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Gambian man charged in US with torture of coup plotters
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Gambian man charged in US with torture of coup plotters
Michael Sang Correa, found working in Denver, is accused of torturing opponents of ex-President Jammeh.
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Coronavirus: Twitter removes more than 170,000 pro-China accounts
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Coronavirus: Twitter removes more than 170,000 pro-China accounts
The social media platform identified Beijing-linked accounts that have been posting misinformation.
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Fossil tracks left by an ancient crocodile that 'ran like an ostrich'
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Fossil tracks left by an ancient crocodile that 'ran like an ostrich'
Scientists are stunned to find that some ancient crocodiles may have moved around on two feet.
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NFL pledges $250m to help combat systemic racism in US
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NFL commits $250m to fight racism
The NFL pledges $250m (£198m) over a 10-year period to help combat systemic racism in the United States.
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Coronavirus: Boy reunited with dad stuck on boat near house
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Boy reunited with dad stuck on boat near house
The four-year-old had only been able to wave to his dad who was on the vessel 100m away from their garden in Oban.
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Rapper Gucci Mane calls his label 'polite racist'
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Rapper Gucci Mane calls his label 'polite racist'
The US star also said he would quit Atlantic Records, in a tweet he later deleted.
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Coronavirus: Technicians held in Peru over false 5G Covid links
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Coronavirus: Technicians held in Peru over false 5G Covid links
The Andean villagers mistakenly fear 5G will transmit coronavirus, the technicians' company says.
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Breonna Taylor: Louisville to ban no-knock warrants after police shooting
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Breonna Taylor's home city bans no-knock warrants
The killing of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police in her home, prompts reform in Louisville.
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Li Wenliang: Widow of Chinese coronavirus doctor gives birth to son
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Li Wenliang: Widow of Chinese coronavirus doctor gives birth to son
Li Wenliang was arrested by Chinese authorities after warning doctors when the virus outbreak began.
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Protests threat to Churchill statue shameful, says Boris Johnson
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Protests threat to Churchill statue shameful - PM
A statue of the war-time prime minister has been boxed up ahead of Black Lives Matter protests.
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French police dump handcuffs in protest to rebuff critics
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French police dump handcuffs in protest to rebuff critics
Police across France are angered by accusations of racism and by a government ban on chokeholds.
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Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
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Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
Four men face life imprisonment, if found guilty, after the silverback was found dead in a national park.
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Now or never to sort global rugby calendar - Lions boss Gatland
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Warren Gatland says it is now or never for a global rugby calendar
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland says if a global rugby union calendar cannot be agreed now, it never will be.
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Paper faces backlash for headline on JK Rowling's ex
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JK Rowling: Sun newspaper criticised by abuse charities for article on ex-husband
The Sun says its article, and headline "I slapped JK and I'm not sorry", weren't meant to glorify abuse.
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Putin makes first public appearance in weeks of lockdown in Russia
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Putin makes first public appearance in weeks of lockdown in Russia
Russia's president marks a holiday by promoting a reform that could keep him in office until 2036.
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Sport with crowds is back - New Zealand 'buzzing' for rugby's return
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New Zealand 'buzzing' for rugby's return in front of near-capacity crowd
A New Zealand offshoot of Super Rugby will begin in front of near-capacity crowds as professional rugby returns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez fit for Barcelona run-in
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Barcelona: Lionel Messi scores in 4-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga
Barcelona score after 66 seconds of their return to action as Lionel Messi completes a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca.
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Premier League players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' on shirts
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Premier League players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' on back of shirts
Premier League players' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 matches of the restarted season.
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Hello Kitty founder Shintaro Tsuji steps down as CEO aged 92
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Hello Kitty founder Shintaro Tsuji steps down as CEO aged 92
Shintaro Tsuj steps down after six decades at the helm of the company that created the character.
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Saturday's gossip: Juve ready to sell Ramsey
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Transfer rumours: Ramsey, Traore, Fati, Chilwell, Soares,, Havertz
Juventus put Aaron Ramsey up for sale, Liverpool want two Wolves players, Barcelona deny talks with Manchester United over Ansu Fati, plus more.
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Fawlty Towers: John Cleese attacks 'cowardly' BBC over episode's removal
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Fawlty Towers: John Cleese attacks 'cowardly' BBC over episode's removal
The comedian's criticism comes after an episode was temporarily pulled by UKTV due to "racial slurs".