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Canada town offered alternative after refusal to take King’s oath
A Canadian territory has changed its rules for elected municipal officials, allowing them to take an oath pledging allegiance to...
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Political parties plot path to government in Irish election
PA MediaCounting gets under way at a centre in CorkThe leaders of the three main Irish political parties have all...
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Georgia’s president to stay ‘until someone is legitimately elected’
The Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held. Speaking to...
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UK family ‘desperate’ as couple remain missing
The family of a British couple still missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea have spoken of...
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Somali beauty-salon owner dies trying to reach French island of Mayotte
The family of beauty-salon owner Fathi Hussein are deep in mourning at their home in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, following her...
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Woman fends off deadly snake on Melbourne motorway
Victoria PoliceThe driver left one of her shoes behind as she leapt out of the car, police saidA driver had...
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Ancient Indian ritual where humans become gods
AFPEach theyyam performance is both a theatrical spectacle and an act of devotionFor nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral house...
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Trump picks Jared Kushner’s father for ambassador to France
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has selected Charles Kushner as his pick for ambassador to France. Mr Kushner...
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Trump nominates ex-aide to lead FBI
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a former aide, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency...
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Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
BBCMel is one of the women who told us the new law will improve her lifeWarning - contains descriptions of...
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