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Escaped horse trots down Sydney train station platform
An escaped horse wandered around an Australian train station on Friday (5 April), shocking passengers waiting on the platform.
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Packers will face Eagles in Brazil in Friday night season opener
The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept. 6
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X-Men ‘97: Superhero fans praise Marvel’s ‘best release in years’
The new animated series has been praised by both critics and fans alike
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Minister backs family’s appeal for murderer given whole-life sentence to stay behind bars
Victor Farrant, now aged in his 70s, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and could have months to live
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A Russian attack on a Ukrainian village kills a 14-year-old girl and two others, officials say
Authorities say a Russian attack has hit a grocery store and a pharmacy in a Ukrainian village close to the border with Russia, killing three people including a 14-year-old girl
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Athlete climbs Eiffel Tower using only 110m-long rope to set new world record
Elite obstacle course racer and double world champion Anouk Garnier set the new world record in rope climb of 110 meters (361ft) at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Wednesday 10 April.
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Switzerland lays out new 'too big to fail' rules in wake of Credit Suisse banking turmoil last year
The Swiss government has announced steps to bolster its “too big to fail” rules aimed to avoid potentially disastrous fallout from banking sector turmoil
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Fallout review: Video game adaptation is filled with anarchic comedy and cyberpunk chutzpah
Prime Video series might leave non-gamers a little baffled, but for those already invested in this atomic dust bowl, it should prove a satisfying extension of the franchise
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UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'
The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions
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Three women named as sex workers in Diddy lawsuit deny allegations
Diddy has denied all claims in underlying $30m lawsuit against him
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What are the allegations made against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?
Federal agents with US Homeland Security raided two of the rapper’s houses in Los Angeles and Miami as he faces a string of accusations, reports Andrea Cavallier
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Student died after using two to three ‘big bottles’ of laughing gas a day
Ellen Mercer said that she had burned her legs after spilling a gas canister on them
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Hardest Geezer eyes next record-breaking challenge after running length of Africa: ‘South America is too easy’
Russ Cook, 27, truly lived up to his nickname by running a whopping 9,940 miles in 352 days
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Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch star Dale Bowes dies aged 28
Presenter Steph McGovern said on social media she was ‘gutted’ to hear the news
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Jessica Alba steps down as chief creative officer at Honest, the personal care company she founded
Jessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series “Dark Angel,” as well as films such as “Sin City” and the “Fantastic Four,” will step down as chief creative officer at Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded
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Brazil's Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
Pope Francis has met with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people
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Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
Switzerland says it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day
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Ex-Trump executive Allen Weisselberg begins Rikers Island jail sentence after perjury plea
The Trump Organization’s former financial chief was hit with another five month jail sentence
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5 questions to ask when helping an older parent with money
Conversations about money often require sensitivity and patience, especially when the person across the table is an older parent
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Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
Switzerland says it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day
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Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says
Internet service providers will be required to be more transparent about the cost and performance of their internet service packages, thanks to new FCC rules that take effect this week
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Athlete climbs Eiffel Tower using only 110m-long rope to set new world record
Elite obstacle course racer and double world champion Anouk Garnier set the new world record in rope climb of 110 meters (361ft) at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Wednesday 10 April.
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Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep tells The Associated Press she was nervous while flying to her first tennis tournament in 1 1/2 years
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Fraudster who claimed nearly £500,000 caught after walking on The Jeremy Kyle show
Patricia Rogers said she could walk on the Jeremy Style stage because she was so angry it distracted her from the pain
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France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication
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College students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age
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A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate
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Black man’s family demand answers after bodycam shows Chicago police firing 96 times in deadly shooting
COPA said that officers fired 96 times, even after Reed got out of his car and fell on the ground
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Watch Chasing Trump trailer as allies accuse prosecutors of corruption
This is the official trailer for the upcoming documentary Chasing Trump.
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More than 10,000 Russian homes submerged in floods, authorities say
More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities.