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June 17, 2019
Hong Kong leader offers apology as ‘millions’ of protesters tell her to quit

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has been forced into a rare apology after protesters estimated to number in the millions poured on to the streets demanding she scrap a controversial...

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June 17, 2019
Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters

Hong Kong police and protesters faced off on Monday as authorities began trying to clear the streets of a few hundred who remained near the city government headquarters after massive...

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June 17, 2019
Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park

Protesters in Hong Kong have left the streets, averting possible clashes on Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city's government headquarters.

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June 17, 2019
Umbrella Movement leader joins Hong Kong protests after jail release

A leader of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement has joined protesters gathered near government headquarters after he was released from prison.

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June 16, 2019
Rival candidates to be Istanbul mayor hold debate ahead of poll rerun

The two leading contenders for Istanbul mayor faced off in a political debate, a week before the city is set to hold a repeat of the election an opposition candidate...

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June 16, 2019
Donald Trump marks four years since starting his journey to the Oval Office

Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended on an escalator through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president, the first step...

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June 16, 2019
‘Where is Boris?’ – Tory leadership contest gets heated as Johnson skips first TV debate

SEVERAL hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end...

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June 16, 2019
White House candidate open to starting family with his husband after election

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to start a family with his husband, Chasten, and says that could happen if he is in the White House.

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June 16, 2019
‘Believe in the bin’: Rory Stewart amuses debate viewers with Brexit analogy

Conservative leadership hopeful Rory Stewart got laughs from the audience Channel 4's leadership debate as he compared Brexit negotiations with trying to get bags of rubbish into a bin.

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June 16, 2019
South America blackout leaves tens of millions without power

A massive blackout has left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay after an unexplained failure in the neighbouring countries' interconnected power grid.

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June 16, 2019
Experts probe cause of unprecedented South American power blackout

Authorities are investigating the cause of a massive power blackout that affected tens of millions of people in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

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June 16, 2019
It’s back to the Eighties, with neither Iran nor US likely to blink

The spate of alleged Iranian attacks on oil ships in the Gulf of Oman has raised global fears of a return to the "Tanker Wars" of the Eighties, when US...

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June 16, 2019
Knox says she was falsely maligned

Amanda Knox yesterday accused the media of having built a false narrative around her during her years-long murder trial and appeals process, depicting her as guilty even though she was...

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June 16, 2019
Donations trickle in as Mass is again said at Notre Dame

A small congregation wearing hard hats yesterday attended Mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris - the first service to be held since fire devastated the Gothic landmark two months ago.

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June 16, 2019
Hong Kong about-face will not end protest

Thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets of Hong Kong in another mass rally today despite a pledge by Carrie Lam, the city's embattled chief executive, to...

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June 16, 2019
Israel rebrands Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new settlement in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, named after US President Donald Trump.

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June 16, 2019
Hong Kong government apologises after mass protests over controversial extradition bill

HONG Kong citizens marched for hours in a massive protest that drew an apology from the city's leader for her handling of legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control...

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June 16, 2019
Sudan’s ousted leader seen in public for first time since uprising

Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown by the military.

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June 16, 2019
One of the world’s oldest captive Borneo orangutans celebrates 50th birthday

Nenette, one of the world's oldest Borneo orangutans in captivity, has celebrated her 50th birthday at a zoo in Paris where she has lived almost all her life.

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June 16, 2019
Tom Walker calls Boris Johnson a ‘yellow-haired idiot’ and ‘disaster’ for PM

British singer-songwriter Tom Walker has described Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson as a “yellow-haired idiot”.

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June 16, 2019
Work under way to restore power after Argentina and Uruguay hit by major failure

Argentina's main energy company has said it is “slowly beginning to restore” electricity after a massive power failure left large swathes of the South American country and neighbouring Uruguay in...

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June 16, 2019
Hong Kong government apologises after mass protests

Hong Kong's China-backed government has apologised over the handling of politically charged legislation that sparked massive street protests over the past week.

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June 16, 2019
Cricket fan turns up to India vs Pakistan match in Manchester on horseback

A cricket fan has travelled in style to the India vs Pakistan match on Sunday at Manchester's Old Trafford.

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June 16, 2019
Pope dons safety helmet for earthquake-hit cathedral visit

Pope Francis donned a white firefighter's safety helmet during his visit to a damaged cathedral in a town struck by earthquakes in 2016.

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June 16, 2019
Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of tanker attacks

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said the kingdom will not hesitate to confront threats to its security and joined the US in accusing Iran of being behind...

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June 16, 2019
Hundreds of thousands protest in Hong Kong demanding leader steps down

Hundreds of thousands of people clogged the streets in central Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city's leader step down, a day after she suspended an...

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June 16, 2019
Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds

The wife of Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been fined more than $15,000 (£11,931) for misusing state funds.

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June 16, 2019
Saudi crown prince warns kingdom will confront security threats

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said the kingdom is not seeking war in the region, but warned it will not hesitate to confront threats to its security.

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June 16, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium tops business rates league

Tottenham Hotspur's new £1 billion stadium will have the highest business rates bill of any football ground in the country, new data shows.

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June 16, 2019
Protesters march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have jammed the city's streets in a march protesting the government's handling of a proposed extradition bill.

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June 16, 2019
Hong Kong marchers gather as protester’s death mourned

Hong Kong residents are gathering for another protest over an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted the territory's apprehension about relations with mainland China.

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June 16, 2019
Hong Kong set for street march as protester death mourned

Hong Kong was bracing for another massive protest on Sunday over an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted the territory's apprehension about relations with mainland China.

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June 15, 2019
Notre Dame Cathedral holds first Mass since devastating fire in April

The archbishop wore a hard hat, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside but Notre Dame Cathedral has held its first Mass since...

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June 15, 2019
Rare blue lobster discovered in seafood restaurant shipment

A rare bright blue lobster will be donated to an aquarium after being found in a shipment at a seafood restaurant in Massachusetts, US.

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June 15, 2019
Rick Astley: I never embraced rickrolling because I didn’t want to ruin the joke

Rick Astley has said he never embraced the rickrolling phenomenon because he did not want to ruin the joke.

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June 15, 2019
OJ Simpson says he has ‘a little getting even to do’ as he joins Twitter

OJ Simpson has launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former American Football star says he has a “little getting even to do.”

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June 15, 2019
Oil tanker’s crew land in Dubai after Gulf of Oman attack

Crew members of the Norwegian-owned oil tanker that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman have landed in Dubai after two days in Iran.

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