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Rugby injuries
Paris (AFP) - The Top 14, France's rugby union domestic competition begins next weekend.
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Tattoo
paris (FRANCE) (AFP) - Once the preserve of sailors, bikers and prison inmates, tattoos have now entered the cultural mainstream, with an estimated one in five adults in the US alone having at least one tattoo.
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The Latest: 2 Italians among dead in Spain attack
The Latest on the Spain attacks (all times local): 12:15 p.m. An Italian foreign ministry official says two Italians are among those confirmed dead in the Barcelona attack. Stefano Verrecchia, who heads ...
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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Thousands holding minute of silence in Barcelona's main square for attack victims, attended by Spain's king and premier
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands holding minute of silence in Barcelona's main square for attack victims, attended by Spain's king and premier.
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Samurai sword attack outside Taiwan presidential office
Taipei (AFP) - A samurai sword-wielding attacker carrying the national flag of China slashed a military police guard outside Taiwan's presidential office Friday, authorities said.
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Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400: Red Cross
Geneva (AFP) - The death toll from devastating floods in Sierra Leone has passed 400 with 600 people still missing in the stricken capital, the Red Cross said Friday, as Britain promised £5 million in fresh aid.
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Woman rebuffs body shamers who turned her crop top Instagram into a meme
When you post a cute photo of yourself on Instagram, the last thing you'd want is for it to turn into a meme. Especially a mean one. But that's the reality a plus-size blogger was confronted with after a photo of her in a crop top was appropriated as a meme. SEE ALSO: Women's inspiring
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Jeremy Clarkson ‘on the mend’ following bout of pneumonia in Spain
The TV presenter’s daughter Emily revealed the news as she unveiled details of her new book.
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Top American general says attack on Japan same as on US
Tokyo (AFP) - The United States' most senior military officer on Friday said North Korea understands that an any attack on Japan is equal to one on the US itself -- and vice versa.
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Portraits of Dizzee Rascal, Sir Trevor McDonald and Naomi Campbell to go on display
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired portraits of 37 black Britons at the height of their achievements.
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Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring again
Seoul (AFP) - After North Korea and the United States traded bellicose threats of nuclear conflagration, all eyes will be on an annual war game in the South next week that could send tensions spiralling back upwards, analysts say.
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Baby flamingo getting new shiny blue booties is the cutest thing you'll see today
This baby flamingo is getting back on his feet — with shiny new booties. Meet Squish, a greater flamingo who was abandoned as an egg. SEE ALSO: Behold South Korea's adorable new First Dog He was found by zoo keepers in Singapore's Jurong Bird Park, and incubated until he was born on June 7
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Beijing defends jailing of Hong Kong activists
Beijing (AFP) - China on Friday rejected international criticism of the jailing of three prominent Hong Kong activists, warning against using "so-called democracy" to conduct "illegal violent activities".
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South Korean soldier killed in artillery drill
Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean soldier was killed Friday and six others injured in an explosion during an artillery firing drill, reports said.
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Six Vietnamese killed by US war-era bomb
Hanoi (AFP) - Six Vietnamese villagers, including three children, were killed Friday when a US war-era bomb exploded in a mountainous area along the country's south central coast, state media reported.
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All Blacks 'bug' guard not guilty
A magistrate suspects someone else apart from an All Blacks' security guard placed a bugging device in a leading Sydney hotel to target its famous clientele.
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Spanish police kill 5 in resort hours after Barcelona attack
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police on Friday shot and killed five people wearing fake bomb belts who staged a car attack in a seaside resort in Spain's Catalonia region hours after a van plowed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 100 others.
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Charles Dance to perform Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait
The work sets the Lincoln’s speeches to orchestral composition.
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Frankie Bridge says Mollie King is ‘panicking’ over Strictly routines
Saturdays singer King was the first celebrity contestant to be announced for the 2017 series.
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Drug 'personalities' die in Philippines' Big Time show
Manila (AFP) - It's just after midnight and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "One Time Big Time" show is getting into full swing as police shoot dead another young "drug personality".
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Actress Laila Rouass hid in restaurant freezer during Barcelona attack
She shared updates about the situation on Twitter.
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Spanish police in manhunt for driver who killed 13 in Barcelona rampage
Barcelona (AFP) - Police on Friday hunted for the driver who rammed a van into pedestrians on an avenue crowded with tourists in Barcelona, leaving 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, just hours before a second assault in a resort along the coast.
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Paris police evacuate 2,000 migrants
Paris (AFP) - French police moved out around 2,000 migrants from a makeshift camp in an area north of Paris on Friday, the 35th evacuation operation in two years in the capital.
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Greens on 9 per cent in Roy Morgan poll
The Greens are on 9 per cent support in a Roy Morgan poll taken in the first few weeks of August, which would be enough to return to parliament.
