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11 April 2019: New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine8 April 2019: 540 million private Facebook records found on public Internet31 March 2019: Turkey’s President Erdogan proposes converting Hagia Sophia Museum to mosque29 March 2019: Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay28 March 2019: Thousands march in anti-Brexit protest, London25 March 2019: Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 201917 March 2019: New Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at Christchurch15 March 2019: Former Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court5 March 2019: SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station2 March 2019: Nine jailed over sexual abuse in Bradford, England children’s home  What’s this? We are currently testing a different format for the latest news section which includes the newest stories from each category. You can also see the Old style. Please do not hesitate to voice your opinion about this layout. 
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540 million private Facebook records found on public InternetNew Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at ChristchurchFormer Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court | 
Turkey’s President Erdogan proposes converting Hagia Sophia Museum to mosqueToronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplayFur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019 | 
Fire kills nine, injures dozens in Chittagong, Bangladesh slumHotel fire kills at least seventeen in Karol Bagh, New DelhiGerman migrant rescue charity renames ship after drowned Syrian toddler | 
President Trump says he ‘can’ and ‘may’ put US into state of emergency to build border wallInvestigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second dayAirbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings |  
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Algeria blocks internet across nation to prevent cheating in diploma examsPrincipal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, NigeriaIndia: Jammu and Kashmir government orders private tuitions to shut down for 90 days | 
Study indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves inReport indicates Mexican monarch butterfly population at ten-year high, reasons unclearMale Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris | 
New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicineFrancis D’Souza, former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, dies aged 64US study finds correlation between youth suicide, household gun ownership | 
Pioneering oceanographer Walter Munk dies of pneumonia in CaliforniaFormer U.S. intelligence agent Tony Mendez, architect of ‘Argo’ rescue, dies at 78US political pundit Bre Payton, 26, dies suddenly |  
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Thousands march in anti-Brexit protest, LondonFormer Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal CourtTexas federal judge says drafting only men violates United States Constitution | 
New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicineScientists coin Stormtropis genus for smooth-legged spidersSpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station | 
Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time in historyReal Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut CourtoisFootball: Manchester City beats Chelsea 2-0 to win English Community Shield | 
Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, USWikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities |  
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Zebra stripes may ‘dazzle’ pathogen-packing horse flies, say scientistsStudy indicates as great white shark disappears, living fossil moves inUS warns Spain of Christmas bus ramming plot in Barcelona | 
Students compete in world’s second Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, RussiaTurkey’s President Erdogan proposes converting Hagia Sophia Museum to mosqueNepal Parliament passes resolution to curb King’s power | 
New Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at ChristchurchAustralia now recognises West Jerusalem as Israeli capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcesAirplane crashes into ocean in Micronesia | 
Investigation of Deutsche Bank headquarters spills into second dayFifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minorsGunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres |  
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Turkey’s President Erdogan proposes converting Hagia Sophia Museum to mosqueThousands march in anti-Brexit protest, LondonZebra stripes may ‘dazzle’ pathogen-packing horse flies, say scientists | 
Turkey’s President Erdogan proposes converting Hagia Sophia Museum to mosqueGerman migrant rescue charity renames ship after drowned Syrian toddlerBlock of flats collapses in Aleppo, killing eleven | 
New studies may bring slug-made glues closer to use in medicine540 million private Facebook records found on public InternetToronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay | 
Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha GownarisState-run bus crashes in Cuba en route to Havana, killing sevenScientists report correlation between locations of Easter Island statues and water resources |  
 
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