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Why Beijing still loves its five-year plans

Once vital to its former command economy, China still uses five-year plans to convey priorities

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Feds 'covered up' toxic chemicals in the water in this Ontario city for 5 years

Feds 'covered up' toxic chemicals in the water in this Ontario city for 5 years

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Ontario legislature returns with questions about controversial retraining fund

Ontario legislature returns with questions about controversial retraining fund

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Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn’t rule out service cuts

Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn’t rule out service cuts

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Louvre remains closed after robbery of priceless jewellery leaves France 'humiliated'

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Louvre remains closed after robbery of priceless jewellery leaves France 'humiliated'

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Vance’s motorcade hit by shrapnel during military exercise despite Newsom warning against ‘reckless’ stunt

Vance’s motorcade hit by shrapnel during military exercise despite Newsom warning against ‘reckless’ stunt

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Ex-NFL star ‘Muscle Hamster’ Doug Martin dies aged 36 ‘while in police custody’

Ex-NFL star ‘Muscle Hamster’ Doug Martin dies aged 36 ‘while in police custody’

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Police uncover 40,000 SIM cards linked to €5 million cyber scam across Europe

Police uncover 40,000 SIM cards linked to €5 million cyber scam across Europe

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Forget a third term – Trump posts meme threatening to rule into 2048 and beyond

Forget a third term – Trump posts meme threatening to rule into 2048 and beyond

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Jesus Montero death: New York Yankees pay tribute after former MLB star dies in motorcycle crash aged 35

Jesus Montero death: New York Yankees pay tribute after former MLB star dies in motorcycle crash aged 35

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Watch: Louvre jewellery thief suspect caught on camera in new footage

Watch: Louvre jewellery thief suspect caught on camera in new footage

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Who was Virginia Giuffre and what family has she left behind?

Who was Virginia Giuffre and what family has she left behind?

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Teacher who stabbed eight-year-old girl to death after luring her into classroom is jailed for life in South Korea

Teacher who stabbed eight-year-old girl to death after luring her into classroom is jailed for life in South Korea

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My OCD is back. It’s exhausting and awful, but this time I’m ready

My OCD is back. It’s exhausting and awful, but this time I’m ready

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How Pete Hegseth became America’s hypocrite-in-chief

How Pete Hegseth became America’s hypocrite-in-chief

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Tax cuts plan for employers who hire under-24s on benefits

Tax cuts plan for employers who hire under-24s on benefits

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11 changes every woman over 50 should make to age well

11 changes every woman over 50 should make to age well

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Canada Shows How to Neutralize Trump’s Trade Attacks

Canada Shows How to Neutralize Trump’s Trade Attacks

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How the Supreme Court placed ICE above the law

How the Supreme Court placed ICE above the law

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A mysterious airstrip has appeared in the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean

A mysterious airstrip has appeared in the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean

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Who are the Pink Panther gang, and are they behind the Louvre robbery?

Who are the Pink Panther gang, and are they behind the Louvre robbery?

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YouTube crackdown, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" threaten future of gambling

YouTube crackdown, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" threaten future of gambling

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Amazon web outage LIVE as Ring, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite and more crash

Amazon web outage LIVE as Ring, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite and more crash

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'Doctors said I was too young for cancer and praised my weight loss'

'Doctors said I was too young for cancer and praised my weight loss'

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Ukrainian teenager, 17, who was stabbed to death 'by a Somalian migrant' in Ireland 'had fled his war-torn country for a better life'

Ukrainian teenager, 17, who was stabbed to death 'by a Somalian migrant' in Ireland 'had fled his war-torn country for a better life'

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Moment Lewis Hamilton is 'SAVED' by halo from flying debris - as FOUR cars are involved in dramatic accident at first corner of US GP Sprint

Moment Lewis Hamilton is 'SAVED' by halo from flying debris - as FOUR cars are involved in dramatic accident at first corner of US GP Sprint

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Shocked German priest finds he is Heinrich Himmler's grandson... and his 'friendly old' granny's home contained unimaginable horrors

Shocked German priest finds he is Heinrich Himmler's grandson... and his 'friendly old' granny's home contained unimaginable horrors

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Tel Aviv football derby is cancelled over 'risk to human lives' as 'violent riots break out at stadium': Pressure mounts over Israeli fans being banned from Aston Villa match

Tel Aviv football derby is cancelled over 'risk to human lives' as 'violent riots break out at stadium': Pressure mounts over Israeli fans being banned from Aston Villa match

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My hell at the hands of Hamas torturers: I was stripped, hung upside down, whipped, forced to squat for 24 hours and told I'd be made to watch my mother and sister raped

My hell at the hands of Hamas torturers: I was stripped, hung upside down, whipped, forced to squat for 24 hours and told I'd be made to watch my mother and sister raped

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What happened to missing boy Gus Lamont: Chilling theories

