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UK bans a generation of children from smoking: How it works
The legal age to buy tobacco products will rise by one year, every year, from 2027.
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EU gives preliminary approval to unblock €90 billion Ukraine loan
EU member states on Wednesday gave a preliminary approval to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine. The decision comes after delays linked to an oil dispute with Hungary over the Druzhba pipeline.
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Iranian economy: Layoffs, inflation add to sanctions pain amid war
The ongoing conflict between the US and Israel has created a profound economic crisis in Iran. As the government deals with the crippling internet blackouts and soaring inflation, a sense of uncertainty…
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In south Lebanon village, Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel
Hezbollah held a mass funeral in south Lebanon's Kfar Sir on Tuesday for more than a dozen fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel. The ceremony came after Israel and Lebanon entered…
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Ukraine to restart oil flows via Druzhba pipeline, potentially unblocking EU's loan
Ukraine will resume pumping oil through the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday, an industry source said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said repairs were complete and urged the EU to unblock a 90-billion-euro…
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Devastated Gaza will need over $70 billion to rebuild, international report warns
Gaza will need over seventy billion dollars in the next decade to rebuild from more than two years of devastating conflict. That's from a report this week from the UN, the EU and the World Bank, which…
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Peru's electoral commission chief resigns over chaotic vote
The head of Peru's electoral body resigned from his post Tuesday, hours before he was scheduled to be questioned by prosecutors over the chaotic presidential vote earlier this month. Peruvians went to…
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Victor Wembanyama sustains concussion in Spurs' Game 2 loss
San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama was concussed during Game 2 of the Spurs' first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, his coach confirmed following the contest.…
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Five major issues affecting the FIFA World Cup with 50 days to go
From the US-Israel war on Iran to exorbitant ticket prices and violence in host nations, here's what's gone wrong.
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Venezuela: 'Repressive apparatus remains in place,' says Amnesty International
In Venezuela, the state’s repressive apparatus “remains intact” after Nicolás Maduro’s overthrow, Amnesty International warns.
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Press Review - Rabbi who bulldozed Palestinian homes selected for Israel's national celebration
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 22: An extremist rabbi accused of war crimes has been selected to participate in Israeli Independence Day celebrations. Next: papers look at LGBTQ laws in Hungary and…
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Kyrie Irving changes Instagram photo to show solidarity with Palestine
NBA player's profile image shows a Palestinian child blocked from school by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
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