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WorldAugust 14

Farage fights off Count Binface challenge

WATCH▶️: Nigel Farage has regained his parliamentary in an election that saw his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a rubbish bin, win 26% of the vote.
Reuters
    Farage fights off Count Binface challenge
    Farage fights off Count Binface challenge
    WorldAugust 14

    Thousands stranded at airport as record rain falls in Tokyo

    More than 360mm of rain fell in 24 hours, inundating roads and railways, during one of Japan's busiest holiday weeks.
    Reuters
    Thousands stranded at airport as record rain falls in Tokyo
    Thousands stranded at airport as record rain falls in Tokyo
    WorldAugust 14

    Bird remains found in engine after passenger partially sucked out of plane window

    Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after takeoff from Greece in July, the US National Transportation Safety Board has said.
    Bird remains found in engine after passenger partially sucked out of plane window
    Bird remains found in engine after passenger partially sucked out of plane window
    WorldAugust 13

    Half of Afghan women ‘rarely leave home’ under Taliban

    Afghanistan is the only country in the world banning girls from secondary school and women from university.
    Reuters
    Half of Afghan women ‘rarely leave home’ under Taliban
    Half of Afghan women ‘rarely leave home’ under Taliban
    WorldAugust 13

    ‘Like science fiction’: Total solar eclipse wows spectators in Spain

    Spectators across Spain watched in wonder as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country, plunging it into darkness.
    ‘Like science fiction’: Total solar eclipse wows spectators in Spain
    ‘Like science fiction’: Total solar eclipse wows spectators in Spain
    WorldAugust 13

    US immigration agency wants electric shock gloves

    The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field.
    Reuters
    US immigration agency wants electric shock gloves
    US immigration agency wants electric shock gloves
    WorldAugust 13

    H5 bird flu case confirmed in Tasmania

    A deadly strain of bird flu has been found in Tasmania for the first time, meaning the virus has been detected in six Australian jurisdictions.
    H5 bird flu case confirmed in Tasmania
    H5 bird flu case confirmed in Tasmania
    WorldAugust 12

    Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change

    The President says he secretly switched to military plane in Turkey.
    Reuters
    Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change
    Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change
    WorldAugust 12

    Death sentence for absent Bashar al-Assad

    The sentence is first to be handed down by Syria to the toppled president.
    Reuters
    Death sentence for absent Bashar al-Assad
    Death sentence for absent Bashar al-Assad
    WorldAugust 11

    Death toll from Colombia quake rises past 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

    Rescue crews dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people.
    Death toll from Colombia quake rises past 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
    Death toll from Colombia quake rises past 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
    WorldAugust 11

    Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause wildlife carnage in Australia

    Australia faces the prospect of devastating animal mass mortalities despite the rollout of a bird flu vaccine, a peak body warns.
    Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause wildlife carnage in Australia
    Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause wildlife carnage in Australia
    WorldAugust 11

    Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake as death toll climbs

    More than 160 have been confirmed dead after the 7.4-magnitude quake.
    Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake as death toll climbs
    Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake as death toll climbs
    WorldAugust 11

    Meta facing raft of social media addiction lawsuits

    A US appeals court has allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta platforms, Google, TikTok and Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.
    Meta facing raft of social media addiction lawsuits
    Meta facing raft of social media addiction lawsuits