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Brexit: MPs face new vote on withdrawal deal
Theresa May will attempt to get MPs to back part of her Brexit deal later, on the day the UK was due to leave the EU.
MPs will vote on the withdrawal agreement, which sets out the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU.
Ministers say…
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Woman gives birth to twins with different dads
A woman in China has given birth two twins with different DNA.
The mother has been forced to admit that she cheated on her husband in a one-night stand after he grew suspicious that one of the boys didn’t look like him.
When DNA test…
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Rescued migrants hijack merchant ship near Libya
Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya’s coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta, reports say.
More than 100 migrants aboard the cargo ship are said to have acted after being told they would be taken…
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Brexit: Push for May’s Brexit deal after quit pledge
Efforts to persuade MPs to back Theresa May’s Brexit deal will continue on Thursday, a day after she promised to quit as PM if it was approved.
Her pledge brought some on-side, such as ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
But…
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Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism
Facebook has said it will block “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on Facebook and Instagram from next week.
The social media giant also pledged to improve its ability to identify and block material…
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UK MPs back votes on Brexit alternatives
MPs have voted to take control of the parliamentary timetable in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option.
The prime minister was dealt a fresh blow as the government was defeated by 329 votes to 302, setting…
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Ethiopian Airlines ‘believes in Boeing’
The boss of Ethiopian Airlines said he still “believes in Boeing” in spite of a crash involving the US firm’s 737 Max plane which killed 157 people.
Tewolde Gebremariam said: “Despite the tragedy, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines will…
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European MPs vote to end summer time clock changes
The European Parliament has backed a proposal to stop the obligatory one-hour clock change which extends daylight hours in summer EU-wide.
The proposal would give each member state a choice from 2021: either to keep the current summer time…
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US-Mexico border wall: Pentagon authorises $1bn transfer
The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn (£758m) to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border.
The funds are the first under the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to bypass Congress and…
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Wow Air cancels flights amid fears of possible collapse
The Icelandic budget airline Wow Air has cancelled its morning flight from Gatwick to Reykjavik as fears grow of its imminent collapse.
Last week a US investment group broke off talks about a rescue for the financially troubled airline.…
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