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Shock, mourning and far-right protests after Nice church attack
Read MoreA knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country’s third major attack in weeks.A knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country’s third major attack in weeks.
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Covid: Clive Myrie visits the Navajo Nation
Read MoreClive Myrie has visited the Navajo Nation in Arizona where the death rate is the highest in the US.Clive Myrie has visited the Navajo Nation in Arizona where the death rate is the highest in the US.
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Chameleon last seen a century ago rediscovered in Madagascar
Read More Scientists find several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during expedition Scientists say they have found an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago. Researchers from Madagascar and Germany said on Friday that they had discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during an expedition to the north-west of…
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Digested week: no sympathy for the second most awful man in America | Emma Brockes
Read More Rudy Giuliani gets some comeuppance, Hugh Grant banks another hit, plus weird ways of wearing masks I’ve always felt sorry for the victims of Sacha Baron Cohen, no matter how much they seem to deserve it. He plays on their vanity and eggs them on to say terrible things, but he also hoodwinks…
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Greece-Turkey earthquake: Video shows moment gamer’s stream captures 7.0-magnitude tremor
Read More Startling footage shows teenager running from bedroom mid-stream as tremors begin Startling footage shows teenager running from bedroom mid-stream as tremors begin
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Deadly Aegean quake destroys church, sends mini tsunami toward Greek Island of Samos (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Read More The wall and part of the roof of an Orthodox church on the Greek island of Samos caved in during Friday’s deadly earthquake, which also triggered a ‘mini-tsunami’ that led to localized flooding in coastal areas. At least four people were killed and 120 injured in the earthquake, which struck off the Turkish…
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Greece and Turkey rocked by deadly 7.0-magnitude earthquake
Read MoreTurkey reports at least four people were killed, and a Greek seismologist said a tsunami was possible.Turkey reports at least four people were killed, and a Greek seismologist said a tsunami was possible.
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New York sinkhole: Man’s horror over fall into rat-infested chasm
Read MoreThe ordeal in the Bronx left the man “afraid of rats going inside his mouth”, his brother says.The ordeal in the Bronx left the man “afraid of rats going inside his mouth”, his brother says.
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How to follow the election on the BBC
Read MoreFind out how to stay in touch with live election results on TV, radio, online, and on social media.Find out how to stay in touch with live election results on TV, radio, online, and on social media.
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Thousands of Muslims protest against French president’s vow to protect cartoons of Prophet Muhammad
Read MoreThousands of Muslims in Pakistan are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil the Muslim worldThousands of Muslims in Pakistan are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil…
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‘An operational tsunami’: preparing for a winter surge of Covid-19
Read More With admissions rising, the photojournalist Jonny Weeks returns to University hospital in Coventry to see how it is coping with the start of the second wave During the typical evening bustle of the critical care unit at University hospital, Coventry, two construction workers are hoisting temporary polythene walls into position, dividing the ward…
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Two lesbian couples married in Taiwan mass military wedding for first time
Read More There are 30 countries across the world that allows same-sex marriages There are 30 countries across the world that allows same-sex marriages
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Over 3 million cases of coronavirus reported in Mideast
Read More The number of reported coronavirus cases has gone over 3 million in the Middle East, an Associated Press count showed Friday, with the true number likely even higher. Across the Mideast, there have been over 75,000 deaths attributed to the virus by health authorities, the AP count relying on reported figures by individual…
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Nice attack suspect was arrested for knife violence in Tunisia in 2016 – official
Read More The Tunisian suspect in the attack that left three people dead in the French southern city of Nice on Thursday was arrested for violence and using a knife back in 2016, a Tunisian judiciary official has said. The Nice attack suspect, identified as a 21-year-old migrant from Tunisia who arrived in France a…
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Live Updates: COVID-19 cases hit record high in U.S.
Read MoreMore than 88,000 new cases were reported in a single day – an all-time high in the pandemic.More than 88,000 new cases were reported in a single day – an all-time high in the pandemic.
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Earthquake in the Aegean rattles Greece and Turkey
Read MoreA 7.0 quake strikes off Turkey’s Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos.A 7.0 quake strikes off Turkey’s Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos.
