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Dec 2024
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France’s political turmoil, election den...

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The French government is all but certain to collapse after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions against Prime Minister Michel Barnier. President-elect Donald Trump has gone quiet on his false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, but the election denial movement isn’t going away. Authorities in Japan are turning to hunters and technology to tackle an increased risk of bear attacks.


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