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Arnab Goswami: India’s most loved and loathed TV anchor
Arnab Goswami, arguably India's most controversial TV anchor, became the story when he was arrested recently over a suicide case. He denies the charges and has been granted bail, but the case only adds to his polarising personality,!-->…
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Stranded passenger ferry Viking Grace towed to Finnish port
More than 400 people have spent the night on board a passenger ferry after it ran aground off the Finnish Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea.
The Viking Grace became stranded close to the port of Mariehamn on Saturday.
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Shark attack in Western Australia kills man near Cable Beach
A man has been killed by a shark off a popular beach in Western Australia.
The attack happened near Cable Beach in the north of the state. The man was pulled from the water but was later pronounced dead.
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Daniel Cordier, from French Resistance hero to art dealer
French Resistance figure Daniel Cordier - who has died at the age of 100 - was one of a last remaining heroes decorated by Charles de Gaulle for their role in fighting the Nazi occupation.
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Bharti Singh: Indian comedian arrested after cannabis found in raid
Indian comedian Bharti Singh has been arrested after cannabis was found during a raid on her home.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said 86.5g (3oz) of the drug was found in the house she shares with husband, screenwriter Haarsh!-->!-->!-->…
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Pompeii: Dig uncovers remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago.
One was probably a man of high status, and the other his slave, officials at!-->!-->!-->…
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Rishi Sunak to reform anti-Northern spending bias
The government has confirmed it will make a major reform to the way it assesses the value for money of big spending projects.
It plans to remove a longstanding bias that has affected funding for northern England and other regions.
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Dutch journalist gatecrashes EU defence video conference
A Dutch journalist managed to gatecrash a confidential video conference of EU defence ministers.
Daniel Verlaan of RTL Nieuws joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister accidentally posted some of the login details on Twitter.
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Kabul attack: Several killed as rockets hit residential areas
A barrage of rockets has hit residential areas of Kabul, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 30, Afghan officials say.
More than a dozen rockets were fired from a pickup truck inside the city, the interior ministry!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid-19: Hong Kong-Singapore travel corridor postponed
The launch of a travel corridor between Hong Kong and Singapore has been postponed for two weeks amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong.
The deal was due to kick in on Sunday, allowing passengers to fly both ways without the need!-->!-->!-->…
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