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US passengers disembark Westerdam cruise ship and get Valentine's Day kiss from Cambodia's PM

Prime Minister Hun Sen presented red roses and embraced hundreds as they joyously poured from the vessel at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on Thursday.




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Starbucks is rapped over £100,000 for controversial transgender charity

Every time a customer buys a 'Mermaids' biscuit at the counter, the US coffee chain will donate 50p to the British charity of the same name. It has also produced an ad lauding its cafes as 'safe spaces'.




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Chinese students ordered to remain in isolation are actually PARTYING before returning to Australia

Travellers coming from, or transiting through, mainland China have been banned from entering Australia. However, travellers can get around the ban by spending 14 days in another country.




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Thailand bans cruise liner from docking because of Italian passengers

The Costa Fortuna (file photo) was denied permission to dock on the island of Phuket because 64 people on board had been in Italy in the last 14 days, Thai media said.




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Molly-Mae Hague self-diagnoses with GOUT on Thailand holiday

Molly-Mae Hague has self-diagnosed herself with gout.




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Asian shares plunge as much as 10% over coronavirus fears

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell nearly 10 per cent in the morning session on Friday (pictured), and ended more than six per cent down despite a slight recovery.




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Trump celebrates after German politician backtracks accusation the US diverted face mask shipment

Berlin Senator Andreas Geisel had claimed the US seized the masks when they arrived in Bangkok, after they were ordered from American company 3M. He has since backtracked on the claims.




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Mystery man in Hazmat suit sprays around Australian home after couple isolated there after holiday

Bill Patterson's CCTV cameras filmed the man dressed in a white protective suit on their property in Haberfield in Sydney's inner west on Monday.




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Australian tiger lover arrested in Thailand for breaking into zoo

Minh Nguyen had raised more than $45,000 to help his efforts to feed the animals at Phuket Zoo when he and three friends, including an American woman, were arrested by police.




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Ross Brawn fails in bid for qualifying sprint race as Formula One bosses abandon controversial plans

The experiment would have seen the Saturday qualifying replaced with a sprint race, in which drivers lined up in reverse championship order, with the leading driver starting at the back.




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Max Verstappen 'completely wrong' over Ferrari jibe, claims team principal Mattia Binotto 

Ferrari have responded angrily after Red Bull driver Verstappen suggested the Italian team's poor performance on Sunday was linked to the closure of a potential engine loophole.




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Mercedes chief Toto Wolff will MISS Brazilian Grand Prix… his first absence since joining in 2013 

The Austrian said that having secured the both championships this season, he would stay in Europe to attend to other matters, with Mercedes set to make its Formula E debut on November 22.




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Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill's F1 Australian Grand Prix crash 25 years on

Schumacher clinched his first of seven titles in one of the sport's most controversial incidents when he collided with Hill to pip his British rival to the title by just one point at the race in Adelaide.




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Lewis Hamilton goes fastest in final practice for Brazilian Grand Prix

The world champion was only fifth here at Interlagos on Friday, but he returned to set the pace in the concluding running before the fight for pole at the Sao Paulo circuit.




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F1 qualifying, RESULT - Brazilian Grand Prix 2019: Latest updates at Interlagos

He drove spectacularly in the wet here in 2016 but could only finish third on that occasion. Last season he was unlucky to be punted out of contention by backmarker Esteban Ocon while leading.




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Max Verstappen on pole position for F1 Brazilian Grand Prix

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: Verstappen drove spectacularly in the wet here three ago but could only finish second on that occasion after a collision with backmarker Esteban Ocon.




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F1 RESULT - Brazilian Grand Prix 2019: Max Verstappen wins

Lewis Hamilton is hoping to return to winning ways at the Brazilian Grand Prix as he races for the first time since winning his sixth world championship in the United States. Follow the race live here.




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Lewis Hamilton admits fault for crashing into Alex Albon at Brazilian Grand Prix

Following a safety car restart, Hamilton on fresher tyres attempted to pass the Red Bull driver heading into turn 10 at the Bico de Pato with a move on the inside, but couldn't avoid a crash.




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Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Pierre Gasly as Lewis Hamilton hit with penalty

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: Verstappen was all smiles after a smart, occasionally daring, drive from pole position to victory having passed Lewis Hamilton twice on the circuit.




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Ex-Ferrari chief Ross Brawn tells Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc to follow Lewis Hamilton

Former Ferrari chief Ross Brawn has called on one of the Italian team's warring drivers to follow Lewis Hamilton's example and accept blame for their collision in Brazil as tension rumbles on.




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Race above the waves on floating theme park cruise ship Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Cruise Line's latest ship, is home to the longest race track at sea. But that's not all. There's also laser tag, a water park and classic cruise entertainment.




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F1 drivers prepared to walk out on Australian Grand Prix due to coronavirus threat

F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel said the drivers are prepared to pull out of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne - effectively cancelling the event - due to coronavirus fears.




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Pope Francis swaps Popemobile for the back seat of a Fiat Tipo as he arrives to celebrate Mass

Attendants to a Mass with the Pope at a cathedral in Albano on the outskirts of Rome were surprised when His Holiness appeared from the back of a Fiat Tipo, rather than the usual Popemobile.




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Victorian priest Cardinal John Henry Newman set to make history as he is canonised at the Vatican

Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be canonised at the Vatican in Rome tomorrow. Prince Charles will make speech and woman claiming miracle after praying to Cardinal will be there.




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Pope Francis scraps 'pontifical secret' code of confidentiality

In a new document issued by the Vatican on Tuesday, Francis decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders to ensure its 'security, integrity and confidentiality'.




