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Watch: Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware
Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.
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Several injured after sword attack at Swedish school
Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools have been locked down.
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries competent enough for trial, judge rules
Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset…
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Ebola in DR Congo: Vaccine trial to start as WHO warns about speed of infections
About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.
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The Cycle of Love: Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has executive produced The Cycle of Love, based on an Indian artist who cycled from India to Europ…
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Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm
The overnight raid of the multi-million dollar drug operation took place near the border with Zimbabwe.
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Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war
Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.
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Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.
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Bodies of two mountaineers discovered after Swiss glacier melts
Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.
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Eight die in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says
It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.
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Five missing after fire in Alpine town in Switzerland
Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still being investigated.
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Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
The crucial waterway's operator says low rainfall caused by the ocean pattern had led to the decision.
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