Friday, October 1, 2021

Lavish Russian wedding for Tsar's descendant

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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and his Italian fiancé tie the knot in St Petersburg.

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Georgian ex-president Saakashvili arrested returning from exile

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Officials arrest Mikheil Saakashvili after he returned to Georgia from exile ahead of elections.

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Ozy Media chairman quits after bombshell NYT report

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Billionaire Marc Lasry steps down amid reports the US firm's co-founder deceived potential investors.

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Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation

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Promising results mean a clinical trial has ended early and emergency authorisation is being sought.

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Peter Nygard: Fashion mogul to be extradited to US

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Peter Nygard, 80, was indicted by US authorities on nine charges including racketeering and sex trafficking.

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Covid: India imposes 10-day quarantine on UK nationals

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The rules - due to come into force on Monday - apply even if travellers are fully vaccinated.

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Papua New Guinea: Apec Maserati fleet to sell at discount

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The Pacific nation spent millions on the cars to impress world leaders but will make a loss on them.

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Mamady Doumbouya: Guinea coup leader sworn in as president

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Former French legionnaire Col Mamady Doumbouya becomes the second-youngest leader in Africa.

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Petrol: BP says UK fuel shortages seem to be stabilising

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The oil firm says that it is starting to see a small rise in stock across its network.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin: Allegations of safety issues at company

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Former employees pen an open letter saying the company is rife with sexism and lax on safety.

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Pub chain Wetherspoon reports record loss

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The pub chain saw its sites closed for about 19 weeks under coronavirus-related restrictions.

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Biden suffers blow as trillion-dollar vote delayed

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Divisions in his Democratic Party delay the US president’s ambitious infrastructure plans.

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Aukus: Australia-EU trade talks delayed as row deepens

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The postponement of the meeting comes after Canberra pulled out of a $37bn defence deal with France.

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Princess Mako: Japanese royal to finally marry commoner boyfriend

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The 29-year-old was set to wed Kei Komuro in 2018 until reports his family was in financial difficulty.

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

French confession may end 35-year hunt for serial killer

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The man took his life before he could be questioned about the case and provide a DNA sample.

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Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids

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Facebook's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testifies to the US Senate, about child protection.

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Ethiopia expels top UN officials amid Tigray aid crisis

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The expulsions follow concerns raised by the UN about aid reaching the war-torn Tigray region.

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Evergrande: Chinese property giant 'misses another payment deadline'

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The indebted Chinese property giant is said to have missed more payments to overseas investors.

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Climate change: Youth have 'every right to be angry' says UK PM

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Boris Johnson says leaders' "reckless actions" created the climate crisis and now is the time to act.

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Rio 2016: Shadow of cheating marred boxing bouts

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A system to manipulate the outcome of boxing matches by officials was in place at the Rio 2016 Olympics, an independent investigation finds.

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'Google' is most searched word on Bing, Google says

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Google tells an EU court the number-one search on its biggest rival is for Google.

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Boohoo sales soar but shipping costs dent profits

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The fast fashion retailer saw pre-tax profits hit by high shipping costs in the six months to 31 August.

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Ecuador prison 'gang war' leaves more than 100 dead

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Police have stormed a jail in Guayaquil after violence broke out between prisoners.

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EG Group petrol station staff get pay rise

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Asda owners raise wages of service station staff for "heroic" work in pandemic and amid fuel crisis.

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Britney Spears: Singer 'on cloud nine' after conservatorship ruling

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The singer posted footage of her flying a plane after a judge suspended her father as conservator.

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Nazi Stutthof camp secretary flees as German trial starts

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Irmgard Furchner is accused of complicity in more than 11,000 murders but the judge says she has fled.

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Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding

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The former French president is found guilty of illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election.

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Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars

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The Colombian singer was walking in a park in Barcelona, Spain, with her son when the animals struck.

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Danish museum wants artist to pay back money after producing blank canvasses

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The artist was given around $83,000 to recreate old artworks, but then produced two blank canvasses.

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Israel foreign minister makes historic visit to Bahrain

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It is the first such trip since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year.

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UK lockdown rebound stronger than first thought

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Household spending drove economic growth at a faster pace than previously estimated during spring.

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Rapid house price growth continues in September, says Nationwide

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Property prices have risen at 10% or more a year for each of the last five months, the Nationwide says.

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British firm claims quantum-computing breakthrough

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Two companies are hoping to move the quantum industry in two different directions.

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China power cuts: What is causing the country's blackouts?

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Millions of homes and businesses have been hit due to a severe shortage of electricity.

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Waterspout hits German port city of Kiel, throwing people from boats

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A tornado strikes the city of Kiel, throwing people from boats and ripping roofs from homes.

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Climate change: Ministers meet in Milan for pre-COP26

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After the jeers of Greta Thunberg, minsters meet in Italy for the last UN talks before a major climate summit.

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North Korea's Kim Jong-un offers to restore inter-Korean hotline

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However, he condemned the US' offer of dialogue, saying it was a "petty trick" of deception.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Women in Latin America march for abortion rights

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Thousands of women demonstrate across Latin America for access to legal and safe abortions.

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US declares 23 bird, fish and other species extinct

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The ivory-billed woodpecker is among the 23 species listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Beirut port blast: Victims' families protest at probe's suspension

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No-one has yet been held accountable for the August 2020 blast, which killed 219 people.

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Sheriff Tiraspol: Champions League team from an unrecognised state

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Sheriff Tiraspol are the 'kings' of Moldovan football, but their power and backing comes from a disputed territory on the Ukraine border.

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Three more energy firms go bust amid gas price rise

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Enstroga, Igloo Energy and Symbio Energy are the latest to go under, Ofgem announces.

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Upcoming Frasers boss gets £100m pay deal approval

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Shareholders back the £100m pay deal for Michael Murray, Mike Ashley’s prospective son-in-law.

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Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell

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Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses.

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Russia threatens YouTube ban for deleting RT channels

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RT’s German channels were deleted by YouTube for breaching its Covid misinformation policy.

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Amazon's algorithms taken to task in landmark bill

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Warehouse workers can no longer be sacked for time off task if they have good reason to take breaks.

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Ikea to remove CCTV found above toilets at Peterborough distribution centre

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The furniture giant says it understands that the discovery of the cameras "may be concerning".

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GB number plate sticker no longer valid abroad

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The GB stickers motorists use when driving abroad are no longer valid after a change in UK rules.

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Amazon's algorithms taken to task in landmark bill

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Warehouse workers can no longer be sacked for time off task if they have good reason to take breaks.

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La Palma volcano: Family's anguish as lava destroys 'miracle house'

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The owners of the so-called miracle house are devastated after it succumbed to the lava flow.

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