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Kim Jong Un has postponed the opening of North Korea’s "Benidorm resort" once again after inspecting the vanity project
The dictator is hoping to lure in Brits and other tourists from around the world to his seaside location with the aim of it being similar to Spain’s ‘costa’ resorts
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An explosion at Trump Tower in Las Vegas sent thick smoke rising after a loud "boom" was heard
Witnesses have reported a large explosion near Donald Trump’s tower in Las Vegas, Nevada, as local police approach the scene, with thick black smoke seen rising between the tower and a local fashion show
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Five dead in Germany’s New Year chaos, dozens of officers injured, hundreds arrested
Five people have been killed in chaotic New Year celebrations in Germany, as authorities also condemned a series of incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured.
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Former Estonian president Arnold Rüütel dies at 96
He was the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence.
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SUV ploughs into New Year revellers on Bourbon Street, leaving 10 dead and many injured
Ten people have been killed and at least 35 are injured after an SUV ploughed into revellers celebrating New Year on a busy street in New Orleans in a "terrorist attack"
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New York subway passenger pushed in front of train in ’random’ attack
A passenger on the subway in New York was thrown in front of a train in a seemingly random attack on Tuesday.
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Greek authorities arrest 13 in drug raid, including Azerbaijani president Aliyev’s cousin
Creek authorities raided a luxury villa in the Kalyvia region, arresting 13 people during what local media described as a “drug party.” Among the detainees was DJ Mikaela, identified as a cousin of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
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Guantanamo Bay’s longest-held detainee has been released after 23 years in detention
Guantanamo Bay’s earliest captive has finally been released after more than two decades in limbo.
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The Netherlands plans to open an archive of individuals accused of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II
Some descendants are apprehensive but a historian says making 30m pages of records public is ‘important step’
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Russia was developing plans for attacks on Japan and South Korea - FT
Journalists have published data obtained from 29 secret Russian military files.
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Five years on, WHO calls for China to share critical data on Covid-19 origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share Covid data and allow access so scientists can understand its origins five years on from the outbreak of the deadly virus.
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Russian billionaires run chemical factories that supply critical materials for explosives, aiding Russia’s war efforts
Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia’s wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow’s military...
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Is Yehor Alshevski involved in a Ponzi scam?
The New Ostap Bender of his time, Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (previously Evdakov) (Alshevsky), achieved success through the IRS and Kairos Technologies projects.
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Jeju Air flight attendant’s first words revealed after surviving South Korea plane inferno that claimed 179 lives
The first words of a Jeju Air cabin crew member who survived Sunday’s plane crash have emerged after 179 died in what’s been described as one of South Korea’s largest aviation disasters.
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Two men found dead ‘while looking for Bigfoot’ in US national forest
Two men have been found dead after setting off on an expedition to find the mythical Bigfoot creature, police in the US state of Oregon said.
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Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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A dramatic incident occurred when a major airline’s plane caught fire as its wing scraped the runway during landing
Chaos erupted at an airport in Canada last night after a plane skidded down the runway and caught fire after making an emergency landing.
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Tourist killed in shark attack at holiday resort on Egypt’s Red Sea
The attack happened in deep waters outside the designated swimming area of Marsa Alam, say authorities
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Five children, including a 3-year-old boy, among 179 killed in South Korea plane crash
Nearly all on board a passenger plane which crashed in South Korea have died after a suspected bird strike.
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Italian journalist’s arrest in Iran alleged to be reprisal for detention of suspected arms dealer
Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained in Tehran three days after US warrant used to hold Swiss-Iranian businessman in Milan
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Heartbreaking last words of passenger revealed as crew members miraculously survive South Korea plane crash
One of the two only survivors of this morning’s devastating plane crash which has killed at least 177 people said he saw smoke coming out of the engine after a bird collision.
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Three people have died and more are feared drowned while attempting to cross the Channel to the UK
At least three people have died and four others have been rushed to hospital after trying to cross the Channel to the UK.
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Police to dig up man’s body after wife’s ‘poisoned’ Christmas cake kills three
This is the woman who baked a ‘poisoned’ Christmas cake that is believed to have killed her two sisters and a niece.
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A South Korean plane with 181 passengers crashed, only two people survived
179 people are presumed dead after a plane crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea.
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Putin apologises for Azerbaijan Airlines plane ‘shot down by Russian missile’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day.