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Tunisia: Policeman and three militants dead after ‘terrorist’ attack
Read MoreThe incident happened in Sousse, where 38 people, mostly Britons, were killed in a 2015 attack.The incident happened in Sousse, where 38 people, mostly Britons, were killed in a 2015 attack.
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Trump news – live: Ex-lawyer says he called countries run by black leaders ‘toilets’ and president plays golf as race protests continue
Read More<p>Follow for all the latest developments</p><p>Follow for all the latest developments</p>
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Louisville tensions rise as right wing and left wing groups clash at racial justice demonstrations
Read More<p>Several people complained police allowed an armed group to confront and intimidate peaceful protesters without stepping in</p><p>Several people complained police allowed an armed group to confront and intimidate peaceful protesters without stepping in</p>
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Pakistan: Female PTV journalist shot dead in Balochistan
Read MorePolice launch hunt for killer of Shaheena Shaheen, a PTV talk show host and editor, with her husband being a suspect.Police launch hunt for killer of Shaheena Shaheen, a PTV talk show host and editor, with her husband being a suspect.
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Birmingham stabbings: no suggestion of hate crime, say police – video
Read More A man was killed and seven people were injured in late-night stabbings in a busy area of Birmingham. Police said they were searching for a lone suspect in what appeared to be random attacks. Ch Supt Steve Graham, of West Midlands police, said detectives were still investigating the motive but that ‘there is…
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Red pills and dog whistles: It is more than ‘just the internet’
Read MoreIt is favoured by men’s rights groups and conspiracy theorists, but what does ‘take the red pill’ actually mean?It is favoured by men’s rights groups and conspiracy theorists, but what does ‘take the red pill’ actually mean?
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How Sardinia went from safe haven to Covid-19 hotspot
Read More Nightclubs, bars and irresponsible socialising are blamed for steep rise in cases among holidaymakers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The port of Civitavecchia, located about 50 miles from Rome, would ordinarily be bustling with cruise passengers. Today, the most salient feature is a Covid-19 drive-through centre, where people travelling…
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‘Righting past wrongs’: The Americans fighting US ‘sodomy laws’
Read More‘Crimes against nature’ laws, which activists say target LGBTQ people, remain on the books in many US states.’Crimes against nature’ laws, which activists say target LGBTQ people, remain on the books in many US states.
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Would Biden ease up on China?
Read More As a senator and vice president, Joe Biden — like politicians from both parties and presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan — embraced the idea that the U.S. could coax China into acting as a “responsible stakeholder.” As the Democratic presidential nominee, Biden now calls Chinese President Xi Jinping a “thug.” Until recently,…
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‘Reign of terror’: A summer of police violence in Los Angeles
Read More Despite protests and a pandemic, law enforcement are killing people at a rate consistent with previous years Los Angeles police officers have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates and under questionable circumstances in the last three months, despite a summer of unprecedented activism and growing political pressure from lawmakers. Most recently, two…
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Coronavirus news — live: More than 1,000 doctors want to leave NHS over mishandling of pandemic as Labour calls for airport testing review
Read More<p>Follow the latest updates from the pandemic</p><p>Follow the latest updates from the pandemic</p>
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Mali coup: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta flies to UAE
Read More Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was toppled by the military in August after mass protests against his rule. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was toppled by the military in August after mass protests against his rule.
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Mali coup: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta flies to UAE
Read MoreIbrahim Boubacar Keïta was toppled by the military in August after mass protests against his rule.Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was toppled by the military in August after mass protests against his rule.
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BBC broadcasters furious over new rules restricting ‘partisan’ use of Twitter
Read More Dismayed freelancers left wondering whether new director general’s call for restraint also applies to them Regular freelance contributors and BBC broadcasters have been left angry and confused this weekend in the wake of the new director general Tim Davie’s comments about restrictions to their use of Twitter. Speaking in Cardiff on Thursday, Davie…
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Political leaders are raising ‘false hopes’ about coronavirus vaccines
Read More Drugs now under development are unlikely to end the pandemic, the Wellcome Trust’s Jeremy Farrar warns Finding a vaccine will take time and global cooperation Vaccines will not be a silver bullet to end the Covid-19 pandemic and leaders must avoid creating false hope, a key government adviser has warned. Sir Jeremy Farrar,…
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‘No sign of life’ after days of search for Beirut blast survivors
Read MoreAfter three days of digging through rubble of a building, rescuers say there is no hope of finding someone alive.After three days of digging through rubble of a building, rescuers say there is no hope of finding someone alive.
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Trump calls on Fox News to fire reporter in war dead controversy
Read MoreThe US president came under fire after The Atlantic reported he called marines killed in action ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’.The US president came under fire after The Atlantic reported he called marines killed in action ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’.
