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October 11, 2019
Suspect accused of killing 22 people in El Paso Walmart pleads not guilty

The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first...

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October 11, 2019
First Turkish soldier killed during ongoing action in Syria

A Turkish soldier has been killed during action in Syria, the first military Turkish fatality in Ankara's cross-border offensive, now into its third day.

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October 11, 2019
Driver blamed for crash that injured Kevin Hart and others

A man driving Kevin Hart's vintage muscle car accelerated recklessly on a Southern California road, causing the accident that left the comedian, driver and another passenger seriously injured, investigators said...

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October 11, 2019
Japan braces for battering as Typhoon Hagibis sweeps in

A powerful typhoon forecast to bring more than 2ft of rain and damaging winds is nearing the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast.

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October 11, 2019
Japan braces for typhoon ahead of weekend

A powerful typhoon was forecast to bring two feet of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, and Japan's government warned people to stockpile supplies and evacuate...

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October 11, 2019
Donald Trump remains defiant in face of impeachment during Minneapolis rally

US President Donald Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe as he sought to convert the threat to his presidency into a weapon on the campaign trail,...

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October 11, 2019
Con Coughlin: ‘European powers will have to act amid threat of Isil regaining foothold’

Turkey's military invasion of northern Syria raises some serious questions about the future status of up to 90,000 captives affiliated with Isil who are currently being held by Kurdish-led forces.

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October 11, 2019
Death toll from vaping lung illness rises to 25

Deaths from a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes have risen to 25 across 21 US states.

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October 11, 2019
Mortars kill boy (12) as Kurdish towns under intense fire

Turkish mortars killed one 12-year-old boy and ripped off a young girl's leg yesterday as Turkey pummelled Kurdish-held towns on the second day of its assault on northern Syria.

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October 11, 2019
Terrorist attack on synagogue failed when 3D-printed gun jammed

The far-right terror attack on a crowded synagogue in Germany failed in part because the gunman apparently used a 3D printer to build a British-designed gun that jammed repeatedly, it...

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October 11, 2019
Two Trump donors held on charges of channelling Russian cash to candidates

Two Soviet-born Florida businessmen who have helped President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden were arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel Russian money to...

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October 11, 2019
Women football fans ‘fenced off’ in Iran as ban finally ends

The sister of Iran's national football captain said the lifting of a ban on women in stadiums for yesterday's World Cup qualifier did not go far enough, with many female...

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October 11, 2019
‘It happens’ – Trump says diplomat’s wife won’t return to the UK over fatal crash

US President Donald Trump has said a British teenager killed in a crash allegedly caused by the wife of a US diplomat was the victim of a "terrible accident", adding...

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October 11, 2019
Climate activist lies on top of plane in protests at airport

A protester lay on top of a plane while another forced a jet to turn around on the runway as climate change activists descended on London City Airport, causing some...

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October 11, 2019
Protesters parade captured police in Ecuador capital

Anti-government protesters paraded captive police officers in Ecuador's capital in defiance of authorities who are seeking dialogue with opponents after deadly unrest triggered by fuel price hikes.

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October 10, 2019
George Clooney calls Donald Trump’s remark on Kurds ‘pretty shocking’

George Clooney has said he was appalled US president Donald Trump partly justified the decision to withdraw US troops from Syria by stating Kurds “didn't help us with Normandy” during...

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October 10, 2019
Suspect in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death pleads not guilty

A man charged with selling rapper Mac Miller the drugs that killed him last year has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Los Angeles.

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October 10, 2019
Empire State Building shows off new observatory

The observatory atop the Empire State Building has a dizzying new look with floor-to-ceiling, 360-degree windows 102 floors above New York City.

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October 10, 2019
Markets optimistic on a Brexit resolution and US-China trade talks

The US and China finally kicked off their long-awaited latest round of trade talks on Thursday and analysts watched on nervously for any signs of white smoke.

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October 10, 2019
Brexit is ‘British domestic crisis, not a European one’ – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned the UK that Brexit was a “British domestic crisis” and it would have to take responsibility for how it leaves the European Union....

