The investigation involved a mystery shopping exercise carried out by an independent testing organisation, which found that a high percentage of chargers purchased through Temu failed basic electrical safety tests. It also found that a high…
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Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster's millions
Police say the operation targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.
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Oil prices fall after report of breakthrough in US-Iran talks
A report of a extended ceasefire, subject to Donald Trump’s approval, has led to global oil prices to fall on Thursday.
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Former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi dies at 80
Yemen TV reported Hadi’s death without providing further details.
Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya also confirmed his death early Thursday but did not specify the cause.
The privately owned Yemeni news website Al-Masdaronline, citing an unnamed…
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Three wounded in a stabbing at Swiss train station: report
The attack happened shortly after 8:30 a.m., Zurich regional police said in a statement. They said that the motive of the suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, is under investigation, AP reported.
The three victims — all of them Swiss, ages 28, 43…
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School fire in Kenya claims at least 10 students: report
Emergency rescue teams were searching the dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy, where the fire started at about 1 a.m. (2200 GMT), radio station Capital FM said, citing Samuel Ndanyi, the regional police commander, Reuters reported.
“It is a…
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Australia charges woman who returned from Syria with joining Islamic State
Several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have returned in recent months.
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Duterte ICC trial to start on 30 November: What you need to know
Duterte is facing charges relating to a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.
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Australia sues US giant 3M over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam
The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.
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US carries out new strikes on Iran military site
The US military said it targeted a military site in Bandar Abbas – a strategic port city – and shot down four Iranian attack drones.
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