Suspects nabbed for ‘man in bear suit’ insurance scam
Four people are accused of using footage of a fake bear damaging luxury cars to file false insurance claims in California.
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Nov
Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens
Air pollution in the Indian capital is more than 50 times what is considered safe by the World Health Organization.
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Nov
France’s new dictionary struggles to keep up with the times
The full ninth edition of the Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française has been presented to France’s President Macron.
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Nov
Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8m
Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.
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Nov
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
About 1,000 gold miners have already been arrested and the army and police are waiting for the rest.
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Nov
Staff ‘banana-proof’ areas for Swedish minister’s phobia
Government officials reportedly ask for no bananas to be present ahead of official visits.
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Nov
Who is Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard, accused of repeating Russian talking points?
The former Democratic congresswoman has emerged as one of Trump’s most loyal backers.
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Nov
‘Major supplier’ of people-smuggling boats arrested
The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.
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Nov
FBI video shows moment man sets ballot box on fire
The suspect used an “improvised incendiary device” to start the fire in Portland, Oregon, ahead of the US election.
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Nov
The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars at auction
Conspiracy theorist Jones filed for bankruptcy after victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting won a defamation case against him.
