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Netanyahu, rival to be in Washington next week to discuss Mideast peace plan - U.S. official
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is due to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz to Washington next week to discuss a U.S. Middle East peace plan, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Pence was in Jerusalem for a Holocaust memorial conference. The U.S. official
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Prince Charles appears to snub US vice president Mike Pence at Holocaust memorial
Prince Charles appeared to pass on a handshake with US Vice President Mike Pence during an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, footage showed.In the video, which was posted on social media, Prince Charles is seen shaking hands with other attendees standing in a row
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Prince Charles denies snubbing Mike Pence by avoiding handshake as footage emerges from Auschwitz anniversary event
Prince Charles has denied claims he snubbed US Vice President Mike Pence by avoiding a handshake with him.The pair met at the World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, at Yad Vashem - the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem.
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Southampton vs Tottenham preview: FA Cup prediction, tickets, live stream, H2H, odds, team news
Tottenham continue their FA Cup campaign with a trip to face resurgent Southampton this weekend.Spurs needed a replay to squeeze past Championship Middlesbrough in the third round, while their opponents - who have rocketed up to ninth in the Premier League - saw off second-tier opposition in Huddersfield
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US journalist who exposed ecological destruction in Indonesia arrested
An American journalist who exposed ecological destruction in Indonesia has been arrested and could face up to five years behind bars, his lawyer has said. Philip Jacobson, 30, is the editor of the environmental science website Mongabay. Mr Jacobson was first detained in Palangkaraya, the provincial
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Luanda Leaks are an anti-corruption landmark
Luanda Leaks are an anti-corruption landmark. Sunit Bagree on the wider implications of the investigation into Angola’s Isabel dos Santos
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Several people tested for coronavirus in UK - with fears of more potential cases
Several people in the UK are being tested over concerns they may have the deadly coronavirus. Five people are undergoing tests for the virus in Scotland but none have been confirmed as having the disease so far, the country's government said. Two of those being tested had been diagnosed with influenza
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Unwavering support for ‘extremist’ groups
Unwavering support for ‘extremist’ groups. Richard Stokes on once being visited by MI5 after a campaign to prevent nuclear convoys travelling through Slough, and his continuing backing for peaceful campaign groups including CND
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Animal trade in spotlight as China seeks source of coronavirus
Animal trade in spotlight as China seeks source of coronavirus. Authorities believe new strain of coronavirus came from a market in Wuhan where wildlife was sold illegally
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Boris Johnson news – live: Queen signs Brexit bill into law as PM warned against ‘foolish’ attempt to rush trade deals with US and EU
Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation has cleared all stages in parliament after it received royal assent. It follows an EU warning of “sanctions” if Mr Johnson’s government fails to implement controversial goods checks in the Irish Sea after Brexit.Opposition MPs warned the government it would be “foolish
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Muslim Association of Britain elects first female president who vows to “bridge gender disparity”
The Muslim Association of Britain has elected his first female president who has vowed to “pave the way to support more female participation and bridge gender disparity” in the religion.
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Direct peace talks are still the only way forward for Israel and Palestine
Direct peace talks are still the only way forward for Israel and Palestine. Israeli ambassador Mark Regev responds to a comment article by Saeb Erekat, who has called for a European intervention
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Hooked on precut fruit: I must be infected by Goop
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The Prince of Wales's office has denied claims he snubbed US vice president Mike Pence during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.Clarence House said Charles did not ignore President Donald Trump's deputy during the World Holocaust Forum, held at Yad Vashem -
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Five people in Scotland being tested for coronavirus
Five people in Scotland being tested for coronavirus. Risk to Scottish public low, says government, as five people who have been in Wuhan are examined
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Louie Barry leaves Barcelona: Aston Villa confirm deal for 16-year-old striker
Louie Barry has ended his brief Barcelona career and signed for Aston Villa in a deal which the Premier League club believe sends a "powerful message of ambition."Academy manager Mark Harrison insists Villa's capture of the highly-rated 16-year-old striker shows the Birmingham club'
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Gwyneth Paltrow jokes she was ‘high on mushrooms’ when she created her viral Goop vagina candle
When Gwyneth Paltrow's brand Goop announced its vagina scented candle it immediately sold out - although Twitter users wondered who, exactly, was buying it (for $75, no less).The viral sensation led to a Twitter uproar, with one user asking "Does Gwyneth specify which day of her cycle her vagina
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Coronavirus outbreak: China quarantines 20 million as two more cities are contained to stem the spread
China effectively quarantined 20 million people in what is thought to be the largest ever operation of its kind as authorities mounted a desperate attempt to control the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
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‘I was trying to get him off me’, actress Sciorra tells Weinstein rape trial
The actress was giving evidence as a witness against the Hollywood mogul who denies the charges.
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French and Dutch police arrest 23 suspected people smugglers
French and Dutch police arrest 23 suspected people smugglers. Europol detains alleged members of group responsible for trafficking 10,000 migrants into Britain
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Doomsday Clock moves closest to midnight in 73-year history
The keepers of the Doomsday Clock on Thursday moved the symbolic countdown to global disaster to the closest point to midnight in its 73-year history, citing “existential danger” from nuclear war and climate change. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which was founded after the creation of the atomic
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Battling billionaires: Trump and candidate Bloomberg swap insults and attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a new round of Twitter insults aimed at political rival Michael Bloomberg on Thursday, shortly after the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign debuted a new television ad attacking the Republican seeking re-election. Trump mocked Bloomberg's height
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Post-Brexit Britain is no match for public health emergencies like the coronavirus
I do not believe the coronavirus from Wuhan, China, is going to pan out as the new "Spanish Flu", though it’s clear why mutating strains get folk antsy. The Spanish flu – so named because Spain, neutral during WWI, was the first country to openly acknowledge the problem – killed between 20
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Nigeria charges ex-attorney general in court over $1.3 billion oil deal
Nigeria's financial crime watchdog charged former attorney general Mohammed Adoke in court on Thursday for allegedly receiving bribes to facilitate a $1.3 billion (£989.04 million) oil deal, the agency said in a statement. It is the latest development in one of the oil industry's biggest corruption
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