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Axel Witsel: I don’t have to prove myself to anybody

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McDonald's under fire for kicking UK schoolgirls out in a store

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Facebook's 'downvotes' test tries to fix comment moderation

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Amsterdam airport cancels all flights due to severe storms

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Danish police charge 1,000 people following Facebook sex video

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China's court case challenges online ban on gay content

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Messi: Argentina will be stronger at World Cup

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bollywood actor recalls 'kiss and tell' book

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Apple says too many faces ruined its Face ID stage demo

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World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland

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Stanford engineers create vine-like soft robot that can grow

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Melania Trump stuck in guest house due to anti-G20 protests

US First Lady Melania Trump was stuck inside her guest house in Hamburg on Friday because of anti-G20 protests, her spokeswoman said.

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AFP Chief General Eduardo Ano: Abu Sayyaf leader Hapilon still in Marawi

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British PM May says wants to keep 'deep' partnership with EU

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No new antidepressants in sight despite growing need, experts warn

It is likely to be at least 10 years before any new generation of antidepressants comes to market, despite evidence that depression and anxiety rates are increasing across the world, specialists said on Wednesday.

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Nickelodeon to build Philippine underwater theme park - and green groups are worried

American children’s television network Nickelodeon has announced it will build an underwater resort and theme park on an island known as the Philippines’ last ecological frontier, alarming environmentalists.

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Obama awards his final Presidential Medals of Freedom

Basketball star Michael Jordan, actor Robert De Niro and music legend Bruce Springsteen were among the 21 people honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.