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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camp out in Helsinki
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German people say no to continued Muslim immigration
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Russian philosopher: “Western liberalism means totalitarian minority rule”
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Grazing rights may be eliminated
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Chinese battery-powered container ship in service
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Florida bans lab-grown meat
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Researchers discover link between low vitamin D levels and cancer
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Elephants bury their young
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Finnish coffee roastery creates ‘AI coffee blend’
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Google paid $20 billion to be the default search engine
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Comment: Washington demands that the ICC bend to its will
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World Bank chief calls on “rich” countries to raise hundreds of billions for Africa
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UN: “It could take 80 years to rebuild Gaza”
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UK return migration program launched
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Colombia’s President on Netanyahu: “Genocidal”
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Unique gun chest found in Danish shipwreck
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Israel supporters and pro-Palestinian students: “Fuck Joe Biden”
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Gangsters have love affairs with Swedish police officers
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Nordic sea rescue tour to reduce plastic in the ocean
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Gang leaders in Sweden often escape punishment
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Trump: “Netanyahu deserves criticism for October 7”
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Significant Russian advances in Ukraine
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Astra Zeneca acknowledges serious side effects
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Record number of Danes affected by diabetes
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Iraq criminalizes homosexual relations
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