'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

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The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear?

Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.

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US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

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Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport

A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.

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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania

Cases in the US have hit the highest point since the virus was eliminated, as vaccination rates decline.

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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

Philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala has spent almost a decade in jail over charges rights groups say are politically motivated.

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How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy - and Trump

What leverage does Canada, which sells about 70% of its goods to the US, actually have in this spiraling trade dispute?

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