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Elisabetta Donadello "poisoned" her children. After unwittingly living off polluted land in northeast Italy for decades, she had toxic chemicals in her blood -- which she passed on with each pregnancy.
February 13, 2025
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South Africa exports vehicles worth about $1.9 billion every year, many to the United States under a trade deal now in jeopardy as President Donald Trump piles pressure on the country.
February 13, 2025
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An Afghan man with suspected jihadist motives goes on trial in Germany on Thursday over a knife attack that killed a policeman and wounded five others at an anti-Islam rally last year.
February 13, 2025

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday.
February 13, 2025

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after news Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin had discussed peace talks.
February 13, 2025
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Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative image.
February 13, 2025
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Young engineers deployed across the US government as part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have triggered alarm throughout Washington's security establishment.
February 13, 2025
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New York, Paris and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
February 13, 2025
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Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony upgraded its annual net profit forecast to $7.0 billion on Thursday thanks to its strong gaming business.
February 13, 2025
- Cinema can be a 'refuge', Berlin film festival director says
- Four dead in Taiwan department store blast
- The Italian mums who 'poisoned' their children
- Trump threats to South Africa rattle automakers
- Afghan faces trial over deadly knife attack on German policeman
- North Korea demolishing family reunion centre, Seoul says
- Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
- Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition