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China’s glass-bottomed bridge that was heralded as a record-breaker when it opened two weeks ago has closed. According to officials, the government was planning urgent...

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A bomb attack in Davao, the home city of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, has killed at least 12 people. At least 60 people more were...

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The FBI has released files relating to its investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of private email while serving as Secretary of...

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Islam Karimov’s death has been finally confirmed by the Uzbek government, six days after he was taken to hospital with a suspected brain hemorrhage. The...

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Hurricane Hermine has killed at least one person in Florida and caused severe damage along the state's northern Gulf Coast. Hermine is the first hurricane...

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Turkey has announced that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov has died at the age of 78. There is no official Uzbek confirmation of the president’s death,...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued its first ever tactile banknote on September 1 after a campaign by a blind boy. Three years ago,...

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Samsung Electronics has decided to recall its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone saying that battery problems were behind phones catching fire. According to US and...

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Hurricane Hermine has become the first to hit Florida in 11 years. Hermine has made landfall in northern Florida early on September 2 as a...

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Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, is officially suing Daily Mail and blogger Webster Tarpley for $150 million over allegations she was an escort in the...

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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in rival marches in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Anti-government protesters called for President Nicolas Maduro's removal. Opposition blames Nicolas...
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Romanian hacker Marcel Lazar, known as Guccifer, has been sentenced to 4 years and 4 months in jail in the United States. Guccifer, who targeted...

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The controversial ban on burkinis has been lifted in Nice - the latest French seaside resort to do so, in line with a national...

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A spectacular "ring of fire" could be seen on the African sky as the sun was almost - but not completely - eclipsed. An annular...

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A Falcon-9 rocket operated by SpaceX has exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch. In...
FIFA has banned Franz Beckenbauer from all its activities for failing to co-operate with its inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process

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German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer and three others are being investigated by Swiss prosecutors over Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup. As members of...

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In a major immigration speech in Phoenix, Arizona, Donald Trump has insisted Mexico will pay for a border wall "100%". The GOP nominee told a...

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American journalist Lindsey Snell has been arrested in Turkey and charged with violating a military zone, US officials have confirmed. US state department spokesman John...

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Volkswagen is being sued in Australia for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

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Donald Trump has defended his call for a wall on the Mexican border, during his visit to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto. The GOP nominee...

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has been removed from office for manipulating the budget after Senators’ impeachment vote. The Senate’s vote puts an end to the...

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Queen of Knitwear Sonia Rykiel died on August 25 at the age of 86. The French fashion designer had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for...

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JetBlue Flight 387 has become the first US commercial flight to land in Cuba after more than half a century. The plane had 150 passengers,...

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French police have seized 370kg of cocaine with a street value of up to 50 million euros. The drug, hidden in bags among a delivery...