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Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
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Australia's oldest department store David Jones collapses after 188 years
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LIV Golf to wind down after backers withdraw support
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LIV to wind down after backers withdraw support
LIV Golf is set to announce on Thursday it will wind down after a financing firm retracted its support.
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Palestine Action ban undermined confidence in anti-terror laws, Supreme Court told
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World record 51 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game
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The Papers: 'Crushing midterm rebuke' and 'Trumped'
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Bowen: Trump's loss limits powers at home, but it will likely be different abroad
After bruising midterm results, President Trump will want to show he can still shake the world, the BBC's international editor writes.
Ukraine says bodycam video shows deadly Russian double-tap bombing
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Another 'miracle' in Istanbul - but this one hurt Liverpool
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Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
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British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK
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Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
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Kellogg's admits snap, crackle and pop is quieter after uproar over Rice Krispies recipe change
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£200m taxpayer-funded trains sit barely used for three years
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Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
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The NHS is relying more on charities - and that might be creating problems for patients
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Brigitte Bardot inheritance row deepens after private letter to partner leaked
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Interest rates expected to rise for first time in over three years
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UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology
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