Romania’s Constitutional Court asks for recount of votes from first round in presidential race
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s Constitutional Court asks for recount of votes from first round in presidential race.
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NextSharkJapanese American photographer dies weeks after unprovoked attack in New York
Yasuomi Hashimura, a renowned 79-year-old Japanese American photographer, tragically died on Nov. 11, succumbing to injuries sustained weeks earlier in an unprovoked attack. An unnamed 32-year-old homeless man reportedly struck Hashimura's cane before shoving him, causing the elderly photographer to hit his head on the sidewalk. Hashimura’s legacy: Born in post-war Osaka, Hashimura rose to prominence in American advertising photography after moving to the U.S. in 1968.
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Bangladeshi fruit vendor moved to tears as banana he sold for 35 cents fetches millions
Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi fruit vendor in Manhattan, was shocked to discover that a banana he sold for 35 cents was later auctioned off for $6.2 million at Sotheby's auction house as the centerpiece of artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork called "Comedian." The piece, which features the banana duct-taped to a wall, was purchased by entrepreneur Justin Sun on Nov. 20. A banana’s value: Alam, who lives in a basement apartment in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts at a fruit stand outside the auction house, was moved to tears after learning of the sale from a reporter.
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Strength in silence as Ady An faces single motherhood after husband's prison sentence
Celebrity friends praise the actress' strength amid husband's high-profile legal battle
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Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
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Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting 2 males in hotel room
An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two males in an Airdrie hotel room in 2022. Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off-duty at the time of the alleged assaults, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).ASIRT announced the charges Monday following a two-year investigation. Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. She has been suspended with pay since the investigation commenced in late 2022, accor
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Major development in Laos poisoning deaths case as alcohol factory owner arrested
British lawyer Simone White, 28, was among those killed after accepting vodka shots at a hostel
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Cops Reveal Unexpected Plot Twist in Case of Missing Hawaii Woman
Police on Monday announced a surprise discovery surrounding the disappearance of missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished last month after landing at LAX airport. Investigators have been searching for Hannah Kobayashi since Nov. 11. She failed to board a flight to New York from LAX days prior, on Nov. 8. Her family and friends have also been actively involved in the search while dealing with the tragic suicide of Kobayashi’s father, Ryan, near LAX on Nov. 24, after he traveled from
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'They threw her body into the ocean' - woman dies on boat headed for French island
Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.
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Man Who Allegedly Googled ‘How Long Does It Take to Get Married After Spouse Dies’ Charged With Wife’s Murder
Naresh Bhatt was allegedly seen buying knives and cleaning supplies days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared
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10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World — As Far As We Know
In order to measure the most corrupt countries in the world, it's important to first understand what makes a country corrupt. According to Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, corruption is "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."
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A quadriplegic woman was raped during a home invasion in 2000. 24 years on, DNA led cops to a suspect
Michael Lamonte Evans, 50, was charged with forcible rape over the December 2000 attack on the unnamed woman, who has since died
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Three dead and dozens hospitalised after eating endangered sea turtle
Turtle may have grown toxic from consuming contaminated algae
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Court upholds death penalty for tycoon convicted of Vietnam’s largest banking fraud
Lan, the former chair of Van Thinh Phat Group, is at the centre of Vietnam’s high-profile anti-corruption crackdown that has grabbed global attention
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Days After Oregon Hiker Was Found Slain, Police Believe They've Found Bodies of Her 2 Dogs
Investigators were searching for the two large Malinois-mix dogs in hopes of also discovering their missing owner, a slain Oregon woman found dead on Saturday
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Chinese man claims he defaced Tokyo shrine over Fukushima discharge
Jiang Zhuojun, a 29-year-old Chinese national living in Japan, pleaded guilty to charges of property damage and disrespecting a place of worship in Tokyo District Court on Friday. Jiang, who was arrested in July, admitted to spray-painting the word “toilet” on a stone pillar at the Yasukuni Shrine on May 31, causing damage estimated at 4.6 million yen ($30,000). Prosecutors described Jiang as an accomplice who supported two other Chinese nationals, Dong Guangming and Xu Laiyu, by purchasing spray paint and driving them to the shrine.
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Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the circumstances of Christ’s birth
The differences in the Gospels are hard to reconcile. That’s because, says a scholar, they offer an important insight into the Greco-Roman views of ethnic identity.
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Kansas ex- detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women is dead, prosecutors say
A former Kansas police detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls died Monday in an apparent suicide.
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Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son Hunter
Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted. The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election.
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Retired police dog discovered missing person on first walk while recovering from surgery
A retired police dog on its first walk since recovering from major surgery rescued a vulnerable man after locating him in woods.
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Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine Vice President Duterte after she threatened president
An impeachment complaint was filed Monday against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects, corruption and failure to stand up to Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea. The impeachment bid filed by several prominent civil society activists in the House of Representatives accuses Duterte of violating the country’s Constitution, betrayal of public trust and other “high crimes,” including the death threats she made against the president, his wife and the speaker of the House of Representatives. “We're hoping that with this complaint, we can end the nightmare that our vice president has brought to the people,” said Rep. Percival Cendana, who gave the required endorsement of the complaint.