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United Kingdom Nobel winners back European Union after Brexit poll boost
Thirteen of Britain’s top scientists signed a letter backing the campaign to remain in the EU today after a dramatic new poll boosted the momentum behind the Brexit campaign less than two weeks before the June 23 referendum.
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France faces pilot strike as Euro 2016 gets underway
France was revelling in a victorious start to the Euro 2016 today after winning the opening match, but a strike by Air France pilots threatened to disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of fans.
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Bombers kill eight outside shrine near Syrian capital
A double bomb attack outside a Shiite shrine near Syria’s capital killed at least eight people today, in the latest in repeated deadly strikes on the revered site, state media said.
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Shabaab jihadists says it executed six ‘spies’ in Somalia
Shabaab jihadists in Somalia have publicly executed six men they accused of spying, including one they claimed helped kill their supreme leader in a US drone strike, the Al-Qaeda-linked group and local sources said today.
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Lack of form, fitness cast doubts over Germans Euros bid
Missing inspirational World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm, Germany begin Euro 2016 against Ukraine tomorrow with major doubts over whether they can reach the heights of Brazil two years ago.
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US says Bashar al-Assad forces bombed town after aid delivered
Assad had allowed the convoy in to the town at all was “positive, but only a partial delivery and we would call for the rest of the supplies to be delivered as as soon as possible.”
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Brexit: ‘Please don’t go,’ German weekly tells Britain
Germany’s top selling weekly today begged Britons to stay in the European Union, in a special issue published less than two weeks ahead of the June 23 referendum.
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Oscar Pistorius faces return to jail for lover’s murder
Disgraced South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will appear in court Monday for a sentencing hearing set to send him back to jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago.
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Leprosy sufferers step up fight against stigma at Vatican City
More than 200 people, including victims of the disease and researchers, took part in the congress.
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United States man imprisoned for violating Syria sanctions
A California man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiring to skirt US sanctions against Syria by sending tactical military equipment to jihadists in the war-torn country.
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Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft sets off for New York
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has set off from Pennsylvania, aiming for New York and a fly-over of the Statue of Liberty in the latest leg of its bid to circle the globe using only solar power.
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Hillary Clinton vows to prioritize abortion rights if elected
Potentially the first woman to become a US president, Clinton cited her record as a longtime advocate for gender equality, going back to her years as first lady, a US senator and as Barack Obama’s secretary of state.
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Libya unity forces in street battles with Islamic State in Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government fought deadly street battles with the Islamic State group in Sirte, as they pressed an offensive to capture the jihadists’ coastal bastion.
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Pakistan grants 4G licence to Norway’s Telenor for $395 million
Pakistan has awarded a USD 395 million 4G licence to Norwegian telecom giant Telenor, as it seeks to capitalise on a booming domestic mobile market some two years since broadband Internet arrived in the country.
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Tax scrutiny will open ‘Pandora’s box’ in EU: Greek shipowners
Greece’s top shipping lobby today warned that EU scrutiny of their tax concessions would open a “Pandora’s box” of revelations concerning other states, with harmful consequences all around.
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Belgium arrests new Brussels attacks suspect: prosecutor
The announcement comes a day after a Belgian court approved the extradition to France of Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect in both the Brussels attacks and the November Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed.
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Brexit would shut UK out of single market: Wolfgang Schaeuble
Schaeuble warned that a Brexit could spark contagion in the EU, according to excerpts of the interview due to appear in Der Spiegel’s Saturday edition.
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Alibaba founder buys up two more French vineyards
More than 100 properties in France’s southwest wine-producing area are today owned by Chinese tycoons looking to diversify their fortunes. This makes up 1.5 per cent of the region’s 7,000 vineyards.
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Militants claim fresh oil attack in Nigeria
The NDA has been attacking facilities operated by Nigerian subsidiaries of Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell.
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Maldives jails ex-Vice President for plotting to kill president
Former Maldives deputy leader Ahmed Adeeb has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to assassinate the president, the latest in a string of prosecutions of senior politicians and opposition figures in the troubled island nation.
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Israel bars all Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack: Army
The Israeli army said today that it was temporarily barring all Palestinians from entering Israel, stepping up already tough restrictions announced after Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis in Tel Aviv.
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Lenovo looks beyond computers with slick new phones
Chinese computer titan Lenovo showcased a series of new smartphones, including a keenly-awaited Tango handset and new Moto Z models that can be transformed into video projectors or powerful speakers.
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Some 2,000 migrants rescued off Libya: Italian coastguard
More than 800 migrants were already rescued off Libya on Wednesday, mainly by vessels chartered by the aid groups Doctors Without Borders (MSF), SOS Mediterranee, MOAS and SeaWatch.
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France vows to keep Euro 2016 moving despite strikes
President Francois Hollande has vowed to take “all necessary measures” to ensure the smooth running of the Euro 2016 football tournament in strike-hit France, as bags of uncollected rubbish piled up in Paris streets.
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Oil prices dip on stronger dollar
Crude prices dipped further in Asia today on a stronger dollar, dampening a rally that saw the commodity hitting 11-month highs earlier in the week.
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Hillary Clinton trolls Donald Trump on Twitter: ‘Delete your account’
“Delete your account.” Hillary Clinton’s snarky tweet to her White House rival Donald Trump was among the funniest of the campaign. Almost as funny as it was awkward.
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New debris images examined by MH370 search team
Images of three new pieces of debris are being examined by Australian search teams looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, they said today.
Horoscope: By Peter Vidal
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