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December 19, 2019
Museum snaps-up 100-year-old coffee stall as it closes down

A coffee stall has been snapped up by the Museum of London after serving customers for more than 100 years.

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December 19, 2019
Retail sales slow to weakest annual growth rate since April 2018

Retail sales slowed to their weakest annual growth rate since April 2018 in November as consumers exercised caution amid political uncertainty.

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December 19, 2019
Retail sales slow to weakest annual growth rate since April 2018

Retail sales slowed to their weakest annual growth rate since April 2018 in November as consumers exercised caution amid political uncertainty.

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December 19, 2019
Owl survives three-hour drive trapped in grille of car

An owl has been freed after surviving a three-hour drive trapped in the grille of a car.

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December 19, 2019
Owl survives three-hour drive trapped in grille of car

An owl has been freed after surviving a three-hour drive trapped in the grille of a car.

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December 19, 2019
Owl survives three-hour drive trapped in grille of car

An owl has been freed after surviving a three-hour drive trapped in the grille of a car.

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December 19, 2019
50,000 people migrating from Syria’s Idlib to Turkey – Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that 50,000 people were migrating from Syria's northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey. He also slammed Muslim nations for not supporting his plans...

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December 19, 2019
Toyota’s humanoid robot duplicates human movements

Toyota's upgraded version of the human-shaped robot T-HR3 now boasts faster and smoother finger movements.

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December 19, 2019
Toyota’s humanoid robot duplicates human movements

Toyota's upgraded version of the human-shaped robot T-HR3 now boasts faster and smoother finger movements.

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December 19, 2019
Uber setting up fund after US sex harassment probe

A US federal commission has said Uber Technologies will establish a 4.4 million dollar (£3.3 million) fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment while they worked at the San Francisco...

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December 19, 2019
Uber setting up fund after US sex harassment probe

A US federal commission has said Uber Technologies will establish a 4.4 million dollar (£3.3 million) fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment while they worked at the San Francisco...

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December 19, 2019
Uber setting up fund after US sex harassment probe

A US federal commission has said Uber Technologies will establish a 4.4 million dollar (£3.3 million) fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment while they worked at the San Francisco...

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December 19, 2019
Jailed Catalan leader Junqueras was lawmaker and entitled to immunity – EU’s Court of Justice

Jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras was a member of the European Parliament despite not being able to take up his seat and so enjoyed the immunity that position guaranteed, the...

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December 19, 2019
Explainer: Donald Trump impeachment – what does it mean and what happens next?

Donald Trump has become only the third US president in American history to be impeached.

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December 19, 2019
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage

Police have detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities as they defied a ban on assembly imposed to stop demonstrations against a new citizenship law.

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December 19, 2019
1,200 detained in India amid ban on citizenship law protests

Police have detained more than 1,200 protesters in some of India's biggest cities after they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship...

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December 19, 2019
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage

Police have detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities as they defied a ban on assembly imposed to stop demonstrations against a new citizenship law.

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December 19, 2019
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage

Police have detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities as they defied a ban on assembly imposed to stop demonstrations against a new citizenship law.

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December 19, 2019
Donald Trump impeachment – what does it mean, and what happens next?

Donald Trump has become only the third US president in American history to be impeached.

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December 19, 2019
Iranian President Rouhani urges deeper Muslim links to fight ‘US economic hegemony’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight “US economic hegemony.” He also used an Islamic conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

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December 19, 2019
China targets tech giants in app privacy crackdown

Chinese tech companies including social media giant Tencent have been ordered by regulators to clean up how their apps handle user information or face possible penalties.

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December 19, 2019
China targets tech giants in app privacy crackdown

Chinese tech companies including social media giant Tencent have been ordered by regulators to clean up how their apps handle user information or face possible penalties.

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December 19, 2019
Israeli warplanes strike arms plant in Gaza after rocket attack – military

Israeli warplanes attacked an arms plant in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip early on Thursday, the army said, after Palestinian militants in the enclave fired a rocket at the Jewish state....

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December 19, 2019
‘The country is doing better than ever before; we did nothing wrong’ – while the House voted in Washington, Trump rallied in Michigan

US President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally on Wednesday night just before the House began voting to impeach him - a striking and surreal split screen for...

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December 19, 2019
‘The country is doing better than ever before; we did nothing wrong’ – while the House voted in Washington, Trump rallied in Michigan

US President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally on Wednesday night just before the House began voting to impeach him - a striking and surreal split screen for...

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December 19, 2019
China says N. Korean sanctions relief is best plan as US envoy set to arrive in Beijing

China touted its proposal offering sanctions relief to North Korea as the best option to diffuse tensions, calling on Thursday for a compromise between Washington and Pyongyang over the latter's...

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December 19, 2019
‘Learn some history’ – mayor of Massachusetts tells Trump after his Salem witch trial comments

The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts said US president Donald Trump needs to "learn some history" after he claimed those accused in the city's infamous 17th-century witch trials received more due...

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December 19, 2019
‘Learn some history’ – mayor of Massachusetts tells Trump after his Salem witch trial comments

The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts said US president Donald Trump needs to "learn some history" after he claimed those accused in the city's infamous 17th-century witch trials received more due...

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December 19, 2019
Split-screen America: Alternate realities on display as House votes to impeach Trump

Americans got a striking split-screen view on Wednesday of just how divided their politics have become.

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December 19, 2019
Celebrities react after Trump becomes third president in US history to be impeached

Celebrities have reacted after Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached.

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December 19, 2019
Night of drama: Trump becomes third president in US history to be impeached

A majority in US House of Representatives voted to impeach Mr Trump on the charge of abuse of power for enlisting a foreign ally to investigate a political rival ahead...

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December 19, 2019
Australia’s most populous state declares wildfire emergency

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW) has declared a seven-day state of emergency as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfires.

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December 19, 2019
Second Chinese woman found trespassing at Donald Trump’s estate

A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said.

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December 19, 2019
Defiant Donald Trump rallies supporters as impeachment unfolds

Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Michigan on Wednesday night as the House of Representatives voted to impeach him, declaring: “It doesn't...

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December 19, 2019
Celebrities react to Donald Trump’s impeachment

Celebrities have reacted after Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached.

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December 19, 2019
Celebrities react to Donald Trump’s impeachment

Celebrities have reacted after Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached.

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December 19, 2019
Court rejects bid to halt India’s ‘anti-Muslim’ immigration law

India's Supreme Court turned down a plea yesterday to stop the implementation of a new citizenship law based on religion that has set off violent protests in the country, but...

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December 19, 2019
‘You cope, but it’s not fun’ – residents of Australian outback town battle major heatwave set to smash records

An outback town near Australia's red-hot centre barely paused yesterday for a heatwave that is gripping the country, fuelling fires and prompting widespread health warnings.

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December 19, 2019
Mass protests erupt in Poland over plan to let government fire judges

Protests have taken place across Poland to denounce legislation that would give the government the power to fire judges.

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December 19, 2019
Under-fire Andrew turns out for queen’s traditional festive lunch

Prince Andrew arrived at Buckingham Palace for the traditional pre-Christmas lunch for Britain's royal family hosted by Queen Elizabeth yesterday.

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