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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address
The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.
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International
Darfur survivors vow to tell story of those killed after Sudan camp attacks
Survivors of attacks on displacement camps in Darfur recall the lives they built, and violence that forced them to flee.
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Darfur survivors vow to tell story of those killed after Sudan camp attacks
Survivors of attacks on displacement camps in Darfur recall the lives they built, and violence that forced them to flee.
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International
Officials investigate fire at Mississippi police department tied to fatal shooting of Black toddler
Person arrested after fire at police department where officer who shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley had worked
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International
Seen and heard at the US midterm elections
AFP has deployed reporters, photographers and video journalists across the United States as American voters head to the polls for crucial midterm elections.
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International
US midterms: the races to watch
Americans voted Tuesday in midterm elections to decide whether President Donald Trump's Republicans retain control of Congress or spend the final two years of his term confronting Democratic majorities.
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International
Jury deliberating in Russell Brand's UK rape trial
A UK jury Tuesday began to consider its verdict in the trial of British comedian and actor Russell Brand, charged with seven counts of rape and sexual or indecent assault.
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International
What made Haley Stevens turn on El-Sayed?
Endorsing his opponent while the US risks plummeting into fascism, she reveals the one issue that triggers her to take destructive action
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International
‘The nipple touch of doom’: what is sad nipple syndrome and what causes it?
People everywhere are searching for the reason behind their sudden bursts of anguish or homesickness
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International
Datacentres are deeply unpopular – so the geniuses at OpenAI are rebranding them
These resource-guzzling centres drive up utility bills and are hated across the political spectrum. Cue a clunky, but potentially influential, new name for them, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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Health
No babies to be born at hospital from end of November
A pregnant woman is to lodge Judicial Review papers to attempt to delay the implementation of the plan.
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International
Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital
At least 38 people are killed in 24 hours and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky warns dozens more could be trapped under rubble.
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