Festival-goer Shane Billingham had “poisonous” levels of carbon monoxide in his blood, police say.
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Taliban attack northern Afghan city amid peace talks with U.S.
Taliban forces attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, Afghan and Taliban officials said, even as the United States and the hardline Islamist group seem close to finalizing a deal for the withdrawal of American troops.
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India leaves nearly two million people off citizens' list, fate uncertain
Nearly 2 million people have been left off a list of citizens released on Saturday in India's northeastern state of Assam, after a mammoth years-long exercise to check illegal immigration that critics said targeted the region's Muslim minority.
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Assam NRC: What next for 1.9 million 'stateless' Indians?
The latest version of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, strips 1.9 million of citizenship.
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Iran shows off undamaged satellite after failed launch
Iran showed off an undamaged satellite on Saturday, days after a rocket exploded on its launchpad in the third failed launch of the year, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier.
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Iran tanker row: US blacklists vessel 'bound for Syria'
The US says the Adrian Darya 1 is being used by Iran to fund "illicit activities" in the region.
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Iran minister indicates satellite undamaged after failed launch
Iran's telecommunications minister suggested in a tweet on Saturday that an Iranian satellite was undamaged after a failed launch, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier.
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Convicted RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in California prison: reports
Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee found guilty of shooting U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy to death in 1968, was wounded in a stabbing at a California prison on Friday, according to media reports.
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Hurricane Dorian swirls toward anxious Florida, packing 140-mph winds
Hurricane Dorian spun across the Atlantic ocean toward Florida on Friday, becoming an even stronger Category 4 storm as residents and tourists alike hunkered down in one of America's biggest vacation destinations.
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North Korea says Pompeo's remarks make talks with U.S. more difficult
A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about "North Korea's rogue behavior" will make talks with the United States more difficult, the North's KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammad: Trial date set for 'architect of 9/11'
Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other men face the death penalty if found guilty.
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North Korea says Pompeo remark would make talks with U.S. more difficult
A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about "North Korea's rogue behavior" would make talks with the United States more difficult, the North's KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying.
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Hong Kong protesters expected to regroup despite police ban
Protesters were expected to gather in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the latest of a series of anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
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Charges dropped against second baseball player in Dominican drug trafficking case
The attorney general's office of the Dominican Republic said on Friday that it had dropped charges against former Major League Baseball player Luis Castillo after the pitcher presented evidence in his favor.
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Tourists scatter as Hurricane Dorian hurls toward Bahamas
Tourists scrambled to leave the Bahamas on Friday as Hurricane Dorian approached its northwestern islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, eager to take off before the international airport was to shut down at 10 p.m.
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DJ Arafat: Thousands pay tribute at Abidjan concert
Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month.
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Dorian strengthens into category four hurricane: NHC
Dorian strengthened into an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.
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Trade war: US set to hit China with new wave of tariffs
The trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify with new tariffs.
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U.S. says Iranian oil tanker headed toward Syria
Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon's waters, but the United States later said the ship was sailing to Syria.
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