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September 9, 2019
Turkey, US link up to form border ‘safe zone’

Armed Turkish military vehicles have crossed into war-stricken Syria to begin joint patrols with US counterparts to establish a high-stakes "safe zone" along a border region controlled by Kurdish forces.

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September 8, 2019
Four crew members missing after cargo ship overturns off US state of Georgia

Rescuers scoured the coast of the US state of Georgia on Sunday for four missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire, but the efforts ran...

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September 8, 2019
Power cuts in Canada as it takes a hit from Dorian

The storm that already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina lashed at far-eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people before beginning...

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September 8, 2019
‘He ended up shooting himself’ – Man dead after attempted attack went wrong in London, say witnesses

Police are investigating the death of a man after he was found with gunshot wounds in south-east London.

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September 8, 2019
UK Cabinet on resignation watch as Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to take war with MPs to Supreme Court

Westminster is on resignation watch after reports that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting himself up for an explosive Supreme Court battle over a no-deal Brexit.

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September 8, 2019
Israel’s premier gets his Borises in a twist in cabinet meeting

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has released a video that clumsily tries to edit out a gaffe where he calls the British prime minister the wrong name.

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September 8, 2019
In Pictures: Black pudding hurlers go for glory at World Championships

The Ashes may have eluded England's cricketers in Manchester, but a few miles away in Ramsbottom the host nation displayed its unrivalled prowess at a sporting contest where Australia, India...

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September 8, 2019
Two arrested for smoking marijuana in US court car park

Two people were arrested after they were caught allegedly smoking a joint in a court car park in the United States.

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September 8, 2019
Nuclear watchdog inspectors found uranium traces at Iran ‘atomic warehouse’, say diplomats

Samples taken by the U.N. nuclear watchdog at what Israel's prime minister called a "secret atomic warehouse" in Tehran showed traces of uranium that Iran has yet to explain, two...

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September 8, 2019
Opera union launches investigation into Placido Domingo allegations

A union in the US that represents opera performers and staff has launched its own investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Placido Domingo, saying it cannot be sure opera companies...

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September 8, 2019
Man taken to hospital after car driven at clubbers outside ping pong bar in Manchester

A man is in hospital after a car was driven at people outside a ping pong bar in Manchester.

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September 8, 2019
Four crew missing as fire blazes on overturned cargo ship

Rescuers are looking for four crew members who are unaccounted for after a vessel overturned near a Georgia port, the US coast guard said.

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September 8, 2019
Tehran says Iranian tanker reached its destination, sold its oil

The Iranian oil tanker that was recently released after being seized by the British Marines has safely arrived at its destination and sold its cargo, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has...

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September 8, 2019
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon

The lander module from India's moon mission has been located on the lunar surface, one day after it lost contact with the space station, the head of the nation's space...

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September 8, 2019
Ex-governor Mark Sanford to challenge Donald Trump in Republican primary

Former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to US President Donald Trump.

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September 8, 2019
Powerful typhoon kills 5, injures 3 in North Korea – state news agency

Typhoon Lingling killed five people and injured three after making landfall in North Korea on Saturday, state news agency KCNA reports, while 46,200 hectares of farmland and crops were impacted...

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September 8, 2019
Typhoon Lingling kills five in North Korea and three in south

One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Korean Peninsula has left five people dead and three injured in North Korea, state media reported on Sunday.

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September 8, 2019
Thousands without power as Dorian slams into eastern Canada

The storm that has already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina is now bringing hurricane-force winds to far-eastern Canada.

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September 8, 2019
Spanish singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto dies at 72

Spanish singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto, a popular star in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of heart failure at the age of 72.

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September 8, 2019
Typhoon Lingling kills five in North Korea and three in South

One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Korean Peninsula has left five people dead and three injured in North Korea, state media reported on Sunday.

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September 8, 2019
Iran accuses Europe of failing to honor nuclear deal, says accord is ‘not a one-way street’

Tehran has accused European signatories of failing to abide by their obligations under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, warning that the Islamic republic would not be taken advantage-of. “The deal...

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September 8, 2019
Bosnian capital holds first Pride parade amid heavy security

Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, held its first ever LGBT Pride parade on Sunday, amid heavy security.

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September 8, 2019
Hong Kong protesters urge Trump to ‘liberate’ their city

Demonstrators in Hong Kong marched to the US Embassy on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to "liberate" their city as they press for more democratic freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese...

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September 8, 2019
Tokyo cancels flights, shuts down trains ahead of Typhoon Faxai

Air and ground transport in Tokyo has come to a standstill as Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai, with heavy rain expected to drench the capital in the coming hours. Japan...

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September 8, 2019
Man arrested after bomb found in Strabane, Northern Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man under terrorism legislation after an improvised explosive device was found in Strabane, west Tyrone. Homes were evacuated in the Church View area...

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September 8, 2019
Turkish & US troops begin joint patrols of Syria ‘safe zone’ – reports

Turkish and US troops have begun joint patrols to establish a “safe zone” along Syria's border with Turkey, according to reports. The area is currently controlled by US-backed Kurdish YPG...

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September 8, 2019
Trump cancels meeting with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after Kabul bombing

US President Donald Trump said he cancelled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed...

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September 8, 2019
Dorian knocks out power for hundreds of thousands after reaching Canada

Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast on Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people.

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September 8, 2019
Economic policy has left UK at risk of ‘unnecessarily painful recession’

The UK's economic policy has left the country at risk of facing an “unnecessarily painful” recession, according to a new report.

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September 8, 2019
‘The smell of dead bodies is everywhere, it’s in the water’ – fears of a ‘staggering’ death toll in wake of Hurricane Dorian

Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas yesterday amid fears of a "staggering" death toll in the wake...

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September 8, 2019
‘Banned’ Iranian oil tanker is spied anchored off Syria coast

The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of an international incident has been sailing just off the Syrian coast, satellite images appear to show.

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September 8, 2019
‘The smell of dead bodies is everywhere, it’s in the water…’

Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas yesterday amid fears of a "staggering" death toll in the wake...

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September 8, 2019
Iran pushes nuclear brinkmanship to edge

Iran yesterday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium "much more beyond" current levels to weapons-grade material, taking a...

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September 8, 2019
Obituary: Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe who died last Friday aged 95, began his 37 years in power as a Nobel Peace Prize nominee credited with creating Africa's most...

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September 8, 2019
Restaurants out for Mnangagwa over fears of poison

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa is so afraid of being poisoned by rivals that he no longer eats in public, sources have said.

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September 8, 2019
‘Where’s the humanity? Where’s the love? Where’s God?’ – The human cost of natural disaster

Under the shade of a sweeping Texas ash tree, Benjamin Davis sits in the trunk of a Ford Escape parked across from his condemned home. The veteran stares down at...

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September 8, 2019
Russia and Ukraine prisoner swap hailed as a sign of ‘thaw’

Russia and Ukraine yesterday carried out a long-awaited prisoner swap in a step that could thaw a deep freeze in relations since Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.

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September 8, 2019
The human cost of natural disaster

Under the shade of a sweeping Texas ash tree, Benjamin Davis sits in the trunk of a Ford Escape parked across from his condemned home. The veteran stares down at...

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September 8, 2019
Hong Kong protesters urge Trump to ‘liberate’ their city

Demonstrators in Hong Kong marched to the US Embassy on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to “liberate” their city as they press for more democratic freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese...

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September 8, 2019
Robert Mugabe to be buried in Zimbabwe next Sunday

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried next Sunday, according to state media reports.

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