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August 5, 2019
Strike disrupts Hong Kong as leader vows to remain

Droves of protesters have filled public parks and squares in several Hong Kong districts in a general strike staged on a weekday to draw more attention to their demands that...

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August 5, 2019
Humpback whale spotted off the coast of Cornwall

A humpback whale was seen off the coast of Cornwall over the weekend.

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August 5, 2019
What does India’s change to Kashmir’s status mean?

India's government has used a presidential order to revoke the special constitutional status of its portion of Kashmir amid an uproar in parliament and a huge troop deployment in the...

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August 5, 2019
Engineering group Senior hit by 737 Max cutbacks

British engineering group Senior has revealed the fallout from Boeing's 737 Max production cut on its profits for the first half, but remained confident of achieving its annual targets.

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August 5, 2019
WATCH: ‘End gun violence now’- Footballer uses MLS goal celebration to demand action after US mass shootings

An MLS footballer used his goal celebration to call for gun control in the US.

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August 5, 2019
WATCH: ‘End gun violence now’- Footballer screams into microphone to demand action after US shootings

An MLS footballer used his goal celebration to call for gun control in the US.

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August 5, 2019
Trump says ‘no place for hate in US’ as mass shootings leave 29 dead

President Donald Trump said hate has no place in America after a total of 29 people were killed and 50 others were injured in two mass shootings in Texas and...

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August 5, 2019
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid

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August 5, 2019
M&S head of strategy to head up new Ocado venture

Ocado and Marks and Spencer have completed their £750 million deal for the high street retailer to buy a 50% stake in the online supermarket's UK retail business.

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August 5, 2019
Pakistan leaders reject Indian revocation of Kashmir’s special status

Pakistan's foreign minister has rejected India's revocation of the disputed Kashmir region's special constitutional status, saying the move violates a UN resolution.

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August 5, 2019
Trump says hate has no place in US following latest mass shootings

US president Donald Trump has denounced two mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying “hate has no place in our country”.

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August 5, 2019
Indian government begins process to revoke Kashmir’s special status

India's government has initiated the revocation of the Kashmir region's special constitutional status amid uproar in parliament and a huge troop deployment in the area.

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August 5, 2019
Flying car hovers for one minute during Japanese demonstration

Japanese electronics firm NEC has unveiled a flying car which hovered steadily for about a minute.

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August 5, 2019
Bedoya uses goal celebration to demand action on gun violence

Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya called on the US Congress to strengthen gun laws during his side's 5-1 Major League Soccer victory at DC United on Sunday.

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August 5, 2019
Hong Kong leader refuses to quit as general strike causes travel chaos

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has insisted she has no plans to resign in the face of pro-democracy protests which have led to a general strike.

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August 5, 2019
Hong Kong protests disrupt transport amid calls for city-wide strike

At least 100 flights were cancelled and metro services widely disrupted in Hong Kong on Monday as a pro-democracy movement called for a general strike.

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August 5, 2019
Erdoğan threatens Kurds with attack in bid to drive out fighters

Turkey will carry out a military offensive in northern Syria in a bid to drive out Kurdish militia fighters in a region near its border, President Tayyip Erdoğan said.

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August 5, 2019
Iran seizes another ship for ‘fuel smuggling’

Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media said yesterday.

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August 5, 2019
Jennifer Rubin: ‘Trump gives inspiration to white nationalists, and those who support him are not just deplorable – they are dangerous’

Former congressman Beto O'Rourke spoke for millions of Americans yesterday when asked on CNN: "Do you think President Trump is a white nationalist?"

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August 5, 2019
Khmer Rouge mastermind Nuon Chea dies aged 93

NUON Chea, the chief ideologue of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that destroyed a generation of Cambodians, died yesterday, the country's UN-assisted genocide tribunal said. He was 93.

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August 5, 2019
Profile: Texas shooter was a loner and a rambling white supremacist

The El Paso shooting suspect is a 21-year-old white supremacist who claimed that Texas was being "invaded by Hispanics" in a rambling online manifesto.

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August 5, 2019
More evacuated as rain threatens to collapse dam

Thunderstorms threaten to bring more unwanted rainfall to a Derbyshire town where a damaged dam is feared to be at risk of collapse and the threat to life remains "very...

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August 5, 2019
Mother (25) shot dead as she threw herself on her baby son to shield him from gunman

A 25-year-old mother who was gunned down as she shielded her baby was among the victims of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday.

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August 5, 2019
New protests planned by Russian opposition despite 1,000 arrests

Russia's anti-Kremlin opposition said it was planning a nationwide protest next weekend despite police forcibly detaining more than 1,000 people on Saturday for attending what they said was an illegal...

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August 5, 2019
Ohio killer shot dead his own sister in rampage

The gunman in the Ohio mass murders shot dead his own sister during a rampage that left nine dead and dozens wounded before he was killed by police.

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August 5, 2019
Profile of a gunman: Loner was a rambling white supremacist

The El Paso shooting suspect is a 21-year-old white supremacist who claimed that Texas was being "invaded by Hispanics" in a rambling online manifesto.

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August 5, 2019
Protesters put up barricades as they escape police tear gas

Demonstrators in Hong Kong moved en masse to a luxury shopping district after riot police used tear gas to clear an area they had occupied.

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August 5, 2019
US promises ‘swift justice’ over El Paso shopping massacre

The El Paso massacre that claimed 20 lives is being treated as terrorism by the US authorities amid mounting fears of the threat posed by white nationalists.

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August 5, 2019
Up, up and away: French daredevil hoverboards over Channel

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard.

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August 5, 2019
‘Floating Chernobyl’ sets sail for the Arctic

The wind and rain whipped by as crew members stepped outside for a quick smoke - but the world's only floating nuclear power plant barely shifted in the choppy waves...

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August 5, 2019
Mother (25) shot dead as she threw herself on her baby son to shield him from gunman in Walmart shooting

A 25-year-old mother who was gunned down as she shielded her baby was among the victims of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday.

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August 5, 2019
‘Super-quiet’ submarines may go undetected in UK waters

A new breed of "super-quiet" Russian submarines is feared to be operating unseen in British territorial waters, according to military sources.

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August 5, 2019
Boy (6) thrown from 10th floor of art gallery

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London.

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August 5, 2019
US mass shootings: Mother (25) shot dead as she threw herself on her baby son to shield him from gunman in Walmart

A 25-year-old mother who was gunned down as she shielded her baby was among the victims of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday.

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August 4, 2019
Texas shooting: Attack on shoppers in El Paso to be handled as domestic terrorism

The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso department store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, authorities have said said.

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August 4, 2019
Thousands of painted lady butterflies spotted in July as UK experiences ‘influx’

Tens of thousands of painted lady butterflies were spotted over two days in July thanks to a migration “influx” in the UK, according to environmental charity Butterfly Conservation.

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August 4, 2019
Brazilian gang leader fails in attempt to escape prison dressed as his daughter

A Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his daughter when she visited him behind bars and walking out the penitentiary's main door in her...

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August 4, 2019
Ohio shooting: Gunman’s sister among nine people he killed

A GUNMAN in body armour who opened fire in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killed nine people including his sister, officials have said.

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August 4, 2019
Donald Trump says ‘hate has no place’ in US and vows action on shootings

President Donald Trump has denounced two mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying “hate has no place in our country”.

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