Nearly 18,000 died in Syria state jails in 2011-15, says Amnesty
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Almost 18,000 people died in government custody in Syria in 2011-15, an Amnesty International report says, alleging beatings and rape in prisons.
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Almost 18,000 people died in government custody in Syria in 2011-15, an Amnesty International report says, alleging beatings and rape in prisons.
World asks just how the Brits do it
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The media in a number of countries have been asking what lies behind the success rate of British athletes at the Rio Olympics.
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The media in a number of countries have been asking what lies behind the success rate of British athletes at the Rio Olympics.
Donald Trump Appoints Media Firebrand to Run Campaign - New York Times
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New York TimesDonald Trump Appoints Media Firebrand to Run CampaignNew York TimesDonald J. Trump at a meeting on national security in New York on Wednesday, with Michael T. Flynn, left, and Keith Kellogg, retired American generals. Credit Damon Winter/T...
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New York TimesDonald Trump Appoints Media Firebrand to Run CampaignNew York TimesDonald J. Trump at a meeting on national security in New York on Wednesday, with Michael T. Flynn, left, and Keith Kellogg, retired American generals. Credit Damon Winter/T...
US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger stopped at Rio airport
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The Brazilian authorities stop US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight from Rio, as police query evidence about a robbery.
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The Brazilian authorities stop US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight from Rio, as police query evidence about a robbery.
Another brain-eating amoeba case
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An unidentified patient in Florida is being treated after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. It is the fourth known case this year of infection by the parasite Naegleria fowleri.
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An unidentified patient in Florida is being treated after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. It is the fourth known case this year of infection by the parasite Naegleria fowleri.
For US Olympians, gold medals come with a hefty tax bill
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US athletes are leading in the Olympic medal count but when the winners return home they will be welcomed with both national pride and tax bill.
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US athletes are leading in the Olympic medal count but when the winners return home they will be welcomed with both national pride and tax bill.
Comedian Ellen's tweet prompts racism debate
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A tweet from US comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres depicting herself on Usain's Bolt's back has been called racist.
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A tweet from US comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres depicting herself on Usain's Bolt's back has been called racist.
'A fairyland'
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Despite decades of change and development, nomads still migrate to the Tibetan Plateau every summer, from where China Correspondent Stephen McDonell reports.
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Despite decades of change and development, nomads still migrate to the Tibetan Plateau every summer, from where China Correspondent Stephen McDonell reports.
