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Humid Hong Kong the perfect place for British & Irish Lions warm-up game
• Players expected to lose one or two kilos apiece• Barbarians game to be stopped four times for drink breaksWhile some people like it hot, there are limits. When the British & Irish Lions first...
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My friend wanted to restore his sense of Syrian honour by sacrificing himself
Tam Hussein describes his friendship with Ali Almanasafi, the 22-year-old Briton who was killed near Idlib in SyriaI knew Ali Almanasfi not as a terrorist but as someone who wanted to repent for his...
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A strategy for intervention in Syria: help the refugees| Kori Schake
Though westerners are understandably wary of war, the US has high stakes in Syria and limited intervention can go farSyria's crisis is getting worse. What began as peaceful protest for expanded...
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Nicole Mansfield 'just a regular American', says daughter
Triana Lynn Mansfield says on Facebook page her mother was killed by the Syrian government for 'media publicity'The daughter of an US citizen killed while fighting in Syria has dismissed claims that...
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Blow to NRA as court allows US plan to track gun sales in states on Mexican...
Court rejects challenge to government's requirement for gun dealers to report multiple sales of semi-automatic weaponsThe National Rifle Association has suffered a rare setback in its crusade to block...
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US Naval Academy investigating sexual assault allegations
Academy investigating three members of its football team who allegedly assaulted a female midshipman last yearThe US Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of its football team...
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Washington's sniffer dogs re-trained to ignore pot and focus on hard drugs
Police in Washington, where voters legalized marijuana use last year, putting dogs on marijuana desensitization trainingWhen Dusty, a 19-month-old black Labrador, walked past a pipe full of marijuana...
View ArticleSyrian TV claims Briton Ali Almanasfi killed fighting for rebels – live updates
• UK Foreign Office looking into claim Briton was killed• American woman shot dead, her family say• Assad: Russia will deliver anti-aircraft missiles• Opposition reiterate they will not attend peace...
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Dementia risk may be higher for older people who have general anaesthetics
Study of 9,000 patients suggests general anaesthetics may affect brains as a result of postoperative cognitive dysfunctionOlder people who have a general anaesthetic while undergoing surgery are 35%...
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Pakistan's movie-makers dig deep to revive film industry
Big new multiplexes and distinctive drama signal revival amid chronic DVD piracy and lack of fundingOn the fifth take, everything appeared to have come together. The script monitors confirmed that the...
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Tar sands supporters suffer setback as British Columbia rejects pipeline
Canadian province rejects plan for Enbridge Northern Gateway, saying company failed to demonstrate adequate clean-up planEfforts to expand production from the Alberta tar sands suffered a significant...
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Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant
Musician, 71, underwent life-saving surgery last month in Cleveland, says wife Laurie AndersonLou Reed, the US songwriter, poet and vocalist with the Velvet Underground, had a liver transplant last...
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Swedish free school operator to close
JB Education schools are to be sold or closed after private equity group owner pulls plug, raising fears over UK policyBritain's adoption of Sweden's "free school" model has been called into question...
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Istanbul protesters in violent clashes with police over park demolition
Demonstrations against Erdogan government in several cities as riot officers use tear gas to control protesters in IstanbulTurkey has been engulfed by a series of protests across several cities after...
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From Acton to Aleppo: how one British Muslim's quest to Syria ended in death
Ali Almanasfi, who was killed along with a US woman and third westerner, hoped to atone for a wrong by fighting with rebelsAfter five months fighting in Syria with the rebels, Ali Almanasfi's luck...
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Starbucks bans smoking within 25 feet of stores in US and Canada
New rule goes into effect June 1 and applies to stores where local laws don't already restrict smoking near businessesCoffee and cigarettes used to be an inseparable pairing; like wine and cheese or...
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Unrest in Turkey shows cracks in AKP's vision | Yavuz Baydar
The economy is still growing, but concerns about religious interventions, political repression – and above all the Kurdish peace process – cloud Turkey's horizonsDespite the astonishing, far-reaching...
View ArticleSuffragette Emily Davison knocked down by King's horse at Epsom – video
Newsreel from exactly a century ago, when suffragette Emily Davison was knocked down by the King's horse at Epsom Derby
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Chuck Hagel rebuked by Chinese general over US buildup in Asia
Confrontation over increased US presence in region comes days ahead of Obama's meeting with Chinese premier in CaliforniaUS defence secretary Chuck Hagel was challenged by a Chinese general Saturday to...
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Topshop among clothing stores told to help improve foreign factories
Development secretary Justine Greening to demand action on ethical trading and raising standards after deaths in BangladeshThe chief executive of Sir Philip Green's Arcadia clothing empire is to be put...
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