Saturday, August 31, 2019
Hong Kong police raid metro system
Riot police violently tackle suspected protesters in Hong Kong's metro system after demonstrations.
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As Trump Escalates Trade War, U.S. and China Move Further Apart With No End in Sight
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How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year?
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Seanna Irvin-Anderson, Andrew Granchelli
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A Very German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Just About Anything
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Trade war: US set to hit China with new wave of tariffs
The bruising trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify.
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Brexit: Michel Barnier rejects demands for backstop to be axed
The EU's lead negotiator says the backstop is the "maximum flexibility" the EU can offer the UK.
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51 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.
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Woman with house full of hedgehogs says 'no more'
Paula Garner is currently nursing more than 80 poorly hedgehogs back to health.
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Thai palace shares unusually candid images of king’s consort
Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi is shown flying a fighter jet, wearing combat fatigues, and firing a gun.
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Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'
When Daniel Tyler went backpacking, little did he know he'd end up a star in Malaysia.
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Sheryl Crow on her final album, #MeToo and being an outsider in the 1990s
The star talks about singing with her heroes on her 11th and apparently final album Threads.
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What we learned from the Harvey Weinstein documentary Untouchable
Women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault shed light on their stories in a new film.
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Joshua Wong and Alex Chow: The People of Hong Kong Will Not Be Cowed by China
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Look Closely for Coco Gauff’s Homage to New York Tennis
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Ofsted inspections for top-rated schools to be reinstated
The reintroduction of inspections for "outstanding" schools follows concerns about falling standards.
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Roger Federer Heats Up on Court and Off
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Wandering Iranian Oil Tanker
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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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La semana en imágenes
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Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm
08/30/19 5:52 PM
Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm
08/30/19 5:52 PM
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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Raymond Santana was a teen when he was wrongfully jailed with four others.
Raymond Santana was a teenager when he was wrongfully jailed along with four others.
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Air Canada fined for not using French language
A French-speaking couple say the airline violated their "linguistic rights" under Canadian law.
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Idlib ‘double tap’ air strike Russia says never was
An attack kills 39 people in Syria - Russia says it wasn't involved. BBC News Arabic investigates.
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Can you survive on foraged food?
Experts say a range of wild foods can supplement a normal diet - but can you go even further?
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The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
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Hampshire paralysed tree surgeon returns to climbing
Callum Kilby was paralysed when a giant oak rolled over him, but a year later he's back climbing trees.
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Week in pictures: 24 - 30 August 2019
A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.
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Maryam Hamdani: 'I taught myself to play taarab music online'
Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar.
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Boy's reunion with lost cat moves him to tears
Nine-year-old Edward sheds tears of joy to be with furry Leo again after a a search by pet detectives.
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American cheese: Does it deserve its bad reputation?
Plastic, orange and tasteless? Why a revolution in the US is trying to tell the world there's more to its cheese.
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Motsi Mabuse: Meet Strictly Come Dancing's newest judge
Motsi Mabuse is set to replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the Strictly Come Dancing panel this year.
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'Finding my dad 30 years after I was taken from him'
Abandoned in Sao Paulo and then adopted by a British couple, Edson thought he'd never see his father again.
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Nanjing Massacre: Denmark honours hero who rescued Chinese
Bernhard Sindberg sheltered many Chinese from the rampaging Japanese army in 1937.
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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.
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Humour, hobbies and friendships: Your tips for staying positive
Interested in living longer? Here's advice from optimists to make sure your glass is always half full.
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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.
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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Lib Dems hold off SNP to win Shetland by-election
The SNP was bidding to take Scotland's safest seat after long-serving MSP Tavish Scott stood down.
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Review: Opinions Collide in the Explosive Comedy ‘Eureka Day’
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Curtis Flowers’s Conviction Tossed by Mississippi Supreme Court
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Man gored to death by bull at Spanish festival
The man had attended the festival in Cuellar as a spectator but was attacked by the bull.
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Joe Biden Dismisses Report That He Told False War Story
By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32jbUcZ
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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Arrested
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Brexit: £3m fund to help UK nationals with EU forms
Support will go to UK nationals who need help applying for residency in the EU in the run-up to Brexit.
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Poor Conditions Persist for Migrant Children Detained at the Border, Democrats Say
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Trump’s Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Steps Down
By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJ2yn9
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Trump Authorizes a Space Command. Next, He Wants a Space Force.
By BY KATIE ROGERS AND HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/327j042
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How do blind people enjoy the Mona Lisa?
Museums don't allow people to touch the Mona Lisa or any Van Gogh paintings. With tactile art now you can.
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Netflix's The Dark Crystal prequel: What you need to know
Netflix's prequel is here - you'll want a guide to bring you up to speed on the classic 80s fantasy.
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Quiz of the week: What fuelled Stokes' fairytale innings?
Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
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Fuse ODG: 'Why we must reject narratives portraying Africans as inferior'
Ghanaian Afrobeat star Fuse ODG says Africans must reject narratives portraying them as 'inferior'.
