London A nine-year-old girl who died after an asthma attack is thought to be the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death in a landmark coroner’s ruling.
Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban
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A Malaysian man on Thursday won a landmark court challenge against an Islamic ban on sex "against the order of nature," raising hopes for greater acceptance of gay rights in the mostly Muslim country. The Muslim man ...
Chinese court orders husband to pay wife $7,700 for housework in landmark divorce case
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A court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his former wife for housework she shouldered during their five-year marriage, in a landmark divorce ruling that has sparked discussio...
Grand jury votes not to indict police officers in Rochester death of Daniel Prude
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A grand jury voted not to indict any officers in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the ground in March, New York Attorney General Leticia James said Tuesday. "Daniel Prude wa...
Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
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A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Qui...
How Biden fared in his (virtual) global debut as US President
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London Without setting foot outside the White House, US President Joe Biden arrived on the world stage Friday, not once but twice. Biden joined virtual meetings in London and Munich, almost inconceivable before the p...
The new slang teens use to insult boys who are ‘too nice’ to girls
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Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends in Atlanta. But when she picked him up from school in mid-January and her eighth grader told her he was bein...
Alpine skiing: Race director received death threats after parallel events
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Men's race director Markus Waldner received death threats following the parallel giant slaloms at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine skiing world championships, the organising committee said on Thursday. Fondazione Cortina...
Biden to announce billions in aid for global vaccine effort at G7
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President Joe Biden will unveil a $ 2 billion US contribution to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative when he speaks with the leaders of the world's leading market economies on Friday, according to senior admini...
Missing teen girl’s remains found more than 7 years after her disappearance
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After nearly seven years of searching, the remains of missing 17-year old Virginia teen have been located and recovered, according to the Nelson County Sheriff's Office. Alexis Tiara Murphy left her Shipman, Virgin...
Japan’s ruling party faces sexism backlash as it invites women to look but not talk at key meetings
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Hong Kong A week after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief resigned in the wake of making sexist comments, another male octogenarian leader in Japan has attracted ire by spouting misogynistic remarks. Toshihiro Nikai, secr...
Driver arrested in connection with hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father
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The man who allegedly struck and killed Nicki Minaj's father in a hit-and-run was arrested on Wednesday, according to Nassau County Police. Nassau Police Homicide Squad Detective Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick announced th...
Damages case against Anne Sacoolas for wrongful death of Harry Dunn can go ahead in US, judge rules
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A judge in the United States on Tuesday ruled that a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas -- the woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn while she was driving on the wrong side of the road in Englan...