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January 8, 2020
Carlos Ghosn set for first public appearance after escape from Japan

Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, is expected to speak to journalists in Beirut today, more than a week after his dramatic escape from Japan before his trial for...

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January 8, 2020
All 180 people on board killed as Ukraine plane comes down near Tehran, Iran

All 180 people on board a Ukrainian commercial airliner that crashed after take-off from Tehran have been killed, an Iranian emergency official told Iran's state television.

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January 8, 2020
Three British nationals among 176 people killed as Ukraine plane comes down near Tehran, Iran

A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.

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January 8, 2020
All 176 people on board killed as Ukraine plane comes down near Tehran, Iran

A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.

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January 8, 2020
Three British nationals among 176 people killed as Ukraine plane comes down near Tehran, Iran

A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran's state television and Ukraine's leaders said.

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January 8, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday.

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January 8, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday.

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January 8, 2020
At least 170 killed as Ukrainian aircraft crashes near airport in Iran’s capital

A Ukrainian aircraft carrying at least 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all on board, state television reported.

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January 8, 2020
Scores killed as Ukrainian aircraft crashes near airport in Iran’s capital

A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, killing all on board.

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January 8, 2020
Scores killed as Ukrainian aircraft crashes near airport in Iran’s capital

A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, killing all on board.

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January 8, 2020
‘Prozac Nation’ author Wurtzel dies aged 52 after cancer battle

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of 'Prozac Nation', has died at the age of 52.

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January 8, 2020
Sanchez wins narrow vote to form Spain’s first coalition since Franco

Spain's Socialist leader, Pedro Sanchez, scraped through a confidence vote yesterday with hard-fought support from smaller parties, allowing him to form a new leftist coalition government and end almost a...

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January 8, 2020
British teenager to appeal against her conviction over gang rape ‘lies’

A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers have said, as the British government said it had raised numerous...

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January 8, 2020
‘All is well!’ – Trump’s tweet as Iran bombs US airbases in Iraq, major airlines re-route from area

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general last night, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbases housing US troops...

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January 8, 2020
Johnson warned against watering down rights of EU citizens living in UK

The EU has warned Boris Johnson not to water down protections for its citizens living in the UK after Brexit, ahead of the first meeting between the British prime minister...

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January 8, 2020
British teenager to appeal against her conviction over gang rape ‘lies’

A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers have said, as the British government said it had raised numerous...

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January 8, 2020
‘All is well!’ – Trump’s tweet as Iran bombs US airbases in Iraq, warns against retaliation

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general last night, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbases housing US troops...

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January 8, 2020
Trump due to give press conference after Iran bombs US airbases in Iraq, major airlines re-route from area

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general last night, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbases housing US troops...

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January 8, 2020
‘Prozac Nation’ author Wurtzel dies aged 52 after cancer battle

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of 'Prozac Nation', has died at the age of 52.

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January 8, 2020
Exhausted firefighters in Australia get brief respite but temperatures set to rise again

Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defences against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again within days when scorching temperatures...

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January 8, 2020
British teenager to appeal against her conviction over gang rape ‘lies’

A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers have said, as the British government said it had raised numerous...

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January 8, 2020
British teenager to appeal against her conviction over gang rape ‘lies’

A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers have said, as the British government said it had raised numerous...

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January 8, 2020
Firefighters get brief respite but temperatures set to rise again

Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defences against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again within days when scorching temperatures...

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January 8, 2020
‘Prozac Nation’ author Wurtzel dies aged 52 after cancer battle

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of 'Prozac Nation', has died at the age of 52.

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January 8, 2020
Johnson warned against watering down rights of EU citizens living in UK

The EU has warned Boris Johnson not to water down protections for its citizens living in the UK after Brexit, ahead of the first meeting between the British prime minister...

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January 8, 2020
Iran bombs US airbases in Iraq and warns against retaliation

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general last night, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbases housing US troops...

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January 8, 2020
Weinstein judge refuses delay over fresh allegations

The judge at Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has ordered jury selection to begin as scheduled, rejecting a defence request for a "cooling-off period" after prosecutors in Los Angeles brought...

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January 8, 2020
Johnson warned against watering down rights of EU citizens living in UK

The EU has warned Boris Johnson not to water down protections for its citizens living in the UK after Brexit, ahead of the first meeting between the British prime minister...

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January 8, 2020
Sanchez wins narrow vote to form Spain’s first coalition since Franco

Spain's Socialist leader, Pedro Sanchez, scraped through a confidence vote yesterday with hard-fought support from smaller parties, allowing him to form a new leftist coalition government and end almost a...

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January 8, 2020
Talc cleared of cancer link as cases to reopen

Talcum powder is not linked to ovarian cancer, the largest ever study has concluded, in a major finding likely to reverse the outcomes of several billion-dollar court cases.

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January 8, 2020
Trump due to give press conference after Iran bombs US airbases in Iraq, major airlines re-route from area

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general last night, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbases housing US troops...

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January 8, 2020
Johnson warned against watering down rights of EU citizens living in UK

The EU has warned Boris Johnson not to water down protections for its citizens living in the UK after Brexit, ahead of the first meeting between the British prime minister...

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January 8, 2020
Weinstein judge refuses delay over fresh allegations

The judge at Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has ordered jury selection to begin as scheduled, rejecting a defence request for a "cooling-off period" after prosecutors in Los Angeles brought...

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January 8, 2020
Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52

Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling Prozac Nation made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation,...

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January 7, 2020
Iran warns US not retaliate over missile attack in Iraq

Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing US troops, over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

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January 7, 2020
Iran warns US not retaliate over missile attack in Iraq

Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing US troops, over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

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January 7, 2020
Tehran fires at Iraqi base housing US troops, says Iran state TV

Iran state TV says Tehran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing US troops, over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

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January 7, 2020
Tehran fires at Iraqi base housing US troops, says Iran state TV

Iran state TV says Tehran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing US troops, over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

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January 7, 2020
At least 56 dead in Iran after stampede during Qasem Soleimani funeral

At least 56 people were killed in a stampede as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on...

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January 7, 2020
Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies aged 52

Elizabeth Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling Prozac Nation made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation,...

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