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Dutch PM Meets King After Government Falls

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has led four coalition governments since 2010
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will personally tender his resignation to the king on Saturday after his coalition government collapsed in a row over migration, triggering elections later this year.
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The retirement home was reportedly housing 167 people when the fire started

Fire In Italy Retirement Home Kills Six

A fire at a retirement home in Milan on Friday killed six people, firefighters said, with some 80 other residents hospitalised suffering from smoke inhalation.
Activists say Taiwan's MeToo movement was slow to initially kick off because of pervasive victim-blaming

#MeToo Wave Sweeps Taiwan In Long-awaited Reckoning

Whistle-blower Chen Chien-jou has watched with mixed emotions as Taiwan's #MeToo movement swept from politics and academia to the entertainment world after her account of harassment and subsequent victim-blaming went viral.
The four-day trip to China by Janet Yellen (R) is her first as US Treasury Secretary

Yellen Says US Not Seeking 'Winner-Take-All' Competition With China

Yellen's four-day trip is her first to China as Treasury chief, and she is the second high-ranking US official to visit the country after Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month. Washington and Beijing have traded barbs over a host of issues including export controls, human rights and national security.
Singers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, basketball player Stephen Curry, creator Pharrell Williams and talk show icon Oprah Winfrey have already joined Threads and posted several messages

What We Know About Threads, Meta's 'Twitter Killer'

Threads, Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram-based challenge to dethrone Elon Musk's troubled Twitter, has already secured tens of millions of downloads, but it remains to be seen whether this Twitter rival will be a winning one.
Glyphosate: a controversial weedkiller

Report Paves Way For EU To Renew Glyphosate Use

The European Food Safety Authority said on Thursday it had not found "any critical areas of concern" preventing the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate from being reauthorised for use in the EU. Environmental groups lashed out at the announcement, saying there was scientific evidence that glyphosate may cause cancer, poison aquatic life and can be fatal to key pollinators like bees.
A top US financial official says she supports additional monetary tightening

Senior US Fed Official Backs More Monetary Tightening

A member of the US Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee said Thursday that she supported additional monetary tightening, as policymakers weigh more measures to rein in stubborn inflation in the world's biggest economy.
A file picture showing peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon who patrol the border

Israel Strikes Lebanon After Mortar Launched

The Israeli army said Thursday it was conducting strikes on southern Lebanon after a mortar launched from its northern neighbour exploded in the border area between the two foes.
Experts say minors are being exposed to online pornography at an increasingly young age

Spain Worried By Rise In Sexual Attacks By Minors

The rise in sexual assaults by minors in Spain, including several recent gang rapes, has worried officials and experts, who warn about the impact of ever-younger children being exposed to pornography.

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