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• British Airways and Lufthansa suspend Cairo flights over security concerns

  20-07-2019 23:43
  The airlines halted flights to the Egyptian capital on Saturday.
  
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• Dillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas LIVE REACTION: Dave Allen hints at retirement after Price defeat, Whyte WINS - The Sun

  20-07-2019 23:40 via thesun.co.uk
  Dillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas LIVE REACTION: Dave Allen hints at retirement after Price defeat, Whyte WINS  The SunDillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas despite knockdown in thrilling heavyweight bout  BBC SportDillian Whyte's six-word response to Oscar Rivas scorecards  Mirror OnlineDillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas LIVE REACTION: Dave Allen hints at retirement after Price defeat, Whyte WINS  The SunDillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas as ring girls replace Love Island st
  
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• Irish golf fans celebrate as Lowry finishes third round

  20-07-2019 23:33
  Each time the Co Offaly man emerged from one of the line of mini TV studios, the crowd erupted.
  
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• Boris Johnson is asked what furniture he would need inside Number 10

  20-07-2019 23:29
  Theresa May is thought to have largely furnished the flat with her own possessions, which will be moved out when she leaves office.
  
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• Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin greeted by cheers on moon landing's 50th anniversary

  20-07-2019 23:05
  Aldrin accompanies Mike Pence to launch site in FloridaVice-president repeats Trump push for Mars missionAs Donald Trump reiterated his determination that Americans should walk on Mars, Mike Pence marked the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing at the Apollo 11 launch site in Florida on Saturday. Related: Trump revives the idea of a ‘white man’s country’, America’s original sin | Nell PainterContinue reading...
  
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• Taking the sting out: Australian gene editing is crossing the pain threshold

  20-07-2019 23:00
  A Sydney team has developed a box jellyfish antidote so simple it can go on as a spray. But it’s only the first stepThe idea came to Dr Greg Neely after the fruit flies. In May, the Sydney-based scientist and his team of 22 announced they had potentially cured the sting of the box jellyfish, the most venomous creature in the world, whose toxins cause excruciating pain as a best-case scenario, and cardiac arrest as the worst.It was a simple but groundbreaking technique, using the latest in
  
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• 'Offensive' poem about Condoleezza Rice stokes New Hampshire verse rift

  20-07-2019 22:44
  Governor drops nominee over sexually suggestive poemDaniel Patrick Moran was published by Asinine PoetryNew Hampshire governor Chris Sununu has abandoned his pick for state poet laureate, amid growing criticism of the man’s work and how he was selected. Related: Trump revives the idea of a ‘white man’s country’, America’s original sin | Nell PainterContinue reading...
  
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• Rose West gets prison move after triple murderer threatens to kill her - Mirror Online

  20-07-2019 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  Rose West gets prison move after triple murderer threatens to kill her  Mirror OnlineRose West in prison transfer after Joanna Dennehy death threats - Daily Star  Daily StarRose West is 'moved to another prison' after serial killer Joanna Dennehy 'threatened to murder her'  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour MPs are furious as local party votes to expel former chief whip

  20-07-2019 22:35
  Hilary Armstrong had criticised Corbyn over Labour’s antisemitism crisisLabour MPs expressed outrage last night after a local constituency party voted to expel former chief whip Hilary Armstrong from the party for accusing Jeremy Corbyn of a lack of leadership over antisemitism.The move by the North West Durham party promoted angry responses from Armstrong’s colleagues in both houses of parliament. She served as an MP from 1987-2010 before being elevated to the House of Lords. Contin
  
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• British Airways suspends flights to Cairo as security ‘precaution’

  20-07-2019 21:48
  Flights to the Egyptian capital have been halted for seven days.
  
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• 104kg of gold 'linked to drugs cartel' seized at Heathrow airport

  20-07-2019 21:47
  An estimated £4m worth of gold, suspected to be linked to a South American drugs cartel, has been seized at Heathrow.The gold, weighing about 104kg, was travelling to Switzerland from the Cayman Islands when it was seized by National Crime Agency officers.The gold bars had initially been shipped to the Cayman Islands from Venezuela using a private jet.
  
