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Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter
Footage shows the moment California Highway Patrol personnel spotted and rescued a man clinging to a cliff above Baker Beach in San Francisco, California. According to San Francisco Fire Department officials, a 911 call was received for a person stuck and yelling for help. The man was not injured and refused any medical attention at…
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Fury over Serbia station tragedy prompts first arrests
Watch: Video shows aftermath of railway station roof collapse in Serbia After three weeks of protests demanding justice following the deadly collapse of part of the railway station in Serbia’s second city, arrests have begun. Prosecutors ordered the questioning of 11 people in connection with the disaster at the recently-renovated facility in Novi Sad. 15…
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Girl left near death after being drugged by mother
A child developed a life-threatening infection after being repeatedly drugged by her mother, a judge has found. The unprescribed medication was administered for more than a year and led to the girl needing a long stay at a children’s hospital, unable to eat or drink and needing 10 blood transfusions. The judge found her mother’s…
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Verstappen defends 'on-the-limit' driving during title fight
Verstappen is in expansive and illuminating form throughout our conversation. And he’s especially enlightening on the topic that dominated two key races in Austin and Mexico last month. Norris was the driver who ended up penalised in their battle for the lead in Texas but many of the other drivers felt Verstappen’s defensive tactics were…
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Seven memorable moments in the life of John Prescott
Getty Images John Prescott, the Labour Party stalwart who rose from being a steward on a cruise ship to serving as deputy prime minister for a record ten years, has died at the age of 86. Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown led tributes to Lord Prescott, one of the most colourful…
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Ukraine's double challenge: Russia's advance and the return of Trump
BBC/Joe Phua Anastasiia Bolvihina fled the besieged city of Pokrovsk with her two sons As the Russian army slowly advances in eastern Ukraine, it’s driving a tide of human suffering before it. With two months to go before a change of administration in Washington, Ukraine is wrestling with two problems: how to stem the advance,…
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Essex Police drops Allison Pearson investigation
Essex Police says it is not taking any further action against journalist Allison Pearson after an investigation into a social media post by the Daily Telegraph columnist. The investigation has been closed, but there will be an independent review of the force’s handling of the matter, a police statement said. The force previously defended its…
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Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
Squire Patton Boggs Simone White was holidaying in south-east Asia A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town…
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Gardner: ICC warrants 'major blow to Israel's standing'
Reuters The announcement of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israel’s current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has triggered a furious response from leading Israelis across the political spectrum. By contrast it has been welcomed by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and ordinary citizens in Gaza. Leading Israeli…
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British woman dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
Squire Patton Boggs Simone White was holidaying in south-east Asia A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town…