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November 27, 2019
Rescuers race to find Albania quake survivors

Local and international rescue crews have been searching through the rubble of collapsed buildings, a day after a deadly earthquake in Albania killed at least 25 people.

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November 27, 2019
New Look and Iceland investor Brait to sell off assets over next five years

New Look and Iceland supermarket investor Brait said it plans to sell off assets over the next five years in a bid to shore up its finances.

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November 27, 2019
China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missions for 1st time – report

For the first time, China has more diplomatic missions around the world than the United States, AFP said, citing a study published on Wednesday. China's “rapid” rise up the rankings...

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November 27, 2019
Britvic fails to fizz after tough year in France

Pepsi-maker Britvic was undermined by a “disappointing” set of results in France, its chief executive said, as the company fell behind expectations on revenue and pre-tax profit fell.

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November 27, 2019
Maintaining NATO is ‘of utmost importance’ to German interests – Merkel

Maintaining the NATO defense alliance is of utmost importance to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. The statement came after French President Emmanuel Macron's recent criticism of the Western...

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November 27, 2019
Incoming EU Commission boss sets out priorities for bloc

The EU Commission president-elect has said her ambitious agenda at the head of the European Union's executive will centre on the “existential issue” of battling climate change.

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November 27, 2019
New EU Commission chief promises ambitious agenda

The EU Commission president-elect has said her ambitious agenda at the head of the European Union's executive will centre on the “existential issue” of battling climate change.

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November 27, 2019
Max Taylor will not let cancer define him as he prepares for senior United debut

Max Taylor will not let cancer define him and wants to show other sufferers that it is possible to dream, with the Manchester United teenager on the cusp of his...

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November 27, 2019
Young Man Utd star Max Taylor nears debut a year on from cancer treatment

Max Taylor will not let cancer define him and wants to show other sufferers that it is possible to dream, with the Manchester United teenager on the cusp of his...

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November 27, 2019
Brexit and election uncertainty keep ScS sofa sales under pressure

Sofa chain ScS has seen orders continue to tumble as shopper demand remains under pressure amid Brexit and political uncertainty.

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November 27, 2019
Sentence reduced for UK newspaper editor convicted of killing wife in Dubai

A British newspaper editor convicted of killing his wife with a hammer has seen his sentence reduced by Dubai's Court of Appeal.

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November 27, 2019
Japan’s regulator approves restart for nuclear reactor closest to epicenter of 2011 quake

Japan's Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa power plant. Onagawa was the closest among Japan's nuclear stations...

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November 27, 2019
Judge who denied Jeffrey Epstein bail calls for prison reform

A judge who denied bail for financier Jeffrey Epstein before he died is urging the US Bureau of Prisons and the Justice Department to study prison conditions nationwide and make...

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November 27, 2019
Israeli aircraft attack Hamas sites after rocket fire from Gaza – military

Israeli aircraft hit several sites for Gaza's Hamas early on Wednesday in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, AP reported. The Israeli military said the targets of the...

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November 27, 2019
On The Beach forecasts Thomas Cook boost despite profits tumble

Package holiday firm On The Beach has insisted the demise of Thomas Cook will boost trading despite seeing annual profits plunge after taking a hit from the firm's collapse.

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November 27, 2019
Stronger vaping rules could benefit British American Tobacco after deaths in US

The boss of British American Tobacco (BAT) expects to capitalise on stronger vaping rules after a series of deaths linked to electronic cigarettes in the US.

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November 27, 2019
Model and actor Godfrey Gao dies on set in China aged 35

Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while on set in China.

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November 27, 2019
Iran’s FM Zarif meets senior Afghan Taliban official in Tehran – report

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks in Tehran with a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the group's founders, according to IRNA. Zarif expressed...

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November 27, 2019
Bodies of migrants trafficked to UK in lorry returned to Vietnam

The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by lorry to the UK last month have been repatriated to their homeland.

