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Spain Beat Argentina 1-0 To Win The 2026 World Cup In One Of The Most Tightly Contested Finals
With the win, Spain claimed its second World Cup title, following its first in 2010.
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Dettol Has Apologized After It Released An Ad In China Accused Of Sexism Over Its Focus On Women’s “Purity”
Many people criticized the ad for objectifying women and equating women’s “purity” with physical cleanliness, calling for a boycott of the brand.
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Myanmar’s Military Has Banned Period Pads Forcing People To Use Leaves And Rags For Their Periods
Sanitary pad prices in black markets have tripled to 9,000 kyat (about US$4) per pack, which is more than a day's wages for most people.
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Germany’s Chancellor, A Strong US Ally, Said He Wouldn’t Tell His Children To Go Live Or Work In The US Now
Merz told young people that Germany had more to offer than they might think.
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Macron Interrupted A Panel At A Summit Co-Hosted With Kenya To Redefine France’s Relationship With Africa
Macron walked onto the stage uninvited and took the microphone from the moderator, saying he would “make order”.
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The White Supremacist Terrorist Who Killed 51 Muslims In New Zealand Tried To Overturn His Sentence But Failed
The court ruled there had been no miscarriage of justice and that Tarrant's guilty pleas had been entered voluntarily.
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Israel Has Finally Released These Two Global Sumud Flotilla Activists After Detaining Them For Nearly Two Weeks Without Charges
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said the release without charges proved Israel never had a case.
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Taiwan's Largest Beauty Clinic Chain Is Being Investigated After Hidden Cameras Were Found In All 18 Branches
On May 6, authorities raided all 18 Airlee branches and found pinhole cameras disguised as smoke detectors in every one of them.
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The Strokes Ended Their Coachella Performance By Slamming US Foreign Intervention, Including In Gaza
The vocalist Julian Casablancas repeated the song's chorus “What side are you standing on?” as the screen faded to black.
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Turkey Has Been Rocked By Two School Shootings In Just Two Days, Killing 10 People, Mostly Children
School shootings are extremely rare in Turkey, which has strict gun laws requiring licensing, background checks and severe penalties for illegal possession.
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In A Historic Landslide, People In Hungary Have Voted Out The Far-Right Prime Minister Who Ruled For 16 Years
People in Hungary voted out Orbán, giving the opposition Tisza party 138 of 199 seats in parliament, or 53.6% of the vote.
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Netanyahu Has Said Israel's War With Iran Is “Not Yet Over” Despite The Two-Week Ceasefire
Netanyahu said Israel had achieved "historic achievements," but the war against Iran is not finished.