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Missing British backpacker seen with man at hotel before disappearance, say New Zealand police

Police in New Zealand revealed that a missing British backpacker was seen with a man at a four-star hotel on the night she disappeared, as her father flew to Auckland and issued an emotional appeal for information. Grace Millane, a 22 year-old from Essex, was last seen on Saturday night entering the CityLife Hotel at […]

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Two years after planned launch, Frozen Synapse 2 finally given new release window

The developer of well-received indie strategy game Frozen Synapse has today announced the game’s sequel will be launched in August. Frozen Synapse 2 was originally due for release in 2016, but for reasons unknown, these plans had to be put on ice. Developer Mode 7 recently came under fire from the game’s Steam community, who […]

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Thousand Oaks shooting victim confirmed as survivor of America’s worst ever mass shooting a year ago

A man who survived America’s worst ever mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was killed in another gun massacre at a bar in California this week. Telemachus Orfanos, 27, a US Navy veteran, was among 12 people shot dead at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousands Oaks, just outside Los Angeles, on Wednesday […]

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Here’s your first short glimpse at Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange 2 is less than two months away and we still know very little about it – but that’s all about to change. On Monday 20th August, the day before Gamescom opens, Square Enix will broadcast a special reveal of the game worldwide. (Expect Eurogamer to cover this live.) It’s handy timing, too, […]

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Leaning Tower of Pisa is now leaning a little less, experts say

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning just a little bit less thanks to years of remedial engineering works, experts have disclosed. The monument’s distinctive tilt has been corrected by four centimetres (1.5 inches) over the last 20 years, they said. The 183ft-tall tower is now more stable than could have been hoped for, according […]

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Indonesian mosques preaching extremism to civil servants, warns intelligence agency

Dozens of Indonesian mosques are preaching extremism, including violence against non-Muslims, to government workers, the country’s intelligence agency has warned.  The alarming findings of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency follow Indonesia’s worst terrorist attack in a decade when three churches and a police station were bombed in the city of Surabaya in May, killing 28 […]

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New Battle of Agincourt as British and French join forces to defend field from wind farm project

A new Battle of Agincourt has erupted over plans to build a wind farm within full view of the site of Henry V’s 1415 victory in northern France. The battlefield,  immortalised by Shakespeare and which has left an indelible mark on the British psyche, has remained untouched for more than 600 years, but preparations are now […]

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‘Assaults, fights, stabbings’: More than 400 injured in France’s yellow vest fuel protests

The tally of injured in assaults, fights, and stabbings during France’s “yellow vest” protests against fuel price rises has jumped to more than 400 after a restive night. Fourteen of the injured were in a serious condition as the demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron, the French president, went into their second day. One person died on Saturday during […]

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Illegal immigrant ‘made Donald Trump’s bed and dusted his golf trophies’

A maid last night claimed to have been working at one of Donald Trump’s golf resorts, personally interacting with the president, while in the United States illegally. Victorina Morales, said she had made Mr Trump’s bed, cleaned his toilet, and "dusted his crystal golf trophies" during five years working at the club. The self-declared illegal immigrant […]

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Italy’s populist coalition renounces anti-vaccination stance amid measles ’emergency’

Italy’s populist coalition has called for nearly a million children and young people to be given vaccinations against measles amid an “emergency” over the rising number of cases. The Five Star Movement and The League, which make up the populist government that came to power in June, have previously peddled conspiracy theories about the supposed […]

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