis in a decade, gas lines are snaking for hours, prices are spiking and residents goggle as the new government insists that the country — somehow — has risen to middle-income status.
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#BringBackOurGirls Activist Runs for Nigeria’s Presidency
The woman who led the global campaign to free Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists is now running for president, saying she is fighting for 'the soul' of Africa’s most populous nation.
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Virginia Medieval Re-enactor Fatally Impales Self With Lance
A Medieval knight re-enactor has impaled himself with his lance during a performance and died.