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May 20, 2019
Watch as a suspected meteorite flashes over Northern Australia

Residents in northern Australia described a bright flash and rattling windows after a suspected meteorite was caught on camera.

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May 20, 2019
Sir Rod Stewart on model railway exhibition destruction: I feel their pain

Sir Rod Stewart has said he is “absolutely devastated” following the destruction of a model railway exhibition.

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May 20, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover slumps to £3.6bn loss as Chinese sales slide

Jaguar Land Rover crashed to a £3.6 billion annual loss as it was weighed down by a slump in Chinese sales.

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May 20, 2019
Swine fever outbreak in China prompts pork price hikes

Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped up to 40% as African swine fever in China's vast pig herds sends shock waves through global meat markets.

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May 20, 2019
Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma in court in ‘corruption’ case

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has appeared in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.

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May 20, 2019
Kamala Harris puts gender pay equality at heart of pitch for White House

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling a pay inequity proposal that aims to close the gender pay gap by holding corporations accountable when men are paid more than women.

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May 20, 2019
Jailed Catalan separatists allowed to collect credentials at Spanish parliament

The five separatist leaders on trial for Catalonia's 2017 secession attempt who were elected to the Spanish Parliament last month have picked up their official credentials under police escort.

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May 20, 2019
Talks continue but solution elusive for Sudan’s generals and protesters

Sudan's ruling generals and protesters behind months of mass demonstrations that drove autocrat Omar al-Bashir from power have failed to strike a deal but agree to keep talking.

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May 20, 2019
City Pub Group cheers sales jump amid expansion

City Pub Group has cheered investors after sales jumped by more than a third since the start of the year.

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May 20, 2019
Low & Bonar shares hammered by profit warning and chief executive departure

Shares in Low & Bonar have dropped after the firm warned of a hit to its full-year performance and said its boss is to step down.

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May 20, 2019
Eleven people killed reportedly killed in gun attack at a bar in Brazil

ELEVEN people have been killed after gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil's northern Para state.

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May 20, 2019
Turkey to arrest 249 foreign military personnel over suspected links to attempted coup – reports

TURKISH authorities ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster NTV...

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May 20, 2019
Bank staff flagged Trump and Kushner transactions to federal financial-crimes watchdog – reports

Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank AG recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving entities controlled by President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported to...

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May 20, 2019
Swedish prosecutor files request for Assange’s arrest over rape allegation

THE Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday filed a request for his arrest, the Prosecution Authority said.

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May 20, 2019
TV comedian disbands Ukrainian parliament after being sworn in as president

Ukrainian television star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has disbanded the parliament after he was sworn in as the country's new president.

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May 20, 2019
TV comedian sworn in as president of Ukraine

TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as Ukraine's next president after victory in elections held last month.

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May 20, 2019
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison set to form majority government

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison looked set to form a majority government as vote counting from the weekend election allayed any fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule...

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May 20, 2019
Trump warns Iran ‘faces end’ if it threatens America again

US president Donald Trump has warned Iran not to threaten America again, or it will face its “official end”.

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May 20, 2019
Hundreds march against Alabama abortion ban

Hundreds of demonstrators have marched on the Alabama state legislature to protest against a newly-approved abortion ban.

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May 20, 2019
Brexit and London property market weigh on Foxtons

Estate agent Foxtons has said there was no improvement to a “very challenging” London property market in recent trading, as buyers are put off by Brexit uncertainty.

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May 20, 2019
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost reveal engagement

Actress Scarlett Johansson and Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost have revealed their engagement.

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May 20, 2019
Australia’s prime minister set to form majority government

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison looked set to form a majority government as vote counting from the weekend election allayed any fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule...

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May 20, 2019
Game of Thrones finale: Fans say thank you and goodbye

Fans of the hit TV series Game of Thrones have been bidding the show goodbye after the final episode was broadcast.

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May 20, 2019
Temple memorial to Florida shooting victims set ablaze

A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting has been set on fire in a symbolic gesture of healing.

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May 20, 2019
Swiss voters back plan to tighten gun laws

Swiss voters have approved a measure to tighten the country's gun laws, bringing it in line with many of its European partners.

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May 20, 2019
Cillian Murphy would be a great Bond, says relative of 007 creator

The great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has backed Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a potential replacement for Daniel Craig in the 007 films.

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May 20, 2019
‘A staggeringly silly book’: Rees-Mogg mauled by critics

British Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg's new book has been savaged by the critics, who have dismissed his tribute to the Victorians as "staggeringly silly", "sentimental jingoism" and "so terrible".

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May 20, 2019
‘Pro-life’ Trump backs abortion in cases of rape or incest

US President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly pro-life", but opposed to a ban on abortion in the case of rape or incest, in his first comments since Alabama's strict...

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May 20, 2019
‘Pro-life’ Trump backs abortion in rape, incest cases

US President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly pro-life", but opposed to a ban on abortion in the case of rape or incest, in his first comments since Alabama's strict...

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May 20, 2019
Austria calls snap general election amid corruption scandal

Austria's president is calling for a snap general election following the collapse of the coalition government over a corruption scandal.

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May 20, 2019
Bomb injures 16 in attack on tourist bus at pyramids

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 16 people, mostly South Africans, close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt.

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May 20, 2019
Cillian Murphy would be a great Bond, says relative of 007 creator

The great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has backed Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a potential replacement for Daniel Craig in the 007 films.

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May 20, 2019
Independence vote ‘beacon of light and hope’ for Scotland – Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has suggested she would push for a second independence referendum even if the UK remained in the EU.

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May 20, 2019
May’s ‘bold offer’ on Brexit is rejected as ‘retread’ of ideas

Prime Minister Theresa May's final attempt to get a Brexit deal through the British parliament appeared doomed last night as a leaked document suggested it was nothing more than a...

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May 20, 2019
Meditating Modi rests easy as exit polls give him Indian election win

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to retain power last night, after exit polls showed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies were on track to win a...

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