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January 2, 2020
TS Eliot’s letters to ‘muse’ Emily to be unveiled after 60 years

After more than 60 years sealed in a library store, about 1,000 letters written by poet TS Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled this week, with scholars hoping...

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January 2, 2020
North Korea will introduce ‘new weapon’, pledges Kim

North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media said yesterday, although he signalled there was still...

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January 2, 2020
Dinosaurs ‘shrank over millions of years paving the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures’

Dinosaurs gradually "shrunk" and paved the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures, new research claims.

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January 2, 2020
Taiwan rejects Hong Kong-style China deal

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula which Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island,...

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January 2, 2020
Iran-backed militia vows revenge over US strikes

An Iranian-backed militia has vowed to exact revenge for the "aggression of evil American ravens".

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January 2, 2020
Union snubs Macron as it calls for more strikes

French hardline union CGT called yesterday for more strikes in France this month after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension system following weeks of...

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January 2, 2020
Death toll from blazes now at 17 as ships and planes sent to aid devastated communities

Australia deployed ships and aircraft yesterday to help towns devastated by bushfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and destroyed more than 1,200 homes.

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January 2, 2020
Nine dead, thousands forced to evacuate homes after flash floods

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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January 2, 2020
Nine dead, thousands forced to evacuate homes after flash floods

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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January 2, 2020
Researchers involved in births of gene-edited babies are jailed

Three researchers involved in the births of genetically-edited babies have been sentenced for practising medicine illegally, Chinese state media said yesterday.

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January 2, 2020
Children caught up in chaotic scenes as march turns violent

A March drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled into chaotic scenes as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds...

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January 2, 2020
Nine dead, thousands forced to evacuate homes after flash floods

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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January 2, 2020
Nine dead, thousands forced to evacuate homes after flash floods

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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January 2, 2020
Sixteen inmates killed in Mexican prison riot

At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison were killed and five more were wounded in a riot which brought to an end a violent 2019 for the country,...

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January 2, 2020
North Korea will introduce ‘new weapon’, pledges Kim

North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media said yesterday, although he signalled there was still...

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January 2, 2020
Taiwan rejects Hong Kong-style China deal

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula which Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island,...

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January 2, 2020
Children caught up in chaotic scenes as march turns violent

A March drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled into chaotic scenes as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds...

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January 2, 2020
Union snubs Macron as it calls for more strikes

French hardline union CGT called yesterday for more strikes in France this month after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension system following weeks of...

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January 2, 2020
Children caught up in chaotic scenes as march turns violent

A March drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled into chaotic scenes as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds...

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January 2, 2020
TS Eliot’s letters to ‘muse’ Emily to be unveiled after 60 years

After more than 60 years sealed in a library store, about 1,000 letters written by poet TS Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled this week, with scholars hoping...

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January 2, 2020
Children caught up in chaotic scenes as march turns violent

A March drawing tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on New Year's Day spiralled into chaotic scenes as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds...

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January 2, 2020
Death toll from blazes now at 17 as ships and planes sent to aid devastated communities

Australia deployed ships and aircraft yesterday to help towns devastated by bushfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and destroyed more than 1,200 homes.

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January 2, 2020
Death toll from blazes now at 17 as ships and planes sent to aid devastated communities

Australia deployed ships and aircraft yesterday to help towns devastated by bushfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and destroyed more than 1,200 homes.

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January 2, 2020
Union snubs Macron as it calls for more strikes

French hardline union CGT called yesterday for more strikes in France this month after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension system following weeks of...

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January 2, 2020
Union snubs Macron as it calls for more strikes

French hardline union CGT called yesterday for more strikes in France this month after President Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension system following weeks of...

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January 2, 2020
North Korea will introduce ‘new weapon’, pledges Kim

North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media said yesterday, although he signalled there was still...

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January 2, 2020
Dinosaurs ‘shrank over millions of years paving the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures’

Dinosaurs gradually "shrunk" and paved the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures, new research claims.

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January 2, 2020
Researchers involved in births of gene-edited babies are jailed

Three researchers involved in the births of genetically-edited babies have been sentenced for practising medicine illegally, Chinese state media said yesterday.

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January 2, 2020
Iran-backed militia vows revenge over US strikes

AN IRANIAN-backed militia has vowed to exact revenge for the "aggression of evil American ravens".

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January 2, 2020
Nine dead, thousands forced to evacuate homes after flash floods

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.

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January 2, 2020
Researchers involved in births of gene-edited babies are jailed

Three researchers involved in the births of genetically-edited babies have been sentenced for practising medicine illegally, Chinese state media said yesterday.

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January 2, 2020
Pope apologises for angry reaction to woman pilgrim who grabbed him in St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis has apologised for angrily slapping a woman's arm away after she grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him towards her, saying he lost his patience and had...

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January 2, 2020
North Korea will introduce ‘new weapon’, pledges Kim

North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media said yesterday, although he signalled there was still...

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January 2, 2020
TS Eliot’s letters to ‘muse’ Emily to be unveiled after 60 years

After more than 60 years sealed in a library store, about 1,000 letters written by poet TS Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled this week, with scholars hoping...

Continue Reading
January 2, 2020
Pope apologises for angry reaction to woman pilgrim who grabbed him in St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis has apologised for angrily slapping a woman's arm away after she grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him towards her, saying he lost his patience and had...

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January 2, 2020
‘It is hell on earth’ – Thousands flee as military evacuates Australian seaside towns

Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia's east coast on Thursday ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters began rescuing thousands more trapped by...

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January 2, 2020
Researchers involved in births of gene-edited babies are jailed

Three researchers involved in the births of genetically-edited babies have been sentenced for practising medicine illegally, Chinese state media said yesterday.

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January 1, 2020
Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in...

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January 1, 2020
Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in...

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January 1, 2020
#Tumblegeddon: Deluge of tumbleweeds buries cars and closes US highway

A mountain of tumbleweeds closed a US highway and buried vehicles in a phenomenon that has been dubbed “tumblegeddon”.

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