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• Internet gives Team Mongolia gold for their Olympics look

  16-07-2024 23:09
  
  If it were up to the internet, Mongolia’s outfits for the 2024 Paris Olympics would win gold. The uniforms will be worn by the group during the opening ceremony on July 26.
  
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• Hearing in Trump's Georgia election appeal scheduled for after election

  16-07-2024 22:45
  
  A state appeals court has scheduled a hearing in Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case for Dec. 5, pushing the case past the November election.
  
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• Chinese business tycoon convicted of defrauding followers in $1bn scheme

  16-07-2024 22:43
  
  Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticizing Communist party in China, found guilty in US of nine criminal countsGuo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a US jury on Tuesday of engaging in an enormous multi-year fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted fans.Once believed to be among the richest people in China, Guo was arrested in
  
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• Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts in federal corruption trial

  16-07-2024 22:06
  
  Federal prosecutors alleged that Sen. Bob Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the New Jersey Democrat's political clout.
  
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• WATCH: Trump shooting timeline: How the assassination attempt unfolded

  16-07-2024 21:06
  
  A minute-by-minute analysis of multiple videos from Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
  
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• Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active

  16-07-2024 19:38
  
  Mashco Piro sighted coming out of rainforest more frequently, apparently moving away from loggersRare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, have been released by Survival International, showing dozens of the people on the banks of a river close to where logging companies have concessions.The reclusive tribe has been sighted coming out of the rainforest more frequently in recent weeks in search of food, apparently moving away from the growing pr
  
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• Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip

  16-07-2024 19:14
  
  Targets include ‘humanitarian zone’ and school harbouring displaced people, where IDF says there were Hamas fightersAt least 60 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, health officials have said, including in an attack on a school sheltering displaced people and another on an Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone”, as ceasefire talks in the nearly 10-month-old conflict appeared to stall again.The Red Crescent said on Tuesday that 17 people wer
  
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• US and Israel allowed tax-deductible donations to groups blocking Gaza aid

  16-07-2024 18:53
  
  Three groups that have prevented humanitarian supplies reaching the Palestinian territory have raised over $200,000Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But at the same time, the US and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that have blocked that aid from being delivered.Three groups that have prevented humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza – including one accused of looting or d
  
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• Six people found dead in Bangkok luxury hotel in suspected poisoning

  16-07-2024 18:28
  
  Bodies of three men and three women, two of whom were US citizens, discovered in locked suite at Grand Hyatt ErawanSix people have been found dead at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok, in what authorities say could be a case of poisoning.The bodies of three women and three men were found inside a hotel suite on the fifth floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel by a hotel worker late on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...
  
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• Rwanda's Paul Kagame cruises to crushing election victory

  16-07-2024 18:08
  
  President wins 99.15% of the vote, allowing him to extend authoritarian rule by further five yearsRwanda’s president, Paul Kagame, has swept to another overwhelming election victory, winning more than 99% of votes in a provisional count in the east African country’s elections that will extend his near quarter of a century in power.The poll on Monday was seen as a formality, with just two other candidates allowed to compete in a country that is kept under tight control by its longtime
  
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• Philipsen takes third victory at Tour de France

  16-07-2024 18:05 via bbc.com
  
  Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprints to his third victory on stage 16 at the Tour de France.
  
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• England cricketer's home and cars hit in two attacks

  16-07-2024 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  Police appeal for information after the attacks at the home of Hampshire cricketer James Vince.
  
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• Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the gunman

  16-07-2024 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  The 20-year-old registered Republican purchased ammunition the day of the rally, authorities say.
  
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• Funnel cloud spotted in Devon and Cornwall

  16-07-2024 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  People in Devon and Cornwall are treated to a glimpse of a weather phenomenon.
  
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• Troubled shipyard given another £14m - but no ferry contract

  16-07-2024 17:48 via bbc.com
  
  Ferguson Marine will not be directly awarded a deal to build small ferries, which the yard's boss had previously hoped for.
  
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• Jay Slater's death 'caused by fall in rocky area' of Tenerife

  16-07-2024 17:46 via bbc.com
  
  Spanish officials say his death was caused by "trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area".
  
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• Wood recalled by England for second West Indies Test

  16-07-2024 17:39 via bbc.com
  
  England recall pace bowler Mark Wood to their XI for the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge, starting on Thursday.
  
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• BBC to introduce Strictly Come Dancing chaperones

  16-07-2024 17:34 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC is to put a member of the Strictly Come Dancing staff in all rehearsals following complaints.
  
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• The mountain area where Jay Slater search ended

  16-07-2024 17:19 via bbc.com
  
  Spanish officials confirm a body found during the search for Jay Slater is that of the missing teen.
  
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• Trump shooting plays into Russia, China plans to divide US ahead of elections

  16-07-2024 17:17 via foxnews.com
  
  The assassination attempt on presidential hopeful Donald Trump over the weekend grabbed global attention as leaders, diplomats and dignitaries alike expressed their shock over what many said was an attack on democracy. Questions have mounted regarding the Secret Service’s security failures and conspiracy theories have already begun to circulate across social media platforms – chaos that security officials agree plays right into the hands of the U.S.’s chief adversaries."Th
  
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• Chris Mason: Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache

  16-07-2024 17:15 via bbc.com
  
  The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster.
  
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• WATCH: WW2 paratrooper skydives for 100th birthday

  16-07-2024 17:09
  
  Ed Marshall is a World War II veteran and for centennial, he decided he wanted to jump out of a plane for the first time in 80 years.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: US warns of ‘serious concern’ about recent civilian casualties in Gaza – as it happened

  16-07-2024 17:00
  
  The US secretary of state reportedly told senior Israeli leaders they must do more to reduce civilian casualtiesAt least eight Palestinians were killed and several were wounded in an Israeli air strike on a school in central Gaza on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said.The strike hit Al-Awda school in Al-Nuseirat camp, the ministry said. Continue reading...
  
