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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and US senators inspire endless memes
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and US senators inspire endless memes
Mark Zuckerberg's appearance in front of US senators entertains Twitter.
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'Hundreds affected by Syria chemical attack'
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WHO demands 'chemical attack site' access
The health agency wants to check reports that 500 people showed symptoms in the Syrian town of Douma.
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School shooting: Teachers in Pennsylvania get 16in bats after Florida
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School shooting: Teachers in Pennsylvania get 16in bats after Florida
The school district admits the move is largely symbolic but the bats serve as a "last resort".
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Commonwealth Games: Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold, James Heatly takes bronze
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Commonwealth Games: Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold, James Heatly takes bronze
English diver Jack Laugher retains his Commonwealth Games 1m springboard title and Scotland's James Heatly wins bronze on Australia's Gold Coast.
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Trump warns Russia on Syria missile threat
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Trump says missiles 'will be coming'
He tells Russia to prepare for action against its ally Syria over the suspected chemical attack.
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Tengelmann chief Karl-Erivan Haub missing in Swiss Alps
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Tengelmann chief Karl-Erivan Haub missing in Swiss Alps
Karl-Erivan Haub, head of the Tengelmann supermarket chain, failed to return from a skiing tour.
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Commonwealth Games: England's Robbie Grabarz fails in high jump final
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Commonwealth Games: England's Robbie Grabarz fails in high jump final
England's Robbie Grabarz crashes out of the men's high jump final early, despite being the pre-event favourite for gold.
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TED 2018: Tech pioneer wants end to free net services
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Facebook and Google need ad-free options says Jaron Lanier
Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier says the tech firms should offer an alternative to ads.
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Trump praises Qatar's efforts on combating terrorist financing
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Trump praises Qatar's efforts on combating terrorist financing
The US president denounced the state as a "funder of terror" only last year, endorsing a boycott.
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Chinese protests fail to stop 'illegal' water vessel sale
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Chinese protests fail to stop 'illegal' water vessel sale
The Bronze Tiger Ying water vessel was taken from China's Old Summer Palace by a British soldier in 1860.
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Andre Ingram: LA Lakers player makes NBA debut aged 32
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Andre Ingram: LA Lakers player makes NBA debut aged 32
Andre Ingram, who spent more than a decade in basketball's minor league, makes his NBA debut for Los Angeles Lakers aged 32.
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Royal wedding: Manchester attack survivor 'speechless' at invite
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'I was speechless at royal wedding invite'
Manchester attack survivor Amelia Thompson, 12, is going to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
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Commonwealth Games: Laugher defends title, Scotland break overseas record
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Commonwealth Games: Laugher defends title, Scotland break overseas record
English diver Jack Laugher successfully defends his 1m springboard title as Scotland surpass their previous best tally at an overseas Commonwealth Games.
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Dutch 'singing road' closed after neighbours' complaints
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Singing road closed over 'maddening' noise
Residents near the Dutch road say the constant melody was driving them mad.
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'to stand down'
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan to retire in blow to Republicans
The conservative star's exit is a big blow to Republicans as the mid-term elections loom.
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Commonwealth Games: 'Unbelievable' - Australia go from gold to last in one failed dive
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Commonwealth Games: 'Unbelievable' - Australia go from gold to last in one failed dive
Australia's Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith lose their chances of a gold medal with their final dive at the Commonwealth Games.
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YouTube star prompts conversation about social anxieties
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YouTube star opens up on social anxiety
It's like 'falling down the rabbit hole of endless what ifs' says one sufferer in a candid online debate
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Serbia radical Vojislav Seselj guilty of war crimes - UN appeals court
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UN appeal court convicts Serb radical Seselj of war crimes
Convicted of crimes against humanity, he will not go to prison because of time already spent in custody.
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Commonwealth Games: Wales' Gilbert Miles produces incredible bronze-winning shot
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Commonwealth Games: Wales' Gilbert Miles produces incredible bronze-winning shot
Wales skipper Gilbert Miles produces a sensational shot with the very last bowl of a sudden-death end to win bronze against Scotland in their mixed B2/B3 pairs final.
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Tolkien's Middle Earth prequel due
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JRR Tolkien's first Middle Earth story, The Fall of Gondolin, to be published
The Fall of Gondolin, which was begun more than 100 years ago, will finally be published in August.
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VAR: Sepp Blatter says use at World Cup 2018 would be 'not very clever'
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VAR: Sepp Blatter says use at World Cup 2018 would be 'not very clever'
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system at this summer's World Cup is "not very clever".