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November 27, 2019
‘Bittersweet’ return as bodies of UK lorry tragedy victims arrive in Vietnam

The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by lorry to the UK last month were repatriated to their homeland on Wednesday and...

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November 27, 2019
Seven militants sentenced to death over Bangladesh cafe massacre

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed more than...

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November 27, 2019
Donald Trump lashes impeachment during rally

Prompting a profane chant. Describing his own speeches as “ranting and raving.” Advising the governor of Florida to not always wear a jacket so people know he is not fat.

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November 27, 2019
Major quake in Albania leaves 18 dead and many trapped under wreckage

Rescue crews with excavators were searching for survivors trapped in toppled apartment blocks after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 18 people and injured more than 600.

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November 27, 2019
Russia ‘has big plans ahead’ as arms deal with Turkey stirs up security fears

Turkey is to sign a new contract for Russian S-400 missile-defence systems, according to Moscow - a move that risks a further souring of relations with the US and could...

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November 27, 2019
White House locked down and fighter jets scrambled

The White House was briefly put on lockdown yesterday, as fighter jets were scrambled in Washington following an airspace violation, law enforcement officials told NBC News.

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November 27, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn denies chief rabbi’s accusation of anti-Semitism

Jeremy Corbyn has said British Labour does not tolerate anti-Semitism "in any form whatsoever" after the UK's chief rabbi warned his failure to tackle the issue made him unfit to...

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November 27, 2019
13 French soldiers die as choppers collide in Mali battle

Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when their helicopters collided at low altitude as they swooped in at nightfall to support ground forces engaged in combat with Islamist militants.

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November 27, 2019
Chief of staff resigns as he faces police questions over murder case

Malta government chief of staff Keith Schembri resigned yesterday, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told reporters, as police continued their investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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November 27, 2019
Corbyn denies chief rabbi’s accusation of anti-Semitism

Jeremy Corbyn has said British Labour does not tolerate anti-Semitism "in any form whatsoever" after the UK's chief rabbi warned his failure to tackle the issue made him unfit to...

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November 27, 2019
Search for survivors continues after major quake in Albania leaves 18 dead, many trapped under wreckage

Rescue crews with excavators were searching for survivors trapped in toppled apartment blocks after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 18 people and injured more than 600.

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November 27, 2019
Drastic action is needed now to stop climate disaster – UN

The world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that rapid, unprecedented cuts in greenhouse gas emissions offer the only hope of averting an...

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November 27, 2019
Judge orders Trump’s former counsel to testify to Congress

A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to US President Donald Trump's effort to keep his top aides from...

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November 27, 2019
Lam calls for calm to ‘move Hong Kong forward’ after heavy poll loss

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam renewed her appeals for peace in the Chinese-ruled city yesterday but failed to offer any concessions to anti-government protesters despite a resounding victory for pro-democracy...

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November 26, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn encourages voter registration with hidden message on Twitter

Jeremy Corbyn has adopted a meme to encourage people to register to vote by writing a hidden message in a photo on Twitter.

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November 26, 2019
US House Judiciary panel invites Trump to December impeachment hearing

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Tuesday invited President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing, scheduled for December 4, starting the next phase in a process that...

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November 26, 2019
Residents who fled California wildfire allowed to go home

Most of the thousands of people who fled a raging California wildfire in the mountains north of Santa Barbara have been told they can go home, as an approaching storm...

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November 26, 2019
Three men cleared of killing and freed after 36 years in prison

Three men who have spent 36 years in prison have been cleared of the killing of a teenager after a review of their case.

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November 26, 2019
Woman killed by wild boar outside Texas home

A pack of wild boar attacked and killed a woman outside a home in Texas where she worked as a carer.

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November 26, 2019
Trump tells impeachment jokes before pardoning Thanksgiving turkey

US President Donald Trump told a few impeachment jokes as he continued the 30-year-old tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey.

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November 26, 2019
Baby Yoda GIFs available to share again after being removed from Giphy

People can send each other animations of Baby Yoda again.

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