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• The way Iran seized the UK-flagged oil tanker speaks volumes

  20-07-2019 21:43
  The way Iran seized the Stena Impero speaks volumes.Boarded using a helicopter and military speedboats, then ordered into port.The Iranians have even released footage of their operation which seems a carbon copy of the Royal Marines' seizure of the Grace 1 earliest this month, including special forces fast-roping from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker.
  
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• Inside the Ebola treatment centres of Congo, where survivors bring hope to those on the edge of death - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-07-2019 21:34 via telegraph.co.uk
  Inside the Ebola treatment centres of Congo, where survivors bring hope to those on the edge of death  Telegraph.co.ukEbola outbreak: Soldiers on handwashing patrol to curb spread  The TimesEbola has world at risk from spreading on planes - Daily Star  Daily StarLullaby singers bringing hope to Ebola frontline, in pictures  The TelegraphGlobal response to Ebola underfunded: UN  Al Jazeera EnglishView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Heavyweight boxing: Dillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas in WBC title eliminator, David Price beats Dave Allen, Derek Chisora knocks out Artur Szpilka - BBC Sport

  20-07-2019 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavyweight boxing: Dillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas in WBC title eliminator, David Price beats Dave Allen, Derek Chisora knocks out Artur Szpilka  BBC SportDillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas despite knockdown in thrilling heavyweight bout  BBC SportDillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas LIVE REACTION: Dave Allen hints at retirement after Price defeat, Whyte WINS  The SunDillian Whyte beats Oscar Rivas as ring girls replace Love Island star - Daily Star  Daily StarDave
  
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• The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S10 5G may be bootloader-unlockable - Notebookcheck.net

  20-07-2019 21:29 via notebookcheck.net
  The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S10 5G may be bootloader-unlockable  Notebookcheck.netGalaxy S10 shock: Samsung fans in the UK and US dealt double blow  ExpressGet Active With Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active  NDTVGalaxy Watch update makes this wearable even better ahead of major Samsung announcement  ExpressNew T-Mobile deal offers $400 off Galaxy S10 with trade-in  TmoNewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin greeted by cheers on moon landing's 50th anniversary - The Guardian

  20-07-2019 21:17 via theguardian.com
  Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin greeted by cheers on moon landing's 50th anniversary  The GuardianApollo 11: World celebrates 50th anniversary of first Moon landing  BBC NewsMemories of Apollo 11 take us back to the future  Telegraph.co.ukThe Observer view: fifty years on, the real meaning of the lunar landing is becoming clear  The GuardianHow a Stoke-on-Trent born engineer helped put a man on the Moon  Stoke-on-Trent LiveView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Why do people believe the moon landings were faked (and how do we know they weren't?) - AOL UK

  20-07-2019 21:10 via aol.co.uk
  Why do people believe the moon landings were faked (and how do we know they weren't?)  AOL UKDebunking the myth: did we really go to the moon, or was it all an elaborate hoax?  Manchester Evening NewsNASA Moon landing photographs 'prove mission was fake' - Daily Star  Daily StarApollo 11 moon landing ‘impossible to fake’ as scientist debunks conspiracies using space rocks  The Sun“Alarms Went off in the Spacecraft.” How IBM Computer
  
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• Here's how Fortnite's mecha vs. monster battle played out - Eurogamer.net

  20-07-2019 21:01 via eurogamer.net
  Here's how Fortnite's mecha vs. monster battle played out  Eurogamer.netFortnite Event: What time is Fortnite Event TODAY? When does Season 9 live event start? - Daily Star  Daily StarWatch Fortnite's dazzling battle between megazord and monster  PC GamerFortnite’s mecha-monster battle was its most impressive and cinematic live event yet  The Verge‘Fortnite’ is branching out into original video programming  BGRView full coverage
  
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• Loyalist flute band plays in Portrush

  20-07-2019 20:37
  Critics had claimed the event could send out the wrong message about Northern Ireland when the eyes of the world are upon it.
  
