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One dead, nine injured after ‘violent incident’ at a vocational school in Finland
Protesting student in critical condition after being shot in the chest in Hong Kong
Over 90 per cent of Maltese worried about climate change – Eurobarometer report
Turkey will continue its efforts to shed light on the Khashoggi murder – Erdogan
13 airlines declare bankruptcy in 2019
Trump pushed Australia’s PM to help in discrediting Mueller’s investigations
Trump turned American diplomacy into cheap extortion racket – Hillary Clinton
Johnson to unveil detailed Brexit Plans to EU before Thursday
People are more concerned about the prospect of a Jeremy Corbyn government than a no-deal Brexit – Chancellor Javid
Council of Europe raises concerns on public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
New research concludes that red-meat and cancer link is ‘weak’
Iraq re-opens border-crossing with Syria
FIFA orders Cardiff to pay Nantes for Emiliano Sala
Malaysia plans to introduce stricter e-cigarettes and vaporisers laws
Repatriation of passengers following Thomas Cook collapse enters the second week
Yemen’s Houthi’s announce release of 350 prisoners
Levels of micro-plastics are rising across the Mediterranean Sea, new study shows
Leadership change for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta
Tougher migration stand announced by Flemish parties in Belgium
Controversy over €430 paid for two spaghetti plates in Rome
UK – Cab driver saves pregnant woman from sex trafficker
An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister back to the police during a protest on National Day in Hong Kong, China, 01 October 2019. Hong Kong has witnessed several months of ongoing mass protests, originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill to mainland China that have turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. China commemorates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 01 October 2019. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
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