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Chinese police make daring sea rescue

Police in China have risked their lives rescuing a swimmer in difficulty

Philippines

"Heated talks" at ASEAN summit over North Korea

NKorea threatens US with revenge for new sanctions while tempers flare at ASEAN in discussion over the crisis

United Kingdom

Ronnie Wood keeps on rollin' after cancer scare

Rolling Stones gutarist Ronnie Wood has revelaed he is in remission for lung cancer after surgery

Rwanda

Kagame expected to win third term in Rwandan presidentials

Rwandan President Paul Kagame looks set for a third term as the country votes for a new president.

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West Bank

Netanyahu rewards evicted Jewish settlers with new West Bank home

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid the foundation stone for a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank, angering the Palestinians and their international supporters.

Cult

Love heavy metal? Head to Wacken!

The Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival is again sold out as the 28th edition begins in Germany.

Sport

IAAF warns cheats will face tough scrutiny at World Championships in London

The IAAF's new watchdog, the AIU, promises tough doping checks and more for the London World Championships, which start on Friday.

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Car bomb in Raqqa injures journalists

Journalists covering the recapture of Raqqa from ISIL forces in Syria have been injured in a car bomb attack.

Canada

Quebec opens Olympic stadium to cope with surge in US asylum seekers

With asylum seekers from America surging across Canada's borders Quebec has opened its Olympic stadium in Montreal to shelter them

World

Boxing: former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from the sport

Former World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced he is retiring immediately, ending one of the most glittering boxing careers of all time.

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leaders disappear after police raids on homes

Two prominent leaders of the Venezuelan opposition serving house arrests have been taken from their homes by the state intelligance services

New Zealand

Flagging Labour in New Zealand chooses youngest-ever leader weeks ahead of election

Badly trailing in the polls two months ahead of a general election, New Zealand's Labour party hopes its new, youngest-ever leader will revive its fortunes

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Chickens close Austrian motorway

A crashed lorry has blocked an Austrain motorway for hours after its cargo of chickens escaped

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Washington burger eating contest misses records

Washington's Burger eating champion retains her title

World News

Johnson&Johnson faces class action suit in Australia

US health giant sued in Australia in a class action case by more than 700 women

South Sudan

UN warns of impending cholera crisis in South Sudan

South Sudan faces a cholera crisis without more aid says UN

Cinema

The Karlovy Vary film festival honours Thurman & Affleck

The 52nd. Karlovy Vary film festival has opened with slasher chic and honours for Uma Thurman and Casey Affleck

Germany

UNESCO considers German cave art for World Cultural Heritage status

UNESCO considers German caves containing world's oldest art for Cultural Heritage status

USA

Donald Trump's CNN wrestling tweet sparks fresh outrage

Donald Trump's latest tweet gets him into hot water again

United Kingdom

Britain to go back on 1964 offshore fishing deal with five nations

Britain to tear up 1964 pre-EU fishing agreement with five countries.

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