French protests target Macron labour reforms
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Five sailors missing after ship collision off Singapore
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Brazil corruption scandal: President Temer slams judiciary
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Edie Windsor: Gay rights trailblazer dies aged 88
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North Korea threatens US with ‘greatest pain’ after UN sanctions
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Hurricane Irma: France, UK and Netherlands step up response
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Malala calls for defence of Rohingya
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Spain Catalonia: Court blocks independence referendum
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Australians turn in 26,000 guns in national amnesty
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Hurricane Irma pummels Turks and Caicos islands
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