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September 4, 2019
‘Boris Johnson has put forward no proposals to replace backstop’ – Simon Coveney tells private meeting

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has told a private meeting that the UK has put forward no proposals “at all” to replace the backstop since Boris Johnson took over as prime minister,...

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September 4, 2019
Routine scan can detect threat of heart attack nine years in advance

Scientists in the UK have found a way to identify people most likely to have a heart attack years before it strikes.

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September 3, 2019
Populist power grab foiled as Italy’s Five Star Movement backs opposition deal

Activists from Italy's populist Five-Star Movement voted overwhelmingly in an online ballot to approve a deal for a governing coalition with the rival, mainstream Democrats that would thwart popular right-wing...

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September 3, 2019
R Kelly moved into general prison population despite security fears

Jailed singer R Kelly has been moved into the general inmate population despite concern other inmates could try to hurt him because of his celebrity status and because he is...

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September 3, 2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for ‘lying down’ during key Brexit debate

MPs have criticised Jacob Rees-Mogg for “lounging languidly” along the front bench during a historic Brexit debate.

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September 3, 2019
Family wade through chest-level flood waters to rescue dogs from Hurricane Dorian

A family waded through chest-level waters to rescue their three dogs from the Hurricane Dorian flooding.

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September 3, 2019
Thirty-four killed after boat packed with scuba divers caught fire off Southern California coast

Thirty four people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and authorities have called off search efforts for survivors.

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September 3, 2019
Olympic gymnastics champ Simone Biles ‘struggling with arrest of brother’, accused of shooting that left three people dead

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said she is struggling with the arrest of her brother, after he was charged over a shooting that left three people dead.

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September 3, 2019
Knitting enthusiast creates jumpers that match his travel destinations

For more than 20 years, knitting enthusiast Sam Barsky has been creating jumpers that match his travel destinations.

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September 3, 2019
Search for survivors ends with 34 killed in blaze on scuba dive boat off California

Thirty four people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and authorities have called off search efforts for survivors.

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September 3, 2019
N. Macedonia expects date for EU accession talks in October

North Macedonia expects to get a date for the start of EU accession talks in October, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov told Reuters that a...

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September 3, 2019
Markets nervous over latest China-US trade war tariffs

The ongoing wranglings in Westminster might have helped send the pound down to levels not seen for 34 years, but it was events taking place outside the UK that seemed...

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September 3, 2019
China backs N. Korea amid deadlocked nuclear talks as FM visits Pyongyang

China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks...

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September 3, 2019
Gymnast Simone Biles reveals heartache after brother charged with shooting

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said she is struggling with the arrest of her brother, after he was charged over a shooting that left three people dead.

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September 3, 2019
At least five people killed after Hurricane Dorian pounds away at Bahamas

At least five people have died after Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the Bahamas for a day and a half.

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September 3, 2019
Kurdish-led forces ‘to remove fortification’ from border with Turkey

The Kurdish-led US-backed forces in Syria have carried out a patrol near a border town with Turkey to select fortifications to be removed soon, their spokesman has said. Mustafa Bali...

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September 3, 2019
Jet-ski ride on flooded streets offers ‘comedic relief’ amid Hurricane Dorian

A video of a jet-ski navigating flooded streets in the Bahamas has offered a moment of light relief amid the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian.

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September 3, 2019
European Space Agency blinks first in game of cosmic chicken with SpaceX

A European space probe has performed an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a possible collision with another satellite after its operator, private firm SpaceX, said it would not budge.

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September 3, 2019
Catfish swims up street as flooding hits Florida

A fish was spotted swimming down a Florida street as Hurricane Dorian hovered nearby.

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September 3, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr’s trial on groping charges is postponed

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr's trial on groping charges has been postponed until October 10.

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September 3, 2019
Foreign firms go Brexit bargain hunting in M&A spree

The value of takeovers of UK companies by foreign rivals more than doubled in the three months to June after a number of blockbuster City deals, according to official figures.

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September 3, 2019
South African police arrest 90 as attacks on foreign-owned businesses continue

South Africa's president has condemned days of widespread looting and arson attacks on foreign-owned businesses across Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, calling the violence “totally unacceptable”.