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• Fears for seven puppies taken in violent burglary

  20-07-2019 20:23
  Machete-wielding robbers took the pups who may not survive long without their mother, police said.
  
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• Hawaii officials say they want peaceful end to protest over giant telescope

  20-07-2019 20:07
  Thirty Meter Telescope to be built on state’s highest peakMore than 1,000 activists fight development on Mauna KeaOfficials in Hawaii have said they will not call up additional national guard troops or use force on peaceful protesters who are blocking access to the state’s highest peak. Related: Hawaii wildfire forces thousands to evacuate Maui townsContinue reading...
  
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• British Airways suspends Cairo flights as security precaution

  20-07-2019 20:02
  Services to Egyptian capital halted for seven days to allow for security review, says airline British Airways has suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days as a security precaution.The airline made the surprise announcement last night that all flights into the Egyptian capital were halted. Continue reading...
  
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• Brexit funder Arron Banks threatens Netflix over Great Hack documentary

  20-07-2019 19:59
  Legal threat comes as campaigners warn UK government that courts are being used to intimidate journalistsLetter: press freedom campaigners call for action on ‘vexatious lawsuits’ Related: The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal The businessman Arron Banks and the unofficial Brexit campaign Leave.EU have issued a legal threat against streaming giant Netflix in relation to The Great Hack, a new documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein: Florida looks at possible lax monitoring after 2008 plea deal

  20-07-2019 19:56
  Epstein joined program that gave him time away from jailOfficials: ‘All aspects of the matter will be fully investigated’Authorities in Florida have launched an investigation into whether the financier Jeffrey Epstein was properly monitored during a 13-month sentence for soliciting prostitution from underage girls, the product of a controversial 2008 deal with federal authorities. Related: The Jeffrey Epstein scandal - podcastContinue reading...
  
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• Tributes paid to police officer after death on Skye holiday

  20-07-2019 19:49
  Student officer Pc Shazad Saddique, 38, was hiking in Scotland with his son when he died suddenly.
  
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• British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days - statement

  20-07-2019 19:04
  British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for seven days starting Saturday as a precaution to allow for an assessment of security there, the airline said in a statement."We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world, and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution to allow for further assessment," the statement said.
  
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• British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

  20-07-2019 19:04
  British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move."We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world, and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution to allow for further assessment," British Airways said in a statement.British Airways, a unit of IAG , also said that it would never operate an aircraft unless it was safe to do so.
  
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• Thousands of golf fans relish third day of Open’s return to N Ireland

  20-07-2019 19:01
  Home favourites Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke missed the halfway cut.
  
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• Corbyn enforcer ignored 'racism' claim | News - The Times

  20-07-2019 19:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Corbyn enforcer ignored 'racism' claim | News  The TimesGloria De Piero: Labour MP quits as shadow justice minister  BBC News‘Corbyn CAN become PM!’ Anti-Semitism crisis won’t stop Labour leader, experts warn  Express.co.ukGloria De Piero quits Labour frontbench over 'lack of tolerance'  The GuardianFour in ten Labour voters DON’T want Jeremy Corbyn running the country  The SunView full coverage on Google News
  
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• British Airways and Lufthansa cancel flights to Cairo amid 'aviation terrorism risk' - Mirror Online

  20-07-2019 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  British Airways and Lufthansa cancel flights to Cairo amid 'aviation terrorism risk'  Mirror OnlineBritish Airways flights to Cairo cancelled  BBC NewsTravelling to Egypt safety advice warns against visiting certain parts of country  Daily RecordBritish Airways cancels all flights to Cairo over security concerns  Evening StandardCairo flights: Lufthansa resumes services but BA cancellations continue  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK weather: 'Six-week heatwave' on its way as Britain set to bask in 35C temperatures - Mirror Online

  20-07-2019 18:51 via mirror.co.uk
  UK weather: 'Six-week heatwave' on its way as Britain set to bask in 35C temperatures  Mirror OnlineThe rest of the summer is set to be full of sunshine and storms, with temperatures hitting the mid 30s throughout August.
  
