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June 11, 2019
‘Desperate’ Gove tries to deflect heat on to Johnson as contenders line up

Michael Gove was accused of "desperation" last night as he launched a highly personal attack on arch-rival Boris Johnson to deflect questions about his cocaine abuse.

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June 11, 2019
‘We won’t win playing it safe’: rivals make case against Biden

Some of Joe Biden's leading rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination have warned that embracing a cautious platform in 2020 could hand US President Donald Trump a second term, making...

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June 11, 2019
Airline extends cancellation of 737 Max flights to September

American Airlines has announced it will extend flight cancellations until September 3 for Boeing's embattled 737 Max, the passenger jet that has been out of commission for almost three months...

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June 11, 2019
Classic vintage: pinot noir and syrah traced to ancient Rome

The Romans loved wine so much that they are thought to have drunk 180 million litres a year - the equivalent of a bottle of wine per citizen per day.

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June 11, 2019
Man survives mauling by punching bear’s eye

A man who survived a violent confrontation with a bear in the Carpathian mountains in Romania had his leg savaged as he fought the animal off.

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June 11, 2019
Plant extinction speeding up in the wild, 30-year survey reveals

Twice as many plants have been driven to extinction over the past 250 years as all the birds, mammals and amphibians combined, a 30-year project has found.

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June 11, 2019
Protesters take over city after leader pushes extradition laws

Hong Kong's leader has signalled she will push ahead with a tough new amendment to extradition laws despite a massive protest against them.

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June 11, 2019
Race-row writer sues publisher for $13.4m

An author who lost a book deal after being accused of shaming a black train worker is suing her publisher for $13.4m (€11.85m), claiming their condemnation led to "suicidal thoughts"...

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June 10, 2019
Slain half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘was a CIA informant’

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the...

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June 10, 2019
History of helicopter crashes in New York

A deadly helicopter crash on the roof of a New York City skyscraper on Monday was the latest in a series of accidents involving choppers in the largest US city...

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June 10, 2019
London pub hosts nude sing-along in protest against decision not to extend lease

Drinkers gathered for what has been described as London's first nudist pub sing-along at the Coach and Horses pub in Soho on Monday evening.

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June 10, 2019
Baseball star David Ortiz flying to Boston after Dominican Republic shooting

Baseball star David Ortiz has left hospital in the Dominican Republic to be flown to Boston after he was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native country,...

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June 10, 2019
Watergate veteran John Dean calls Mueller report a ‘road map’ for probe into Donald Trump

A star witness during Watergate who helped bring down the Nixon presidency has testified that special counsel Robert Mueller has provided Congress with a "road map" for investigating US President...

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June 10, 2019
Tourists are explaining British quirks that shocked them on their first visits

Tourists new to visiting Britain, from London to the Scottish Highlands, are explaining the quirks that shocked them the most when they visited.

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June 10, 2019
Watergate veteran calls Mueller report ‘road map’ for Trump probe

A star witness during Watergate who helped bring down the Nixon presidency has testified that special counsel Robert Mueller has provided Congress with a “road map” for investigating Donald Trump.

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June 10, 2019
Greece set for July elections after President agrees to dissolve parliament

Greece is on track for a general election on July 7, three months ahead of schedule, after the president accepted a request from prime minister Alexis Tsipras to dissolve parliament...

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June 10, 2019
At least 95 killed in attack on village in Africa

Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning houses to the ground, local...

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June 10, 2019
At least 95 killed in attack on village in central Mali

Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided a rival Dogon village in central Mali overnight, killing at least 95 people and burning houses to the ground, local...

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June 10, 2019
Ex-convict found guilty of sledgehammer murder of family of four

An ex-convict has been found guilty of murder in the 2010 sledgehammer killings of a family of four whose remains were later found buried in the desert, an official said.

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June 10, 2019
Ex-convict found guilty of sledgehammer murder of family of four in California

An ex-convict has been found guilty of murder in the 2010 sledgehammer killings of a family of four whose remains were later found buried in the desert, an official said.

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June 10, 2019
One dead after helicopter crashes onto building in Midtown Manhattan in New York

A helicopter made a crash landing onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing at least one person and sending a plume of smoke skyward from the...

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June 10, 2019
Helicopter crashes into building in Midtown Manhattan in New York – FDNY

A helicopter has crashed into a building in Midtown Manhattan, according to officials.

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June 10, 2019
Helicopter crashes onto building in Midtown Manhattan in New York – FDNY

At least one person has been killed after a helicopter crash-landed onto a building in Midtown Manhattan, according to reports.

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June 10, 2019
Key evidence from Robert Mueller probe into Donald Trump to be handed over to US Democratic Party

The US Justice Department has agreed to provide evidence gathered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to lawmakers who are considering whether to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald...

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June 10, 2019
Key evidence from Robert Mueller probe into Donald Trump to be handed over to US Democratic Party

The US Justice Department has agreed to provide evidence gathered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to politicians who are considering whether to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald...

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June 10, 2019
Dallas crane collapse victim identified as 29-year-old woman

Authorities have identified a 29-year-old woman who was killed when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building amid severe thunderstorms that also uprooted trees and left thousands without power...

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June 10, 2019
Pilot killed in helicopter crash on Manhattan skyscraper

A pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash on a Manhattan skyscraper, New York Fire Department said.

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June 10, 2019
Baseball star David Ortiz stable after shooting at Dominican Republic bar

Doctors have removed baseball star David Ortiz's gallbladder and part of his intestine after he was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic, hospital officials...

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June 10, 2019
And then there were 10: Tories name candidates to be next UK Prime Minister and party leader

British Conservative Party confirms ten candidates to become party leader and UK Prime Minister.

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June 10, 2019
Man convicted of killing family found buried in desert

A California man has been convicted of killing a family of four and burying their bodies in the desert, in a case that puzzled investigators for years after the family...

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June 10, 2019
Protesters vent fury as Hong Kong boss vows to pursue extradition reform

A highly controversial legislative measure in Hong Kong that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China has pushed the former British colony to its biggest political crisis...

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June 10, 2019
Livestock farmers in Sardinia plagued by swarms of locusts

An unusually large swarm of local locusts, estimated in the millions, is plaguing farmers raising sheep and other livestock in Sardinia.

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June 10, 2019
Badger and cub rescued from 10ft drain

A badger and her cub have been rescued after falling down a 10ft-deep drainage shaft.

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June 10, 2019
Weaker UK economic growth figures hit sterling

The pound was in the doldrums on Monday after a disappointing set of numbers on the UK's economic growth.

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June 10, 2019
Vatican document rejects gender change theory and stresses procreation

The Vatican has issued an official document rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual “complementarity” of men and women to make...

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