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Internet shocked as woman offers to rent out half of her bed for $658 in Toronto: ‘So ridiculous’

In Toronto, which reportedly ranks as the second-most expensive housing market in Canada, the average cost of a one-bedroom property is $2,614 a month

New Zealand in 2022 passed laws to restrict and eventually ban cigarette sales to future generations. Photo courtesy BBC
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New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws, health experts criticise

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Pune man dies after being punched in nose by wife over anniversary gift, Dubai trip demands

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2023. REUTERS
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ECB chief Lagarde admits her son lost crypto cash

Jung Yoo-jung, 23, posed as a high-school student to enter the house of the tutor she killed. Photo courtesy BBC.
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Stranger was murdered 'out of curiosity' by a Korean true crime fan

Polish Rum company Dictador appoints a robotic AI, Mika, as CEO. Photo: Collected
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Polish company employs world's first ever AI humanoid robot CEO

One of the signature broad, black hats that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe is on display at Osenat's auction house in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The hat is tipped to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at the auction Sunday of Napoleonic memorabilia patiently collected by a French industrialist. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings

Joergen Peder Steffensen, professor of ice core-related research at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, holds part of an ice core sample in the University of Copenhagen’s ice core repository in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 26, 2023.
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How was the air breathed by Caesar or Christopher Columbus?: New giant Copenhagen freezer might hold answers

A lion that escaped from a circus near Rome is seen in front of a house before it was captured and sedated to be brought back to "Rony Roller" Circus, November 11, 2023. Carabinieri Military Police/Handout via REUTERS
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Lion sleeps it off after Saturday stroll through Italian town

Pond turns pink due to drought in Hawaii. Photo: Collected from UNB
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Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink

A trove of personal letters seized by the British Navy during the First World War have been rediscovered by Cambridge history Professor Renaud Morieux. Photo: Skynews
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French letters seized by the British during 7-year war opened after 265 years

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The ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’ with treasure worth $20B to be taken out by Colombia

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Australia police arrest woman over mushroom lunch that killed three