Caribbean states step up calls for slavery reparations
Former colonial powers must apologise and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Car permit sales help swell Singapore surplus
The Singapore government sourced billions of dollars more than it initially expected from the auction of near-record high car permits, as well as income tax and contributions from its state wealth funds, according to budget data released this week.

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Australia begins euthanising stranded false killer whales
SYDNEY - Dozens of false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised after bad weather and the isolated location hampered efforts to push them back into the waters, Australian authorities said on Thursday.

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Seven Chilean nationals were charged in connection with breaking in and stealing property worth more than $2 million from the homes of professional athletes.

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Six months after an American man whisked his infant son out of Italy against the mother's wishes, a federal judge has ruled that she can return with the child to her native Italy.

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The Trump administration has paused a program providing 4,000 children in California with immigration lawyers. Some are just months old.

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