What happened to missing boy Gus Lamont: Chilling theories

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Two Israeli soldiers and a reported 44 Palestinians dead as ceasefire threatens to collapse: Netanyahu orders 'wave of strikes' on Gaza and stops aid after Hamas attacks

Two Israeli soldiers and a reported 44 Palestinians dead as ceasefire threatens to collapse: Netanyahu orders 'wave of strikes' on Gaza and stops aid after Hamas attacks

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Majorca Airport is forced to ground flights after 'drone spotted'

Majorca Airport is forced to ground flights after 'drone spotted'

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British mother, 64, died on family holiday in Cape Verde after falling ill at five-star hotel

British mother, 64, died on family holiday in Cape Verde after falling ill at five-star hotel

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Two British women become first female crew to row non-stop across the Pacific in amazing feat

Two British women become first female crew to row non-stop across the Pacific in amazing feat

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Virginia Giuffre feared she 'might die a sex slave', was 'raped' by Epstein associates and lost her baby days after 'orgy with Andrew', memoir claims

Virginia Giuffre feared she 'might die a sex slave', was 'raped' by Epstein associates and lost her baby days after 'orgy with Andrew', memoir claims

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Trump's nuclear crisis: US shutdown strikes bomb-making operation with 1,400 staff furloughed for the first time in history

Trump's nuclear crisis: US shutdown strikes bomb-making operation with 1,400 staff furloughed for the first time in history

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Bombshell development as mystery space junk that crashed in Australia is identified

Bombshell development as mystery space junk that crashed in Australia is identified

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Kushner reveals how Trump forced Netanyahu to APOLOGIZE to Qatar for deadly Doha strike - before approving secret talks with Hamas leader whose son was killed

Kushner reveals how Trump forced Netanyahu to APOLOGIZE to Qatar for deadly Doha strike - before approving secret talks with Hamas leader whose son was killed

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Hong Kong plane crash: Two dead as cargo plane skids off runway and crashes into security vehicle

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Hong Kong plane crash: Two dead as cargo plane skids off runway and crashes into security vehicle

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Everything that was stolen in the daring Louvre heist

Everything that was stolen in the daring Louvre heist

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The landmark advice that has helped 60,000 children avoid allergies

The landmark advice that has helped 60,000 children avoid allergies

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‘I had a C-section but my husband was at work two weeks later – I felt so alone’

‘I had a C-section but my husband was at work two weeks later – I felt so alone’

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Middle class parents aren’t to blame for the SEND crisis – this is the real culprit

Middle class parents aren’t to blame for the SEND crisis – this is the real culprit

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Iran executes person accused of spying for Israel

Iran executes person accused of spying for Israel

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Airstrip built on Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels increasingly squeezed

Airstrip built on Yemeni island comes as Houthi rebels increasingly squeezed

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What to know about the meeting where China's ruling Communist Party maps its goals

What to know about the meeting where China's ruling Communist Party maps its goals

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Air China flight makes emergency landing as overhead locker bursts into flames

Air China flight makes emergency landing as overhead locker bursts into flames

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After 'No Kings' protests, where does Democratic opposition go next?

After 'No Kings' protests, where does Democratic opposition go next?

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Blue Jays top Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 in ALCS

Blue Jays top Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 in ALCS

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Bieber to start Game 7 of ALCS for Blue Jays

Bieber to start Game 7 of ALCS for Blue Jays

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Virginia Giuffre feared she would ‘die as a sex slave’ to Jeffrey Epstein

Virginia Giuffre feared she would ‘die as a sex slave’ to Jeffrey Epstein

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Can India Continue to Rise Without Its Region?

Can India Continue to Rise Without Its Region?

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The Air Traffic Controller Showdown That Haunts American Labor

The Air Traffic Controller Showdown That Haunts American Labor

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Millie Gibson: ‘The tabloid stories about me were horrific – I wasn’t able to speak up’

Millie Gibson: ‘The tabloid stories about me were horrific – I wasn’t able to speak up’

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The Score: Brutal Arsenal, the problem with Liverpool and Toney to Everton?

The Score: Brutal Arsenal, the problem with Liverpool and Toney to Everton?

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No, a ‘barrage’ of snow will not hit the UK. Here’s what will really happen

No, a ‘barrage’ of snow will not hit the UK. Here’s what will really happen

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Phillipson rejects claim she’s delaying trans guidance to not risk deputy PM votes

Phillipson rejects claim she’s delaying trans guidance to not risk deputy PM votes

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The quiet corner of Portugal filled with old palaces, coastal hikes and vineyards

The quiet corner of Portugal filled with old palaces, coastal hikes and vineyards

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I’m a GP and tested myself against AI – the results made me scared for my patients’

I’m a GP and tested myself against AI – the results made me scared for my patients’

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UK inflation expected to reach 4% – what it means for your mortgage and savings

UK inflation expected to reach 4% – what it means for your mortgage and savings

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I resent my colleague – she is late every day but is paid the same as me

I resent my colleague – she is late every day but is paid the same as me

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