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January 9, 2020
Barnier: We will ask for conditions on state aid policy in UK

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator has said that if Britain wants as much access as possible to the bloc's market after it leaves, it will not have unfettered freedom...

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January 9, 2020
Hundreds of investors left out of pocket by LCF collapse

Hundreds of customers of failed investment firm London Capital & Finance will be left out of pocket, and thousands more could face disappointment in their hunt for compensation, it has...

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January 9, 2020
Hundreds of investors left out of pocket by LCF collapse

Hundreds of customers of failed investment firm London Capital & Finance will be left out of pocket, and thousands more could face disappointment in their hunt for compensation, it has...

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January 9, 2020
18 peacekeepers & others wounded in N. Mali rocket attack on UN base

Twenty people were wounded on Thursday in northern Mali's restive Kidal region, including 18 UN peacekeepers, a UN spokesman said. It remains unclear who was responsible for the rocket attack...

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January 9, 2020
Savings providers to set single easy access interest rate under proposals

Savings providers will have to set a single rate across their easy access accounts under proposals from the City regulator.

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January 9, 2020
Savings providers to set single easy access interest rate under proposals

Savings providers will have to set a single rate across their easy access accounts under proposals from the City regulator.

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January 9, 2020
Card Factory shares plunge on profit warning after weak Christmas sales

Card Factory shares have plunged after the retailer slashed its outlook on the back of weak Christmas trading.

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January 9, 2020
Card Factory shares plunge on profit warning after weak Christmas sales

Card Factory shares have plunged after the retailer slashed its outlook on the back of weak Christmas trading.

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January 9, 2020
Ofgem to probe if Utilita overcharged prepayment meter customers

Ofgem is investigating whether energy supplier Utilita broke its legal obligations and overcharged customers with prepayment meters.

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January 9, 2020
China calls on Iran, US to resolve contradictions by dialogue, talks – ministry

Beijing calls on Iran and the United States to resolve the existing contradictions through dialogue and negotiations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Thursday. The spokesman was commenting...

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January 9, 2020
Outgoing Guatemalan President Morales denies agreeing to take Mexican migrants from US

The outgoing Guatemalan president says his administration had not agreed to accept deported Mexican asylum-seekers under a deal with the United States, despite US guidance to asylum officers to do...

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January 9, 2020
Envoys from 15 countries visit Indian Kashmir

Diplomats from 15 countries including the US are visiting Indian-controlled Kashmir starting Thursday for two days. This is the first visit by New Delhi-based envoys since India stripped the region...

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January 9, 2020
Turkey-Libya deals ‘void,’ ministers from 4 Mediterranean states say

France, Greece, Egypt and Cyprus have declared “null and void” agreements between Turkey and Libya assigning Ankara's rights over a vast area of the eastern Mediterranean. The foreign ministers of...

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January 9, 2020
Kim Kardashian West gives fans a tour of her walk-in fridge

Kim Kardashian West has responded to reports of her seemingly near-empty refrigerator by giving a guided tour of her vast kitchen.

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January 9, 2020
Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return

Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the country's heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.

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January 9, 2020
Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return

Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the country's heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.

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January 9, 2020
Iran investigators say Ukrainian plane never called for help

The crew of the Ukrainian passenger aircraft that crashed near Tehran did not make a radio call for help and were trying to turn back to the airport when the...

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January 9, 2020
Ukrainian plane never called for help before crash, say Iran investigators

The crew of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back to the airport when it went down,...

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January 9, 2020
Ukrainian plane never called for help before crash, say Iran investigators

The crew of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran never made a radio call for help and were trying to turn back to the airport when it went down,...

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January 9, 2020
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash

A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators.

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January 9, 2020
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash

A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators.

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January 9, 2020
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash

A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators.

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January 9, 2020
Iran investigation says Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash

A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators.

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January 9, 2020
Democrats push for more info on Iran strike which killed General Soleimani

The Trump administration has been urged to release more details of the threat that prompted the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani following a classified briefing session.

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January 9, 2020
Trump and Iran pull back from war after missile attack

US president Donald Trump stepped back from the brink last night after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck American bases in Iraq but failed to cause any casualties.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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January 9, 2020
Gunman kills one person and injures three near parliament

One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in central Ottawa yesterday, about 1km from the Canadian parliament.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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January 9, 2020
Royals ‘hurt’ as Harry and Meghan ‘step down’

The royal family was said to be "deeply disappointed" last night after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back as senior members without consulting the queen, Prince Charles or Prince...

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January 9, 2020
Rivals Bloomberg and president splurge €10m on Super Bowl ads

Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump have both spent $10m (€9m) to advertise for 60 seconds during the Super Bowl next month, setting up a titanic duel during America's most watched...

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January 9, 2020
Trump and Iran pull back from war after missile attack

US president Donald Trump stepped back from the brink last night after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck American bases in Iraq but failed to cause any casualties.

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January 9, 2020
Trump and Iran pull back from war after missile attack

US president Donald Trump stepped back from the brink last night after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck American bases in Iraq but failed to cause any casualties.

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January 9, 2020
Royals ‘hurt’ as Harry and Meghan ‘step down’

The royal family was said to be "deeply disappointed" last night after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back as senior members without consulting the queen, Prince Charles or Prince...

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January 9, 2020
Trump and Iran pull back from war after missile attack

US president Donald Trump stepped back from the brink last night after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck American bases in Iraq but failed to cause any casualties.

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January 9, 2020
Weinstein lawyers ask judge to recuse himself

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have asked Judge James Burke to recuse himself from the film producer's rape trial, accusing him of bias and of presiding "over a courtroom animus towards the...

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January 9, 2020
Gunman kills one person and injures three near parliament

One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in central Ottawa yesterday, about 1km from the Canadian parliament.

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January 9, 2020
Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176

Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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