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December 22, 2019
Police and protesters clash at Hong Kong rally in support of China’s Uighurs

Clashes have broken out between Hong Kong police and protesters at a rally in support of China's Uighur minority.

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December 22, 2019
Police and protesters clash at Hong Kong rally in support of China’s Uighurs

Clashes have broken out between Hong Kong police and protesters at a rally in support of China's Uighur minority.

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December 22, 2019
Georgia Toffolo in tears after being ‘detained’ at airport in Maldives

Georgia Toffolo has told of her relief after being released from immigration detention in the Maldives after nine hours.

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December 22, 2019
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

Boeing has landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert after an aborted flight to the International Space Station.

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December 22, 2019
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

Boeing has landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert after an aborted flight to the International Space Station.

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December 22, 2019
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

Boeing has landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert after an aborted flight to the International Space Station.

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December 22, 2019
Thirteen injured in shooting at Chicago house party

Thirteen people have been injured in a shooting at a memorial party in Chicago, police have said.

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December 22, 2019
Thirteen injured in shooting at Chicago house party

Thirteen people have been injured in a shooting at a house party in Chicago, police said.

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December 22, 2019
Thirteen injured in shooting at Chicago house party

Thirteen people have been injured in a shooting at a house party in Chicago, police said.

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December 22, 2019
India’s PM defends citizenship law as protests continue

Protesters angered by India's new citizenship law that excludes Muslims have defied a ban against demonstrations, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the legislation.

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December 22, 2019
India’s PM defends citizenship law as protests continue

Protesters angered by India's new citizenship law that excludes Muslims have defied a ban against demonstrations, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the legislation.

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December 22, 2019
Tesco suspends charity Christmas cards after customer finds message about alleged forced labour

British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a press report said a customer found a message written inside a card saying it had...

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December 22, 2019
Tesco suspends charity Christmas cards after customer finds message about alleged forced labour

British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a press report said a customer found a message written inside a card saying it had...

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December 22, 2019
Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice

Crowds gathered at Stonehenge on Sunday morning to mark the winter solstice and witness the sunrise after the longest night of the year.

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December 22, 2019
Australia’s Prime Minister defends climate change policies as firefighters continue to battle deadly fires

Firefighters battling wildfires in Australia made the most of cooler weather on Sunday to access badly burnt towns and contain blazes before the expected return of hotter conditions at the...

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December 22, 2019
Six killed, 13 injured in Las Vegas flats fire

Six people have died in a fire at a Las Vegas apartment building where residents had reported using their stoves for heat.

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December 22, 2019
Indian PM addresses rally as protest death toll climbs

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has addressed an election rally for his Hindu nationalist party, after another day of violent clashes between police and protesters demonstrating against a new citizenship...

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December 22, 2019
Afghan president wins second term in preliminary vote count

Afghanistan's president has won a second term, earning 50.6% of a preliminary vote count, but his opponents can still challenge the result, according to the country's election commission.

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December 22, 2019
Guatemala bus crash kills at least 20 people

A lorry has collided with a passenger bus in eastern Guatemala, killing at least 20 people and leaving a dozen wounded.

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December 22, 2019
Guatemala bus crash kills at least 20 people

A lorry has collided with a passenger bus in eastern Guatemala, killing at least 20 people and leaving a dozen wounded.

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December 22, 2019
Climate crisis means a race to save Sweden’s reindeer

It has been a race against time to bring in the reindeer from their summer grazing grounds in Lapland's mountains, but Per-Martin Kuhmunen, a 39-year-old traditional Sami herder, is triumphant.

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December 22, 2019
Climate crisis means a race to save Sweden’s reindeer

It has been a race against time to bring in the reindeer from their summer grazing grounds in Lapland's mountains, but Per-Martin Kuhmunen, a 39-year-old traditional Sami herder, is triumphant.

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December 22, 2019
North Korean leader holds party meeting to bolster military

Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster North Korea's military capability.

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December 22, 2019
North Korean leader holds party meeting to bolster military

Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster North Korea's military capability.

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December 22, 2019
Australian PM apologises for family holiday amid wildfires

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for taking a family holiday in Hawaii as deadly wildfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer...

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December 22, 2019
Australian PM apologises for family holiday amid wildfires

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for taking a family holiday in Hawaii as deadly wildfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer...

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December 22, 2019
Taxman cracks down on unpaid business rates

HMRC asked courts to liquidate more businesses in the 12 months to September than at any point over the last four years, according to new data.

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December 22, 2019
Berlin hits out at US sanctions on gas pipeline

Berlin accused Washington of interfering in its internal affairs yesterday, after Donald Trump signed off on US sanctions against companies building a Russian gas pipeline to Germany.

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December 22, 2019
Berlin hits out at US sanctions on gas pipeline

Berlin accused Washington of interfering in its internal affairs yesterday, after Donald Trump signed off on US sanctions against companies building a Russian gas pipeline to Germany.

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December 22, 2019
Berlin hits out at US sanctions on gas pipeline

Berlin accused Washington of interfering in its internal affairs yesterday, after Donald Trump signed off on US sanctions against companies building a Russian gas pipeline to Germany.

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December 21, 2019
Starliner capsule set for return to Earth after aborted test flight

The Boeing Starliner crew capsule is due to return to Earth on Sunday as its first test flight is cut short by an improperly set clock.

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December 21, 2019
Starliner capsule set for return to Earth after aborted test flight

The Boeing Starliner crew capsule is due to return to Earth on Sunday as its first test flight is cut short by an improperly set clock.

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December 21, 2019
Berlin Christmas market that was attacked in 2016 evacuated

Police have evacuated a Christmas market in Berlin that was targeted in a deadly attack three years ago in what turned out to be a false alarm involving an apparent...

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December 21, 2019
Berlin Christmas market that was attacked in 2016 evacuated

Police have evacuated a Christmas market in Berlin that was targeted in a deadly attack three years ago in what turned out to be a false alarm involving an apparent...

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December 21, 2019
Cardinal who sought to protect records from sex abuse inquiry resigns

A SENIOR cardinal who moved to protect the Vatican by restricting access to church records during inquiries into allegations of clerical sex abuse has resigned.

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December 21, 2019
Cardinal who sought to protect records from sex abuse inquiry resigns

A SENIOR cardinal who moved to protect the Vatican by restricting access to church records during inquiries into allegations of clerical sex abuse has resigned.

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December 21, 2019
Donald Trump ‘needs to be humiliated’, Robert De Niro claims

Robert De Niro has said he would like see a bag of faeces thrown in Donald Trump's face.

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December 21, 2019
Donald Trump ‘needs to be humiliated’, Robert De Niro claims

Robert De Niro has said he would like see a bag of faeces thrown in Donald Trump's face.

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December 21, 2019
Donald Trump ‘needs to be humiliated’, Robert De Niro claims

Robert De Niro has said he would like see a bag of faeces thrown in Donald Trump's face.

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December 21, 2019
US woman ‘intentionally hit teenage girl with her car because she thought she was Mexican’ – police

A woman in Iowa has been charged with attempted murder after she told police she intentionally ran over a 14-year-old girl because she believed the teenager was Mexican.

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