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October 10, 2019
Turkey presses on into Syria as terrified residents flee

Turkey is continuing its assault against Kurdish forces in northern Syria for a second day, pounding the region with air strikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black...

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October 10, 2019
Police officers plant flags in dog poo to get residents to clean up after pets

Officials in Missouri, in the United States, are planting small flags in piles of abandoned dog poo as part of a campaign to get residents to clean up after their...

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October 10, 2019
Serbia, Albania, N. Macedonia to allow passport-free travel for their citizens

Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia have agreed to allow passport-free travel for their citizens by 2021 and a speedier cross-border flow of goods to boost regional economic development. “We aim...

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October 10, 2019
‘Very lucky’ fox released into the wild after getting head stuck in a tyre

A fox was taken across Bristol by the RSPCA while his head was stuck inside a tyre after rescuers feared removing it would harm him.

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October 10, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jnr facing new charge in sex misconduct case

Cuba Gooding Jnr is facing a new undisclosed charge in his sexual misconduct case.

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October 10, 2019
Deloitte ‘failed to challenge bosses at tech giant Autonomy before sale’

The auditors for tech giant Autonomy failed to challenge bosses at the company ahead of its ill-fated £7.4 billion sale to Hewlett Packard, a disciplinary tribunal has heard.

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October 10, 2019
‘Let’s go WTO’: Scritti Politti star creates Brexit-themed disco album

A musician has released a set of songs to help people dance their Brexit blues away in the form of a disco concept album ridiculing Brexit rhetoric.

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October 10, 2019
Iranian women enjoy World Cup match as Tehran lifts decades-old ban

Iranian women draped their national flag round their shoulders as they watched a World Cup qualifier in Tehran – the first time they have been allowed into a stadium in...

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October 10, 2019
Driver caught with sofas and chairs piled on car roof

Surprised police have shared a picture of a car caught driving along a city road with a sofa and armchairs piled on the roof.

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October 10, 2019
Syrian Kurdish leaders urge EU to pull envoys over Turkey offensive

Kurdish leaders have called on European countries to withdraw their ambassadors from Turkey in protest at Ankara's military operation against their forces in northern Syria. A delegation from the Syrian...

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October 10, 2019
Global Fund raises £11bn to fight Aids, TB and malaria

Almost 14 billion US dollars (£11.4 billion) has been raised to finance the global fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria over the next three years, French President Emmanuel Macron has...

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October 10, 2019
German synagogue gunman ‘planned massacre’

The suspect in the attack on a German synagogue wanted to carry out a “massacre” inside the building and had a large stockpile of explosives in his car, prosecutors have...

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October 10, 2019
Tiny lizard hatches at Bristol Zoo in bid to save vulnerable species

A tiny gecko has hatched at Bristol Zoo as part of efforts to save the vulnerable species.

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October 10, 2019
Turkish air strike ‘hits civilian convoy in Syria’

Turkish troops have reportedly bombarded a convoy of vehicles taking residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa to a border town, inflicting casualties among them.

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October 10, 2019
German president urges ‘solidarity’ with Jews after synagogue attack

The German president has urged his nation to stand up for their Jewish compatriots as he visited the scene of an attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle...

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October 10, 2019
Police officer uses hat to save kitten trapped in car wheel

A US police officer used his hat to rescue a stray kitten that had become trapped in a car's wheel.

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October 10, 2019
Ukraine to investigate claims of interference in 2016 US election

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said his country will “happily” investigate whether there was any interference in the 2016 US election.

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October 10, 2019
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother in court on 22 murder charges

The younger brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with multiple charges of murder.

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October 10, 2019
Brussels takes Poland to EU court over judges’ independence

The EU on Thursday took Poland's government to the bloc's top court over a new disciplinary regime for judges that critics say threatens their independence. In the EU's third case...

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October 10, 2019
Two Nobel literature prize winners announced after scandal-hit year

The 2018 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.

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