WORLD TUESDAY 7/22: Top 100 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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Mosques, stadium among more than 70 Israeli targets in Gaza Strip, officials there say; U.S. Sec'y of State, U.N. chief meet
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UK government announces inquiry on death of Russian spy poisoned in 2006
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A train carrying the bodies of MH17 crash victims arrives in Kharkiv after rebels in eastern Ukraine surrender the plane's black boxes to officials.
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Since the mass abduction of the schoolgirls by Islamic extremists three months ago, at least 11 of their parents have died and their hometown, Chibok, is under siege from the militants, residents report
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - The likely loser in Indonesia's presidential race made a last-gasp attempt to delay the announcement of the official election results on Tuesday, expected to declare Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the nation...
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Using its own version of "soft" and "hard" power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado.
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Ukrainian authorities have set up their crash investigation centre in Kharkiv
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Weak domestic sales are expected to be a key issue for investors when McDonald’s reports profit on Tuesday.
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Iconic tech company is expected to garner a great deal of attention when it reports quarterly profit and sales on Tuesday.
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An Israeli soldier is missing in the Gaza Strip and presumed dead, local media quoted the military as saying on Tuesday.
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The world's largest flying aquatic insect, with huge, nightmarish pincers, has been discovered in China's Sichuan province, experts say.
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Norway commemorates victims of bomb and shooting attacks, PM calls for tolerance, diversity
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GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a pause in the fighting, as the military said one of its soldiers was missing, presumed dead, following clashes with Hamas Islamists.
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China suspect meat scandal engulfs Starbucks and Burger King, spreads to McDonald's in Japan
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Many have accused Jon Stewart of being pro-Hamas for expressing sympathy for the residents of Gaza, where more than 500 people have been killed -- including at least 100 children -- in recent fighting with Israel. So on Monday night's "D...
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DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - A train carrying the remains of many of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine arrived in Ukrainian government territory on Tuesday as a separatist leader handed over the pla...
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Many airports in China already have terrible records for on-time departures – and it’s about to get worse.
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11 parents of Nigeria's kidnapped girls die from attacks and stress; hometown is besieged
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Foreign ministers of the 28-nation European Union were likely to endorse a schedule of measures but delay imposing them.
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The tech giant has good reason to worry about the impact of introducing a bigger version of the iPhone, tech analysts say.
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Billionaire Carlos Slim advocates a three-day workweek, saying it would boost our quality of life. It might be good for the economy, too.
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Concerns have been raised over whether pro-Russian separatists may have tampered with or hauled away debris from the Malaysia airline crash site. But some experts say there should still be enough evidence scattered about to get answers a...
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After the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, CBC News asks three Russia experts about how the Kremlin might find a measure of support from people in the West.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - With dancing robots and smiling soldiers and to the strains of British singer George Michael, China cracked open the door on its secretive armed forces on Tuesday during Beijing's annual attempt to assuage worries abo...
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Investors appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach despite the significant negative developments following the MH17 plane crash.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A train bearing the bodies of the people who died in the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday on their way to the Netherlands.
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Malaysian official also says MH17's black boxes appear to be "in good condition."
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The U.S. calls for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas that has killed 583 Palestinians and 29 Israelis in the past two weeks.
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We're still a long way from a cure for AIDS, experts agree.
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An Israeli official said a soldier is missing after a battle in Gaza.
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Berlin authorities ban anti-Semitic slogan at pro-Gaza protests; investigate call to kill Jews
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The defence official said the soldier went missing after a deadly battle in Gaza over the weekend and it was not immediately clear if he was dead or alive
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SEOUL (Reuters) - The body of South Korea's most wanted man, linked to the sinking of a ferry in April that killed 300 people, was identified more than a month after being found in an orchard, police said on Tuesday, with his book and em...
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DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of resistance, pro-Russian rebels on Monday yielded some ground in the crisis surrounding downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — handing over passengers’ bodies, relinquishing the plane’s black boxes and pledg...
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Suicide bomber kills 4 foreign security guards in Kabul, Afghan officials say
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The two Americans killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip followed in the footsteps of scores of Jews from around the world who have volunteered to fight for Israel.
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Egypt’s foreign minister said he planned to work with U.S. and other world leaders ‘to not only resolve this issue but also to set in motion once again the peace process’
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Until now, the military had said it was “looking into” Hamas’s assertion that it had abducted a soldier, saying it was unable to confirm or deny the claim.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said Tuesday he rejected the election process and accused it of being unfair as nearly complete results showed his opponent Jakarta governor Joko Widodo leading...
