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At least seven people have died, including several Americans, after a helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt, Israeli and Egyptian officials have said. Five Americans died, the Israeli official…
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Turkmenistan's president has bestowed his favourite dog breed with the highest honour - a giant golden statue. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov unveiled the 19ft (6m) statue of the Alabay dog in the capital Ashgabat on Tuesday. The Alabay…
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The Chinese government has condemned the mass resignation of most of Hong Kong's opposition from parliament as an "open challenge" to its authority. Nearly all pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned in protest after four of their…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been voted the best book to have won the Women's Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. The Nigerian-born author, who won the prize in 2007, was chosen in a public vote from a…
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Luxury brands have embraced China's largest annual shopping spree, helping "Singles Day" break records once again. Firms including Balenciaga and Prada debuted on Singles Day, or Double 11, joining around 200 luxury brands - more than…
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The UK's economy bounced back from recession with record growth of 15.5% in July to September, figures indicate. The return to growth comes after a six-month slump induced by the first coronavirus lockdown. However, the expansion was…
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Several countries around the world are considering regulating social media - but what might that look like? A new report has put forward a tranche of ideas that its authors say could end the "informational chaos that poses a vital…
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A star reporter has been suspended by the New Yorker magazine after he exposed himself on a staff Zoom call. Jeffrey Toobin, 60, who is also senior legal analyst for CNN, confirmed in a tweet that he had been sacked. The New Yorker's…
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An extremely rare purple-pink Russian diamond has sold at auction in Switzerland for $26.6m (£20.1m). The 14.8-carat diamond, dubbed "The Spirit of the Rose," is the largest of its kind to be auctioned, as 99% of all pink diamonds are…
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India's Supreme Court has granted bail to TV news anchor Arnab Goswami who was arrested in an abetment to suicide case last week. He is being investigated over his alleged role in the death of Anvay Naik, an architect who designed his…
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