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    <text>Italians begin voting on a constitutional amendment that proposes separating the careers of judges and public prosecutors by splitting the High Court of the Judiciary into two bodies, while also establishing a High Disciplinary Court to oversee disciplinary proceedings. </text>
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      <text>Italy recalls its ambassador to Switzerland after Swiss courts released the owner of a Crans-Montana bar pn bail, while he is under investigation for a New Year's Day fire that killed 40 people, including six Italians. </text>
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      <text>Italy recalls its ambassador to Switzerland after Swiss courts released on bail the owner of a Crans-Montana bar under investigation for a New Year's Day fire that killed 40 people, including six Italians. </text>
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    <text>Italy recalls its ambassador to Switzerland after Swiss courts released the owner of a Crans-Montana bar on bail, while he is under investigation for a New Year's Day fire that killed 40 people, including six Italians. </text>
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      <text>Sri Lankan foreign minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. </text>
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      <text>Sri Lanka foreign minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. </text>
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    <text>Sri Lankan public security minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. </text>
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    <text>In the Maldives, people born since 2007 are permanently banned from buying or using tobacco, making it the first country in the world to impose a lifelong smoking ban from a certain age. </text>
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    <text>Police violently crack down on and arrest eight people during an overnight protest against government corruption in Malé in the Maldives. </text>
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    <text>Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu ratifies the Media and Broadcasting Regulation Law, which allows fines, license suspensions, and closures of media outlets found in violation of its provisions. </text>
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    <text>Pope Leo XIV canonizes English-Italian teenager Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, making Acutis the first millennial saint. </text>
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    <text>Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announces India will lend a US$565 million credit line to the Maldives, gift their armed forces several heavy fighting vehicles, and launch formal talks for a free-trade agreement. </text>
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      <text>The Parliament of the Maldives votes in favor of an amendment to the Immigration Act, banning the entry into Maldives for those traveling on Israeli passports. </text>
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      <text>The Parliament of Maldives votes in favour of an amendment to the Immigration Act, banning the entry into Maldives for those traveling on Israeli passports. </text>
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    <text>The Parliament of the Maldives votes in favor of an amendment to the Immigration Act, banning entry into the Maldives for those traveling on Israeli passports. </text>
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    <name>AFP via Ansa</name>
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    <name>The Mirror</name>
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  <text>Five Italian tourists are found dead after diving in the waters of Alimathaa, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. </text>
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