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• Oil tanker seizure raises serious questions about shipping security, says Hunt

  20-07-2019 18:51
  The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said the vessel was seized in Omani waters in 'clear contravention of international law'.
  
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• Messing about on the Seine – in pictures

  20-07-2019 18:00
  An accidental photograph taken on a bridge began Adrian Skenderovic’s fascination with the boats on the Seine. Over four years, the Paris-based photographer has returned to the same spot more than 50 times to capture scenes on passing boats for his series Down the River. “Seeing human life from on top is like observing ants,” he says. “The bird’s-eye view gave me a distant perspective on human behaviour.” Skenderovic loves that there’s something for ever
  
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• Rate Cuts Move Gold, Bullish Crude Specs Bail, Low Demand Pressures Nat Gas - FX Empire

  20-07-2019 17:59 via fxempire.com
  Rate Cuts Move Gold, Bullish Crude Specs Bail, Low Demand Pressures Nat Gas  FX EmpireFed comes under fire from Wall Street over rate confusion  Financial TimesFed’s Bullard: I would be willing to serve as Chair in the future  FXStreetTrump attacks US Fed, demands rate cut  DAWN.comThe Fed Cherry-Picked Its Way to a Rate Cut. Here's Proof.  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Athletics - Simbine takes London 100m honours

  20-07-2019 17:59
  South African Akani Simbine pulled off something of a surprise in the London Diamond League 100 metres on Saturday, holding off local hope Zharnel Hughes and former world champion Yohan Blake to come home in 9.93 seconds.Hughes had clocked an impressive 9.96 in the heats, despite easing up and running into a slight headwind but after an early stumble he was always trailing in the final, posting 9.95.Blake, the joint-second fastest man of all time with his 9.69set in 2012, is getting back towards
  
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• 'Boris blimp' takes to the London skies in pro-EU protest

  20-07-2019 17:39
  Opponents of Britain's exit from the EU hoisted a "Boris blimp"portraying the UK's likely next prime minister as a crying child as they demonstrated outside parliament on Saturday.Boris Johnson, a former London mayor, has been one of the figureheads of the movement to take Britain out of the EU and has pledged to complete the schism by the end of October.Inspired by the orange blimp of a baby Donald Trump that mocked the U.S. President during his visit to London last month, the balloon featured
  
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• Man dies after falling on to wall at Camber Sands beach

  20-07-2019 17:23
  A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said the incident is being treated as a tragic accident.
  
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• Nasa too old and bureaucratic to get back to Moon, warns Apollo team - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-07-2019 17:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  Nasa too old and bureaucratic to get back to Moon, warns Apollo team  Telegraph.co.ukCrew capsule designed to take US astronauts back to moon completed  The Independent'Shocking' Apollo 11 Success Stands Alone in Modern History, Astronaut Scott Kelly Says  Space.comVice President Pence Commemorates Apollo 11 With Administrator Bridenstine  NASATo return to the Moon, astronauts need new spacesuits  Phys.OrgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Solskjaer compares Greenwood with Giggs after beating Inter Milan - FourFourTwo

  20-07-2019 16:54 via fourfourtwo.com
  Solskjaer compares Greenwood with Giggs after beating Inter Milan  FourFourTwoDimitar Berbatov criticises Man Utd players over potential transfer deal for one star  ExpressRomelu Lukaku: Man Utd reject £54m Inter Milan bid  BBC SportMan Utd tour diary: Romelu Lukaku spotted holding Inter Milan shirt, while Ashley Young victim of boo boys  The TelegraphMason Greenwood scores winner as Man Utd beat Inter Milan in Singapore  BBC SportView full
  
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• Bieber thanks Trump over A$AP Rocky but urges: 'Let those kids out of cages'

  20-07-2019 16:51
  Canadian star compares rapper’s plight to migrant detentionTrump offers to ‘personally vouch’ for A$AP Rocky’s bailJustin Bieber made a dramatic intervention into US politics on Saturday, comparing the plight of migrant children detained on the southern border to that of the the American rapper A$AP Rocky, who is in custody in Sweden over an alleged assault. Related: Amnesty International calls for closure of migrant child detention centerContinue reading...
  
