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German Catholic priests 'abused thousands of children'
BBC:- More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned by the Church itself, and was due to be published on 25 September. According...
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Isaac holding steady as a tropical storm
Orlando Sentinel:- MIAMI — After weakening Wednesday, Tropical Storm Isaac's future looks less certain as it crosses the Caribbean over the next week. In a 5 p.m. EDT update, National Hurricane Center forecasters said the storm could...
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South Carolina refusing to evacuate inmates as monster storm Florence nears
Fox News:- As more than a million people head for higher ground, South Carolina officials say they have no plans to move 650 inmates at a medium-security prison – opting instead to have them take their chances with a monster Category-3...
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Tapeworm was 'still swimming' when removed from man's brain
Sky News:- A Chinese man has had a 10cm tapeworm extracted from his brain - and surgeons say it was still swimming. The man, identified only as Liu, had suffered a series of epileptic fits in recent months but his own doctor could not find...
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Florence: Mass evacuation from 'storm of a lifetime'
BBC:- US East Coast residents are running out of time to flee before Hurricane Florence batters the region, officials have warned. Up to 1.7 million people have been ordered to evacuate across South Carolina, North Carolina and...
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Labrador dog saves Oregon man from sex conviction
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the central Oregon town of...
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Umpire Ramos defended by ITF after Serena Williams row
BBC:- The U.S. Open finals umpire whom Serena Williams called “a thief” has been defended by tennis’ governing body. Williams, beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka, was docked a game for verbal abuse, having already had a point penalty...
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Man arrested for sharing breakfast with woman in Saudi Arabia
Sky News:- A man has been arrested in Saudi Arabia after a video was posted of him sharing breakfast with a woman. The man, who is reportedly an Egyptian hotel worker, filmed himself eating breakfast with a female colleague in the hotel...
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