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Businesses will fold due to Melbourne lockdown being extended, chamber of commerce says
Read More Chief executive Paul Guerra says roadmap, which includes a two-week lockdown extension, is a ‘kick in the guts’ Coronavirus Australia map Melbourne stage 4 restrictions explained Regional Victoria stage 3 restrictions explained The Victorian government’s Covid-19 roadmap to ease restrictions has failed to quell growing anger among business leaders, with one peak body…
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Typhoon Haishen: 200,000 ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
Read MoreMore than 200,000 people are ordered to shelter from the second storm to hit the region in a week.More than 200,000 people are ordered to shelter from the second storm to hit the region in a week.
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California wildfire: Rescuers work to evacuate dozens trapped at reservoir
Read MoreHelicopters are flying out people sheltering at a popular reservoir in the Sierra National Forest.Helicopters are flying out people sheltering at a popular reservoir in the Sierra National Forest.
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A ‘tyrant-clown’ has destroyed my love affair with America
Read More With its cynical disabling of the body politic, the Trump administration has contaminated the well of US independence Once upon a time, at the start of the last century, PG Wodehouse declared, with the fervour of the convert, that to live in America was “like being in heaven … without the bother and…
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‘Chairman Xi’ seeks only to purge and subjugate. That is his weakness
Read More From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s leader is intent on wielding absolute power. Instead he is fanning the flames of dissent It’s often said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely – but does it also induce leaders to act in foolhardy, headstrong and ultimately self-destructive ways? History, especially Chinese history, is full…
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Police in Birmingham declare ‘major incident’ after multiple stabbings in city centre
Read More Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. West Midlands police have declared a major incident in Birmingham city centre after a series of stabbings. Police said there were a number of victims, but the severity of their injuries was not immediately known. It urged people…
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UK warns EU on Brexit: We won't blink first
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For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast
Read More A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky. Between that and Lebanon’s crumbled economy, he can’t go back to work.…
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The Observer view on Boris Johnson’s disastrous path to a Covid-19 Brexit
Read More After a botched response to the pandemic, No 10 is now poised to sever EU trading ties and split the union Covid-19 has pushed the economy into the worst recession on record. GDP fell by a fifth in the three months to June, the biggest quarterly drop of any G7 nation. This is…
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Speaking for Myself review: Sarah Sanders writes one for the Trump team
Read More The former White House press secretary also has political ambitions of her own, back home in Arkansas Trump told Sanders to ‘take one for the team’ after Kim wink Toward the end of Speaking for Myself, Sarah Huckabee Sanders recalls a conversation with Donald Trump in which she advises him her book will…
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Frozen, the sequel: Austrian man beats own record for longest immersion in ice cubes
Read More Josef Koeberl spent more than 2 hours and 30 minutes in a custom-made box filled with 200kg of ice cubes An Austrian man beat his own record for the longest full-body contact with ice cubes on Saturday. Josef Koeberl managed to stay 2 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds inside a custom-made glass…
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Belarus: Large crowds expected in protests against Lukashenko
Read MoreAn opposition activist says she was forced to leave the country as dozens of protesters are detained.An opposition activist says she was forced to leave the country as dozens of protesters are detained.
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Bexley stabbing: five arrested after attack injures five, one seriously
Read More Five men found injured – one seriously – after police respond to reports of a stabbing attack in south-east London Five men have been injured – one seriously – after reports of stabbing attack in south-east London. Officers were called to reports of a stabbing in The Broadway, Bexleyheath, at about 9.30pm on…
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Coronavirus: Melbourne lockdown extended by two weeks
Read MoreThe rate of new Covid-19 cases has not dropped enough for restrictions to be eased, officials say.The rate of new Covid-19 cases has not dropped enough for restrictions to be eased, officials say.
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Israeli police clash with protesters, detain man in ‘naked woman costume’ at anti-Netanyahu rally (VIDEOS)
Read More At least 12 people have been arrested and 2 police officers injured in sporadic clashes in Jerusalem during a weekly anti-government protest over PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and botched Covid-19 pandemic response. Thousands have hit the streets of Jerusalem on Saturday night, as the protests against Netanyahu continue for the 11th consecutive…
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Michael Cohen alleges Trump racist outbursts and role in Stormy Daniels payoff in new book
Read More White House dismisses as ‘fan fiction’ the tell-all memoir of convicted former fixer who claims Trump is guilty of the same crimes as him Michael Cohen’s tell-all memoir makes the case that president Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account…
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‘Enough with you’: Israeli protesters keep pressure on Netanyahu
Read MoreProtests, now in their 11th week, come as Israel is coping with coronavirus infections and a death toll hitting 1,000.Protests, now in their 11th week, come as Israel is coping with coronavirus infections and a death toll hitting 1,000.
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Japan braces for Super Typhoon Haishen
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Haishen is coming on the heels of several other storms in the area.Super Typhoon Haishen is coming on the heels of several other storms in the area.