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August 18, 2019
Death toll from Kabul wedding party suicide bombing rises to 63

The death toll from a late-night suicide bombing at a crowded wedding party in Afghanistan's capital rose to at least 63 on Sunday, including women and children, officials said.

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August 17, 2019
European commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker cuts holiday short for urgent surgery

The outgoing head of the European Union's executive, Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission, has cut short a holiday to undergo urgent surgery.

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August 17, 2019
Woman who thought she had kidney stones gives birth to triplets

A woman who was taken to hospital with what she thought was kidney stones turned out to be going into labour with triplets.

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August 17, 2019
Dozens feared dead or wounded after explosion at Kabul wedding hall

Dozens of people have been killed or wounded after an explosion ripped through a wedding hall on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital, a government official said.

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August 17, 2019
Kabul wedding party suicide bomber ‘set off explosives near children’

A witness to a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Afghanistan's capital said the attacker set off the explosives near the stage where children had gathered.

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August 17, 2019
Plane makes emergency landing on road in Croatia

A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday on a main road in Croatia after its engine failed, surprising drivers but causing no injuries.

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August 17, 2019
Pub gives away free meals to children going hungry in school holidays

A pub is giving away free meals to children whose families are struggling to feed them during the school holidays.

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August 17, 2019
Italian minister allows child migrants to disembark rescue vessel

Italy's hard-line interior minister has appeared to buckle under pressure amid the political stand-off over a migrant rescue ship with 134 people aboard, saying he will allow minors to disembark...

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August 17, 2019
Iranian tanker set to leave Gibraltar despite US pressure

The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic stand-off says the vessel is ready to depart from Gibraltar in “24 to 48 hours”.

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August 17, 2019
Hong Kong riot police deployed to chase down protesters

Hong Kong riot police have been deployed to chase down a group of pro-democracy protesters they say were assembling illegally after the end of a sanctioned march.

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August 17, 2019
Sudanese protesters sign transition deal with army

Sudan's army and the country's pro-democracy movement have signed a final powersharing deal at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum.

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August 17, 2019
Hundreds come to honour El Paso victim after public invited

Hundreds of strangers have travelled to Texas to honour one of the victims of the El Paso massacre after it was revealed she only had a few relatives to attend...

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August 17, 2019
Hundreds attend funeral of El Paso victim after public invited

A crowd of strangers has said goodbye to one of the victims of the El Paso massacre after it was revealed she only had a few relatives to attend the...

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August 17, 2019
Phone lines and internet partially restored in Kashmir as India eases two-week lockdown

More than 50,000 landline have been made operational in Kashmir as India begins to lift communication restrictions imposed on the disputed territory. 2G mobile internet was also restored to five...

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August 17, 2019
Ten people in custody after newlywed British police officer killed in ‘mindless and brutal’ attack

Ten people remain in custody after a newlywed police officer was dragged along by a vehicle before he died.

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August 17, 2019
Hong Kong teachers kick off another weekend of protests

School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.

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August 17, 2019
Eight killed and ten injured in Odessa hotel fire

Eight people died and 10 more were injured in a fire early on Saturday in a private hotel in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa, Ukraine's emergencies service said.

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August 17, 2019
WATCH: Donald Trump tells supporter to ‘go home and start exercising’

US President Donald Trump called a man overweight who he thought was a protester at his rally in New Hampshire, only to learn later he had ridiculed a supporter.

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August 17, 2019
Mother who killed her twins out of ‘anger’ at estranged husband jailed

A depressed mother who drowned her toddler twins in the bath out of "anger" at her estranged husband has been locked up for 10 years.

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August 17, 2019
Baby dugong rescued in Thailand dies after ingesting plastic

An eight-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and...

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August 17, 2019
Hong Kong teachers’ rally kicks off another weekend of protests

School teachers in Hong Kong are marching to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got under way.

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August 17, 2019
Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir are restoring phone services after a security crackdown following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region's autonomy.

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August 17, 2019
Customs and Border Protection outage delays flights from major US airports

Travellers flying into the US ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage that affected the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.

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August 17, 2019
‘If they kill us, who will they rule?’ – Zimbabwe protests stopped by police

Amid a crackdown on dissent and an implosion of public services like water and electricity, Zimbabwe's opposition planned to bring the country's capital to a standstill in a mass protest.

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August 17, 2019
‘People have got to vote for me’

US President Donald Trump told a packed crowd that supporters and critics alike must vote for him in 2020 because otherwise they'd see their personal finances depleted.

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August 17, 2019
After hottest month on record, our climate fight is clear to see

July was officially the hottest month on record, it has been confirmed.

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August 17, 2019
Armed police drill only minutes from Hong Kong border

Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practised crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong yesterday, in what has been interpreted as...

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August 17, 2019
Epstein’s jail death was suicide by hanging, says medical examiner

Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been confirmed a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office said last night.

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August 17, 2019
Felicia Sonmez: ‘Trump says Xi should ‘meet the protesters’ for a happy outcome’

President Donald Trump said this week that Chinese President Xi Jinping should meet with the pro- democracy protesters in Hong Kong, where violent clashes have raised fears of a military...

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August 17, 2019
John Cushnahan: ‘United Nations must be invited to mediate as tensions continue to mount between protesters and Beijing’

Hong Kong was a crisis waiting to happen. The current problems should not have come as a surprise to anyone, especially international observers.

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August 17, 2019
Magical thinking: The high priestess of ‘hell, no’

There are many factors that might stand between a Democratic candidate for president and the third Democratic debate, which takes place early next month. One might, as California representative Eric...

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August 17, 2019
Merkel refuses to abandon backstop and signals tough stance on Johnson

Angela Merkel will refuse Boris Johnson's demands to abandon the backstop and renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement at next weekend's G7 summit, according to a leaked German government briefing paper.

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August 17, 2019
President told ‘no thanks’ Greenland not for sale

Greenland has declared itself "not for sale" after Donald Trump floated the idea of buying the massive glacier-covered island as part of his strategy to counter China and Russia.

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August 16, 2019
Kim overseas launch of ‘new weapon’ – state media

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August 16, 2019
Seaside town to spend £170,000 on anti-sex toilets that spray users with water

The seaside town of Porthcawl is planning to install anti-sex public toilets that would spray occupants with water and sound an alarm.

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August 16, 2019
Kangaroos, peacock and python rescued from house compared with Jumanji 3

More than 300 hedgehogs, two kangaroos and an arctic fox have been rescued from a house in the US.

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August 16, 2019
Epstein’s death was suicide, medical examiner rules

Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office in New York said Friday.

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August 16, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein’s death was suicide, medical examiner rules

Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office in New York said Friday.

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August 16, 2019
UK’s first permanent rainbow crossing unveiled in London

The UK's first permanent rainbow crossing has been unveiled in London.

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August 16, 2019
Florida holiday home invaded by vomiting vultures

A couple's luxurious Florida holiday home has been taken over by dozens of black vultures that are vomiting and defecating everywhere.

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