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Chaos unfolds at Gaza UCLA campus protest
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Chaos unfolds at Gaza UCLA campus protest

A night of chaos unfolded on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles. Bangs were heard and smoke could be seen as police tried to deter pro-Palestinian protesters that had set up a camp outside the university buildings. Demonstrations are continuing at dozens of universities across the US; there have been more...

Watch: Wild orangutan treats his own wounds
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Watch: Wild orangutan treats his own wounds

A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists. It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant. Read the full story here. Video produced by Gwyndaf Hughes and Georgina...

Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill
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Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill

The billionaire founder of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili, claimed this week that a Western “global war” party was using the country as part of its confrontation with Russia. He said Georgia had been set against Russia in 2008, when Russian forces invaded the country, again in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, and then...

Trump ‘hates’ that hush-money deal was made, Cohen claims in recording
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Trump ‘hates’ that hush-money deal was made, Cohen claims in recording

ReutersCopyright: Reuters Michael CohenImage caption: Michael Cohen During the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, we’ve heard from a host of witnesses. But one of the main characters of the case is yet to take the stand: Michael Cohen – Trump’s former lawyer. We’ve heard a lot about Cohen’s reputation from the witnesses...