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Brexit talks between the UK and the EU remain deadlocked, Downing Street has said just a day before MPs are due to vote again on Theresa May’s deal. Mrs May spoke to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday night after…
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An Air France A380 plane carrying more than 500 passengers from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Paris was on Sunday forced to turn back mid-flight following an engine failure. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Air France-KLM manager for…
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The Indonesian woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, has been freed after charges against her were dropped. Siti Aisyah had been accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Mr Kim’s face in Kuala…
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Most of Venezuela has been hit by an electricity blackout. The power cut plunged the capital Caracas into almost complete darkness during rush hour on Thursday, before extending to other areas. The government of President Nicolás…
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has warned of a risk of “chaos” amid mass protests against his plans for re-election. In a letter published by Algeria’s official APS news agency, 82-year-old Mr Bouteflika praised demonstrators…
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A court in Tanzania has sentenced to death by hanging a 51-year-old school teacher who beat to death a 14-year-old pupil.Respicius Mtazangira caned and hit Sperius Eradius with a blunt object at their school in Bukoba town in north-western…
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US President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort has been given a 47-month jail sentence for fraud.He was convicted last year of hiding millions of dollars of income earned by his political consulting in Ukraine.The charges…
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The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, have agreed to form a power-sharing government. Since his surprise win in disputed elections in December, President Felix Tshisekedi has been…
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A billionaire diamond trader has died during penis enlargement surgery at a clinic on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Wealthy Ehud Arye Laniado was 65 when he died during the operation at a posh Parisian clinic. According to Le Soir,…
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Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts federal agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban, and the firm also rejected claims it had links to the…
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