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Nominee for Canada’s army commander accused of sexual misconduct | Canada

The Canadian military has delayed the appointment of its next army commander after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against the man chosen for the role – the latest in…

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Azor review – eerie conspiracy thriller about the complacency of the super-rich | Film

Pure evil is all around in this unnervingly subtle, sophisticated movie; an eerie oppression in the air. Andreas Fontana is a Swiss director making his feature debut with this conspiracy…

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President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated | Jair Bolsonaro

More than 600,000 of his citizens have lost their lives to a Covid-19 outbreak he once pooh-poohed as a “little flu”, but Brazil’s science-denying president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced he…

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Don’t drink from tap, Canadian city says, as gasoline suspected in water supply | Canada

Officials in Canada’s northernmost capital have declared a local state of emergency after finding possible evidence of gasoline in the city’s tap water. Residents of Iqaluit, the capital of the…

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Chile president Piñera faces impeachment after Pandora papers leak | Chile

Opposition politicians have launched impeachment proceedings against Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company, after new details about the deal were revealed in…

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Feral hogs spotted in Canada national park for first time | Canada

Feral hogs have been spotted in a Canadian national park for the first time, raising fears that the wild pigs – which in recent years have rampaged across North America…

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Killing of two boys for alleged shoplifting shocks Colombia | Colombia

The murder of two boys for allegedly shoplifting in Colombia has evoked memories of some of the country’s darkest days of armed conflict. The pair, who were 12 and 18…

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‘This has brought me power to be myself’: Brazil’s Black jazz artists | Jazz

Jonathan Ferr thinks back to his youth. “Jazz was giving me freedom, while rap was showing me my place as a Black man in a racist society,” remembers the pianist,…

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‘Who wouldn’t want out?’: migrants deported to Haiti face challenge of survival | Haiti

When Reynold Joseph was deported from the US back to Haiti after five years in South America, he was unprepared for just how bad things had become in his homeland.…

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Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with sculpture of Indigenous woman | Mexico

A replica of a mysterious pre-Hispanic sculpture of an Indigenous woman has been chosen to replace a statue of Christopher Columbus on Mexico City’s most prominent boulevard. The statue was…

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Nominee for Canada’s army commander accused of sexual misconduct | Canada

Azor review – eerie conspiracy thriller about the complacency of the super-rich | Film

President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated | Jair Bolsonaro

Don’t drink from tap, Canadian city says, as gasoline suspected in water supply | Canada

Chile president Piñera faces impeachment after Pandora papers leak | Chile

Feral hogs spotted in Canada national park for first time | Canada

Killing of two boys for alleged shoplifting shocks Colombia | Colombia

‘This has brought me power to be myself’: Brazil’s Black jazz artists | Jazz

‘Who wouldn’t want out?’: migrants deported to Haiti face challenge of survival | Haiti

Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with sculpture of Indigenous woman | Mexico

Teen Mom Briana DeJesus boasts as Kailyn Lowry’s forced to PAY rival with big check after lawsuit victory & court battle

Anna Delvey drops surprise recording from ICE detention at art exhibition after inspiring Netflix’s Inventing Anna

Gemma Atkinson reveals hair transformation as she channels Pamela Anderson