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August 9, 2019
Six-year-old asks toy companies why they don’t make female military figures

A six-year-old girl from the United States has challenged three toy companies over a lack of female military figures.

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August 9, 2019
Nagasaki mayor hits out at nuclear powers on 74th anniversary of bombing

The mayor of Nagasaki has criticised nuclear states including the US and Russia as the city marked the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing which ended the Second World War.

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August 9, 2019
Curfew eased in Kashmir’s main city for Friday prayers

A strict curfew keeping residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir in their homes for a fifth day has been eased for Friday prayers, police said.

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August 9, 2019
Curfew to be eased in Kashmir’s main city for Friday prayers

A strict curfew keeping residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir in their homes for a fifth day is being eased for Friday prayers, police said.

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August 9, 2019
Malaysia charges 17 Goldman Sachs figures over 1MDB scandal

Malaysian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 17 more current and former directors at three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries over their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund...

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August 9, 2019
Security giant G4S to spin off cash-handling business

Security contractor G4S has said it plans to split off its cash-handling business and focus on its main security operations.

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August 9, 2019
In focus: The five-day hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

More than two million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage.

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August 9, 2019
More than two million Muslims in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage

More than two million Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj.

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August 9, 2019
William Hill profits plunge as FOTB crackdown dents sales

William Hill has seen half-year profits cut by almost half after the bookmaker was hammered by the Government crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

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August 9, 2019
William Hill profits plunge as FOBT crackdown dents sales

William Hill has seen half-year profits cut by almost half after the bookmaker was hammered by the Government crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).

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August 9, 2019
British pair arrested after £76m methamphetamine raid

Two British men have been arrested in New Zealand after police found a huge stash of methamphetamine potentially worth tens of millions of pounds in an Auckland apartment.

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August 9, 2019
Boston Marathon cheat Rosie Ruiz dies aged 66

Rosie Ruiz, who was stripped of her Boston Marathon victory in the 1980 race after cutting the course, has died aged 66.

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August 9, 2019
US President Trump names new acting national intelligence director

US President Donald Trump has named a new acting national intelligence director, part of a leadership shake-up at the agency that oversees 17 spy agencies.

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August 9, 2019
Driver stabs policeman in head with machete after routine stop

A police officer was in critical condition yesterday after being stabbed in the head and body with a machete in a "sickening" attack in London.

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August 9, 2019
Pakistan bans all Indian films and halts train service as tensions flare

Pakistan halted its main train service to India yesterday and banned Indian films as it exerted diplomatic pressure on New Delhi for revoking the special status of Kashmir, the region...

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August 9, 2019
President ‘morally unfit to run US’ after mass raids round up migrants

Donald Trump has been further condemned by Democrats after immigration officials carried out the largest workplace raids of his presidency.

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August 9, 2019
Soldier (19) stabbed to death in West Bank ‘terrorist attack’

The body of an Israeli soldier has been found with stab wounds near a West Bank settlement south of Jerusalem, the military said.

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August 9, 2019
Special forces troops arrest ex-Kyrgyzstan leader in raid

Former Kyrgyzstan president Almazbek Atambayev was yesterday seized from his fortified compound by special forces troops - ending a six-week stand-off as he fought to avoid standing trial on corruption...

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August 9, 2019
Syrian regime gains ground from rebel forces as Russian-backed army advances

Syrian government forces seized territory from insurgents in north-western Syria yesterday, state media and a war monitor said, building on advances since the military declared an end to a brief...

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August 9, 2019
Two Democrat candidates call Trump ‘white supremacist’

Two Democratic presidential candidates - Elizabeth Warren and Beto O'Rourke - have claimed that they consider President Donald Trump to be a white supremacist, an extraordinary charge against a sitting...

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August 9, 2019
US raises travel warning for Hong Kong due to ‘civil unrest’

The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory in the face of what it described as civil unrest after...

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August 9, 2019
Coalition goes off rails as League plots election

Italy was in political crisis last night after the League party said its coalition with the Five Star Movement was irredeemably broken and new elections were the only option.

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August 9, 2019
Neymar rape case closed over lack of evidence

An investigation of rape against star footballer Neymar has ended after a Brazilian judge accepted the recommendation by prosecutors that it be closed over a lack of evidence.

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August 9, 2019
US Senate’s McConnell to consider gun background checks following mass shootings

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he wants to consider background checks and other bills in the wake of a series of deadly mass shootings.

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August 8, 2019
Heinz’s tomato ketchup-mayonnaise hybrid sauce to launch in the UK

Heinz's tomato ketchup-mayonnaise hybrid sauce Mayochup will launch in the UK with a different name thanks to a trademark clash.

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August 8, 2019
Watch: Sleeping cats startled by earthquake in Taiwan

Home security camera footage shows five house cats in Taipei curiously looking around while being shaken by an earthquake.

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August 8, 2019
Facebook ‘offering millions to publishers for news’

Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer “millions of dollars” for the rights to publish their material on its site.

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August 8, 2019
Neymar rape case should be closed, say prosecutors

Brazilian prosecutors are recommending the investigation of footballer Neymar on a rape allegation be closed, saying there is a lack of evidence.

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August 8, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr’s groping case allowed by judge to go forward

A New York City judge has rejected actor Cuba Gooding Jr's request to have his groping case thrown out.

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August 8, 2019
Willie Nelson cancels tour dates because of ‘breathing problem’

Country singer Willie Nelson has come off his tour because of a “breathing problem”.

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August 8, 2019
Italy’s Salvini pushes for new election amid deadlock between coalition parties

Italy faces a government crisis after its interior minister Matteo Salvini called for a new election.

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August 8, 2019
Hundreds attend funeral of Israeli soldier stabbed to death

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of an 18-year-old Israeli soldier who was found dead hours earlier with stab wounds near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

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August 8, 2019
Sex accused Epstein ‘misappropriated vast sums’ from Victoria’s Secret mogul

The retail titan behind Victoria's Secret has accused financier Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating "vast sums" of his fortune while managing his personal finances more than a decade ago.

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August 8, 2019
40,000 migrants waiting at US border with Mexico – report

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August 8, 2019
Cool-down in global trade tensions spur London markets higher

The London markets closed higher as traders welcomed positive Chinese trade data as tensions with the US continued to cool.

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