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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
26 июля, 2016
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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS

The Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday made a video pledging allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State, Bavarian authorities say. The man threatened a "revenge attack" on Germans in the video, they said. Germany's federal prosecutor's office has taken on the case due to...

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France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
26 июля, 2016
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France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....

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Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
26 июля, 2016
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Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers

Two people have been killed and up to 16 injured in a shooting at a nightclub in the city of Fort Myers in Florida, police say. The attack happened at Club Blu, which was hosting a party for teenagers. Police have arrested three people but said the incident was "not an act of terror". The two killed were identified as...

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France told to ‘get it together’ after terror passport checks cause gridlock nightmare
26 июля, 2016
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France told to ‘get it together’ after terror passport checks cause gridlock nightmare

FRANCE was told to get its act together by port bosses on both sides of the English Channel today after its terror crackdown gridlocked the weekend’s summer getaway. France imposed tough new passport checks following the recent spate of terror attacks. But it did not send enough passport officers to Dover, despite being...

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98 per cent say NO to EU deal: Forget talks with Brussels and quit NOW, urges new poll
26 июля, 2016
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98 per cent say NO to EU deal: Forget talks with Brussels and quit NOW, urges new poll

A NEW Daily Express online poll has revealed that 98 per cent of respondents — 3,548 people — want the historic Brexit vote to be enacted now instead of Britain being embroiled in months or years of talks with Brussels bureaucrats. It comes amid alarm over comments by Theresa May to Tory MEPs saying that  there...

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Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
26 июля, 2016
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Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip

The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi. Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE. He has been taking turns at the controls with Swiss compatriot Andre Borschberg, with...

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Watching TV could increase risk of dying from lethal blood clots by 70 per cent
26 июля, 2016
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Watching TV could increase risk of dying from lethal blood clots by 70 per cent

WATCHING too much TV increases the risk of dying from a blood clot on the lung by almost 70 per cent, a study has found. Experts have found people spending too much time on tablets and laptop can also increase the risk of being affected by blood clots.  Anyone planning to spend a day watching a box set should take...

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Top 10 facts about George Bernard Shaw
26 июля, 2016
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Top 10 facts about George Bernard Shaw

The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was born 160 years ago on July 26, 1856. 1. He hated the name George and always preferred to be called simply Bernard Shaw. 2. He is the only person to have won both a Nobel Prize (for Literature in 1925) and an Oscar (for the screenplay of his play Pygmalion in 1938). 3. Born in Dublin...

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Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
26 июля, 2016
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Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara

Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan — the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have arrested a local man, said to be a former employee of the centre, who went...

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US election: Sanders says Clinton must be US president
26 июля, 2016
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US election: Sanders says Clinton must be US president

Bernie Sanders has urged Democrats to put Hillary Clinton in the White House, in a speech to the party convention. The Vermont senator received a three-minute standing ovation when he took the stage in Philadelphia. "Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States," he said as the crowd erupted in...

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15 Killed in Stabbing Attack Near Tokyo
26 июля, 2016
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15 Killed in Stabbing Attack Near Tokyo

AT least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured after a knifeman went on the rampage in a disabled care home in Japan. The knifeman attacked a building in the city of of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo. It’s believed the building is a home for the disabled. Police received a call from staff just after 2.30am local time...

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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
26 июля, 2016
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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS

The Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday made a video pledging allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State, Bavaria's interior minister says. Joachim Hermann said two phones, multiple SIM cards and a laptop were found with the body of the 27-year-old asylum seeker or at his accommodation....

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