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July 11, 2019
Baby boost for endangered orca population

A dwindling population of killer whales has been given a boost with the sighting of a baby.

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July 11, 2019
Six killed and dozens injured in Greece storm

Two children were among the six people killed and more than 100 injured when a powerful storm hit northern Greece.

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July 11, 2019
Seven killed and dozens injured in Greece storm

Two children were among seven people killed and more than 100 injured when a powerful storm hit northern Greece.

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July 11, 2019
Pamplona bull runners stage protest against lack of thrills

The fifth bull run in Pamplona featured a goring and a handful of minor injuries after a protest by some participants who complained the Spanish festival is in danger of...

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July 11, 2019
Watch: Liverpool fans troll Man United training session with plane message

Liverpool fans have trolled Manchester United by flying a plane with a cheeky message over the Red Devils' pre-season training session in Australia.

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July 11, 2019
Watch: Liverpool fans troll Man United training session with plane message

Liverpool fans have trolled Manchester United by flying a plane with a cheeky message over the Red Devils' pre-season training session in Australia.

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July 11, 2019
Indivior shares surge after drugs firm bumps sales forecasts higher

Shares in Indivior have surged after the drugs giant raised its revenue and profit guidance for the year, following a better-than-expected first-half performance.

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July 11, 2019
Insurance giant ReAssure pulls £3.3bn listing over weak demand

Life insurance business ReAssure failed to live up to its name on Thursday as bosses pulled a highly lucrative stock market listing due to lack of interest.

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July 11, 2019
DFS profits on track but Brexit uncertainty looms

DFS has affirmed its profit outlook for the year, but pointed to the weaker backdrop caused by ongoing Brexit uncertainty.

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July 11, 2019
Land Securities boss to bow out next year

The chief executive of property firm Land Securities will retire next year, the company has said.

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July 11, 2019
Reckitt Benckiser to pay over £1bn to resolve US opioid crisis investigation

British household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed with US authorities to pay more than £1 billion to resolve an investigation into a former subsidiary's opioid addiction drug.

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July 11, 2019
Space probe landed on asteroid, says Japan

Data indicates a spacecraft successfully landed on a distant asteroid and completed its historic mission of collecting underground samples that scientists hope will provide clues to the origin of the...

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July 11, 2019
20 dead as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan

A passenger train has rammed into a freight train at a railway station in southern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring 74 others.

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July 11, 2019
10 dead as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan

A passenger train has rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others.

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July 11, 2019
16 dead as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan

A passenger train has rammed into a freight train at a railway station in southern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people and injuring 78 others.

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July 11, 2019
Deadly storm hits northern Greece

Six people have died in a powerful storm in northern Greece.

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July 11, 2019
Nine deer at Japanese park die after swallowing plastic bags

Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags at a park in western Japan.

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July 11, 2019
‘Largest moveable land-based structure’ unveiled to confine Chernobyl debris

A £2 billion project to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 has been unveiled.

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July 11, 2019
Lawmakers name their price for backing Von der Leyen for top job

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen made her pitch to European lawmakers yesterday to be the next head of the EU executive.

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July 11, 2019
Major problem looms if Boris seeks to force through no deal

Former British prime minister John Major says he will launch a judicial review to stop Boris Johnson shutting down the UK parliament to force through a "totally unacceptable" no-deal Brexit.

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July 11, 2019
Seagulls ‘superbug carriers that cause human infection’

Australian seagulls are carrying potentially lethal drug-resistant bacteria that experts fear could be passed on to humans.

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July 11, 2019
‘I was not a fan of his,’ Trump says of sex-trafficker accused

US President Donald Trump was on the back foot yesterday over the handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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July 11, 2019
‘I’m working through it,’ says Merkel over shaking

Angela Merkel has blamed a psychosomatic trigger for her third shaking bout in as many weeks, as she insisted that she is fit to work.

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July 11, 2019
‘Ordinary’ Biden sees wealth soar as he bids for power

Joe Biden has reported earning $15.6m (€13.8m) in family income over the past two years, making him the highest earner among the top competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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July 11, 2019
Dyson buys ‘bungalow in the sky’ for €49m

James Dyson, the billionaire and British tech entrepreneur, has bought the most expensive "super penthouse" in Singapore.

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July 11, 2019
Gunmen massacre 18 in Papua New Guinea

Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime...

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July 11, 2019
Johnson under fire for pushing ambassador to quit over furore

Conservative MPs have rounded on Boris Johnson after it emerged that the US ambassador had decided to resign in the wake of the senior Tory's lack of support.

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July 10, 2019
US launches probe into France’s proposed tax on tech giants

The White House is launching an investigation into France's proposed tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, in a move that could lead to US taxes on French...

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July 10, 2019
Man found alive after plunge over Niagara Falls

A MAN "in crisis" survived a plunge over the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on Tuesday, according to Niagara Parks police.

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July 10, 2019
Man arrested after climbing Buckingham Palace gates

A MAN has been arrested after climbing Buckingham Palace's front gates in the early hours of the morning.

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July 10, 2019
Spanish judge rules 43-year-old is son of singer Julio Iglesias

A judge in Spain has found there is sufficient evidence to rule that a 43-year-old man is the biological son of Julio Iglesias even though the singer refused to have...

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July 10, 2019
Virgin Orbit hails test of air-launched satellite booster

Virgin Galactic's sister company Virgin Orbit has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California in a key step towards space missions.

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July 10, 2019
Driver faces prickly situation after crashing into cactus

A driver had a lucky escape after his car's windscreen was pierced by the trunk of a giant cactus in a crash in Arizona.

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July 10, 2019
Meerkat pups play outside for the first time at Chester Zoo

A pair of curious meerkat pups have made their first appearance at Chester Zoo after six weeks underground.

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July 10, 2019
FTSE 100 dips as US markets buoyed by hopes of rate cut

The FTSE 100 was subdued as investor sentiment in the UK failed to match positivity in the US, where the Dow Jones jumped after the Federal Reserve chief suggested a...

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