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BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 1: Cannabis enthusiasts smoke joints legally at the Brandenburg Gate at shortly after midnight on April 1, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's new cannabis law goes into effect today, bringing in a new era of legal cannabis consumption. Cannabis social clubs will also be allowed to grow their own marijuana beginning later this year.(Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

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Germans celebrate as recreational cannabis use becomes legal

Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests

Rare photos give a glimpse into the lives of wild cats in Malaysia’s tropical jungles

Argentina and Colombia move to mend ties after Milei calls Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ in CNN interview

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Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding

France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf

Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack

Ancient teeth rarely have a cavity-causing bacteria commonly seen today. A new study reveals why

Ukraine’s border villages feel full force of Russian war machine as Putin moots possible ‘sanitary zone’

Lukashenko undermines Putin’s Ukraine claim on Moscow concert hall attack

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY- APRIL 01: (TURKEY OUT) Supporters celebrate as Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks after his re-election as the chairman of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality at the CHP Istanbul Provincial Directorate on April 1, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. In a setback to Erdogan, the Republican People's Party (CHP) retained control of the country's urban areas and won 36 of 81 provinces, according to published reports. Results also show the opposition making inroads into Erdogan party strongholds in its electoral victory over the president since he came to power two decades ago. (Photo by Ozan Guzelce/ dia images via Getty Images)

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Turkey’s Erdogan dealt major election blow as opposition party wins big cities

Israeli troops end Al-Shifa hospital raid, leaving behind bodies and trail of destruction

Israel rocked by largest protests since war began as Netanyahu faces growing pressure

Why Ireland is the most pro-Palestinian nation in Europe

Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo result in civilian and military casualties, Syrian state media reports

Israeli Supreme Court orders government to stop funding religious schools that defy enlistment, in blow to Netanyahu

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In photos: Malaysia’s rare wild cats

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Chance Perdomo attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 19, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/BAFTA via Getty Images)

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<strong>"My Sound"- Stonebwoy featuring Shaggy</strong><br />Though thousands of miles apart, Jamaica and the continent of Africa share a deep cultural bond that has birthed an impressive musical soundtrack. In his 2023 album "The 5th Dimension," Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy featured Jamaican singer Shaggy on "My Sound." The song gained prominence when it was featured on the season 5 premiere of "Love & Hip Hop Miami," and Shaggy is anticipated to perform at Stonebwoy’s BHIM music festival in December. <strong>Look through the gallery for more collaborations that exemplify the cultural bridge between Africa and the Caribbean.</strong>

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8 African-Jamaican music collaborations you should know

A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson

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A view of the burnt remains of the bus that was taking Easter pilgrims from Botswana to Moria, following its crash near Mamatlakala in the northern province of Limpopo, South Africa March 29, 2024.

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Bus carrying Easter worshipers plunges off bridge killing 45 people in South Africa

Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy records at Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Studios, inspired to unite the Black diaspora

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What to expect during April’s total solar eclipse

Colombia expels Argentine diplomats after Milei calls Petro ‘terrorist murderer’ in CNN interview

Sexual violence ‘largely unpunished’ in Haiti, UN says

Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal

Asia

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Japanese high-school baseball player Rintaro Sasaki poses for photo in Hanamaki City, Iwate prefecture, on February 20, 2024.

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After Ohtani and Kikuchi, Japan high school toasts latest baseball prodigy

Taiwan needs more babies. But conservative traditions are holding back some fertility solutions

Japan recalls ‘red rice’ health products over suspected link to five deaths

Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations

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Part of famed California highway crumbles into the ocean

Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Italy

The incredible ‘sacred’ waterfall in Angola that you’ve probably never heard of

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Why this pioneering abstract painter disappeared from the art world at the height of her fame

‘Oppenheimer’ finally opens in Japan, the only nation to experience horror of nuclear war

Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted

Dazzling selection of the world’s biggest, finest and most unusual gems unite in a single exhibition

Why Kim Kardashian is being sued for ‘knockoff’ furniture

Weather

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People watch the 2017 solar eclipse from the observation deck of The Empire State Building in New York City.

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More than 50 million under severe weather threat from Texas to Virginia, with possible tornadoes and damaging winds

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Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the terrorist attack on March 22, 2024.

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Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati was stabbed outside his home in London.

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Ambulances and vehicles of Russian emergency services are parked at the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024.

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Pope Francis attends the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

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Ukrainian service members fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards the Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

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Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at Al-Shifa Hospital and the area around it, in Gaza City, on March 21, 2024.

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