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King Charles' sorrow over slavery faces financial test

Buckingham Palace says King Charles won't apologise on behalf of Britain, which has ruled out financial reparations over its role in the slave trade.

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Binance seeks to shore up confidence after $9b heist

Binance is working with the FBI and the US Secret Service after losing billions of dollars in what is believed to be the world's largest known currency theft.

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US execution survivor is isolated 'in constant pain'

Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been isolated in a US prison hospital after surviving a lethal injection.

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Congo Ebola outbreak death toll reaches more than 5000

Eight of Congo's ‌26 ​provinces have been affected by the spreading Ebola outbreak, with many deaths occurring outside ​treatment centres.

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The high-wire right-wing plot to save the NZ government

Key NZ ministers - such as Finance Minister Nicola Willis - could be dumped from parliament through a right-wing strategic voting campaign this election.

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Four tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz: Iran navy

The Iranian navy says a tanker carrying ‌2 ​million barrels of crude oil ​has hit ‌a mine in the ​Strait of Hormuz and caught fire.

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Residents leave stricken Ukrainian city as truce holds

Residents of Oleshky in Ukraine have boarded buses to leave the stricken city in a striking ‌example of co-operation between the conflict's warring sides.

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Cancelled Trump campaign rallies 'are back on'

US President Donald Trump is set to hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all following initial indications that he would opt for tele-rallies.

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Brand 'snapped' and groped women, prosecutor tells jury

A prosecutor has told a jury in her closing speech that six different women who do not know each other have come forward to accuse Russell Brand of assault.

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Hard talks loom in Israel as election results finalised

Israel's political parties must seek a way to team up and achieve a bloc of at least 61 seats in the 120-member parliament following an inconclusive election.

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