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The UK government said it would meet with officials in Turkey to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism, following several deaths. Melissa Kerr, 31, died at the private Medicana Haznedar Hospital in Istanbul in 2019…
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Brazil has recorded its hottest ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) - as parts of the country endure a stifling heatwave. The record was hit on Sunday in the town of Araçuaí, in Brazil's south-eastern state of Minas Gerais. The…
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Biting the hand of friendship took on a literal meaning during an official visit by Austria's president to Moldova when the country's "first dog" nipped him. But the canine breach of international protocol failed to sour relations and…
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Ocean explorer Captain Don Walsh has died at the age of 92. More than 60 years ago he made the first ever descent to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench which lies almost 11km (seven miles) down. I was lucky enough to count…
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Foreign businesses have been pulling money out of China at a faster rate than they have been putting it in, official data shows. The country's slowing economy, low interest rates and a geopolitical tussle with the US have sparked doubt…
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Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow says he did not discuss his sexuality for years because it could have ended his career. The star, who came out publicly in 2017, told CNN's Chris Wallace that "the public was not ready for anybody to come…
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The chance of a volcanic eruption in Iceland is rising, posing a threat to a now-evacuated town, experts say. Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes. Authorities have ordered thousands of people living…
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This week marked the end of the most dramatic phase of Donald Trump's New York business fraud trial, which saw high-profile members of his family make the journey to Lower Manhattan one by one to answer probing questions from prosecutors.…
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Thieves in France stole two truckloads of champagne before police recovered the liquid loot - worth €600,000 (£525,000) - in a high-speed chase. The drama began on Saturday near Reims, in the heart of the Champagne region, where the…
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South Korean authorities are working to contain bedbug infestations that have caused concern across the country. At least 17 outbreaks have been reported in the capital of Seoul and in the cities of Busan and Incheon as of 5 November,…
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