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02 Aug, 2026
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Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year
JOHANNESBURG (AP): Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey…
02 Aug, 2026
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UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years after families given wrong ashes
LONDON (AP): A British funeral director was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after the judge heard emotional testimony about how he gave families the wrong ashes for their cremated loved ones,…
02 Aug, 2026
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Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP): The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As…
02 Aug, 2026
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Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? ... Experts say that’s often a waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply…
02 Aug, 2026
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How to eat and drink to minimise jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season under way, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep…
02 Aug, 2026
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US to pause Iran attacks, cites 'emerging deal'
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end…
02 Aug, 2026
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3 killed in Idaho restaurant shooting, 7 injured
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three people were killed and seven others injured, some critically, following a shooting incident at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday, a Twin Falls city…
02 Aug, 2026
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Westmoreland pump attendant who allegedly set woman on fire now charged with murder
The Westmoreland pump attendant who allegedly doused a woman with a flammable substance before setting her on fire during an incident in February which was captured in a viral social media video is…
02 Aug, 2026
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‘One of the most accomplished photojournalists in the Caribbean’ - PAJ mourns Dellmar’s passing
The Press of Association of Jamaica (PAJ) says the career of Headley ‘Dellmar’ Samuels O. D. demonstrates the indispensable role of photojournalists in recording history and shaping public memory. …