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August 6, 2019
Kim Jong Un brands missile test ‘adequate warning’ to US and South Korea

North Korea has said its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly-developed short-range ballistic missiles he said were intended to send an “adequate warning” to the United...

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August 6, 2019
Toilet ‘explodes after lightning strikes septic tank’

A toilet exploded after its owner's septic tank was struck by lightning, according the plumber who inspected the damage.

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August 6, 2019
FBI reviewing Ohio gunman’s interest in violent ideology

The gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators have said.

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August 6, 2019
China warns Hong Kong protesters ‘those who play with fire will perish by it’

China has warned it will be “only a matter of time” before it punishes those behind two months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

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August 6, 2019
Disney results miss expectations

Disney has revealed its net income fell 39% in the latest quarter, missing Wall Street expectations.

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August 6, 2019
Brazil gang leader who tried to escape jail disguised as daughter dies

A Brazilian gang leader who tried to escape prison dressed as his daughter has been found dead in his cell.

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August 6, 2019
El Paso opens grief centre ahead of Trump visit

A grief centre has opened in El Paso, Texas, to help people cope with the effects of a mass shooting in the area.

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August 6, 2019
Kiefer Sutherland plays surprise show for kids at hospice

Kiefer Sutherland has visited a children's hospice to surprise kids and staff with a private gig.

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August 6, 2019
Texas police chief apologises after mounted officers led hand-cuffed black man by rope

A Texas police chief has apologised after two white male officers mounted on horseback led a black, handcuffed trespassing suspect by a rope through the street.

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August 6, 2019
Obama and Beyonce lead tributes to Toni Morrison

Barack Obama and Beyonce have led the tributes to US Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88.

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August 6, 2019
Former Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, 67, passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack in the evening. Read Full...

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August 6, 2019
Police deliver pizza to boy who called 911 because he was hungry

Police delivered pizza to a boy who called 911 because he was hungry.

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August 6, 2019
Celebrity-backed woman scheduled to leave prison after clemency

A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is scheduled to be released from prison this week after being granted clemency.

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August 6, 2019
Founder of site linked to mass shootings says he created ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

The creator of a far-right online message board connected to three mass shootings that killed dozens of people has described himself as "naive and ignorant", likening the platform 8chan to...

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August 6, 2019
Man convicted of murdering five children and three adults in arson attack

A man has been convicted of murdering eight people in a house fire which followed a long-running and bitter dispute.

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August 6, 2019
YouTubers start spontaneous water fights with strangers in Washington DC

A group of YouTubers took to the streets to start spontaneous water fights with strangers in Washington DC and Virginia in the US.

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August 6, 2019
Venezuela sanctions ‘attack on private property and threat to world order’

Venezuela's vice president has said the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of Nicolas Maduro's government are an attack on private property and a threat to world order.

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August 6, 2019
Security lockdown in Kashmir as India votes to remove region’s special status

Indian MPs have passed a bill that strips statehood from the Indian-administered part of Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed territory.

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August 6, 2019
Brazilian inmate, who nearly escaped jail dressed as his daughter, found dead in his cell

A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell, after apparently having hanged himself,...

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August 6, 2019
Toni Morrison, author and Nobel Laureate, has died aged 88

U.S. author Toni Morrison, whose 1987 novel "Beloved" about a runaway slave won a Pulitzer Prize and contributed to a body of work that made her the first black woman...

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August 6, 2019
Japan’s Abe: WWII labor row is biggest issue with S. Korea

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August 6, 2019
#NoWrongPath: People share their success stories on Scottish results day

As students across Scotland open their Highers results, people have taken to Twitter to share their career stories and prove there is #NoWrongPath to success.

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August 6, 2019
NATO not preparing for ‘US withdrawal’ – Stoltenberg

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August 6, 2019
Republican governor backs tougher gun checks following Ohio massacre

Ohio's Republican governor has urged the state legislature to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as...

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August 6, 2019
Imran Khan warns India and Pakistan could go to war over Kashmir tensions

Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has asked the world community to take notice of Indian moves to change the status of the disputed Kashmir region, and warned that Islamabad and...

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August 6, 2019
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison dies aged 88

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88.

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August 6, 2019
Boohoo buys Karen Millen and Coast

Fast-fashion internet giant boohoo has bought the online businesses of Karen Millen and Coast, in a move which is likely to see the brands disappear from the high street.

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August 6, 2019
Mastercard agrees £2.6bn deal to buy part of Nets

Mastercard has agreed to buy the bulk of the corporate services business of European firm Nets for 2.85 billion euros (£2.6 billion) amid a push into faster payments.

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August 6, 2019
Plane carrying singer Pink’s crew ‘crash-lands in Denmark’

A small plane carrying the management team for the US singer Pink has crash-landed and burst into flames in Denmark, according to reports.

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August 6, 2019
Pets rescued from Whaley Bridge after residents evacuated from homes

Missing pets organisation Animal Search UK captured, fed and reunited “hundreds” of animals with their owners after Whaley Bridge residents were evacuated from their homes due to flooding.

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August 6, 2019
Barack Obama tells Americans to reject leaders that ‘feed climate of fear’

Barack Obama has urged Americans to "soundly reject language" from any leader that "feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalises racist sentiments".

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August 6, 2019
Belgian prosecutors settle with HSBC in tax-dodging case

Belgian prosecutors have reached a settlement worth nearly 300 million euro (£275 million) with a Swiss private banking branch of HSBC over a longstanding fraud and tax-dodging case.

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August 6, 2019
Man who threw fridge down Spanish hillside ordered by police to drag it back up

A man who was caught throwing a refrigerator down a Spanish hillside was made to pull it back up again by police.

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August 6, 2019
China’s Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group

Chinese tech giant Tencent is in talks with French media company Vivendi to buy 10% of Universal Music Group, whose artists include Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, U2 and the Rolling...

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