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As tension rises, thousands of Muslims protest French cartoons
Read MorePeople are concerned by renewed support in France for the right to show caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad.People are concerned by renewed support in France for the right to show caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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New wave of anti-coronavirus lockdowns is ‘crazy,’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro says
Read More Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has condemned the fresh wave of lockdown measures employed by countries around the world to combat surging cases of Covid-19, blasting them as “crazy.” Bolsonaro, a prominent coronavirus skeptic who has repeatedly argued that the economic impact of anti-Covid-19 measures outweighs the dangers of the virus itself, launched a…
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Australia’s Bushfires Burned an Area Twice the Size of Florida. Climate Change Means That’s Just the Beginning, a New Report Warns
Read More The bushfires that scorched vast tracts of Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 were just a glimpse of what’s to come as global temperatures rise, a landmark report made public on Friday warned. The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, which was commissioned by the Australian government, says that global warming…
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Australia’s Bushfires Burned an Area Twice the Size of Florida. Climate Change Means That’s Just the Beginning, a New Report Warns
Read More The bushfires that scorched vast tracts of Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 were just a glimpse of what’s to come as global temperatures rise, a landmark report made public on Friday warned. The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, which was commissioned by the Australian government, says that global warming…
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Qatar may charge officials behind forced vaginal exams at airport
Read MoreRefers them to prosecutors amid outrage expressed by Australian government and union workers threatening not to service Qatari planes in SydneyRefers them to prosecutors amid outrage expressed by Australian government and union workers threatening not to service Qatari planes in Sydney
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‘Scotland saw Trump for who he was years ago’: An ocean away, Turnberry residents predict president’s re-election chances
Read More On the Scottish coast, Eve Livingston finds that everyone has an anecdote about the world’s most powerful man. But not all agree on what should happen next week On the Scottish coast, Eve Livingston finds that everyone has an anecdote about the world’s most powerful man. But not all agree on what should…
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Corbyn ‘very disappointed’ over Labour suspension
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn was suspended following his response to a report into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.Jeremy Corbyn was suspended following his response to a report into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray blocks general’s appointment in blow to Abiy
Read MoreA senior official with the regional governing party says PM Abiy Ahmed has no mandate to decide appointments.A senior official with the regional governing party says PM Abiy Ahmed has no mandate to decide appointments.
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Azerbaijan destroy Armenian Smerch rocket launcher following attack on Barda
Read More On Friday, the Ministry Of Defense Of Azerbaijan has released footage showed a drone attack targeting an Armenian 280mm BM-30 Smerch rocket launcher. Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drone operated by the Azerbaijan Air Force has destroyed the Armenian rocket launcher platform which was attacking civilian infrastructure in Barda, eastern Azerbaijan, near Nagorno-Karabakh. “The…
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France, Germany, Spain and Italy return to growth after Covid-19 slump – business live
Read More Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including new growth figures from across the eurozone Latest: Germany and Italy GDP beat forecasts Spanish economy grew by 16.7% in last quarter French GDP jumped 18.2% in Q3 Introduction: It’s eurozone GDP day Europe’s recovery recovered over summer….but double-dip looms 9.13am GMT Newsflash:…
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France terror: More attacks likely, minister warns, as Nice victim named
Read More Country is engaged in ‘war against Islamist ideology’, Gerald Darmanin says Country is engaged in ‘war against Islamist ideology’, Gerald Darmanin says
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New arrest after France church attack, security tightened
Read More A new suspect is in custody Friday in the investigation into a gruesome attack by a Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church, as France heightened its security alert amid religious and geopolitical tensions around cartoons mocking the Muslim prophet. The suspect is a 47-year-old man believed to have been…
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Greenwald resigns from The Intercept citing censorship
Read MoreGlenn Greenwald, who broke the US spying scandal, said he was censored for an article critical of Joe Biden.Glenn Greenwald, who broke the US spying scandal, said he was censored for an article critical of Joe Biden.
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Taiwanese Army adopts “hide and seek” tactics concealing combat vehicles in urban terrain
Read More The Republic of China Army (RoCA) has adopted “hide and seek” tactics concealing tanks and other combat vehicles in an urban environment during a five-day exercise. In response to the threat of Chinese intervention, the Taiwan Army practiced different tactics to hide its troops and combat vehicles, including special camouflage techniques. Taiwan’s soldiers…
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Brazil’s Trump takes to Amazon campaign trail but is backing Biden
Read More Miguel Simões Leal adopted his alias because of a physical likeness but he’s not the only candidate with a familiar moniker “I’d vote Biden,” Trump said as he pondered Tuesday’s era-shaping election. Not the real Donald Trump, of course, but his South American namesake – a 49-year-old politician from Brazil’s Amazon who is…
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Former Turkish PM and veteran politician Mesut Yilmaz dies
Read More Mesut Yilmaz, a former Turkish prime minister and veteran politician who served as premier three times during a tumultuous political era in his country, died Friday at age 72, the official Anadolu news agency reported. Yilmaz led the now-defunct center-right Motherland Party or ANAP from 1991 to 2002 and served as prime minister…
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Archive, 30 October 1984: Ronald Reagan poised to win US election
Read More 30 October 1984: Walter Mondale, the Democrat candidate, says he would rather ‘lose a campaign about decency than win one about self-interest’ Mr Mondale said yesterday that he would rather “lose a campaign about decency than win one about self-interest” in comments which contrasted sharply which the message which President Reagan was seeking…
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Russia: Teenager shot dead in Muslim-majority Tatarstan after he stabbed police officer
Read More Teenager was shot dead after attempting to set fire to police station Teenager was shot dead after attempting to set fire to police station
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Morrison government urged to cut emissions to tackle root cause of worsening bushfires
Read More Former fire chiefs call for ‘no new coal or gas’ after royal commission found climate change fuelled the black summer bushfires Australia’s summer bushfires were fuelled by climate change and governments must respond to the royal commission into the disaster with tougher policies to reduce emissions, including “no new coal or gas”, former…