Strong gusts have ripped a large section of roof from a building in Slough amid dangerous winds which have hit many parts of the country.…
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Iran plane crash: Images of anti-aircraft missile which began speculation it was shot down
Images of a Russian-made surface-to-air missile circulating online have been at the centre of reports that a Ukraine airliner was shot down. Experts in verification,…
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Between U.S. and Iran, EU powers try mediation and pressure to ease crisis
LONDON/PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany, Britain and France are scrambling to keep talks with Iran over its 2015 nuclear agreement alive despite Tehran having all but…
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Opinion | Saying No to Trump’s Troops
MIAMI — Mexico should not agree, under any circumstances, to host United States troops — or those from any other country — in its territory.…
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Sky to develop major new TV and film studio in Elstree
Sky’s new owner Comcast will build 32-acre TV and film studio in Elstree as part of £3bn plan with sister company NBCUniversal – creating 2,000…
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Canada's Trudeau must change to survive with parliamentary minority
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who only narrowly won last week’s national election, must overhaul his approach to governing to guarantee…
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'Several injured' and teenager arrested after stabbing at McDonald's
Several people are understood to have been injured in a stabbing at a McDonald’s in north Manchester this afternoon. Police said a teenage boy was…
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As Bolivia votes, an uncertain future for Morales
From the windy city of El Alto, high up on the altiplano above La Paz, you can see the formidable and much revered mountain of…
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The mysterious life of an African samurai
Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status…
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Brexit: An improvement on the start of the week but still a long way to go
Forty-eight hours ago Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan was on life-support with very little chance of revival. Aggressive anonymous briefings from sources in No. 10 against…
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How an underwater forest could help rebuild Notre-Dame
Wood from a vast underwater forest in Ghana could be used to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral after its spire and roof were consumed by a blaze…
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I was an anti-vaxxer until my own children fell ill
This week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced he is seriously looking into legislation that would make vaccinations compulsory. He will likely face vocal backlash from…
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‘It’s a dominatrix with an onion’: Japan’s mad mascots
When the mascots of the 2019 Rugby World Cup had their big reveal on Twitter, the reaction was… well, mixed: “Is it supposed to be…
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‘Poverty is not inevitable,’ Pope Francis insists during mass in Madagascar
Pope Francis insisted Sunday that poverty isn’t inevitable and that the poor deserve the dignity of work as he visited a rock quarry in Madagascar…
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