TikTok has taken down 'poverty porn' videos of women shivering in mud baths and crying after a government banned them

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The Indonesian government asked TikTok to take down the videos.

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A wave of suspected mass poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran remains shrouded in mystery

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A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran on March 2, 2023.
A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran on March 2, 2023.

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A regiment of drafted Russian soldiers who made video plea to Putin to stop them being 'slaughtered' are now mostly dead, report says

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This photograph taken on September 11, 2022, shows a Ukranian soldier standing atop an abandoned Russian tank near a village on the outskirts of Izyum, Kharkiv Region, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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A rare bronze chandelier bought for $300 in lucky find sold for $3.5 million at auction

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Giacometti chandelier bought for just $300
Giacometti chandelier bought for just $300

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Ukraine is reinforcing Bakhmut with its elite troops as Russian forces make advances, UK defense ministry says

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.

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China doesn't want Russia to lose in Ukraine. But Beijing's endgame is murky.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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Footage shows how Russian tanks and armored vehicles keep driving to their death at an infamous mine-filled crossroads

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An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 10, 202
An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 10, 202

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Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.

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See inside the marble-lined, $15 million luxury apartment Putin reportedly bought for his suspected lover

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A split photo of two rooms from the luxury apartment of Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend.
A split photo of two rooms from the luxury apartment of Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend.

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Russia repeated a battle tactic that failed miserably in Bucha and once again lost tanks critical to the war

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A photo of destroyed Russian tanks in the snow outside Vuhledar.
This image provided by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and taken in February 2023 shows damaged Russian tanks in a field after an attack on Vuhledar, Ukraine

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