Friday, July 22, 2022

Splendour in the Grass: Rain causes chaos at Australian music festival

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Festival-goers at Splendour in the Grass endure muddy campsites, hours-long queues, and cancellations.

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Port of Dover declares critical incident over queues

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The weekend is expected to be one of the busiest periods of the year for holidaymakers.

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Cost of living: Families cut back on fuel and clothes as prices rise

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Retailers say record price rises are making households concerned over what they can afford.

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Port Talbot: Tata steelworks could close without subsidy deal

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Tata Group head says if a £1.5bn deal for reducing carbon emissions is not struck sites could close.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Spanish bull run: Three dead in 24 hours in Valencia hospitals

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The men had all been wounded recently during the Valencia region's annual festival.

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Inflation pushes UK government interest costs in June to fresh record

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Interest payments made on government debt hit the highest level on record in June as inflation surged.

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Nord Stream: Key Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe

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There had been fears Moscow would not restart flows in response to sanctions over the Ukraine war.

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China ride-hailing giant Didi fined $1.2bn after probe

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The country's cyber security watchdog launched a probe into the firm just days after its US listing.

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Nord Stream: Key Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe

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There had been fears Moscow would not restart flows in response to sanctions over the Ukraine war.

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Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office

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The ex-prime minister is seen as unpopular but some protesters say they'll give him a chance.

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World's oldest male giant panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong zoo

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An An was euthanized aged 35 - the equivalent of 105 years in human age.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Government approves Sizewell C nuclear power plant

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The secretary of state grants approval for a new nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast.

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Greek wildfire: High winds fuel fire raging through outskirts of Athens

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The Greek fire service says nearly 500 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze.

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Samsung did not break rules over woman running at 2am advert

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People complained that the "irresponsible" smart watch advert encouraged unsafe behaviour.

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Trains cancelled and delayed after heatwave damage

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Network Rail said no direct trains are running between London and Scotland as repair work continues.

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Russia's Putin finds keen ally in rare trip to Iran

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For Russia, the Tehran summit was an opportunity to try to show it still has friends and influence.

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Sri Lanka: Parliament votes for new president amid crisis

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Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is the frontrunner - but deeply unpopular with the public.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Ukraine war: First lady in US for high-level meetings

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Olena Zelenska will address Congress in person on Wednesday, four months after her husband's virtual speech.

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Train passengers warned not to travel in heatwave

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Trains are cancelled and railway lines closed on what is set to be the UK's hottest day on record.

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Ecuador jail violence: Fight at Bellavista kills 13

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The deadly confrontation is the latest in a string of prison fights which have killed hundreds.

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Iranian film director told to serve six years in jail

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The arrest of acclaimed film maker Jafar Panahi had been condemned by the Cannes Film Festival.

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Payouts for victims of sweepstake with no winners

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Thousands of victims enticed to pay a fee for a cash prize that never came will now get some good news.

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Spending power squeeze worst for 20 years

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Basic pay falls at fastest rate since records began in 2001 when rising prices are taken into account.

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Ukraine war: Putin to visit Iran in rare international trip

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Russia's leader has confined his trips to the former USSR since the invasion of Ukraine in February.

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Train speeds limited over track buckling heatwave fears

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Record temperatures could affect the safety of steel tracks which expand in the heat, Network Rail says.

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Sushmita Sen: Why the 'gold digger' jibe is so unfair

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One of India's most-loved beauty queens has been in the eye of a social media storm recently.

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British rugby player found dead in Italy hotel

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The former rugby league player is named in Italian media as the Briton found dead in Florence on Saturday.

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

M&S scraps 'best before' dates on fruit and veg to cut food waste

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The High Street giant becomes the latest food retailer to take action to stop food being binned at home.

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Several arrests at protest over dying Iranian lake

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Once the world's second largest salt lake, farming and drought have reduced Lake Urmia to a trickle.

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Captured Briton John Harding appears in video in Ukraine

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John Harding, in his fifties and from Sunderland, says he was told he could face the death penalty.

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BBC Africa Eye expose: Chinese man extradited to Malawi over racist videos

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He was filmed using Malawian children to make videos, some of which included racist content.

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Heatwave: More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread

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Wildfires force France to evacuate some 14,000 people, as Spain, Croatia and Greece are also hit.

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German Documenta art fair chief quits in anti-Semitism row

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An Indonesian mural showing anti-Semitic figures caused a scandal at a modern art show in Kassel.

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Farnborough Airshow: Aerospace deals set to fly

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Airbus and Boeing go head to head for deals as sustainability takes centre stage, while defence firms focus on the Ukraine effect.

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How did a captain survive? - The mysterious death of 21 men on a Spanish fishing boat

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Only three people survived, including the captain and his nephew, when a Galician fishing boat sank.

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Saturday, July 16, 2022

Sri Lanka: 'I've spent 10 days in line for petrol'

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Drivers in the crisis-hit nation tell of their mammoth waits amid a worsening fuel emergency.

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The striking photo that will define a visit

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A photograph of Joe Biden and Mohammed bin Salman fist-bumping has gone viral - will their meeting be remembered for more?

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China heatwave: Shanghai workers swelter in 40C heat

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Shanghai is one of dozens of cities across the country to issue extreme weather warnings.

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Missile strike on Ukraine space plant in Dnipro kills three

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Russian cruise missiles hit a space rocket plant in Dnipro and the city of Nikopol is also hit.

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Ivana Trump died of blunt impact injuries to torso - NYC medical examiner

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The death of Donald Trump's first wife is ruled accidental amid reports that she fell down stairs.

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Europe heatwave: Deadly wildfires spread in Mediterranean

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A firefighting pilot dies in Portugal and a big fire spreads near Spain's Costa del Sol.

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Friday, July 15, 2022

Man acquitted of bombing 1985 Air India flight shot dead in Canada

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Ripudaman Singh Malik was accused of involvement in Canada's worst terror attack that killed 329.

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Can the right smell make you more productive?

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With more people working from home there's growing interest in making the home smell better.

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Pi Hanks learned Saving Private Ryan lines from helmet

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Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg set up camp on an Irish beach 25 years ago.

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Sri Lanka: The fake ‘invasions’ of a broadcaster and Central Bank

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After protesters breached official buildings this past week, misleading claims of other break-ins spiralled on social media.

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Kenya election: TikTok and disinformation

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How TikTok is being used by supporters of various political factions in the upcoming Kenyan elections.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Bill Gates vows to drop off world's rich list

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The Microsoft co-founder says he will move a further $20bn into his philanthropic foundation.

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Netflix and Microsoft team up for cheaper plan with adverts

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In April, the firm said subscriber numbers had fallen for the first time in more than a decade.

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Bill Gates vows to drop off world's rich list

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The Microsoft co-founder says he will move a further $20bn into his philanthropic foundation.

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Nazi Soldau: Ashes of 8,000 victims found in mass grave in Poland

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A mass grave containing 17.5 tonnes of ashes is unearthed in Poland, close to a former Nazi camp.

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