Did UK hospital staff try to snoop on Princess Kate's medical records? Privacy watchdog investigates
A British privacy watchdog is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. …
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3/20/24
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Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and noisemakers. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to …
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By DAVID CRARY
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3/20/24
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Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve …
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By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI
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3/20/24
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South Korean police say they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Police …
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3/20/24
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his …
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/20/24
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North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant US targets
North Korea says it has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile. It's seen as claiming a progress in developing a more powerful, agile missile …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/19/24
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A new report warns that famine is imminent in Gaza as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues. Aid groups say that 1.4 million people in Haiti are on the verge of famine. Famine occurs when …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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3/19/24
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A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted of …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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3/19/24
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Heavy fighting is raging around the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods during the second day of the Israeli military's raid on the facility. Thousands of Palestinian …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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3/19/24
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Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data
Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/19/24
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Hong Kong has passed a new national security law that could redefine the liberties of its citizens, and its role on the world stage. Four years ago, Beijing imposed a sweeping security law triggered …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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3/19/24
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Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city. The legislation is widely seen as the …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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3/19/24
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vowing that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
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3/19/24
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The U.S. State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines on Tuesday as he meets with top …
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BY JIM GOMEZ
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3/19/24
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Around 60,000 Israelis who evacuated from cities and towns along the border with Lebanon are grappling with the question of when they will be able to return home. Hezbollah began launching rockets …
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By MELANIE LIDMAN
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3/19/24
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Three teens have been detained over the gruesome murder of a 13-year-old boy in China, sparking debate over bullying and mental health in China’s countryside. Chinese authorities said Sunday that …
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By DAKE KANG
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3/18/24
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To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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3/18/24
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Lawmakers in Gambia have rejected for now an attempt to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make that reversal. Activists in …
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By ABDOULIE JOHN and JESSICA DONATI
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3/18/24
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Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote
Vladimir Putin has secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia. The election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid …
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The Associated Press
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3/18/24
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Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million civil fraud judgment
Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court on Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. A …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK
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3/18/24
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