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'I would not have kept the baby': Fighting depression in pregnancy
Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap.
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Mexico missing: The city where 'you can feel the fear'
With gangs using private homes to dispose of bodies, the search for the missing is getting harder.
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Has President Trump's trade war cost China three million jobs?
He said that China has lost at least three million jobs - is this true?
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How playing video games could you get a better job
Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.
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Music festivals: What can be done to stop drug deaths?
A 17-year-old's death at Leeds Festival has sparked debate about how to stop others meeting the same fate.
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Carpenter's hand reattached by surgeons after saw accident
Anthony Lelliott's hand was left hanging by skin and bone as he cut floorboards with a circular saw.
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'We live in LS Lowry's house... he might not approve of the colour scheme'
The Salford terrace where Lowry painted many of his famous works is now home to a family of six.
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Hong Kong: Protesters join MeToo rally against police
Thousands gathered to demand answers after protesters accused the police of using sexual violence.
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Lesbian couple 'jeered at by takeaway staff' in Nottingham
The couple says they were the victims of homophobic abuse while picking up a kebab on a night out.
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Ukraine's deadliest day: The battle of Ilovaisk, August 2014
Some 400 troops died at Ilovaisk in 2014 when Ukrainian forces retreated through a "safe" corridor.
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S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials
The Supreme Court also orders a retrial for Samsung's Lee Jae-yong for bribery in the same scandal.
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E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
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Samsung’s Leader at Risk of More Prison Time After Court Rules Against Him
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Can New York City Live Without Foie Gras? We May Soon Find Out
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Hong Kong: Protesters join MeToo rally against police
Thousands gathered to demand answers after protesters accused the police of using sexual violence.
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A Plague of Flies Descends on Karachi: ‘They’re Hounding People’
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Serena Williams, Pushed by a Teenager, Keeps on Rolling
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Lancashire grandmother 'had to sleep on mattress in lounge' for 10 years
Lancashire County Council told the woman in 2005 her house would be extended but it never was.
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News Daily: Fury over Parliament's suspension and how shops sold knives to children
Your morning briefing for 29 August 2019.
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Serena Williams, Pushed by a Teenager, Keeps on Rolling
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/32cuR0W
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30 Years After Reunification, Germany Is Still Two Countries
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What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Escape Room’ and ‘Poltergeist’
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A Windswept Plain, a Sea of Oil and a Mountain of Money
By STANLEY REED and NANNA HEITMANN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2MFMX7T
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Pinterest to direct vaccine searches to health sites
The firm will direct vaccine-related searches to public health organisations to combat misinformation.
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Cannock siblings undertake unusual career choice
The two brothers and their sister, all in their 20s, are in the funeral business together.
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Puppy helps boy from Eastleigh cope with autism
Puppy Jesse is being trained to support nine-year-old Jethro, who has autism and ADHD.
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HIV harassment: Bristol man on the abuse strangers send
Aled Osborne faces abuse from strangers because of how open he is about his HIV status.
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Dementia app aims to spark chats about the disease
Virtual reality app Dementia First Hand aims to educate and raise awareness of dementia.
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Last chance for PPI claims as deadline arrives
Consumers have until 23:59 to make a claim, as the UK's biggest financial mis-selling scandal draws to a close.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and the Real Oz
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Costco forced to shut first China store early due to crowds
The firm's first China store comes as other foreign retailers have struggled to compete in the country.
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Colombia drugs: Police seize 300kg of cannabis in coffin
Police seized the drugs after inspecting the vehicle and coffin at a check-point.
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Colombia drugs: Police seize 300kg of cannabis in coffin
Police seized the drugs after inspecting the vehicle and coffin at a check-point.
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Gaza violence: Suicide bombers kill three officers
The bombers, who struck two checkpoints, were affiliated with the Islamic State groups, sources say.
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Palestinian conflict: Diaries of childhood in Israeli military detention
Palestinians who were made to go through Israel's military court system as children speak out.
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Palestinian conflict: Diaries of childhood in Israeli military detention
Palestinians who were made to go through Israel's military court system as children speak out.
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Javid pledges spending review cash for schools, NHS and police
But the chancellor rules out a "blank cheque", promising to keep within existing spending rules.
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'Mushroom foraging saved me from my grief'
When Long Litt Woon lost her husband she was overcome by grief. She rediscovered happiness foraging in the woods.
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'Mushroom foraging saved me from my grief'
When Long Litt Woon lost her husband she was overcome by grief. She rediscovered happiness foraging in the woods.
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Sudan crisis: Activists achieve 'big win' over generals
The junta has agreed to a civilian government after months of protests against its rule.
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How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy
If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.
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Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?
Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?
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Slavery: Could a new museum stop racism in London?
The group behind the idea says the government has a "moral obligation" to help fund it.
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Why this woman decided to knit Trump's tweets
American artist Diana Waymar wanted to find a way of relating to the current political atmosphere. So she began knitting Mr Trump’s words.
