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The Independent Newspaper UK
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Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins
An Australian woman accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam
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Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
As leaders and negotiators grapple with big questions of money and power, youth COP attendees and activists from around the world grapple with their own questions about how much their voices matter
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Think the new Dune TV series is bonkers? You should watch the Noughties ones
As the sprawling franchise returns to our television screens in the form of ‘Dune: Prophecy’, Greg Evans takes a look back at when SyFy boldly adapted Frank Herbert’s first three novels in an ambitious and bizarre TV event
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‘Speechless’ Strictly viewers brand show a ‘fix’ as ‘awful’ contestant escapes dance off
‘How the hell did he stay out of the bottom two?” one perplexed fan wrote
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Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix
Beyoncé is coming to your home on Christmas — provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Ravens-Texans game
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New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up to worst level this season
Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season
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A makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war
After 1,000 days of war, a makeshift memorial has grown in the heart of Kyiv with thousands of blue-and-yellow flags honoring soldiers who died defending Ukraine
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Surprise star signs up to I’m a Celebrity show after ‘tough year’
Last-minute appointment comes after challenging year for presenter
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I’m a Celebrity 2024: How much are contestants being paid?
This year’s cast includes highest-paid star in ITV show’s 22-year-history
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As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas
Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street suffers worst loss since Election Day
Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day
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Strictly’s Sarah Hadland in tears as she explains meaning behind Couples Choice dance
‘I didn’t know this is what I needed,’ the ‘Miranda’ star said
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What to stream: 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Wicked' album, 'Spellbound' and 'Cruel Intentions' TV series
The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” for Netflix are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases
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Australian senate censures Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III
Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month
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Magnetic North Pole moves closer to Russia in way never seen before by scientists
In the past five years, the magnetic north pole has significantly slowed down
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Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio
United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resume Monday with fresh hope that negotiators and ministers can work through disagreements and hammer out a deal after slow progress last week
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Timothy West: Acclaimed actor who shone on screen and stage
A towering presence on stage and screen who was equally adept in comedy roles such as Bradley Hardacre in ‘Brass’
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Timothy West: Acclaimed actor who shone on screen and stage
A towering presence on stage and screen who was equally adept in comedy roles such as Bradley Hardacre in ‘Brass’
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Typhoon Man-yi worsens crisis from back-to-back storms that devastated the northern Philippines
Typhoon Man-yi has left at least three villagers missing, destroyed houses, knocked out power in entire towns and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by five previous storms
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North Korea calls for ‘limitless’ nuclear expansion to counter US after Trump win
North Korea hits out at America’s three-way military cooperation, calling it ‘Asian Nato’
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French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal
French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests Monday, targeting the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement
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The full I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2024 lineup
Meet the full cast, including Coleen Rooney and N-Dubz’s Tulisa Contostavlos
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Tulisa Contostavlos: Why I’m a Celebrity 2024 contestant left the spotlight after The X Factor
The N-Dubz singer has faced several obstacles in the last 10 years
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Magnetic North Pole moves closer to Russia in way never seen before by scientists
In the past five years, the magnetic north pole has significantly slowed down
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BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff brings touchdowns and Jewish teachings to predominantly Mormon school
This year’s successful 9-1 football season for Brigham Young University, the Utah private school run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has an unexpected player at the helm: its first Jewish quarterback
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Trial to begin in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Federal prosecutors plan to argue at a Minnesota trial that two men were part of a criminal network stretching from India to Canada that smuggled families seeking better lives in the United States
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers divided over ‘brutal’ score for Pete Wicks’ ‘mesmerising’ Cha Cha
‘Pure evil but I have to laugh,’ one person said
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An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada border. Now two men accused of human smuggling await trial
Two men are accused of helping illegally smuggle Indian nationals across the US-Canada border
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Bangladesh tribunal will hear updates from police on their moves to arrest ousted premier Hasina
A special tribunal in Bangladesh will hear updates from police about what the country’s security agencies have done to arrest ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides who face charges over hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising this summer
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Jeremy Allen White fans praise lookalike contest winner for actually ‘nailing’ resemblance
The winner of the Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in Chicago received a ‘$50 cash prize plus some cigarettes’