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After days of outrage over the handling of the Flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine, European ministers meet to discuss further sanctions against Russia.
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Now that many airlines can't fly over Ukraine due to safety concerns, a Malaysia Airlines flight chose a different route -- over war-torn Syria.
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Officials were expected to declare Joko "Jokowi" Widodo winner of the presidential election in which his rival has alleged mass cheating.
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"After the crime, comes the cover-up," Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott tells reporters.
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European stocks push higher Tuesday, with Russian shares looking for their first gain in seven sessions, but Publicis Groupe shares drop following a sales warning from the French advertising heavyweight.
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As international investigators descend upon the crash scene of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine this week, a massive effort to bring the perpetrators to justice will get underway.
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LONDON (AP) — The palace is releasing special pictures, the Royal Mint is striking a commemorative coin and newspapers are publishing glowing tributes.
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Cambodian political rivals say agreement has been reached to end yearlong political deadlock
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DNA taken from a body found in June matches that of fugitive billionaire Yoo Byung-eun, police in South Korea said Tuesday.
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After super Typhoon Rammasun battered parts of the Philippines and China last week, another sizable storm is approaching Taiwan.
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A federal jury on Monday found a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of obstructing the investigation into the 2013 attack.
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July 23 marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most important liberations of World War II. On that day in 1944, troops of the Soviet Second Tank Army liberated the Majdanek death camp near Lublin in Poland.
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Darren Morley, 50, was killed as he tried to fix one of the two passenger doors after it got stuck when his last customer alighted. His body was found by a dog walker in Wigan.
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The harrowing footage was captured by an activist from the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood of Gaza City.
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Photographer Cameron Gardner, 24, captured these pictures of friends Julien Desforges and Ray Diaz edging along slacklines tied up to 450 foot above canyons in California and Utah.
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Sky News reporter Colin Brazier has apologised for rummaging through MH17 crash victims' possession live on air, saying it was a 'serious error of judgement'.
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Police have said the body was found in an agricultural field in the southern South Korean city of Suncheon on June 12. DNA and fingerprint tests showed they matched those of Yoo Byung-eun.
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The facts and circumstances surrounding Abigail Hernandez's disappearance are still under investigation. The 15-year-old vanished on October 9 from her home in New Hampshire.
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Australian patriots say there needs to be more importance put on the significance of the national anthem.
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Lydia Frempong, from Cheam, Surrey, claimed the money by pretending she was unemployed, despite boasting of her 'extensive work' in the life coach sector.
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Dozens of officers and staff took advantage of six Arsenal season tickets provided by the wealthy North London club.
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More than 40 per cent of undergraduates have swapped halls of residence and cramped bedsits for flats in some of central London’s most exclusive addresses, according to research by the London Central Portfolio.
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The tourist season on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast won't be worse than last year's, Kalin Sutev representative of the Der Touristik group in Bulgaria, told Dnevnik.bg. “The publications about ruined tourist season are completely unfounded...
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Homeless men Joseph Killingsworth, 27, and Johnny Moore, 25, called police at a home in Coos Bay, Oregon, on Wednesday after their victim fired two rounds from a shotgun into the air.
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The Vanuatu Post mail box stands near the rim of Mount Yasur's crater on Tanna Island and is the only postbox in the world to be positioned on an active volcano.
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Convicted child killer Brett Peter Cowan, who tore the Morcombe family to pieces when he killed 13-year-old Daniel 10 years ago, has been seen behind bars for the first time looking visibly fit and healthy.
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France could renounce the sale of a second Mistral-class amphibious warship if EU leaders adopt tougher sanctions against Russia. President Francois Hollande also announced it depended on "Russia's attitude" to the conflict in Ukraine wh...
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In the video, a baby is seen sleeping on a cot as four cobras take a defensive stance all around the child, who appears to be only a few months old. Some believe the animals have had their fangs ripped out and their mouths sewn shut.
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The Prime Minister admits that the UK economy could suffer from curbs on financial deals with Russia, but insists the consequences of failing to act could be far worse.
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The little boy named Ellis is seen sticking his out belly. 'Show me how you walk like momma,' the man filming says in an American accent.
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A blonde-haired fighter, wearing a black beret, is bent over what looks like wreckage and apparently holding what seems to be a gold ring.
