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Paedophile swim coach dies weeks after conviction

Dick Caine was recently found guilty of sexually assaulting six female students in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Europe’s deadly floods are glimpse of future climate

A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.

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Will the US presidential election define the future of crypto?

Crypto currency firms are waiting to see how November’s vote will impact upon them.

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China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile for first time in decades

Beijing said the test was “routine” but analysts say that is odd as the last such test was in 1980.

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Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law

The law, which was approved by the Senate in June, will come into force on 22 January next year.

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UN refugee agency says staff among those killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon

Dina Darwiche, who worked for UNHCR in the Bekaa region, was killed when her family home was hit, the agency

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‘The violence is getting out of hand’: Crime grips Cuba’s streets

Fidel Castro once said Cuba was the world’s safest nation. Now police can’t keep the streets safe.

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Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘Victory plan’

Kyiv is hoping for a strong show of support from the US leader before he leaves the White House.

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US accuses Visa of debit card monopoly

The Department of Justice said Visa’s actions had slowed competition and raised prices across the economy.

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CrowdStrike boss apologises for global IT outage

Adam Meyers, a senior vice president with the IT firm at the heart of July’s mass outage, faced a grilling