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Maria Ressa: 'Rape and death threats won't silence me'
Award-winning journalist Maria Ressa on why arrests, rape and death threats won't silence her.
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Medical Cannabis: “I can get arrested, but I'll keep using it for my pain"
Carly Barton became the first British patient to be legally prescribed with herbal cannabis last year, but fears she will be unable to pay the cost of treatment.
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Social workers: 'I had a parent screaming foul names at me'
Social workers say they face serious abuse in the line of duty and are calling to be better protected
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Plastic waste: Is it time to cut back on holiday inflatables?
One coastal charity says it collected 500 abandoned inflatables in just one village this summer.
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Sudan crisis: Activists achieve 'big win' over generals
The junta has agreed to a civilian government after months of protests against its rule.
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Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?
Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?
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Monday, August 26, 2019
Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid
No reason is given for turning down the aid, but Brazil's president accused the G7 of colonialism.
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Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid
No reason is given for turning down the aid, but Brazil's president accused the G7 of colonialism.
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Yang Hengjun: Australian writer faces spying charges in China
Australia says it has serious concerns for Yang Hengjun who has been detained in Beijing since January.
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In Zachary Svajda, U.S. Men See a Glimmer of Hope (Even in Defeat)
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Your Tuesday Briefing
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Bandstands: The industry built on Victorian social engineering
How the bandstands which were created to keep the working classes away from drink supported Scotland's ironworks.
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Yang Hengjun: Australian writer faces spying charges in China
Australia says it has serious concerns for Yang Hengjun who has been detained in Beijing since January.
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A bewildering upbringing: Why Margo Perin was made to have a nose job at 13
Margo Perin was 13 when her father asked if she wanted a nose job. It soon became clear she had no choice.
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The robo racing cars accelerating driverless tech
What's the point of racing autonomous supercars against each other?
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The Kenyan school that was once a British detention camp
Camps where suspected anti-colonial fighters were brutally treated are now secondary schools.
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'Dangerous' AI offers to write fake news
An AI that allows anyone to write fake news or rewrite old jokes such as "a man walked into a bar".
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The village surviving a drought on cave water
In Indonesia's East Java province, government water trucks only deliver once or twice a month.
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Why are people in the USA living shorter lives?
White people in the US without degrees are living shorter lives due to drug abuse and alcoholism.
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Photographing America's strip clubs
François Prost has travelled from coast to coast to capture the exteriors of these establishments in the cold light of day.
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The robo racing cars accelerating driverless tech
What's the point of racing autonomous supercars against each other?
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The Kenyan school that was once a British detention camp
Camps where suspected anti-colonial fighters were brutally treated are now secondary schools.
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'Dangerous' AI offers to write fake news
An AI that allows anyone to write fake news or rewrite old jokes such as "a man walked into a bar".
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Seoul's over-65s disco 'like medicine' for seniors
A daytime party set up by the local government proves a hit in the rapidly-ageing country.
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A bewildering upbringing: Why Margo Perin was made to have a nose job at 13
Margo Perin was 13 when her father asked if she wanted a nose job. It soon became clear she had no choice.
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Dutch doctor faces trial in landmark euthanasia case
It is the first euthanasia case in the Netherlands involving a patient suffering from Alzheimer's.
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Ministers and HS2 bosses knew railway over budget years ago
The public were not given the full picture about the true cost of the high speed railway, documents show.
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Bank of mum and dad 'one of UK's biggest mortgage lenders'
The average parental contribution for homebuyers this year is £24,100, Legal & General finds.
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‘Succession’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: Boar on the Floor
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‘The Affair’ Season 5 Premiere Recap: No Rest for the Weary
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Jeremy Corbyn risks scuppering no-confidence vote in PM, says Jo Swinson
The Lib Dem leader says a no-confidence vote in the government risks failing if Mr Corbyn insists on being interim PM.
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Trump's regrets on China trade war 'misunderstood'
The president meant he regretted not raising tariffs on Chinese goods higher, a spokeswoman says.
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Port Talbot steelworks' waste gases could power flights
Tata's Port Talbot plant is the focus for turning the waste into biofuel for the airline industry.
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Ariana Grande 'overwhelmed' on return to Manchester at Pride
The singer visits for the first time since the 2017 terror attack and subsequent benefit concert.
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G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks
Iran's foreign minister makes a "surprise" visit to Biarritz to meet the French president.
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Climate change: Call for Scottish city centre ban on fossil fuel vehicles
A group of civic leaders say the move should be a key part of Scotland's effort to tackle climate change.
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TV licence: Boris Johnson says BBC must 'cough up' for over-75s
The BBC's funding settlement was dependent on covering the cost of the benefit, Boris Johnson insists.
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Rule 1 at the G7 Meeting? Don’t Get You-Know-Who Mad
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As Amazon Burns, Fires in Next-Door Bolivia Also Wreak Havoc
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Rory McIlroy Caps Season With a Win at the Tour Championship
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Swept by Braves, Mets Lament Fatigue and Missed Chances
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The Shallow Cynicism of ‘Everything Is Rigged’
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran in July
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