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Heat-struck Thai village hoists cartoon cat in desperate bid for rain
As millions across Southeast Asia suffer a blistering heatwave that is melting railway tracks, a Thai village resorted to an unusual method to seek rain: parading a Japanese cartoon cat.In the kingdom's central Nakhon Sawan province -- which has been without rain for months -- villagers in Phayuha Khiri District hoisted Japanese manga cat Doraemon to break the drought.
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Glasgow showbiz legend dies suddenly at 80 years old
A Glasgow showbiz legend has died suddenly, it has been reported.
1-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Donald Trump: London has ‘opened its doors to jihad’
Donald Trump has claimed London has become “unrecognisable” because it has “opened its doors to jihad” as he pledged not to let the same happen in the United States.
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Xi Jinping visits France to try and improve faltering China-EU ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to make a state visit to France on May 6 and 7 with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East expected to be high on the agenda. The visit to France, which will be followed by trips to Serbia and Hungary, marks the Chinese leader's first European tour since the coronavirus pandemic."This visit takes place on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and follows on from the president's visit to Beijing and Guangzhou in Apr
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Protesters attempt to stop removal of migrants from London hotel
Protesters are attempting to stop migrants from being removed from a hotel in south-east London.
1-min read - NewsThe Guardian
‘Those two weeks felt how the world should be’: the young single mums who took on the housing crisis – and won
When a group of teenage mothers were evicted from their homeless hostel, Focus E15, they took over a tower block of empty council flats in protest. Ten years on, they are still fighting
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VideoSeveral Injured Following Missile Strike on Odesa
At least 14 people were injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Odesa early on Thursday morning, May 2, according to a local official.Oleg Kiper, the head of Odesa government, said one man was hospitalized in a moderate condition.Civilian infrastructure was damaged, in particular, post office warehouses, Kiper said.Eighteen employees of the Nova Poshta service were on shift during the attack and managed to hide in shelters, the company’s founder, Volodymyr Popereshniuk, said
