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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
‘Huge explosion’ after planes reportedly strike targets in Syria

Unidentified planes have struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq, according to reports, triggering "a huge explosion".

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January 10, 2020
Meghan goes back to Canada to be with son Archie after royal rift

Meghan Markle has flown back to Canada to be with their son after the shock announcement made with her husband Prince Harry that they will step back from their royal...

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January 10, 2020
Japan’s Abe heading to Middle East despite crisis in region

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Middle East from Saturday, hoping to ease soaring regional tensions after the US killing of a top Iranian general. Japanese government spokesman...

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January 10, 2020
Poor Christmas for a Superdry weighed down by old stock

Superdry said that the old clothes left over by its former management team are to blame as it was forced to downgrade profits after a poor Christmas showing.

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January 10, 2020
EU foreign ministers hold emergency meeting on Iran crisis, nuclear deal

Foreign ministers for the EU states are holding an emergency meeting on Friday to seek ways to guide the United States and Iran away from confrontation, Reuters reported. President Donald...

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January 10, 2020
Internal Boeing papers show staff knew about 737 Max flight simulator problems

Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and apparently tried to hide them from federal regulators, according to newly released documents in the US.

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January 10, 2020
India’s top court orders review of all restrictions in Kashmir

India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to review all restrictions, including the suspension of internet service, in Indian-controlled Kashmir within a week. Defense attorney Vrinda Grover said the...

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January 10, 2020
Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly

Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1...

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January 10, 2020
Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly

Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1...

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January 10, 2020
Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly

Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1...

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January 10, 2020
Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly

Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1...

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January 10, 2020
Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner in Iran: short range, fast and deadly

Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government said it was investigating reports of debris from a Russian-made Tor-M1...

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January 10, 2020
Australians brace for escalating fire danger in south-east

Communities across Australia's fire-ravaged south-east were bracing for a long day of mounting danger on Friday as thousands abandoned their homes for evacuation centres.

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January 10, 2020
Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare

It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, US, Canadian and British officials have said.

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January 10, 2020
Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare

It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, US, Canadian and British officials have said.

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January 10, 2020
Trump calls Iranian general’s death ‘American justice’

President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice” by ordering a drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

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January 10, 2020
Queen takes charge and Charles ponders cutting off son’s finances

Queen Elizabeth last night intervened in the row over the future role of Harry and Meghan as the couple faced a backlash over their plans.

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January 10, 2020
Ticket error left man behind as his wife boarded doomed flight

A ticket mix-up left a man in the airport terminal in Tehran while his wife boarded the flight that crashed soon after take-off on Wednesday, killing everyone on board.

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January 10, 2020
Unions rally in bid to defeat Macron on pension reforms

French trade unions disrupted rail services, shut schools and brought demonstrators on to the streets in cities across France yesterday in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to...

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January 10, 2020
EU’s top judge warns over judiciary reforms

Europe's top judge issued a veiled warning to Poland yesterday over its overhaul of the judiciary, saying there is no place in the European Union for countries that do not...

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January 10, 2020
Ex-English National Ballet dancer faces 14 counts of sexual assault

A former English National Ballet principal dancer accused of sexually assaulting three female victims at a London dance school has appeared in court.

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January 10, 2020
Unions rally in bid to defeat Macron on pension reforms

French trade unions disrupted rail services, shut schools and brought demonstrators on to the streets in cities across France yesterday in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to...

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January 10, 2020
‘Evidence that Iranian missile brought down jet’ – Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last night said that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people onboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile.

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January 10, 2020
Australians urged to evacuate again as hot weather fans deadly bushfires

Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated south-east yesterday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.

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January 10, 2020
How Harry and Meghan chose to go it alone, fearing their plans would be blocked

It was only within the last few days that Prince Harry and wife Meghan chose to press the nuclear button, apparently defying clear instructions from Queen Elizabeth.

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January 10, 2020
Cheap diabetes pill gives hope to women who have miscarried

A cheap, easily available pill currently used to treat diabetes could stop women suffering miscarriages, research suggests.

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January 10, 2020
Queen takes charge and Charles ponders cutting off son’s finances

Queen Elizabeth last night intervened in the row over the future role of Harry and Meghan as the couple faced a backlash over their plans.

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January 10, 2020
Iran plane crash: Ticket error left man behind as his wife boarded doomed flight

A ticket mix-up left a man in the airport terminal in Tehran while his wife boarded the flight that crashed soon after take-off on Wednesday, killing everyone on board.

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January 10, 2020
Australians urged to evacuate again as hot weather fans deadly bushfires

Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated south-east yesterday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.

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January 10, 2020
‘Evidence that Iranian missile brought down jet’ – Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last night said that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people onboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile.

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January 10, 2020
DiCaprio’s ‘Titanic’ moment saving man lost at sea

Leonardo DiCaprio saved a man who fell overboard in the Caribbean in a "billion-to-one rescue" after using his luxury boat to search for the missing person.

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January 10, 2020
EU’s top judge warns over judiciary reforms

Europe's top judge issued a veiled warning to Poland yesterday over its overhaul of the judiciary, saying there is no place in the European Union for countries that do not...

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January 10, 2020
‘Evidence that Iranian missile brought down jet’ – Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last night said that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people onboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile.

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January 10, 2020
Ex-English National Ballet dancer faces 14 counts of sexual assault

A former English National Ballet principal dancer accused of sexually assaulting three female victims at a London dance school has appeared in court.

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January 10, 2020
Leonardo DiCaprio saved man’s life in ‘billion-to-one’ rescue in Caribbean

Leonardo DiCaprio saved a man who fell overboard in the Caribbean in a "billion-to-one rescue" after using his luxury boat to search for the missing person.

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