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Shooting near West Bank settlement kills at least 2 Israelis
Shooting near West Bank settlement kills at least 2 Israelis
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JERUSALEM – A shooting attack near a West Bank settlement on Thursday killed at least two Israelis and critically wounded another two, Israel’s rescue service said.
The deaths extend a violent week that began with a shooting outside a West Bank settlement on Sunday, resulting in the death of a baby who was delivered prematurely following the weekend attack, and continued with the killing…
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Primary school tables: Poor pupils won't catch up for 50 years
Primary school tables: Poor pupils won’t catch up for 50 years
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As new primary school data is released, BBC analysis suggests it will take 50 years to close the achievement gap between England’s rich and poor pupils.
If the pace of change remains the same as it has done since 2011, poor pupils will not catch up until 2070, it shows.
This year, 51% of the poorest pupils…
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Gillian Brockell Furious Over Baby Ads After Child Was Stillborn
Gillian Brockell Furious Over Baby Ads After Child Was Stillborn
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Gillian Brockell wrote a letter to Facebook over the baby advertisment after her child was born still
I know you knew I was pregnant. It’s my fault, I just couldn’t resist those Instagram hashtags – #30weekspregnant, #babybump. And, silly me! I even clicked once or twice on the maternity-wear ads Facebook served up. What can I say, I am your ideal “engaged” user.
You surely saw my…
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Turkish train crash in Ankara kills nine, injures 47
Turkish train crash in Ankara kills nine, injures 47
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured in Turkey when a high speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a station platform and overpass in an Ankara suburb early on Thursday, officials said.
Rescuers worked to free people trapped under the mangled wreckage at Marsandiz train station, 8 km (5 miles) from central Ankara. It was not clear at which…
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Fire destroys thousands of Congo voting machines in capital KINSHASA, Congo – An early-morning fire in Congo's capital destroyed thousands of voting machines just 10 days before the presidential election, officials said Thursday, saying the blaze appeared to be criminal in nature but vowing that it would not disrupt the vote.
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EastEnders set revamp goes £27m over budget
EastEnders set revamp goes £27m over budget
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Image caption The Queen Vic pub is the centrepiece of the EastEnders set
The BBC project to replace and expand the external set of EastEnders will now cost £27m more than originally planned.
The original 2015 forecast for the scheme was £59.7m, but the revised budget is now £86.7m.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report concluded that “the BBC will not…
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News24.com | WATCH: Police in Texas save boy who jumps from burning building Body camera video shows the moment Texas police officers save a boy who jumps from the second-storey window of a burning building. Source link
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Saudi Arabia To Make Biggest Foreign Investment In Pak's History: Report
Saudi Arabia To Make Biggest Foreign Investment In Pak’s History: Report
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Saudi Arabia promises to be “the biggest foreign investment in the country’s history”, he said.
Islamabad:
A Pakistan Minister on Thursday said that an incoming investment package from Saudi Arabia promises to be “the biggest foreign investment in the country’s history”.
Asad Umar, while addressing an event in Islamabad, said that the package would be announced soon, reports Dawn news.
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China says second Canadian being probed for harming state security BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is being investigated on suspicion of harming China’s state security, officials said, days after a former Canadian diplomat was detained in China in an escalating diplomatic row.
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Australia seizes squirrels 'smuggled on plane from Bali'
Australia seizes squirrels ‘smuggled on plane from Bali’
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Image caption One of the squirrels seized at Brisbane Airport on 4 December
A man was intercepted at an Australian airport after flying from Indonesia with two live squirrels smuggled in his luggage, authorities say.
The Australian resident may face criminal charges after the animals…
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Brexit: Theresa May to join EU summit after surviving vote
Brexit: Theresa May to join EU summit after surviving vote
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Media captionTheresa May: ‘We now need to get on with the job of delivering Brexit’
Theresa May is heading to Brussels for an EU summit, the morning after surviving a vote of confidence.
The prime minister is seeking legally binding pledges from EU leaders on the Irish backstop – a key obstacle for MPs who oppose her Brexit deal.
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Who As Chief Minister? Ask Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi Said. His Response...
Who As Chief Minister? Ask Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi Said. His Response…
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“Different”: Sonia Gandhi on son Rahul urging party workers to reveal choice on chief ministers via app
New Delhi:
In the middle of intense negotiations in the Congress for the top job in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Sonia Gandhi, asked who she thought would be chief minister, said: “Please ask Rahul”.
Her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has the tough task today of deciding chief…
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Four killed, 43 injured in Turkish train crash in Ankara: governor ANKARA (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 43 others were injured in a crash involving a Turkish high speed train in Ankara on Thursday, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said.
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Amnesty says Islamic State group decimated rural Iraq FILE - In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq.
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Turkey high-speed train crashes in Ankara
Turkey high-speed train crashes in Ankara
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A crash involving a Turkish high-speed train causes casualties in the capital Ankara, local media say
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You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitterto get the…
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Michael Spavor: Second Canadian 'missing' in China
Michael Spavor: Second Canadian ‘missing’ in China
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Image caption Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada was urgently seeking information on the two Canadians
Canada’s foreign ministry says it is trying to make contact with a second Canadian who is believed to have been detained in China.
Michael Spavor, a businessman based in Dandong near…
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SA favourites, Morocco will not host 2019 AFCON Rabat - Morocco will not be a candidate to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations…
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