World News: August 2019

Saturday, 31 August 2019

Natalie Reid, Ryan Lecznar

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Natalie Heer, Jeremy Cushman

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Laura Sirico, MJ Schanne

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Julia Winn, Thomas Buckley

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As Trump Escalates Trade War, U.S. and China Move Further Apart With No End in Sight

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How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year?

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Melanie Goldstein, Daniel Berenson

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Diana Willkie, Frank Hamilton

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Seanna Irvin-Anderson, Andrew Granchelli

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Katharine Anawalt, Harrison Gish

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Edna Ishayik, Seth London

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A Very German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Just About Anything

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51 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.

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Thai palace shares unusually candid images of king’s consort

Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi is shown flying a fighter jet, wearing combat fatigues, and firing a gun.

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Woman with house full of hedgehogs says 'no more'

Paula Garner is currently nursing more than 80 poorly hedgehogs back to health.

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Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'

When Daniel Tyler went backpacking, little did he know he'd end up a star in Malaysia.

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Sheryl Crow on her final album, #MeToo and being an outsider in the 1990s

The star talks about singing with her heroes on her 11th and apparently final album Threads.

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What we learned from the Harvey Weinstein documentary Untouchable

Women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault shed light on their stories in a new film.

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Joshua Wong and Alex Chow: The People of Hong Kong Will Not Be Cowed by China

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Look Closely for Coco Gauff’s Homage to New York Tennis

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Brexit bombshell: Archbishop Welby savages Remoaners by telling them to ‘stop whingeing’

JUSTIN WELBY, the Archbishop of Canterbury, once again waded into the Brexit debate by telling moaning Remainers to “stop whingeing” and respect democracy, in a stunning intervention.

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EU chief Michel Barnier FINALLY admits no deal Brexit is likely in shock Brussels reveal

A NO DEAL EU exit is now likely according to Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, who said Brussels won’t renegotiate the fundamentals of Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement in a blow to Prime Minster Boris Johnson.

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Ofsted inspections for top-rated schools to be reinstated

The reintroduction of inspections for "outstanding" schools follows concerns about falling standards.

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Friday, 30 August 2019

Brexit bombshell: Rebel Tory MPs will be AXED and deselected if they try and block no deal

BORIS JOHNSON will sack and deselected Conservative MPs who rebel and try and halt his push for a no deal Brexit.

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La semana en imágenes

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DJ Arafat: Thousands pay tribute at Abidjan concert

Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month.

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Heathrow Airport shutdown: Anger as activists set to cause travel mayhem with toy drones

HEATHROW Airport could be shutdown next month by eco-activists who are planning to fly toy drones over the busy airport.

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Brexit outrage as Momentum activist who boycotted Remembrance Sunday leads mass protest

AT LEAST 60 protests are expected in towns and cities across the UK following Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament for a period ahead of Brexit on October 31, with organisers warning protestors could “occupy bridges and blockade roads”.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

08/30/19 5:52 PM

Trade war: US set to hit China with new wave of tariffs

The trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify with new tariffs.

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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.

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Raymond Santana was a teen when he was wrongfully jailed with four others.

Raymond Santana was a teenager when he was wrongfully jailed along with four others.

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Air Canada fined for not using French language

A French-speaking couple say the airline violated their "linguistic rights" under Canadian law.

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Idlib ‘double tap’ air strike Russia says never was

An attack kills 39 people in Syria - Russia says it wasn't involved. BBC News Arabic investigates.

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Can you survive on foraged food?

Experts say a range of wild foods can supplement a normal diet - but can you go even further?

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The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?

Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?

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Hampshire paralysed tree surgeon returns to climbing

Callum Kilby was paralysed when a giant oak rolled over him, but a year later he's back climbing trees.

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Week in pictures: 24 - 30 August 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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Maryam Hamdani: 'I taught myself to play taarab music online'

Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar.

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Boy's reunion with lost cat moves him to tears

Nine-year-old Edward sheds tears of joy to be with furry Leo again after a a search by pet detectives.

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American cheese: Does it deserve its bad reputation?

Plastic, orange and tasteless? Why a revolution in the US is trying to tell the world there's more to its cheese.

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Motsi Mabuse: Meet Strictly Come Dancing's newest judge

Motsi Mabuse is set to replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the Strictly Come Dancing panel this year.

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'Finding my dad 30 years after I was taken from him'

Abandoned in Sao Paulo and then adopted by a British couple, Edson thought he'd never see his father again.

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Nanjing Massacre: Denmark honours hero who rescued Chinese

Bernhard Sindberg sheltered many Chinese from the rampaging Japanese army in 1937.

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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.

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Humour, hobbies and friendships: Your tips for staying positive

Interested in living longer? Here's advice from optimists to make sure your glass is always half full.

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Thursday, 29 August 2019

Man gored to death by bull at Spanish festival

The man had attended the festival in Cuellar as a spectator but was attacked by the bull.

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Review: Opinions Collide in the Explosive Comedy ‘Eureka Day’

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Curtis Flowers’s Conviction Tossed by Mississippi Supreme Court

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Joe Biden Dismisses Report That He Told False War Story

By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32jbUcZ

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Arrested

By BY AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HyuENA

Brexit: £3m fund to help UK nationals with EU forms

Support will go to UK nationals who need help applying for residency in the EU in the run-up to Brexit.

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Poor Conditions Persist for Migrant Children Detained at the Border, Democrats Say

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Trump’s Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Steps Down

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The Man Trump Wishes He Were

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Trump Authorizes a Space Command. Next, He Wants a Space Force.

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How do blind people enjoy the Mona Lisa?

Museums don't allow people to touch the Mona Lisa or any Van Gogh paintings. With tactile art now you can.

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Netflix's The Dark Crystal prequel: What you need to know

Netflix's prequel is here - you'll want a guide to bring you up to speed on the classic 80s fantasy.

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Quiz of the week: What fuelled Stokes' fairytale innings?

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?

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Fuse ODG: 'Why we must reject narratives portraying Africans as inferior'

Ghanaian Afrobeat star Fuse ODG says Africans must reject narratives portraying them as 'inferior'.

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'I would not have kept the baby': Fighting depression in pregnancy

Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap.

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Mexico missing: The city where 'you can feel the fear'

With gangs using private homes to dispose of bodies, the search for the missing is getting harder.

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Has President Trump's trade war cost China three million jobs?

He said that China has lost at least three million jobs - is this true?

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How playing video games could you get a better job

Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.

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Music festivals: What can be done to stop drug deaths?

A 17-year-old's death at Leeds Festival has sparked debate about how to stop others meeting the same fate.

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Brexiteer Harwood brilliantly explains how Remoaner tactics will fail and no deal prevail

REMAINER plans to stop Boris Johnson’s no deal Brexit will fail, according to Brexiteer Tom Harwood.

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Labour chaos: Corbyn dealt critical blow as half snub party in new poll misery

CRISIS has hit the Labour party following the release of a new poll which shows that Jeremy Corbyn’s party has hit its lowest level in four years as Brexit nears its conclusion.

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