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Malcolm Turnbull: Australian ex-PM 'to quit parliament'

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 2:55
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Malcolm Turnbull's exit will place the government's parliamentary majority at risk.
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Australian worker overpaid by A$500,000

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 4:53
related countries: Aruba Aruba

The government employee was given 100 times their salary because a decimal point was in the wrong place.
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Children 'attempting suicide' at Greek refugee camp

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 7:24
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Moria

Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos suffers from overcrowding and violence.
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Trump hails 'really good' trade deal with Mexico

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 7:48
related countries: Canada Canada, United States United States

Canada under pressure after Nafta partners US and Mexico agree new terms for a free-trade deal.
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India's Sindhu wins badminton silver

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 8:13
related countries: India India

PV Sindhu has become the first Indian badminton player to win a silver medal at the Asian Games.
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Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 8:20
related countries: China China

Chronic exposure to toxic air has a bigger negative impact on older men, a new study in China suggests.
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Paris harassment: Man held for CCTV street attack on woman

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 10:17
related countries: France France

After Marie Laguerre was hit in the face on the street, she shared footage of it which went viral.
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Top Indian activists held over caste violence

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 11:21
related countries: India India

Police say those arrested gave inflammatory speeches, which sparked violence earlier this year.
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Asian Games 2018: 'Persistent' Indonesian billionaire wins bridge bronze aged 78

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 11:40
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

The 78-year-old whose "persistence" helped convince Asian Games organisers to include bridge wins bronze.
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French minister Nicolas Hulot resigns on live radio in frustration

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 13:52
related countries: France France

Popular green activist Nicolas Hulot shocks his radio hosts, saying he felt "all alone" in government.
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Endometriosis: The pair who helped change Australia's conversation

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 15:05
related countries: Australia Australia

Syl Freedman's petition for an endometriosis drug went viral - then she helped to change policy.
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US boy, 9, killed himself after homophobic bullying, mum says

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 15:24
related countries: United States United States
related places: Denver

Jamel Myles said other students at the school had told him to kill himself, according to his mother.
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Russia war games: Biggest since Cold War 'justified'

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 15:55
related countries: Russia Russia, China China

Next month's drills in eastern Russia will involve 300,000 personnel and Chinese troops.
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Chemnitz protests: Germany probes banned Nazi salutes

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 17:34
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Chemnitz

Hitler salutes were spotted during a violent rally by far-right groups in the city of Chemnitz.
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Catholic sex abuse: Pope critic Archbishop Vigano 'in hiding'

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 17:54
related countries: Italy Italy

An archbishop who accused the Pope of ignoring clerical sex abuse fears for his safety, it is claimed.
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Twelve detained in Morocco rape case

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 20:44
related countries: Morocco Morocco

A 17-year-old woman said she was held and repeatedly raped and tortured over two months.
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Trump warns Google, Facebook and Twitter in row over bias

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 20:57
related countries: United States United States

The US president says Google, Twitter and Facebook are "treading on very troubled territory".
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Scallop war: French and British boats clash in Channel

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 21:07
related countries: France France, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Boats are damaged and stones thrown as French and British fishermen duel in the English Channel.
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Canada police arrest teen suspected in German tourist shooting

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 21:12
related countries: Germany Germany

A 16-year-old is facing 14 charges including attempted murder after a tourist was shot in Alberta.
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Boats collide over scallop fishing

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 21:19
related countries: France France, United Kingdom United Kingdom

French and British fishing fleets have come to blows over when they can catch scallops.
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China's Didi 'sorry' for carpool murder

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 21:33
related countries: China China

Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing blames "breathless expansion" for lapses that led to passenger murder.
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Nafta: Clock is ticking for Canada in US trade negotiations

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 23:03
related countries: Canada Canada, United States United States

President Trump has given Canada just five days to come to an agreement with the US on trade.
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WW2 prisoners died building a railway for the Japanese

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 23:22
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, Japan Japan

A former British prisoner of war describes building the bridge over the River Kwai during WW2.
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Chemnitz protests: Far right on march in east Germany

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 23:30
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Chemnitz

A murder in Chemnitz led to thousands hitting the city's streets. But who’s stirring the protests?
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Syria war: The entrepreneur opening bars in Damascus

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 23:34
related countries: Syria Syria
related places: Damascus

Somar Hazim says having a drink between mortar shelling is "really tempting" for lots of people.
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FGM: The Maasai woman on a mission to educate her community

Tuesday 28th of August 2018, 23:39
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Agnes Pareiyo is a Kenyan Maasai woman on a mission to educate people on the harm done by female genital mutilation.
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