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Catholic clergy abuse victim leads drive to shakeup establishment politics in Chile

A Chilean sexual abuse victim who took on the Catholic Church has announced plans to form a new political party, one of several that have emerged since protests rocked

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Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis

Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the forecast revenues might be unrealistic as the country wre

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With $5 million from international backers, Mexico’s Moons brings its Invisalign killer to YC

Moons, a Mexico City-based startup that’s angling to be the Invisalign for the Latin American market, has joined the ranks of Y Combinator as part of the accelerator’s latest cohort.The co

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‘Star Trek: Picard’ breaks streaming records on CBS All Access

CBS’ streaming service, CBS All Access, credits a trio of high-profile events — including the premiere of its new Star Trek series, “Star Trek: Picard,” as well as the 62nd ann

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Billie Eilish wins Song of the Year at 2020 Grammy Awards

American singer Billie Eilish took home the 62nd Grammy Awards for Song of the Year for "Bad Guy" in Los Angles on Sunday. Eilish, 18, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, earned

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Egypt's FM heads to Washington for Nile dam talks

CAIRO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday flew to Washington for talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River. In a statement, E

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Original Content podcast: Apple’s ‘Little America’ chooses uplift over anger

“Little America,” a new anthology series on Apple TV+, has been widely described as the best show on the fledging streaming service.Here on the Original Content podcast, we aren’t r

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Cote d'Ivoire orders demolition of structures near main airport

Photo courtesy: Bakary Keita – Twitter Cote d'Ivoire's government has ordered the demolition of informal settlement structures near the country's main airport in Abidjan.Tens of thousands of p

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An adult sexting site exposed thousands of models’ passports and driver’s licenses

A popular sexting website has exposed thousands of photo IDs belonging to models and sex workers who earn commissions from the site.SextPanther, an Arizona-based adult site, stored more than 11,000 id

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Met Police to make '81% inaccurate' live facial recognition operational

The move comes despite an independent report which the force commissioned finding that it was 81% inaccurate.

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UK to introduce 2-week paid leave for parents losing child under 18

Working parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will get two weeks' statutory leave in Britain under new government regulations, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced Thursday. Employed p

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Morocco integrates Western Sahara waters to its maritime territory

A file photo of fishermen working in the port of the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara city of Laayoune. /AFP Photo Morocco, on Wednesday, integrated the waters off the coast of Western Sahar

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Exit-entry emergency services available for Chinese during Spring Festival holiday

China will continue providing exit and entry emergency services for its citizens during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, the National Immigration Administration (

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Fear really can turn your hair white, new research suggests

The study paves the way for understanding how stress affects other tissues and organs in the body.

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Greece elects first woman president

Greece's parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law.A

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Memphis Meats raised $161 million from SoftBank Group, Norwest and Temasek

Memphis Meats, a developer of technologies to manufacture meat, seafood and poultry from animal cells, has raised $161 million in financing from investors including Softbank Group, Norwest and Temasek

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UN report says malware built by NSO Group ‘most likely’ used in Bezos phone hack

A new United Nations report says a mobile hacking tool built by mobile spyware maker, the NSO Group, was “most likely” used to hack into the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ phone.The rep