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July 26, 2019
‘Chaos’: Travellers at UK airports face delays following high temperatures

Passengers were left facing delays and cancellations at UK airports on Thursday and Friday following extreme weather.

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July 26, 2019
Federal death row executions to resume in the US for the first time since 2003

US FEDERAL government is to resume executing death row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from...

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July 26, 2019
Japan starts construction work on shrines for new emperor’s succession rituals

Japan has held a groundbreaking ceremony at the imperial palace, where Shinto priests prayed for safe and successful construction of a pair of shrines for Emperor Naruhito's key succession rituals...

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July 26, 2019
Mothercare warns of flat profits as ‘fragile’ consumer confidence hits sales

Embattled retailer Mothercare has told investors that profits will not grow this year, as it was impacted by “fragile consumer confidence”.

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July 26, 2019
Vodafone to spin off European towers business as revenues slide

Vodafone has revealed plans to spin off and potentially list its mobile towers business, as it saw first quarter revenues slide due to poor exchange rates.

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July 26, 2019
Hong Kong protesters take their cause to airport arrivals

Protesters in Hong Kong have taken their cause to one of the busiest airports in the world.

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July 26, 2019
US to resume federal executions for first time since 2003

The US federal government is to resume executing death row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away...

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July 26, 2019
North Korea: Missile test was a ‘solemn warning’

A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation announced that its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of a new-type tactical guided weapon that was...

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July 26, 2019
North Korea could ‘jeopardise talks’ after missile tests

North Korea test-fired two new short-range missiles yesterday, South Korean officials said, the first such launch since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump agreed to revive...

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July 26, 2019
Sex-accused millionaire in suspected suicide bid

US multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been found unconscious in his Manhattan jail cell after a possible suicide attempt, according to US media.

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July 26, 2019
Boris Johnson: Abolish backstop or face disorderly exit

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told EU chiefs the only option now left for avoiding a disorderly Brexit is to abolish the backstop.

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July 26, 2019
Sex-accused millionaire Jeffrey Epstein in suspected suicide attempt

US multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been found unconscious in his Manhattan jail cell after a possible suicide attempt, according to US media.

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July 26, 2019
Brain-eating amoeba kills man after swimming in artificial lake

A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water park.

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July 26, 2019
China voices ‘concern’ as US warship sails through strait to support independent Taiwan

China has expressed "deep concerns" over a US navy warship sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a day after Beijing warned it was ready for war if Taiwan moved toward independence.

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July 26, 2019
Death-row prisoners facing execution after 16-year hiatus

The US government is to resume executions of death-row inmates after a hiatus of 16 years.

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July 26, 2019
Europe bakes amid record-high temperatures

The second heatwave of the summer hit Europe yesterday as the continent baked in sweltering conditions.

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July 26, 2019
Flyboard inventor crashes into sea in Channel crossing attempt

A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard yesterday when he was knocked into the water as he landed on a boat-mounted...

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July 26, 2019
Judge rules Trump can’t enforce new asylum rule

A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the US-Mexico border.

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July 26, 2019
Michael Kelly: ‘Johnson could claim victory and unite his party by accepting a backstop that only applies to the North’

Theresa May was only the latest victim in the civil war over Europe that has been tearing Britain's Conservative Party apart for decades. John Major famously used the 'b' word...

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July 26, 2019
Trudy, believed the oldest gorilla in captivity, dies at 63

A gorilla named Trudy, believed to be the oldest Western Lowland gorilla in captivity, has died at age 63 in the US.

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July 26, 2019
Trudy, believed to be oldest gorilla in captivity, dies aged 63

A gorilla named Trudy, believed to be the oldest Western Lowland gorilla in captivity, has died at the age of 63 in the US.

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July 25, 2019
SpaceX launch sends 3D bioprinter to space station

A space capsule carrying a 3D printer to make human tissue is on its way to the International Space Station after a thunderous SpaceX launch.

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July 25, 2019
North Korea: Missile test was a ‘solemn warning’

North Korea has said its recent weapons test was of a “new-type tactical guided weapon” and was meant as a “solemn warning” over South Korean weapons development and plans to...

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July 25, 2019
Trump hits out at Sweden after rapper ASAP Rocky charged with assault

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Sweden after a prosecutor charged rapper ASAP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month.

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July 25, 2019
Hikers warned not to approach aggressive yaks in American beauty spot

Police were forced to put out an unusual warning on Thursday: Do not approach the aggressive yaks.

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July 25, 2019
Orange Is The New Black offers fans a way to give back

Hit Netflix show Orange Is The New Black is offering fans a chance to give something back, with the launch of a fund to support criminal justice reform.

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July 25, 2019
Amazon hails popularity of one-day delivery as sales rise 20%

Amazon has revealed its revenue and profits rose in the last three months, as the e-commerce and technology giant continues to grow.

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July 25, 2019
Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem division for 1 billion dollars

Apple is to acquire chipmaker Intel's smartphone modem division for 1 billion US dollars (£803 million).

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July 25, 2019
Google posts strong results as antitrust scrutiny looms

Google's parent company reported a healthy rise in revenue as the technology giant published its latest financial results.

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July 25, 2019
Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

Model and TV personality Janice Dickinson has called a settlement in her defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby a victory that brings a measure of justice – but in the end...

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July 25, 2019
Eagle with golf clubs? Doctored seal appears at Trump speech

The White House has said it did not know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Donald...

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July 25, 2019
Waterloo trains suspended as police hunt dog-chaser

Train services out of Britain's busiest station were suspended on Wednesday evening after man was seen chasing a dog along electrified tracks.

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July 25, 2019
Toddler takes wild ride on airport baggage carousel

Dramatic video shows a toddler who climbed onto an airport baggage carousel in the US, and rode around the luggage network.

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July 25, 2019
Toddler takes wild ride on airport luggage belt

Dramatic video shows a toddler who climbed onto an airport luggage conveyor belt in the US, and rode around the baggage network.

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July 25, 2019
More could be charged in R Kelly case, court told

A prosecutor has told a federal judge in Chicago that more charges and more defendants could be added to the case against R&B singer R Kelly that alleges child pornography...

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July 25, 2019
FirstGroup suffers investor revolt over director pay

Train and bus operator FirstGroup has been dealt a blow at its annual meeting, as a significant number of investors opposed a resolution on director pay.

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July 25, 2019
Europeans wilt in blazing temperatures as heatwave from Sahara sets records

Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just days fell minute by minute on Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike threw themselves into fountains, lakes, rivers or...

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