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August 25, 2019
Golf spectators injured in lightning strike released from hospital

Six people injured by debris from a lightning strike at a US golf event have been treated and released.

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August 25, 2019
Seven people killed after helicopter and plane collide mid-air in Majorca

At least five people have been killed in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Mallorca, authorities in Spain have said.

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August 25, 2019
At least five people killed in collision between helicopter and small plane in Majorca

Authorities on the Spanish island of Majorca have said at least five people were killed in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane.

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August 25, 2019
Environmental fund backed by DiCaprio pledges millions of dollars to help Amazon

A new environmental foundation backed by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is pledging $5 million (£4,076,683) in aid to the Amazon, which has been swept by wildfires.

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August 25, 2019
‘He’s bruised and shaken’ – Father of Irishman hospitalised following lightening strike at US golf tournament

An Irishman from Co Tyrone has been hospitalised following a lightening strike at a golf tournament in the US.

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August 25, 2019
‘He’s bruised and shaken’ – Father of Irishman hospitalised following lightning strike at US golf tournament

An Irishman from Co Tyrone has been hospitalised following a lightning strike at a golf tournament in the US.

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August 25, 2019
Irishman hospitalised following lightening strike at US golf tournament

An Irishman has been hospitalised following a lightening strike at a golf tournament in the US.

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August 25, 2019
Paris marks 75 years since liberation from Nazis

Paris has been celebrating the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago.

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August 25, 2019
Police and protesters clash in Hong Kong for second straight day following march

Skirmishes have taken place between police and protesters in Hong Kong for a second straight day following a pro-democracy march.

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August 25, 2019
Police and protesters clash in Hong Kong following march

Skirmishes have taken place between police and protesters in Hong Kong for a second straight day following a pro-democracy march.

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August 25, 2019
‘He is the right man for the job’ – Donald Trump praises Boris Johnson at G7, promises Brexit Britain ‘a major trade deal’

Brexit Britain will have a major trade deal with the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump told Boris Johnson on Sunday, adding that the new British prime minister was the...

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August 25, 2019
Six golf fans hospitalised after lightning strike at US FedEx Championship

Six people were injured when lightning struck a 60-foot pine tree at a US golf event, showering the area with debris, Atlanta police said.

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August 25, 2019
One day we will be millionaires, say children in survey

Children across the UK are preparing to be millionaires as they expect to be paid almost £1.4 million a year when they are adults, according to a new survey.

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August 25, 2019
Astronaut accused of committing fraud in space

The divorce case has details that are all too familiar - partners at loggerheads, a child caught in the middle, claims of financial malpractice. But there's a twist.

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August 25, 2019
Bolsonaro defies critics over Amazon farming

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, has doubled down in defence of his Amazon policies despite international condemnation for allowing loggers and farmers to trigger the worst wildfires on record.

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August 25, 2019
Economic storms hover above as Trump attends G7 leaders

Squabbles erupted among G7 nations yesterday as their leaders gathered for the annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade, Brexit and how to respond to the fires in Brazil's...

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August 25, 2019
Il Capitano’s drive for power stalls as crisis tactics backfire

It was just three weeks ago, but in political terms it seems like an aeon. Bare-chested, suntanned and smiling broadly, Matteo Salvini took a turn at a DJ's turntable at...

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August 25, 2019
Lonely death of a salesman in Kashmir

It took several days for the relatives of Mohammad Ayoub Khan to learn of his death.

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August 25, 2019
Obituary: John Humble

John Humble, who has died from the side-effects of alcohol abuse aged 63, derailed the Yorkshire Ripper murder investigation in the late 1970s by sending the police anonymous letters and...

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August 25, 2019
North Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” the country's Central News Agency (KCNA) has said.

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August 25, 2019
Newlyweds killed in crash minutes after tying the knot

A newlywed couple still wearing their tuxedo and wedding dress have been killed in a crash just minutes after they got married.

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August 24, 2019
Several people struck by lightning at US golf event

Several people have been struck by lightning at a golf event in Atlanta.

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August 24, 2019
Lightning strike at US golf event leaves six injured

Six people were injured when lightning struck a 60-foot pine tree at a US golf event, showering the area with debris, Atlanta police said.

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August 24, 2019
Manchester United’s Twitter dig at Chelsea backfires spectacularly

The only thing worse than losing a game at home in the Premier League is having to deal with your club's pre-game hubris afterwards, something Manchester United fans experienced after...

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August 24, 2019
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at demonstrators amid chaotic scenes

Hong Kong protesters have hurled bricks and petrol bombs at police, who responded with tear gas as chaotic scenes returned to the streets of the former British colony for the...

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August 24, 2019
Virgil van Dijk’s 50-game dribbling record ended during win against Arsenal

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk saw one of his most impressive defensive records ended during Liverpool's 3-1 win against Arsenal, when Nicolas Pepe dribbled past the Dutchman.

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August 24, 2019
US state of Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival

Officials in the US state of Virginia have marked the anniversary of the first arrival there of enslaved Africans 400 years ago.

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August 24, 2019
French police use water cannon on G7 protesters

Police have fired water cannon at about 400 anti-capitalist protesters blocking roads in a town near the venue of the G7 summit in south-west France.

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August 24, 2019
Brazilian military begins operations to fight Amazon fires

Brazilian troops backed by military aircraft on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an...

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August 24, 2019
Singer Eddie Money reveals cancer diagnosis

Eddie Money says he has stage four oesophageal cancer.

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August 24, 2019
Britain’s Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein

Britain's Prince Andrew says he never saw or suspected any sex crimes during the time he spent with US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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August 24, 2019
‘G7 leaders cannot be silent over Amazon rainforest fires’ – Merkel

German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the G7 leaders "cannot be silent" in the face of fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, and will call for everything to be done...

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August 24, 2019
G7 summit to be ‘a difficult test of unity’ – EU’s Tusk

The summit of G7 nations opening on Saturday will be "a difficult test of unity and solidarity" after a year during which leaders of the rich nations have found it...

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August 24, 2019
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at demonstrators amid chaotic scenes

Hong Kong police have fired tear gas at demonstrators during fresh clashes in the former British colony.

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August 24, 2019
Trump arrives for G7 summit amid frayed international ties

Efforts to salvage consensus among the G7 nations have frayed before the official start of their summit in France in the face of US president Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach.

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August 24, 2019
Economic storm clouds hover over Trump and global leaders at G7 summit

US President Donald Trump is confronting the consequences of his preference to go it alone, with low expectations that the leaders of the richest democracies can make substantive progress on...

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August 24, 2019
Merkel: G7 leaders cannot be silent over Amazon rainforest fires

German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the G7 leaders “cannot be silent” in the face of fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, and will call for everything to be done...

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August 24, 2019
Iranian oil tanker pursued by US ‘changes destination to Turkey’

An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the US amid growing tensions between Tehran and Washington has changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey after Greece said it would...

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August 24, 2019
British consulate worker freed in China, police say

An employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was detained on the mainland has been released, Chinese police have said.

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August 24, 2019
Russian capsule carrying humanoid robot fails space station docking

A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station.

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