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Paris |
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Remains of Air Algerie crash victims now in Paris
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| Aug.2 |
Southern France |
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Policeman seized in massive cocaine hunt
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| Aug.3 |
 France |
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 French and German leaders mark WW1 anniversary   Map of Alsace France| The French and German presidents have commemorated the 100th anniversary of Germany's declaration of war on France on 3 August 1914 | |
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Northern Italy |
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Lethal flood hits Italy festival
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Scotland |
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Commemorations on centenary of Britain's entry into WWI
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| Aug.4 |
European Union |
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Many Russians stranded as tour firm Labirint fails
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| Aug.6 |
European Union |
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Rosetta goes into orbit around comet | Europe's Rosetta probe has arrived at a comet after a 10-year chase and manoeuvred alongside a speeding body to begin mapping | |
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 Moscow |
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 Putin orders retaliatory sanctions| Russian President has banned or curbed agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine | |
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| Aug.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia hits West with food import ban in sanctions row
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 Shanghai |
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British GSK investigator on trial in China Peter Humphrey and his wife are being tried in China for illegally trafficking personal data
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| Aug.8 |
European Union |
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West warns Russia over Ukraine 'aid'
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Northern England |
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Man killed as e-cigarette 'explodes'
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| Aug.9 |
Kentucky |
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McIlroy sets the pace as Tiger Woods struggles to make cut
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| Aug.10 |
 Kentucky |
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Gutsy McIlroy battles to win US PGA Rory McIlroy won the fourth major of his already-impressive career after digging deep to edge a gripping US PGA Championship at a rainy Valh...
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| Aug.11 |
Germany |
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Miroslav Klose retires from international football
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| Aug.12 |
Wales |
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UEFA Super Cup: Ronaldo stars for Real Madrid
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Denmark |
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Denmark links 12 listeria deaths to pork sausage
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| Aug.13 |
Ruhr |
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German Super Cup: Bayern Munich beaten by Dortmund
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Northern Ireland |
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Pilot's artificial arm 'became detached while landing plane'
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Southern France |
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Climbers die near Mont Blanc in the French Alps
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| Aug.14 |
England |
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Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police
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| Aug.16 |
 London |
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Man dies after 35 found in container Map of Tilbury Docks United Kingdom A man has died after 35 people - including children - were found in a shipping container. The survivors believed to be from the Indian subcontinent
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Northern England |
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EPL: Manchester United defeated by Swansea on opening day
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| Aug.17 |
Berlin |
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Progress in 'difficult' Ukraine talks, says Germany
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| Aug.19 |
 Italy |
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2 Italian air force jets collide over Italy, sparking fire Map of Ascoli Italy 2fighter jets carrying a total of four crew members collided during a training mission and crashed into a hilly area that erupted in flames
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| Aug.21 |
USA |
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NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs' alleges developer
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| Aug.22 |
Washington |
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 Russian convoy prompts Western anger Russia's decision to send more than 100 aid lorries into war-torn eastern Ukraine without permission has been widely condemned in the West
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European Union |
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UEFA sanction Russia over Crimea
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Madrid |
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Atlético defeats rival Real, wins Spanish Super Cup
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| Aug.24 |
London |
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 UK 'close' to identifying jihadist The UK is close to identifying a suspected British jihadist from the footage of the killing of a journalist, the ambassador to the US has sa...
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Belgium |
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F1: Ricciardo wins Belgium GP
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Northern England |
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Manchester United still winless under Van Gaal
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England |
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Film's Richard Attenborough dies Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90, his son has said
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
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French government dissolved amid turmoil among ministers President Francois Hollande asked Prime Minister Manuel Valls to form a new government, which will be announced Tuesday
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| Aug.26 |
Northern England |
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Abuse scandal: 1,400 children exploited by Pakistani men At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found
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| Aug.27 |
France |
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 IMF's Lagarde under investigation French authorities have formally opened a negligence investigation into Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund
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 Ukraine crisis: Russia pressed over fresh fighting Merkel has demanded an explanation from Russia's President Putin amid reports that Russian troops have launched an incursion into east Ukraine
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 Netherlands |
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 Experts find 283 DNA samples from MH17 site Experts working to identify the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight have gathered samples from 283 people and have positively identified 173
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| Aug.28 |
 Greece |
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Quake rattles southern Greece, widely felt in Athens There were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami warnings; a preliminary magnitude of 5.6
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| Aug.29 |
Berlin |
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Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns he crisis in eastern Ukraine is 'slipping out of control' and needs to be reined in to avoid direct military confrontation between Ukraine and Russia
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| Aug.30 |
 Brussels |
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Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression' | EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia | |
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Brussels |
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 Poroshenko: Ukraine 'close to point of no return' Ukraine's president has said his country is 'close to a point of no return - full scale-war'
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Brussels |
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EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum | The EU has given Russia one week to reverse course in Ukraine or face new sanctions. EU was working urgently on further restrictive measures | |
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| Aug.31 |
London |
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Ashya King: 'No apology' over police response Police have rejected criticism of their search for a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour removed from a UK hospital by his parents
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 Sweden |
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 Flash floods, heavy rains in Sweden and Denmark trap some people Heavy rains and flash floods have snarled road and rail traffic in Sweden and Denmark, with divers called to rescue people in submerged vehi...
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Eastern Germany |
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German Eurosceptic party AfD wins Saxony state seats Germany's newest party, 'Alternative for Germany', has won its first seats in the state parliament, according to preliminary results
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New York |
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Ferrer, Sharapova stunned in US Open
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