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February 3, 2020
President sorry for his ugly choice of words on sexual harassment

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno has scrambled to apologise for his comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment only when it comes from ugly people.

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February 3, 2020
Democrats rush to snare last-minute votes as key Iowa caucuses begin

Democratic presidential candidates hustled across the state yesterday on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, trying to fire up voters and appealing to those struggling with their choice in the...

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February 3, 2020
Spring has sprung: Phil the groundhog makes forecast

America's most famous groundhog has declared spring will be early this year.

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February 3, 2020
First death from disease recorded outside of China as global fears intensify

A Chinese man who contracted the coronavirus has died in the Philippines, the country's health authorities reported yesterday.

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February 3, 2020
Adored by millennials, but Sanders still can’t beat the Trump rallying call

In a windowless room next to a Salvation Army centre in rural Iowa, dozens of people are chanting: "We have nothing to lose but our chains! It is our duty...

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February 3, 2020
Four dead as drink-driver hits seven children out for ice-cream

An alleged drunk-driver faces 20 charges including manslaughter after an SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk, killing four and seriously injuring a fifth.

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February 3, 2020
Adored by millennials, but Sanders still can’t beat the Trump rallying call

In a windowless room next to a Salvation Army centre in rural Iowa, dozens of people are chanting: "We have nothing to lose but our chains! It is our duty...

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February 3, 2020
Hundreds protest in Iraq as opposition to proposed leader grows

Hundreds of protesters have staged rallies around Iraq to reject the new prime minister-designate who was recently nominated by rival government factions.

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February 3, 2020
Spring has sprung: Phil the groundhog makes forecast

America's most famous groundhog has declared spring will be early this year.

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February 3, 2020
Knifeman in London stab spree released from jail days before attack

A terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest stabbed two people on a London street yesterday, just days after his release from prison and while under surveillance by police who shot...

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February 3, 2020
President sorry for his ugly choice of words on sexual harassment

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno has scrambled to apologise for his comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment only when it comes from ugly people.

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February 3, 2020
Hundreds protest in Iraq as opposition to proposed leader grows

Hundreds of protesters have staged rallies around Iraq to reject the new prime minister-designate who was recently nominated by rival government factions.

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February 3, 2020
Spring has sprung: Phil the groundhog makes forecast

America's most famous groundhog has declared spring will be early this year.

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February 3, 2020
Knifeman in London stab spree released from jail days before attack

A terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest stabbed two people on a London street yesterday, just days after his release from prison and while under surveillance by police who shot...

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February 3, 2020
President sorry for his ugly choice of words on sexual harassment

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno has scrambled to apologise for his comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment only when it comes from ugly people.

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February 3, 2020
President sorry for his ugly choice of words on sexual harassment

Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno has scrambled to apologise for his comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment only when it comes from ugly people.

Continue Reading
February 3, 2020
Adored by millennials, but Sanders still can’t beat the Trump rallying call

In a windowless room next to a Salvation Army centre in rural Iowa, dozens of people are chanting: "We have nothing to lose but our chains! It is our duty...

Continue Reading
February 3, 2020
Hundreds protest in Iraq as opposition to proposed leader grows

Hundreds of protesters have staged rallies around Iraq to reject the new prime minister-designate who was recently nominated by rival government factions.

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February 3, 2020
‘Confused’ wildlife left at risk after mild winter

Wildlife is being confused by "lost" winters, conservationists have warned, as butterflies, newts and nesting blackbirds are spotted earlier than normal.

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February 3, 2020
Democrats rush to snare last-minute votes as key Iowa caucuses begin

Democratic presidential candidates hustled across the state yesterday on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, trying to fire up voters and appealing to those struggling with their choice in the...

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February 3, 2020
Actress breaks silence on alleged Jagger fling when she was just 15

Mick Jagger's relationships have been well documented over the past six decades but now an actress claims she had a two-day fling with him in the 1970s when she was...

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February 3, 2020
Four dead as drink-driver hits seven children out for ice-cream

An alleged drunk-driver faces 20 charges including manslaughter after an SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk, killing four and seriously injuring a fifth.

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February 3, 2020
Actress Rae Dawn breaks silence on alleged Jagger fling when she was just 15

Mick Jagger's relationships have been well documented over the past six decades but now an actress claims she had a two-day fling with him in the 1970s when she was...

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February 3, 2020
Death toll from coronavirus in China rises to 361

China has updated the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak to 361.

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February 2, 2020
‘Worst cat in the world’ adopted after unusual publicity campaign

A cat described by its shelter as the worst in the world has been adopted.

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February 2, 2020
‘Worst cat in the world’ adopted after unusual publicity campaign

A cat described by its shelter as the worst in the world has been adopted.

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February 2, 2020
US bids to return codebreaker Alan Turing’s seized items to his school

The US government is trying to return memorabilia from Second World War codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing that was allegedly stolen more than 30 years ago.

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February 2, 2020
Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos

Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the famed Lonesome George.

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February 2, 2020
Spray planes bid to combat huge locust outbreak in east Africa

Small planes are flying low over parts of Kenya to spray pesticides in a bid to control the worst outbreak of locusts in 70 years,

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February 2, 2020
Spray planes bid to combat huge locust outbreak in east Africa

Small planes are flying low over parts of Kenya to spray pesticides in a bid to control the worst outbreak of locusts in 70 years,

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February 2, 2020
Man shot by London police after several stabbed in terror-related incident

A man has been shot by armed officers in south London, with police declaring the incident as terrorist-related.

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February 2, 2020
Man shot dead by London police after several stabbed in terrorist-related incident

A man has been shot by armed officers in south London, with police declaring the incident as terrorist-related.

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February 2, 2020
Man shot dead by London police after stabbing attack was convicted terrorist

The man shot dead by police following a stabbing attack in south London was a convicted terrorist who had recently been released from prison.

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February 2, 2020
Man shot dead by London police after several stabbed in terrorist-related incident

A man has been shot dead by armed officers in south London, with police declaring the incident as terrorist-related.

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February 2, 2020
Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China

The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from coronavirus outside China, where authorities have tightened quarantine measures in a city that allow only one family member to venture out...

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February 2, 2020
Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China

The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from coronavirus outside China, where authorities have tightened quarantine measures in a city that allow only one family member to venture out...

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February 2, 2020
An independent Scotland would be welcomed ‘enthusiastically’ by EU – Donald Tusk

Former European Council president Donald Tusk has said Scotland would be welcomed into Europe "enthusiastically" if it won independence from the rest of the UK - but the process of...

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February 2, 2020
An independent Scotland would be welcomed ‘enthusiastically’ by EU – Donald Tusk

Former European Council president Donald Tusk has said Scotland would be welcomed into Europe "enthusiastically" if it won independence from the rest of the UK - but the process of...

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February 2, 2020
Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog predicts an early spring

The most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania has declared: “Spring will be early, it's a certainty.”

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February 2, 2020
Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog predicts an early spring

The most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania has declared: “Spring will be early, it's a certainty.”

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