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Pope Francis declines to approve ordaining married men as priests following controversial debate

In an eagerly-awaited document, Francis did not even refer to recommendations by Amazonian bishops to consider the ordination of married men and women deacons.




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Pope says to give up TROLLING people on social media for Lent

Pope Francis said there was too much 'verbal violence' in the world which was 'amplified by the internet' as he addressed followers in St Peter's Square today.




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Sixty Italian priests have died amid country's coronavirus pandemic

Some 5,476 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus across Italy, with more than 59,000 cases of the deadly virus confirmed.




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Italian priest, 72, dies from coronavirus but did not give up a respirator

Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, from Casigno in Italy's hardest-hit Lombardy region, died from coronavirus last week - but locals say he did not give up his respirator as was first reported.




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Christians celebrate Good Friday in the age of coronavirus

Pilgrims have been barred from retracing Jesus's steps in the Holy Land, with flights grounded and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed for the first time since 1349.




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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump IS a racist during vigil for mass shooting victims

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a vigil for victims of gun violence on Monday night to call Donald Trump a racist. 'I don't want to hear the question, 'Is this president racist?' anymore. He is,' she said.




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Melania Trump holds baby who survived El Paso shooting after parents died

Donald and Melania Trump met the youngest survivor of the El Paso shooting at a hospital on Wednesday. Paul Anchondo's parents Jordan and Andre were among 22 people killed




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Sofia Vergara looks casual cute as she goes shopping in an evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line

Vergara was her own best advertisement as she modeled a chic evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line Sofia Jeans during a visit to the upscale Saks Fifth Avenue.




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Contigo recalls 5.7MILLION kids reusable water bottles for potential choking hazards

Contigo has recalled 5.7million of its Kids Cleanable Water Bottles after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported the water bottle's clear silicone spout can detach.




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El Paso shooting victim says he bought AK-47 from Romania and ammo from Russia

El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, 21, says he purchased his AK-47 rifle from Romania and his ammo from Russia in his August 3 attack in a Walmart that left 22 dead.




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Indiana Walmart shooting ends with one person shot and two men in police custody

Authorities said the latest shooting took place around 3.55pm on Sunday at a Walmart store located at 2936 E. 79th Avenue in Hobart, Indiana. The person who was shot is in stable condition.




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Sheryl Crow spotted in New York after opening up about cancer diagnosis and Lance Armstrong breakup

The 57-year-old singer was making the press rounds in New York City, spotted at Buzzfeed's AM to DM show and Build Series on Thursday afternoon.




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Florida man arrested for threatening to shoot up a Walmart had history of racist social media posts

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, posting on Facebook under the name Jared Janota, expressed racist language and stereotypes. He also about white supremacist leanings, cops say.




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Two shoppers in a Georgia Walmart have an impromptu sing-along to Luther Vandross duet

A crowd gathered at the Walmart Supercenter in Alpharetta, Georgia, and witnessed two strangers share a beautiful moment in song. Video was filmed last year but recently went viral.




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Video shows an ugly mob scene at a Louisiana Walmart after three family members resist arrest

Wence and Jerald Flores-Monge, aged 21 and 18 , were arrested after spewing racial profanities at a store worker in Kenner, Louisiana. A third family member, Sandy Monge also was charged.




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Kroger and Walgreens become latest retail giants to stop e-cigarette sales following vaping deaths

Kroger, which also owns Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer and other store brands, announced Monday that it will cease all e-cigarette sales after selling through its current inventory. Walgreens followed suit.




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DWP tests artificial intelligence system to judge whether benefit claims are TRUE

The UK government is working with New York-based UiPath, co-founded by billionaire Daniel Dines whose £7billion company is viewed as a future Google of robotics and Artificial Intelligence.




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White Castle recalls hundreds of boxes of frozen sliders over listeria fears  

White Castle has issued a voluntary recall of five varieties of its frozen sliders after a third-party laboratory found listeria in a sample from one of the company's manufacturing facilities.




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Walmart's controversial 'Cocaine Santa' sweater becomes an Amazon bestseller

Days after Walmart pulled a controversial sweater featuring a cartoon Santa Claus doing cocaine with the tagline 'Let It Snow' from its website, the infamous novelty item has now become a best-seller.




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Pennsylvania Walmart finds bed bugs in jacket and men's fitting rooms, forcing partial store closure

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after the release of bed bugs in a Walmart store on Thursday and Friday. A container was found in a jacket pocket and on the men's department floor.




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Walmart apologizes after tweeting an inappropriate joke about Fast and the Furious actor Paul Walker

Walmart was criticized after its official Twitter account made an insensitive joke regarding the late actor Paul Walker. in response to a Twitter user that claimed to be 'racin' to the supermarket.




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Sofia Vergara enjoys a shopping spree while wearing her signature $27 jeans from Walmart

Sofia Vergara flaunted her famous curves in her signature Sofia Jeans by Sofia Vergara denim bottoms, while indulging in some retail therapy at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on Thursday.




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Grocery chains Publix, Giant, Harris Teeter and Wegmans cut their daily hours to restock

Chains such as Publix, Giant, Harris Teeter and Wegmans are all scaling back hours, while retail titan Walmart has admitted it is evaluating whether to close 24-hour stores at night.




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Apple's secret new $149 headphones are shipped to a Walmart in New York BEFORE officially released 

Apple's$149 Powerbeats 4 were spotted at a Walmart in New York over the weekend before the tech giant was able to make the official announcement of the new earbuds on Monday.




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Lawyer for evangelical megachurch defying social distancing orders is in hospital with coronvairus

Jeff Wittenbrink, 59, who represents the Life Tabernacle Church, is now on oxygen at Baton Rogue General, struggling to breathe after coming down with the virus.