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$30,000 reception donated to homeless after US wedding cancelled

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Theresa May 'didn't want to wear £1k leather trousers' at centre of spat

Theresa May never intended to wear a £1,000 pair of trousers at the centre of a spat with a senior Tory MP, it has been revealed.

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Accident victim gets kilos of coins in damages

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Ivanka Trump takes Donald Trump seat at G20 leaders' table

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Ms Sheila Michaels: Feminist who popularised 'Ms', dies aged 78

Sheila Michaels, an American feminist who brought the honorific "Ms" into mainstream use, has died aged 78.

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Marine Le Pen charged over EU funding scandal

Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation over claims her party illegally claimed millions of euros from the European Parliament, her lawyer has said.

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Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins

South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has gone on trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace.

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Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong to be indicted on bribery charges

Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement.

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Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea

Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been placed under arrest in South Korea, accused of bribery and other charges.

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A Personal Trainer for Heartbreak

After a traumatic breakup, Julia Scinto, a fashion designer in Manhattan, found herself searching online sites far and wide, looking for any available resource to help her feel better.

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Australian to be charged over partner's jet ski death, Thai police say

An Australian man will face a reckless driving charge over a jet ski collision that killed his partner in Thailand, police say.

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South Korea ministry apologises over artists' blacklist

South Korea's culture ministry has apologised for blacklisting of artists who were critical of the government of embattled President Park Geun-hye.

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Jakarta vice-governor candidate faces graft probe

Indonesian police have summoned for questioning Ms Sylviana Murni, the running mate of Jakarta gubernatorial election candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, over allegations of corruption.

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S Korea monk self immolates in WW2 Japan sex slavery protest

A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at a 2015 deal between South Korea and Japan over wartime sex slaves.

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South Korea scandal: Choi and Park cases in court

The trial of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea's president, has got under way.

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More than 100,000 sign up for anti-Trump women's march in Washington on Jan 21

Ms Teresa Shook never considered herself much of an activist, or someone particularly versed in feminist theory.

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South Korean leader Park absent as impeachment hearing begins

South Korea's constitutional court has held a brief first hearing on Park Geun-hye's impeachment, which the beleaguered president failed to attend.