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September 3, 2019
Diageo’s Scottish workers confirm plans to strike this month after pay dispute

Scottish workers at spirits giant Diageo have confirmed plans to strike this month after pay talks collapsed.

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September 3, 2019
Saudi Arabia boosts troop levels in S. Yemen amid clashes between coalition allies

Saudi Arabia has deployed more troops in southern Yemen to try to contain clashes between nominal allies in the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis. The fight for the south...

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September 3, 2019
Search for pilots underway, as ground attack jet crashes in southern Russia

An unarmed two-seater combat jet has gone down outside the town of Budennovsk in North Caucasus, prompting a search for both pilots, who managed to eject from the plane, the...

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September 3, 2019
Court sentences Russian blogger to 5 years in penal colony for threats to police officers’ children

Moscow's Presnensky District Court on Tuesday sentenced Russian blogger Vladislav Sinitsa, who was charged with extremism over his tweets, published after unsanctioned protests in the capital, threatening the children of...

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September 3, 2019
Texas gunman ‘violent, aggressive person on downward spiral’

A gunman who killed seven people in West Texas “was on a long spiral of going down” and had been sacked from his oil services job on the morning of...

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September 3, 2019
Real Good Food boss quits as firm scraps full-time role

The boss of cake decoration and ingredients firm Real Good Food has quit, saying the company no longer felt the need to keep the role full time.

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September 3, 2019
European Commission sees no-deal Brexit as ‘very distinct possibility’

A no-deal Brexit is a very distinct possibility but not a preferred option for the European Union, the EU executive said on Tuesday. The European Commission believes Britain's withdrawal from...

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September 3, 2019
European mobile payment systems join forces

Seven European mobile payment systems are joining forces to better develop cross-border contactless payments.

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September 3, 2019
Mike Pence criticised for staying at Trump’s Co Clare hotel – even though all his meetings are 300km away in Dublin

US Vice President Mike Pence has been criticised for staying at President Donald Trump's Doonbeg resort in Co Clare - despite the fact that all his meeting are 300km away...

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September 3, 2019
Mike Pence begins Irish visit facing criticism for staying at Trump’s Clare hotel – even though all his meetings are 300km away in Dublin

US Vice-President Mike Pence has begun his official visit with a call to Aras an Uachtarain.

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September 3, 2019
‘Call me Leo’ – Taoiseach welcomes Pence to Dublin as US Vice President faces criticism for staying in Doonbeg

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed the US Vice-President and Second Lady to Farmleigh House in Dublin with the simple greeting: “Call me Leo.”

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September 3, 2019
‘Call me Leo’ – Taoiseach welcomes Pence to Dublin as US Vice President faces criticism for staying in Doonbeg

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed the US Vice-President and Second Lady to Farmleigh House in Dublin with the simple greeting: “Call me Leo.”

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September 3, 2019
Alan Shearer and Michael Owen embroiled in Twitter spat

Alan Shearer and Michael Owen have become involved in a Twitter spat over comments the former Liverpool star has made over his time at Newcastle.

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September 3, 2019
Funding Circle amateur lenders facing longer waits to cash out

Amateur lenders on peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle are facing waits of 100 days to cash out of their loans, it has emerged.

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September 3, 2019
5-Star, Democratic Party agree program to form new Italy’s govt

Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and Democratic Party (PD) unveiled a shared policy program on Tuesday to serve as the basis of Italy's new coalition government. An expansionary 2020 budget is at...

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September 3, 2019
Searchers hunt for Spanish Olympian missing in mountains

Hundreds of rescuers are searching a mountainous area outside Madrid 10 days after former alpine ski racer and Olympic medallist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa went missing.

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September 3, 2019
Europe ‘not implementing’ nuclear deal commitments – Tehran

European nations are failing to implement their commitments following the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. The Europeans “did not carry out...

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September 3, 2019
Historic ring found at Loch Lomond could fetch £10,000 at auction

A 17th century ring with links to King Charles II, which was found by a metal detectorist, is expected to fetch around £10,000 at auction.

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