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EU Facts: Would a vote to leave the EU really plunge Britain into a terrifying recession?

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎50 minutes ago‎
David Cameron and George Osborne have published a Treasury report on the immediate economic impact of a vote to Leave the European Union in next month's referendum.
George Osborne's post-Brexit economy is a fantasy land
What the Treasury says about the short-term impact of Brexit
How Brexit is revealing Britain's enemy within
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Night Tube: To open in August – if there are no strikes

The Week UK - ‎1 hour ago‎
After months of delays, London's Night Tube is to run its first service on 19 August - but Londoners should be wary of preparing for all-night celebrations and instead prepare for more misery from further strike action.
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America lifts its arms embargo on Vietnam

The Economist - ‎39 minutes ago‎
ONLY a few hours into a three-day state visit to Vietnam, Barack Obama, America's president, made the announcement which his hosts had long awaited.
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Suicide Attacks Hit 2 Syrian Cities in Assad Stronghold, Killing Scores

New York Times - ‎46 minutes ago‎
The site of a suicide bombing in the coastal town of Tartus, Syria, on Monday. Credit SANA, via Associated Press. BEIRUT, Lebanon - Two teams of suicide attackers launched coordinated assaults on Monday deep inside Syrian government territory, killing ...
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Blaze at Thai school for poor hill-tribe girls kills 17

Daily Mail - ‎2 hours ago‎
WIANG PA PAO DISTRICT, Chiang Rai, Thailand, May 23 (Reuters) - F ire swept through a school for girls from poor hill-tribe families in Thailand, killing at least 17 in their dormitory, police said on Monday, and leaving charred remains of metal bed ...
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Man killed by dog in Cleator Moor

ITV News - ‎36 minutes ago‎
A 45-year-old man has died after being attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross, at his home on Robert Owen Avenue in Cleator Moor.
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Bomb threats close 19 schools across UK on GCSE exam day

Daily Mail - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Thousands of pupils had to evacuate schools from Kent to Newcastle after a number of anonymous phone calls. Police rushed to Canterbury High School after an anonymous caller said there was a bomb on site and that 'the shrapnel will take children's ...
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Axa's decision to quit tobacco is not as pure as it looks

Financial Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hey, Axa, what took you so long? The famous British Medical Journal report showing links between smoking and lung cancer came out in 1950.
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MPs to grill BHS directors and advisers

Financial Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
MPs will start grilling the top management of BHS's former owners along with their City advisers on Monday afternoon as the company's 11,000 workers wait on administrators to conclude a sale of the struggling retail chain.
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Ryanair expects EgyptAir crash to lead to cut in fares

Financial Times - ‎14 minutes ago‎
The crash of an EgyptAir jet killing 66 people last week will help drive down airfares this summer as airlines try to woo passengers back into the air with price cuts, according to Michael O'Leary, chief executive of low-cost carrier Ryanair.
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GE Agrees to $3 Billion Saudi Arabia Investments Away From Oil

Bloomberg - ‎6 minutes ago‎
General Electric Co. agreed to take part in $3 billion of Saudi Arabia investments as the desert kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from crude.
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Facebook bans 'undesirable' advert of plus-sized model

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Facebook has come under fire from an Australian feminist group after the social network banned an advert that featured a plus sized model wearing a bikini.
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Motorola Razr Flip-Phone is Getting REBOOTED?

Know Your Mobile - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Ah the 90s (and early noughties), the time when "feature" phones were the bread and butter of the mobile space, where everyone had a phone with physical keys, including the dial-pad, displays were small and not often colourful, touch displays were ...
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Facebook's Oculus goes on VR expert hiring spree in London

Inquirer - ‎4 hours ago‎
SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook has hired a team of VR experts in London as the company looks to expand its Oculus division in Europe. So says The Telegraph, which reported that Facebook has substantially enlarged its team of engineers and developer ...
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'Game of Thrones' Reveals Major Character's Backstory

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
After last week's fiery conclusion, this week's "Game of Thrones" focused on the icy part of Westeros. Jon and Sansa planned their attack on Winterfell, the White Walkers returned, and we finally learned the truth about Hodor.
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Billboard Music Awards 2016: 20 Best and Worst Moments

RollingStone.com - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Sunday's Billboard Music Awards broadcast often seemed like a battle for pop music's very soul, as fake smiles and cheesy promo tie-ins vied with serious vocal prowess and displays of genuine emotion for three long, eventful hours.
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Athletics-Ennis-Hill feared injury would end Rio dream

Daily Mail - ‎5 hours ago‎
May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's Olympic and world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has said she feared that a recurring Achilles injury would prevent her from defending her title at the Rio Olympics.
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India's budget mini space shuttle blasts off (Update)

Phys.Org - ‎2 hours ago‎
India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle on Monday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.
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Fossil gives clues to extinction 250 million years ago

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
A newly-classified fossil gives clues to how life in the oceans recovered from a mass extinction about 250 million years ago. The reptile is an early relative of the ichthyosaurs - a large group of marine reptiles that swam at the time of the dinosaurs ...
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Scientists Discover Genes Associated with Nose Shape

Nature World News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Scientists identified four genes responsible for the bone and cartilage width of noses that have evolved to adapt in the temparature and humidity of the environment.
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Ancient LAMPREYS with razor-sharp teeth make a comeback in British rivers

Daily Mail - ‎6 hours ago‎
Blood-sucking 'vampire' fish with rows of razor-sharp teeth and terrifyingly powerful suckers have reached record numbers in British waters - raising fears of attacks on open water swimmers.
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World Bank launches $500 million insurance fund to fight pandemics

Fox News - ‎11 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Saturday said it was launching a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics in poor countries, creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic risk.
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France faults Bial and Biotrial over fatal drug trial

Daily Mail - ‎2 hours ago‎
PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Portuguese drugmaker Bial and French laboratory Biotrial are at fault "on several counts" for a fatal drug trial that left one person dead and five others hospitalised in January, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said ...
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FDA staff question utility of Sanofi diabetes drugs

Reuters UK - ‎1 hour ago‎
A preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration questioned whether Sanofi SA's experimental diabetes drug lixisenatide contributed any benefit to a fixed-dose combination product the company hopes to market.
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