Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile
Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.
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Latest London Underground strike paralyses network
Millions of Londoners faced travel misery on Thursday as another strike by Underground staff shut down most of the network, including almost all lines and city centre stations.
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Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the Atlantic coast of the US state of Florida, meteorologists said Thursday, sparking mandatory evacuation orders.
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Asian, European stocks down as US midterms worry markets
Asian stocks fell on Thursday after inconclusive US midterm election results and a cryptocurrency crisis hammered markets.
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Mongolia sells more coal to China as world shuns polluting fuel
Mongolia is ramping up efforts to export coal to energy-hungry China, a government official told AFP, despite global efforts to end the use of the polluting fossil fuel.
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What makes a great music documentary?
Colm Forde, co-founder of Britain's Doc'n Roll film festival, knows what makes a good music documentary.
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Black tides: worst oil spills in Europe
Twenty years ago Spain suffered its worst environmental disaster, when the Prestige oil tanker broke in two, spilling over 60,000 tonnes of fuel that blackened thousands of kilometres (miles) of Atlantic coastline.
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Zimbabwe's 'mental health benches' exported to the World Cup
Sitting next to a patient with depression on a garden bench in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, 70-year-old Shery Ziwakayi speaks gently, offering accessible therapy with a warm and reassuring smile.
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Nightmare Atlantic oil spill 'could happen again'
It was one of Europe's worst-ever environmental disasters.
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Website for boycotting oligarchs gains traction in Hungary
It may be just one of many fashionable hotels in the Hungarian capital, but for anti-corruption activist Attila Juhasz, the Alice Hotel symbolises the capture of the tourism industry by an elite that has enriched itself under Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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