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November 30, 2019
Johnson wants Trump to stay out of election when in UK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it would be "best" if US President Donald Trump does not get involved in Britain's election when he visits London for a Nato summit...

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November 30, 2019
K-pop stars jailed for ‘quasi-rape’ sex attack

Two South Korean K-pop stars were jailed yesterday for a sex attack on a woman.

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November 30, 2019
Malta’s PM on brink as murdered journalist’s family tell him to quit

Malta's prime minister was yesterday reported to have told associates he plans to resign as the crisis over the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia deepens.

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November 30, 2019
Power play: Bloomberg’s bid for battle of the billionaires

Political ambition works in strange ways but usually leads to a single-minded decision. The search for power.

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November 30, 2019
Scientists develop robot personal trainer to coach runners at gym

Scientists have developed a robot personal trainer to coach runners through an exercise programme on the treadmill.

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November 30, 2019
Taliban now ‘ready’ for peace talks with the US

The Taliban has said it is ready to restart peace talks with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump visited troops in Afghanistan and said he believed the...

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November 30, 2019
Terrorist wearing fake suicide vest kills two before being shot dead

The panicked screams echoing through the ornate Fishmongers' Hall were the first indication that terror had returned to the streets of London on a day when a man wearing a...

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November 30, 2019
Iraqi PM to resign in wake of mass protests

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has said he will submit his resignation to parliament in the wake of anti-government protests.

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November 30, 2019
Police lift blockade after siege around city university

Police said they had lifted their blockade on Hong Kong Polytechnic University after officers cleared the campus they had besieged for nearly two weeks amid a violent stand-off with demonstrators.

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November 30, 2019
Police uncover plot to create new Nazi party

Italian police arrested 19 far-right extremists in raids across the country that uncovered a cache of weapons and a range of Nazi paraphernalia.

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November 29, 2019
Three children injured in Hague stabbing

Three children were wounded in a stabbing in The Hague's main shopping street Friday night, and police were searching for at least one suspect, authorities said.

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November 29, 2019
Several injured in Hague stabbing

Several people have been injured in a stabbing incident in The Hague's main shopping street, Dutch police said.

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November 29, 2019
Three injured in Hague stabbing

Three people have been injured in a stabbing incident in The Hague's main shopping street, Dutch police said.

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November 29, 2019
Several people wounded in stabbing on shopping street in The Hague

Dutch police said on Friday several people had been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague.

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November 29, 2019
Three people wounded in stabbing on shopping street in The Hague, Dutch police launch manhunt

Dutch police said on Friday three people had been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague, and a manhunt was under way.

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November 29, 2019
London Bridge: Praise for ‘immense bravery’ of men who helped stop attack

Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan have led tributes to members of the public who helped police take down a suspected terrorist on London Bridge.

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November 29, 2019
FTSE 100 slumps into red as US-China trade tensions weigh on stocks

The FTSE 100 closed out Friday's trading session firmly in the red after stuttering US trade talks with China and a dearth of economic news weighed on the index.

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November 29, 2019
Thousands of Algerians march to demand presidential election to be cancelled

Tens of thousands of protesters in Algeria marched on Friday to demand that a presidential election next month be cancelled until the old ruling guard step aside and the army...

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November 29, 2019
Hong Kong protesters seek British support as campus blockade ends

Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have rallied outside the British Consulate, urging the city's former colonial ruler to emulate the US and take concrete action to support their cause.

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November 29, 2019
New round of Syria constitutional talks ends as gov’t, opposition can’t reach consensus on agenda

A second week-long round of Syrian talks has ended without a meeting of the group of 45 delegates meant to be negotiating on the constitution, United Nations Special Envoy Geir...

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November 29, 2019
London Bridge incident: Met Police say ‘it appears somebody has been shot’, several people injured and man detained

British police said have said that a man appears to have been shot in an incident at London Bridge.

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November 29, 2019
‘Major incident’ at London Bridge: Met Police say ‘it appears somebody has been shot’, several people injured and man detained

British police said have said that a man appears to have been shot in an incident at London Bridge.

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November 29, 2019
London Bridge: Man shot by police as they say incident being responded to as ‘terror-related’

ONE man has been shot by police near London Bridge in an incident which is being responded to “as though it is terror-related”, the Metropolitan Police said.

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November 29, 2019
London Bridge terror attack: Man shot dead by police was wearing hoax explosive device as it’s confirmed several people injured

THE man shot dead on London Bridge on Friday was wearing what police now believe was a hoax explosive device, the UK's top counter-terrorism officer Neil Basu said.

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November 29, 2019
London Bridge terror attack: Attacker in fake suicide vest shot dead by police after killing two people

A terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest who went on a knife rampage in central London reportedly killing two people has been shot dead by police.

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November 29, 2019
Met Police dealing with incident on London Bridge amid reports of shots being fired

THE Metropolitan Police said they are dealing with an incident at London Bridge amid reports of shots being fired.

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November 29, 2019
Loungers to shrug off dining sector malaise and post rocketing sales

Investors are expected to cheer Loungers' latest six-month figures as the cafe-bar operator looks to continue its rocketing growth.

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November 29, 2019
Lower energy bills likely as Ofgem cuts revenues for network companies

Energy bills look set to fall next year after Ofgem slashed the revenues that network companies are allowed to collect by nearly £1 billion as the cost of borrowing fell.

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November 29, 2019
NatWest banking services back up and running after problems on Black Friday

NatWest has apologised to customers after its online banking and mobile app were hit by a glitch for more than eight hours during the Black Friday sales.

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November 29, 2019
NatWest banking services down on Black Friday

NatWest's online banking and mobile app have gone down during the Black Friday sales.

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November 29, 2019
European allies & Canada spending on defense ‘more than previously thought’ – NATO chief

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said European allies and Canada are spending even more on defense than had previously been thought. The statement comes days before US President Donald Trump...

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November 29, 2019
Vatican returns relic believed to be from Jesus’ manger to Holy Land

Christians are celebrating the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic they believe was part of Jesus' manger.

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November 29, 2019
Leaders of Turkey, Germany, France & Britain to discuss Syria before NATO summit

The leaders of Turkey, Britain, Germany and France will meet to discuss the situation in Syria before a NATO summit in London next week, the German government said on Friday....

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November 29, 2019
Man who killed heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow in ‘evil’ attack likely to die in jail, court hears

A CROSSBOW killer is likely to die in prison after being jailed for 33 years for shooting his heavily pregnant ex-wife in a "brutal and evil" revenge attack.

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November 29, 2019
Iraqi PM to resign as top cleric warns of chaos amid escalating violence

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has said he will submit his resignation to parliament in the wake of anti-government protests.

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November 29, 2019
Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi says he will resign after top Shiite Muslim cleric’s call for change

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he would tender his resignation to parliament so lawmakers could choose a new government, Reuters reported, citing his office. Abdul Mahdi's...

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November 29, 2019
Scientists develop robot personal trainer to coach at gym

Scientists have developed a robot personal trainer to coach runners through an exercise programme on the treadmill.

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November 29, 2019
India offers funds to Sri Lanka to counter China’s influence in region

India, anxious to counter China's influence in the region, on Friday offered hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Sri Lanka as the island's new president made his maiden...

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November 29, 2019
Hungarian police find tunnels used by migrants to cross border

Hungarian police said they have discovered two tunnels used by migrants to enter the country from Serbia.

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November 29, 2019
Germany’s Daimler to cut at least 10,000 jobs over three years

German carmaker Daimler has said it plans to cut at least 10,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022.

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