Terry Hall, singer of ska band The Specials, dies aged 63
Terry Hall, frontman of British ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63, his bandmates announced Monday.
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King Charles banknotes to enter UK circulation from mid-2024
The first banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III are set to enter circulation by mid-2024, the Bank of England said on Tuesday as it unveiled their designs.
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Naughty, not nice: 'Santa' bags Peru drug sellers
A gang of drug dealers in Peru got a nasty surprise when Santa and a merry band of elves broke down their door, cuffed them and seized their merchandise in an unusual bust announced Monday.
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The kindess of strangers keeps migrants warm on US-Mexico border
Rosa Falcon has turned her Texas home into a shelter for desperate migrants crossing from Mexico, whose numbers have swelled as the United States prepares for the possible lifting of rules that have kept the border effectively shut.
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Argentina lauds united footballers in divided crisis-riven country
For the last month, Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates have brought success and unity to their fans, in stark contrast to the country's economic woes and polarized political landscape.
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How Chinese diplomacy helped seal historic nature deal
Expectations heading into a UN biodiversity conference in Montreal were about as low as they could be.
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US lawmakers call for criminal charges against Trump
Lawmakers investigating last year's assault on the US Capitol recommended Monday that Donald Trump be charged with multiple offenses including insurrection -- raising the stakes in a parallel criminal investigation that could put the former president in jail.
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Amber Heard agrees to pay Johnny Depp $1m in defamation case
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their acrimonious defamation case, they said Monday, with the actress agreeing to pay her former husband $1 million over claims he physically abused her.
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European stocks attempt pre-Christmas rebound; US equities retreat
European equities rose Monday in light pre-Christmas trade, rebounding gently from last week's losses that followed bumper interest rate hikes, but Wall Street and Asian markets failed to get into the holiday spirit.
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Five takeaways from congressional report calling for Trump charges
Much of the detail on Donald Trump's alleged misconduct aired Monday by the panel probing the 2021 US Capitol insurrection had already been made public.
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