Criminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loophole
Seychelles company linked to Putin’s inner circle exploited UK loophole for hundreds of firms, BBC finds.
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Spain: More than 400 animals rescued from illegal trading network
The gang is suspected of illegally importing more than 400 animals into Spain from eastern Europe.
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Man pleads guilty to stealing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers
Terry Martin thought the rubies in the slippers were real gems, but they were in fact made of glass.
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'The school is like a light for me:' The secret classrooms giving Afghan girls a chance to learn despite Taliban rules
Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. Heart pounding, she opened the door to find several Taliban members demanding to check if she was breaking any rules. She was. This was a secret school, set up to teach girls in Afghanistan despite a ban by the militant group.
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Hilton says it is working to disclose mandatory fees
Hilton Worldwide Holdings said on Thursday that it was working to ensure mandatory fees are displayed upfront on
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Child labour at 'critical moment' as more pushed into work: ILO
The head of the UN agency says the world needs to act fast to get children out of exploitative work.
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Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
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South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
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West Virginia State Police recorded videos of females in academy showers and locker room, lawsuit says. Alleged victims speak out
The West Virginia State Police is being accused of fostering a "culture of misconduct toward women" in its ranks, including the placement of a hidden video camera inside a women's locker and shower room, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday.
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That's not how you make frozen yogurt: US customs officers seize large cocaine stash hidden in ice cream maker
US customs officers in Texas discovered several pounds of a white substance hiding in a commercial ice cream maker, authorities say -- and it wasn't salt or sugar.
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Glory to Hong Kong: Protest anthem removed from iTunes, Spotify
It comes as authorities push to ban the unofficial song of the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
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Tunisian black women: ‘My skin colour says I don’t belong’
Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong.
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