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• Simon Yam: Knifeman storms on stage and STABS Tomb Raider star in China - Daily Mail

  20-07-2019 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  Simon Yam: Knifeman storms on stage and STABS Tomb Raider star in China  Daily MailPro-China Hong Kong protester calls BBC reporter 'fake news' during broadcast  BBC NewsHong Kong braces for another round of mass demonstrations  The GuardianSimon Yam stabbed: Tomb Raider actor attacked in China  Metro.co.ukHong Kong braces as latest mass protest gets underway  Financial TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• A$AP Rocky will not receive special treatment, Swedish prime minister tells Trump - ITV News

  20-07-2019 16:39 via itv.com
  A$AP Rocky will not receive special treatment, Swedish prime minister tells Trump  ITV NewsSwedish prime minister warns Donald Trump he cannot influence ASAP Rocky judicial process  The TelegraphBieber thanks Trump over A$AP Rocky but urges: 'Let those kids out of cages'  The GuardianA$AP Rocky: Trump offers to 'vouch for bail' of US rapper jailed in Sweden  Sky NewsDonald Trump offers to guarantee A$AP Rocky's bail money to Sweden  Metro.co.ukVi
  
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• Dad begs his fellow parents to not take their kids to watch The Lion King - Mirror Online

  20-07-2019 16:32 via mirror.co.uk
  Dad begs his fellow parents to not take their kids to watch The Lion King  Mirror OnlineThe release of the Disney remake coincides with the summer holidays.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• TripAdvisor quotes LGBT+ hits in legal threat to Straight Pride organisers

  20-07-2019 16:19
  'I’m Coming Out and saying this clearly: you are infringing upon TripAdvisor’s intellectual property rights.'
  
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• Asgardia: World’s first space kingdom claims first space baby born within 25 YEARS - Express.co.uk

  20-07-2019 16:10 via express.co.uk
  Asgardia: World’s first space kingdom claims first space baby born within 25 YEARS  Express.co.ukASGARDIA has been billed as the world's first space kingdom. And the cosmic micro nation has now outlined its most ambitious vision yet – to produce the first ...
  
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• ‘No to Boris, yes to Europe’: Protesters gather for march against Brexit

  20-07-2019 16:08
  The protest saw a giant blimp modelled on Boris Johnson fly in Parliament Square on Saturday.
  
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• Driving lessons: 'I wrote off my instructor's car'

  20-07-2019 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  For some learners it can take many attempts before they are allowed out on the roads by themselves.
  
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• Terrifying moment Tomb Raider actor Simon Yam is STABBED by attacker who stormed stage - The Sun

  20-07-2019 15:52 via thesun.co.uk
  Terrifying moment Tomb Raider actor Simon Yam is STABBED by attacker who stormed stage  The SunTOMB Raider actor Simon Yam has been stabbed while speaking on stage at a promotional event in China. Shocking footage shows a man approach the stage ...
  
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• Live coverage: US-Russian-Italian crew arrives at space station - Spaceflight Now

  20-07-2019 15:47 via spaceflightnow.com
  Live coverage: US-Russian-Italian crew arrives at space station  Spaceflight NowUS, Italian and Russian astronauts blast off into space in launch 50 years on from moon landing  Daily MailISS mission blasts off into space from Baikonur Cosmodrome (WATCH)  RTRussian capsule carrying 3 docks with space station (Update)  Phys.OrgFormer Fort Bragg doctor joins NC State grad aboard International Space Station  CBS17.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Australia book World Cup final spot - but nearly pay for decision to rest four key players against South Africa - The Telegraph

  20-07-2019 15:07 via telegraph.co.uk
  Australia book World Cup final spot - but nearly pay for decision to rest four key players against South Africa  The TelegraphAhead Of The Netball World Cup, Laura Bailey Rekindles Her Love Of The Sport  Vogue.co.ukAustralia squeak into Netball World Cup final after heart-stopping win over South Africa  The GuardianAustralian netball team makes World Cup final after nail-biting two-point victory over South Africa  Daily MailWatch Vitality Netball World Cup
  
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