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Tokyo court orders retrial of ex-boxer after 57 years on death row

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Green News

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Three environmental groups are suing the eurozone’s largest bank over its loans to oil and gas companies.

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Green News

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Israel

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Eva Green called "diva" in court over film collapse

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Activists rally in New York 50 years after Roe vs Wade ruling

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Russia

Russia rejects appeal against Brittney Griner's prison sentence

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