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Japan faces lawsuit over 'unconstitutional' climate inaction

Japan faces lawsuit over 'unconstitutional' climate inaction

Hundreds of people across Japan will sue the central government Thursday to seek damages for its "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation.

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Migrants forced to leave Canada after policy change feel 'betrayed'

Migrants forced to leave Canada after policy change feel 'betrayed'

After accepting a job near Montreal, Mansef Aloui packed up his life in Tunisia, hopeful his children would thrive in Canada -- but his pathway to settle in the country has been shut down.

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What's next for Venezuela under the US oil blockade?

What's next for Venezuela under the US oil blockade?

A US blockade of Venezuelan oil shipments could slash production and halve exports of the country's most valuable commodity, tipping its economy even deeper into crisis, experts say.

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Salvadorans freed with conditional sentence for Bukele protest

Salvadorans freed with conditional sentence for Bukele protest

A Salvadoran court on Wednesday sentenced an environmental lawyer and a community leader to three years in prison for protesting near President Nayib Bukele's home, but granted them a conditional release.

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Brazil Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro prison term

Brazil Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro prison term

Brazil's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to slash the prison term of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup after losing reelection to left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Cricket Australia boss slams technology 'howler' in Ashes Test

Cricket Australia boss slams technology 'howler' in Ashes Test

Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg on Thursday called an error in the Snicko technology being used during the Ashes "not good enough" as England had a review reinstated over the row.

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New Zealand 83-0 at lunch on day one of third West Indies Test

New Zealand 83-0 at lunch on day one of third West Indies Test

New Zealand were 83-0 at lunch on day one of the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday, justifying a decision to bat first on a green-looking Mount Maunganui wicket.

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Ecuadorean footballer Mario Pineida shot and killed

Ecuadorean footballer Mario Pineida shot and killed

Ecuadoran footballer Mario Pineida was shot and killed in the port city of Guayaquil on Wednesday, his team said.

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US government admits liability in deadly DC air collision

US government admits liability in deadly DC air collision

The US government admitted it was liable for a deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet outside Washington earlier this year, killing 67 people, according to a court document filed Wednesday.

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Ex-podcaster Dan Bongino stepping down as deputy FBI director

Ex-podcaster Dan Bongino stepping down as deputy FBI director

Deputy FBI director Dan Bongino, a former right-wing podcaster, announced on Wednesday that he would step down in January after less than 10 months on the job.

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