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October 25, 2019
Ankara says US must extradite Syrian SDF Kurdish commander

United States authorities must extradite the commander of the Kurdish-led SDF to Turkey when he enters the US, Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said on Friday. Ankara earlier slammed Washington...

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October 25, 2019
Debenhams hires new chairman to steer it through key Christmas trading

Debenhams has announced plans to appoint former House of Fraser finance chief Mark Gifford as the next chairman of its parent business.

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October 25, 2019
‘Uncertain’ future for QuickQuid customers

QuickQuid customers with unresolved complaints or outstanding loans will be wondering what happens now that the payday lender plans to close.

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October 25, 2019
Lion Air crash report points to design flaws, pilots and maintenance issues

An Indonesian investigation has found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and...

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October 25, 2019
EU ambassadors discuss possible Brexit delay at Brussels meeting

EU ambassadors met in Brussels on Friday to discuss what kind of extension to the Brexit deadline they could propose to Britain. There is a large consensus among the 27...

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October 25, 2019
In pictures: The last climb at Uluru

Tourists have gathered at Australia's Uluru for their last chance to scale the sacred rock.

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October 25, 2019
Trump to cancel government subscriptions to New York Times and Washington Post

President Donald Trump is making another move against his least favoured sections of the media, this time by deciding to cancel government subscriptions to The New York Times and The...

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October 25, 2019
New client wins drive WPP to quarterly growth

Advertising giant WPP has returned to quarterly sales growth for the first time in a year as it was buoyed by new client wins.

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October 25, 2019
Tourists rush to climb Australia’s Uluru before ban comes into force tomorrow

Tourists rushed to climb Australia's indigenous sacred rock Uluru on Friday - the last day before a ban on ascending the monolith came into force.

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October 25, 2019
US Justice Department review of Russia probe ‘now a criminal inquiry’

The US Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a source told AP.

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October 25, 2019
Migrant murders: net tightens on traffickers

Belgian investigators are close to identifying the driver who delivered the refrigerated trailer - in which 39 people were found dead - to the port of Zeebrugge on Tuesday.

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October 25, 2019
Migrant murders: net tightens on traffickers as more details emerge

Belgian investigators are close to identifying the driver who delivered the refrigerated trailer - in which 39 people were found dead - to the port of Zeebrugge on Tuesday.

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October 25, 2019
Migrant murders: two more people arrested over truck deaths

British police said they had arrested two more people over the deaths of 39 people found in a truck, believed to be Chinese nationals, on suspicion of human trafficking and...

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October 25, 2019
Migrant murders: ‘I’m sorry mom, my path abroad doesn’t succeed’ – fears Vietnamese woman (26) among victims

One of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London might have originally come from Vietnam, a Vietnamese human rights activist has said.

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October 25, 2019
Tourists rush to climb Australia’s Uluru on final day before ban

Tourists rushed to climb Australia's indigenous sacred rock Uluru on Friday – the last day before a ban on ascending the monolith came into force.

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October 25, 2019
Fires forces thousands to flee homes in California

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Thursday as hot weather and dry winds fed flames and incited fear in a state...

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October 25, 2019
Fires force thousands to flee homes in California

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Thursday as hot weather and dry winds fed flames and incited fear in a state...

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October 25, 2019
Trump golf course set to have alcohol licence revoked

One of Donald Trump's golf clubs might have its alcohol licence revoked, according to US media reports.

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October 25, 2019
David Wood: ‘Fight to stop the tragedy of people smuggling must get more priority’

The tragic discovery of 39 dead people in a lorry container on Wednesday graphically illustrates the risks that migrants take in seeking to find a new life in the UK...

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October 25, 2019
Death for school master who molested and murdered pupil

The principal of an Islamic school and 15 others have been sentenced to death for the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was set on fire for refusing to drop...

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October 25, 2019
Democrats may go public with Trump investigation

Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump are reportedly considering taking their proceedings public as early as mid-November amid escalating attacks from the Republicans over how the...

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October 25, 2019
Fatal floods strike in France, Spain and Italy

Several people have died and others are missing after torrential rain caused flooding across southern Europe.

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October 25, 2019
Death sentence for school master who molested and murdered pupil

The principal of an Islamic school and 15 others have been sentenced to death for the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was set on fire for refusing to drop...

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October 25, 2019
Fear over drink licence for new vagina museum

A museum dedicated to vaginas has been granted an alcohol licence despite residents' concerns it could attract rowdy stag and hen parties.

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October 25, 2019
Tourist ‘takes exchange bureau worker hostage’ after he was angered by currency rate

A tourist in Venice took out his anger over the meagre rate offered by a currency exchange bureau by allegedly holding a female employee hostage.

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October 25, 2019
Hill admits to ‘inappropriate’ relationship with campaign staffer

A rising star of the Democratic Party has admitted a relationship with a campaign staffer in 2018 after the House ethics committee announced it was opening an investigation into the...

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October 25, 2019
How €20,000 can buy illegal passage from China into Europe

In Fujian province in southern China, it's said that when the news comes through that a father or son has succeeded in getting into Ireland to work, the family celebrates...

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October 25, 2019
Johnson’s election bid could be thwarted by opposition

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pencilled in a general election for December 12 - but it remains unclear whether he will be able to force the vote.

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October 25, 2019
Kurds accuse Turkey of attack on villages as thousands flee

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) yesterday accused Turkey of launching a large land offensive targeting three villages in north east Syria despite a truce.

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October 25, 2019
President’s ‘success’ in Syria has ceded influence to the Russians

US President Donald Trump declared success in Syria and created a bumper- sticker moment to illustrate his campaign promise to put a stop to American involvement in "endless wars".

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October 25, 2019
Scores of priests are accused of abuse in new probe

At least 166 children have been sexually abused at the hands of 43 Roman Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, an investigative report has disclosed, far exceeding the scale of...

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October 25, 2019
Spain seeks to bury ghosts of the past by exhuming fascist dictator Francisco Franco

Cries of "long live Franco!" accompanied the laurel wreath-draped coffin of General Francisco Franco as Spain removed the remains of its former dictator from the state mausoleum where he was...

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October 25, 2019
Tourist ‘takes exchange bureau worker hostage’

A tourist in Venice took out his anger over the meagre rate offered by a currency exchange bureau by allegedly holding a female employee hostage.

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October 25, 2019
On the migrant trail: How €20,000 can buy illegal passage from China into Europe

In Fujian province in southern China, it's said that when the news comes through that a father or son has succeeded in getting into Ireland to work, the family celebrates...

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October 25, 2019
Weinstein and lawyers accused of using spies to smear accuser

Actress Rose McGowan has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Harvey Weinstein and two of his former lawyers engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before she accused...

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October 25, 2019
Trump cancels subscriptions to New York Times and Washington Post

President Donald Trump is making another move against his least favoured sections of the media, this time by deciding to cancel government subscriptions to The New York Times and The...

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October 24, 2019
Alaska’s epic sled dog race to be finale of QPAWS world circuit

The world's most famous sled dog race will be the finale of a new global circuit of long-distance sled dog racing.

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October 24, 2019
Children in care of social services in Belfast after being found in shipping container

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the discovery of several groups of African children in Belfast amid claims from some that they arrived in a shipping container with up to...

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October 24, 2019
Boris Johnson seeks general election in December- will allow more time for Brexit debate if MPs agree

BORIS Johnson has said he will give MPs more time to debate his Brexit deal if they agree to an election by the end of December.

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October 24, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro confirms Foster tapped for embassy in US, backtracks on appointing son

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Nestor Foster to be ambassador in Washington after backtracking on appointing his son, lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, Reuters said. Foster is...

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