Jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of former assistant

Rapper Soulja Boy was found liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant by a California jury on Thursday.

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‘My life is worse. Before I lost my leg, I could play& - many children among 4,500 new amputees in Gaza

Farah Abu Qainas hoped to become a teacher but an Israeli air strike last year injured her so badly she lost her left leg, throwing all her future plans into doubt and adding the 21-year-old to a list of thousands of new amputees in devastated Gaza.

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Killing of scientist found dismembered in Colombia ‘may have been a case of mistaken identity&

Investigators from Italy are travelling to Colombia to help uncover why a UK-based scientist was killed and some of his remains found in a suitcase in a Caribbean city.

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Ballerina jailed over €45 donation to Ukraine freed in prisoner exchange

A US ballerina jailed for 12 years in Russia after donating $51 (€45) to a charity supporting Ukraine has been freed.

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Galaxy next to ours is being ripped apart, say scientists

The galaxy next to ours might be getting torn apart, a study has suggested.

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‘Eyes of Gaza& author Plestia Alaqad: ‘As a Palestinian, it&s a full-time job to try to show the world that you&re human&

If this were a normal interview, I&d probably start by easing you in with some colour and context. I&d introduce you to Plestia Alaqad, the 23-year-old Palestinian journalist and poet, by painting a picture of what she was doing when we spoke. I&d say something along the lines of: Alaqad is sitting in the living room of her cousin&s house in Dubai sipping tea.

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