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The Palmer United Party senator for Tasmania revealed her strict criteria for a man on radio this morning, saying she wanted someone 'well hung' and rich.
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Trevor Allen (pictured), 56, was murdered after he stood in front of the DAF truck and trailer driven by Mark Slater, Chester Crown Court heard.
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Australian mum Amanda Jane Wilson faces the prospect of being paralysed by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), after the Russian Government indefinitely blocked crucial stem cell treatment she was scheduled to have next year.
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Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health have discovered that sleeping in the cold can help you shed the pounds because your metabolism speeds up overnight
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Customers of Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB), including natural and legal persons, will sue the state for the crisis at the fourth biggest Bulgarian lender. An initiative committee has issued a media statement informing that it will make...
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Newcomer Shane Greene was making his first career start at Yankee Stadium in New York and had a simple task - to lightly toss the ball to first base.
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Bulgaria's Hail Suppression Agency cannot disperse the gathering thunderstorm clouds for technical reasons due to the direction from which they are coming, Tuesday. This was announced at a meeting between Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova a...
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Elliot Kotek, from Melbourne, has teamed up with Mike Ebeling from Arizona to take revolutionary 3D printing technology to war-torn Sudan where they gave the ultimate gift to 14-year-old Daniel - a new arm.
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In one of two new photographs issued to mark his first birthday today, Prince George can be seen pointing and gazing intently at the delicate creature which has landed on his father’s hand.
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Shotley Pier was built in 1894 as a landing stage for a ferry from the tiny Suffolk village to Felixstowe, and Harwich in Essex.
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The interview is very candid, though he doesn't touch on the subject of his daughter Dylan Farrow’s claims that he sexually abused her when she was seven, an allegation he has denied.
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Police officer Matt Beck risked his life to drag 340lb drunk driving suspect Richard Solis across three lanes of traffic after he laid down in the middle of the I-480, in Ohio.
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Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara have been charged with the shooting murder of the 20-year-old student in a rented storage shed in May.
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A diplomatic push to broker a truce in the Gaza Strip is intensifying, as Israel continues its military operation on the Palestinian territory.
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Two major associations representing employers and the industry sector could announce the first lock-out in Bulgaria's history, a Bulgarian daily reports. The Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG) and the Bulga...
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Students who had just finished the Railway Recruitment Board exam at Allahabad Railway Station on Sunday tried to push their way on to the carriages and even climbed through windows to get on the overcrowded train.
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The UK wants the EU to adopt tougher sanctions against Russia amid continuing fury over the airliner disaster in Ukraine.
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: An initial investigation into the 43-year-old's death reveals that his condition did 'not get worse' as officer Daniel Pantaleo cuffed him.
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Police defended the actions of a father who infamously beat a man into a 'bloody puddle' after walking in on him sexually molesting his 11-year-old son as the suspect made his first court appearance Monday.
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The Eager Beaver Bar in Appleton, Wisconsin, has been forced to cancel its weekly Lingerie Night event after regular Dennis Mitchell, 45, attempted to kidnap one of the bartenders on July 10.
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Liam Byrne, Labour's universities spokesman and an MP in Birmingham, accused the government of using 'divisive rhetoric' to fuel 'culture wars' in the education system.
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While accusations of mistreatment flew around the world, the stench grew in the heat as two more truckloads of remains were loaded to join those packed into body bags inside four refrigerated carriages.
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Mady White, 20, was the owner of the cat whose head and paws were cut off and whose blood was used to write a threatening message on a garage door in Arundel on the Gold Coast on June 17.
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A train carrying the remains of most of the victims of the MH17 plane crash arrives in the Ukrainian city of Kharkhiv, out of rebel-held territory.
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Georgia Hageman, 15, from New Zealand, wrote an open letter as her due date was approaching after being fed up with receiving judgemental looks from strangers - and now she has given birth to a beautiful healthy boy and has never felt so...
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Australian soap Neighbours casts an indigenous actor in a leading role for the first time.
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The Thompsons, whose main residence is in Wiltshire, had been renting out their flat in London’s trendy Shoreditch for some time to people they believed to be good tenants.
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An inquiry will be held into the death of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, the Home Secretary Theresa May announces.
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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is due to meet for the first time parents of the girls abducted by militant Islamists 100 days ago.
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Home Secretary Theresa May drops opposition to a probe into Mr Litvinenko's death in 2006 after he drank tea laced with radioactive polonium-210 at a London hotel.