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• Six found dead at Grand Hyatt hotel in Bangkok

  16-07-2024 16:57 via bbc.com
  
  Police are investigating whether the victims, who were Vietnamese, died of poisoning.
  
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• Police were stationed in building Trump gunman shot from

  16-07-2024 16:48 via bbc.com
  
  Multiple security agencies were at the Trump rally. Yet the gunman was still able to shoot unhindered.
  
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• Lies that led to downfall of a fantasist nurse

  16-07-2024 16:36 via bbc.com
  
  The fantasist had denied nine counts of fraud by false representation in court.
  
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• All water firms now investigated for sewage spills

  16-07-2024 16:36 via bbc.com
  
  All 11 companies in England and Wales are now being probed after the regulator expands its investigation.
  
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• Iranian TV presenter stabbed in London moves abroad for safety

  16-07-2024 16:30
  
  Exclusive: Pouria Zeraati ‘no longer felt safe in UK’ as Tehran regime steps up threats and attacks on critics in exileAn Iranian television presenter, who was attacked in London by men believed to be acting for the Tehran regime, has moved abroad, saying that he no longer felt safe in the UK.Pouria Zeraati said the UK’s approach to the threat posed by Iran on British soil could not guarantee his safety. Continue reading...
  
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• Pensioner to stand trial over girl's crash death

  16-07-2024 15:58 via bbc.com
  
  The 91-year-old is accused of causing the death of a girl in Carrickfergus by dangerous driving.
  
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• Vance 'can only go up': Republican voters applaud VP pick

  16-07-2024 15:57 via bbc.com
  
  We spoke with voters about Trump's selection of Vance as his running mate.
  
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• Southgate resigns after England's Euro 2024 loss

  16-07-2024 15:09 via bbc.com
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate resigns after eight years in charge following defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
  
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• Jack Black axes tour over bandmate's Trump comment

  16-07-2024 14:58 via bbc.com
  
  Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment on stage about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
  
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• Prince William praises Southgate as 'all-round class act'

  16-07-2024 14:53 via bbc.com
  
  The Prince of Wales said he was thanking the former England manager "not as the president of the FA, but as an England fan".
  
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• Yemen's Houthi rebels use missiles, drones to attack 2 more ships in Red Sea

  16-07-2024 14:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on Monday as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago.Three small Houthi vessels, two of which were crewed and another uncrewed, attacked the Panama-flagged and Israeli-owned MT Bently I off the coast of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, according to British and American authorities.The "report
  
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• Breaking Newscast: Southgate resigns

  16-07-2024 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southgate leaves the role after eight years and 102 games in charge
  
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• Rayner dismisses Trump VP candidate's comment that UK now Islamist country

  16-07-2024 14:40 via bbc.com
  
  JD Vance claims the UK under Labour might be the first "truly Islamist" country with nuclear weapons.
  
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• Dog missing for a week rescued from cliff ledge

  16-07-2024 14:24 via bbc.com
  
  Loki the Cane Corso survived only on rainwater across the seven days he was missing.
  
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• 'Southgate deserves respect but was not the winner England wanted'

  16-07-2024 14:17 via bbc.com
  
  Gareth Southgate leaves England with his head held high but ultimately having fallen short as manager, writes Phil McNulty.
  
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• Woman denies assault after Farage milkshake attack

  16-07-2024 13:55 via bbc.com
  
  The Reform UK leader was showered in drink while launching his general election campaign last month.
  
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• Who will be next England manager?

  16-07-2024 13:54 via bbc.com
  
  After Gareth Southgate's resignation as England boss, BBC Sport looks at who could replace him.
  
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• The names in the running to be next England manager

  16-07-2024 13:54 via bbc.com
  
  After Gareth Southgate's resignation as England boss, BBC Sport looks at who could replace him.
  
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• Euro winners chant 'Gibraltar is Spanish' at parade

  16-07-2024 13:47 via bbc.com
  
  Gibraltar's FA complains about "provocative and insulting behaviour" by members of the squad.
  
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• Battle for savers most intense for 12 years

  16-07-2024 13:14 via bbc.com
  
  The choice of savings accounts at its highest since 2012, but the interest paid could fall soon.
  
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• Baby ‘saved from traffickers’ was borrowed by charity for photos

  16-07-2024 12:40 via bbc.com
  
  Adam Whittington misled donors to projects in Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia - BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Southgate's England journey as player and manager

  16-07-2024 12:21 via bbc.com
  
  Ahead of Euro 2024 BBC Sport lookedback at Gareth Southgate's history with the England national team, in the Three Lions manager's own words.
  
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• In his own words: Southgate's journey as player and manager

  16-07-2024 12:21 via bbc.com
  
  Ahead of Euro 2024 BBC Sport lookedback at Gareth Southgate's history with the England national team, in the Three Lions manager's own words.
  
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• Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages

  16-07-2024 12:06 via bbc.com
  
  A hacking group says it has leaked internal data from the media giant to protest its use of AI.
  
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• 'Struggling' Drag Race star takes a step back

  16-07-2024 11:58 via bbc.com
  
  Trixie Mattel announces a three-month break, saying she needs "a complete reboot".
  
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• Olympic esports will level the playing field, says boss

  16-07-2024 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  The CEO of one of competitive gaming's top teams says the new event will draw new audiences.
  
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• Biden admits Trump 'bullseye' comments a mistake

  16-07-2024 11:55 via bbc.com
  
  The remarks came in an interview in which the president defended his rhetoric against his election rival.
  
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