Moria migrants: European countries agree to take minors after fire

Germany says 10 European countries will take unaccompanied minors from the fire-ravaged camp in Greece.

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UK signs first major post-Brexit trade deal with Japan

Symbolic trade deal will cover 99% of UK exports to Japan but boost economy by just 0.07%.

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Explosions rock Jordan military base

An electric short circuit is the likely cause of a series of large explosions.

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Moria camp: Afghan family helpless after fleeing Lesbos fire

Talibshah Hosseini ran with his family as fire engulfed the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island.

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Coronavirus: Banham Poultry workers 'turned up for work sick'

Staff at Banham Poultry say colleagues felt afraid to take time off.

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Coronavirus: Inside the Indian company betting big on vaccines

The Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker by volume, is trialing multiple vaccines.

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Lebanon: Why the country finds it hard to change

Its political system is often blamed for instability, recurring conflicts and foreign intervention.

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UK economy continues recovery in July

The economy grew by 6.6% in the month, but the country's output remains far below pre-pandemic levels.

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Brexit talks set to resume despite UK rejecting EU ultimatum

The UK rejects the EU's demand to scrap plans to override the withdrawal treaty, but talks will continue.

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Melania Trump has a transactional marriage, says former aide

Melania Trump's former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff on the first lady and her husband.

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Rio Tinto chief Jean-Sebastien Jacques to quit over Aboriginal cave destruction

Jean-Sebastien Jacques and other senior executives will step down after the miner blew up sacred sites.

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Oregon fires: Over 500,000 people flee dozens of infernos

At least one of the deadly infernos in the western US state is being treated as possible arson.

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India and China to 'quickly disengage' from border standoff

Tensions had spiked over gunfire at a disputed border and kidnapping accusations.

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Google and Twitter to block election misinformation

The tech firms are ramping up measures ahead of the US elections to block false or misleading content.

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Belgium ex-king's love child seeks royal rights and titles

After years of denial, former King Albert accepted he was the father of artist Delphine Boël.

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Google and Twitter to block election misinformation

The tech firms are ramping up measures ahead of the US elections to block false or misleading content.

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Moria migrants: Greece calls for European action after fire on Lesbos

Greece is struggling to find shelter to thousands of migrants left homeless after a fire at a camp.

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Breonna Taylor family: Hold every officer accountable

The 26-year-old's aunt says she is worried about a "cover-up" in the case of her killing by police.

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Rio Tinto chief Jean-Sebastien Jacques to quit over Aboriginal cave destruction

Jean-Sebastien Jacques and other senior executives will step down after the miner blew up sacred sites.

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Selling Sunset: Is that really how homes are sold in LA?

UK viewers are lapping up the glamour, drama and multi-million dollar homes in a hit TV show.

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Covid exacerbating inequality globally - BBC poll

A global survey shows how the pandemic has sowed inequality, with poor countries suffering the most.

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Former prisoner fighting for US criminal justice reform

Harvey Murphy's life changed when he was wrongly accused of stealing and later served time in jail for drug offences.

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Ronald Bell: Kool & The Gang founder dies aged 68

He started the soul band that had hits like Celebration and Jungle Boogie with his brother Robert.

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Yum China's HK listing is the latest 'homecoming'

The firm behind KFC and Pizza Hut in China is latest to join Hong Kong's stock exchange as US tensions grow.

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'Koala war' splits Australia's New South Wales government

The New South Wales ruling coalition is in crisis amid internal fighting over a koala protection policy.

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We Charity to exit Canada amid Trudeau scandal probe

The charity says it has to leave because of "fallout" from a political scandal involving the prime minister.

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California wildfire: Three killed in explosive inferno

One of the victims was a motorist who fled his or her car and was overcome by the flames, say police.

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Alexei Navalny: Substantial chance Russia behind poisoning, Pompeo says

The US secretary of state declines to say how the Trump administration will respond to the attack.

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Covid vaccine: 8,000 jumbo jets needed to deliver doses globally, says IATA

Shipping a coronavirus vaccine will be "largest transport challenge ever" says the airline industry.

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Covid vaccine: 8,000 jumbo jets needed to deliver doses globally, says IATA

Shipping a coronavirus vaccine will be "largest transport challenge ever" says the airline industry.

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Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists warn

Conservation group WWF says global wildlife populations have shrunk by two-thirds since 1970.

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WestJet cancels flight because of mask dispute with child

All passengers were told to disembark the WestJet flight because a young girl was not wearing her mask.

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California wildfires: This is how mind-bogglingly huge they are

Over two million acres of land have burned in California, compared to 118,000 acres razed in 2019.

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US official claims pressure to downplay intelligence reports

A whistleblower says the order over analysis about Russia was because it "made the president look bad".

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Prominent women attacked as Afghanistan eyes peace

An actress who also serves in the police is one of a number of prominent women to be attacked in Kabul.

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Abortion: How do Trump and Biden's policies compare?

It's a divisive issue in US politics. Here's where Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand on abortion.

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India start-ups flounder as tensions with China rise

India's decision to curb Chinese money has put its start-ups on the back foot.

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The plant being promoted as a herbal tonic

Artemisia plant extracts have anti-malarial properties, but there's no evidence they can combat Covid-19.

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Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary calls UK travel quarantine 'a shambles'

Michael O'Leary says the UK needs to embrace testing at airports to help revive international travel.

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Coronavirus: Banham Poultry factory Covid-19 outbreak 'has not spread'

Although the number of positive cases has increased staff are being allow to return to work.

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Maxim Znak: Belarus opposition figure 'detained by masked men'

Maxim Znak, 39, is one of the last remaining high-profile opposition figures in Belarus.

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Kabul bomb: Deadly blast targets Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh

At least 10 people are killed in a blast in Kabul targeting former spy chief Amrullah Saleh.

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