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Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaults
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Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage
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Chinese woman accused of spying on Nvidia boss Jensen Huang entered Taiwan on Hong Kong passport
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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens
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UK and Argentina clash over Falklands oil project as Hamburg tribunal starts
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UK counter-terrorism police arrest member of US army with alleged links to Russia
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Spain’s unions call the first general strike in 14 years
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China hits $US1 trillion trade surplus as exports to US surge
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Australia considers world-first criminal charges for AI companies that fail to prevent harm
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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment
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Sex-for-contracts allegations rock Gustavo Petro and Colombia’s left
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Displaced families suffer in Gaza floods as 70,000 tents wrecked – video
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Did Trump Pick The Wrong Dana White? President’s Shock Job Offer Takes A Wild Turn As New Claims Surface
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Trump envoys to meet Putin in Moscow after talks to end Ukraine war end with no breakthrough
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EU budget battle erupts as four countries defy Merz over Ukraine aid
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Israeli settlers torch machinery in attack on Palestinian industrial zone
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Ousainou Darboe enters Gambian 2026 Presidential race | Africanews
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People in deprived areas of England more than twice as likely to die early, study shows
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‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world
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Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures
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Rwandan genocide suspect deported from the United States | Africanews
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Eisenkot unveils agenda to reverse Netanyahu’s policies as Israel's new parliament is sworn in
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Up to 50,000 Ethiopians flee to Kenya as clashes escalate | Africanews
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Sanctioned Russian jet carrying military intel. chief lands in Israel after departing Moscow base
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Canada: Lawmaker seeks investigation after new report on illegal Chinese police stations
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Cameroonians call for political renewal and change ahead of February 2027 elections. | Africanews
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China and Canada sign deal to deepen financial sector ties
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Senegalese families mourn sons lost in deadly migrant boat disaster | Africanews
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Oxford museum returns ancestral Naga skulls to India
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TIL there's tribes with the name, and the fantasy snake race is based on one of their deities

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Not a deity, more like a race of mythological creatures. Also, they were/are much more widely believed in than just by the Naga ethnic group (and there's no evidence that the names are related to each other in any way).

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