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Columbia, South Carolina
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Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people”, comments that drew shouts
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New York City, US
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When Fabian Rogers first heard that his landlord wanted to install facial recognition cameras at the entrance of his New York City building, the recent university graduate was suspicious.
His flat was affordable because it was rent-stabilized by law, he
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Lucknow, India
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A lower-caste Dalit couple in India attempted suicide after police beat them and destroyed their crops, triggering calls on Thursday for an end to brutal evictions of poor minorities.
An online video showing half a dozen police officers dragging and beating the couple
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Melbourne, Australia
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People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria, Australia's second most-populous state, marked two weeks of triple-digit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday.
Melbournians not wearing face coverings will be fined $A200, said Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews.
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Vatican City
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The Vatican has indicated its support for a campaign to provide a proper Christian burial for hundreds of babies and toddlers by first exhuming their bodies from the grounds of a Catholic-run Irish home for unwed mothers.
The Vatican’s ambassador to Ireland, Archbishop Jude Thaddeus
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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South Africa on Saturday became one of the top five worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, as breathtaking new infection numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight.
The World Health Organization again reported
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Rome, Italy
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After enduring the hottest decade on record, India aims to keep its homes and workplaces cool without raising energy consumption with one simple change: raising the temperature settings on air conditioners.
The government has mandated a default temperature of 24 degrees Celsius instead
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Seoul, South Korea
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South Korean prosecutors on Friday questioned the leader of a secretive church sect over accusations it hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of COVID-19 infections were detected among its members in February and March.
Lee Man-hee, the 88-year-old chairman of the Shincheonji Church
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Washington DC, US
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US faith leaders are speaking out against the US Government’s decision to begin executing federal prisoners, decrying the Trump administration’s decision to end a nearly two-decade-longmoratorium on the federal death penalty.
The outcry comes as the US Department of Justice carried out its second
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London, UK
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British police said on Thursday they are scrapping forms that allowed prosecutors to search rape complainants' private data, after sustained pressure to end the "intrusive" practice.
The move comes after a year-long legal campaign by Britain's Centre for Women's Justice, on behalf
