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Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies aged 93
Widow of French ex-president Jacques Chirac was a steely behind-the-scenes operator known for her charity workBernadette...
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Adams at the double as Scotland thrash Bolivia in World Cup warm-up
“I think a medal of some sort will come. I pray and hope that it is the gold one.” Ally MacLeod was never to live down h...
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Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading
Donald Trump pardoned Stephen Buyer of Indiana, who served nearly two years in prison after convictionAs his administrat...
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Pentagon said to raise threat level on Israel spying to ‘critical’
Department reports raise concerns about increased espionage activity amid US-Israeli war with Iran, ceasefire talks.
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Tunisians protest for press freedom and release of political prisoners
Tunisians protest for press freedom and release of political prisoners.
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US show fight and hunger, but lose final World Cup prep match 2-1 to Germany
Antonee Robinson scores the Americans’ only goalUS open World Cup on 12 June against ParaguayWorld Cup newsletter | Dail...
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Cuba’s Raul Castro makes first public appearance since US charges
Former Cuban president Raul Castro made his first public appearance in Havana since being indicted by the United States
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Rights group says drone strike kills 11 in central Sudan market
Emergency Lawyers said dozens were also wounded in the strike that came less than 24 hours after similar drone attacks.
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US doctor recovers from Ebola in Germany as DRC cases surge to 488
Berlin's Charite hospital hailed treatment as a 'significant therapeutic success' as outbreak spreads in DR Congo.
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If we are to counter medical misogyny, women can no longer be treated as unreliable witnesses of their own experience | Alison Downham Moore
The history of gynaecology fuses innovation, authority and violation – and radical surgery is not the unavoidable answer...
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The moment I knew: He was five hours late to Christmas lunch – then I realised why
Samantha Ross was suspicious about Adam’s sweet disposition. Then a surprising act of kindness brought her guard down• F...
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Video shows Israeli soldier and settlers assaulting two Palestinians
A surveillance camera caught a brutal assault by an Israeli soldier and settlers on two men in the occupied West Bank.