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Bad memories of 2018 ‘shredded’ in Times Square ahead of New Year
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Apple to assemble top-end iPhones in India
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Pentagon chief Mattis quits, citing policy differences with Trump
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‘Deliberate’ drone flights cripple London airport
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“Yellow vest” protesters in Paris call for people power
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Trump warns Google, Facebook, Twitter to be careful
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UK signs trade deals with African countries ahead of Brexit
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U.S. Republican Rep. Hunter indicted for misusing campaign funds
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Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort convicted on eight of 18 charges
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Jennifer Lopez wows the crowd and Logic takes on immigration at MTV VMAs
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Legacy Recordings and The Prince Estate Launch First Wave of Prince Catalog Digital Releases Today
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Judge in Paul Manafort trial received threats
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Ex-cricketer Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister
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Life-sized nude statue of Trump in clown make-up unveiled in Los Angeles
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Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, dead at 76
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Corona owner pumps $4 bln more into weed producer Canopy
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Transgender woman Hallquist wins Vermont governor primary
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White House says ‘can’t guarantee’ there’s no tape of Trump using racial slur
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La Liga announces free-to-air deal with Facebook in India
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Driver who hit London pedestrians was British citizen – security minister
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‘We still hope to find people alive’, Genoa police spokesperson says
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London youth violence focus of new ‘Ray BLK’ music video
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Aretha Franklin “gravely ill”, according to multiple media outlets
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Counter-protesters outnumber white nationalists in Washington
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Nobel laureate and author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85
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Ex-Trump aide Omarosa releases recording of White House firing
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Soccer-FIFA ban former African Player of Year Bwalya
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NASA launches first ever solar probe to ‘touch the sun’
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Trump calls former WH aide Omarosa a “lowlife”
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Britain’s Johnson declines to comment on burqa remarks
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Members of antifacist group Antifa visit memorial in Charlottesville
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Monsanto ordered to pay $289m in cancer trial
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Zimbabwe’s Biti granted bail after being charged over post-election violence
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State of emergency declared as California’s ‘Holy Fire’ spreads
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Congo’s president will end his extended rule
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U.S. says New York congressman Collins indicted for insider trading
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Chinese authorities deny Winnie the Pooh movie a release
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Chinese astronomers discover giant star rich in lithium
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Probe confirms Japan medical university cut women’s test scores
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Nigerian security forces temporarily block lawmakers from entering parliament
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Kroenke to take charge of Arsenal after Usmanov agrees to sell
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German couple jailed after selling son for sex on the internet
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Gates testifies he committed crimes with Manafort
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Police rescue 24 girls forced into sex trade in northern India
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