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19th century Vatican palace is turned into a homeless shelter on the orders of the Pope 

The Palazzo Migliori was set to be turned into a luxury hotel after it became vacant last year and could have charged top rates with its prime location just off St Peter's Square.




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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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MLB's Texas Rangers investigating racist harassment towards Hispanic family

The Texas Rangers are investigating the harassment of a Hispanic family from nearby Fort Worth, who claimed on Facebook to have been the target of racist remarks from a nearby fan.




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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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War criminal pardoned by Trump complains it's 'impossible to find a job - even at Walmart or Target'

Former US Army 1st Lt Clint Lorance (left) tweeted on Thursday that it was 'impossible to find a job' despite the fact that he was granted a full pardon by President Trump (right) last month.




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Brawls break out in malls across US as last minute shoppers try to score a deal on Super Saturday

American shoppers spent a record $34.4billion on Super Saturday, the biggest single day in American retail history, but the weekend was marred by violent incidents at several locations.




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Four-year-old is VERY excited to receive four bottles of MUSTARD for Christmas

Annmarie Lent from Florida says her four-year-old daughter Paislee will eat mustard on everything. On Christmas, she gave her a wrapped box with four bottles of Great Value mustard inside.




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Walmart welcomes robot takeover with devices that fulfill grocery orders and scan aisles

Walmart is using robots to fulfill grocery orders and is set to add shelf-scanning machines to 650 additional stores by the end of the summer - all with the hopes of reigning supreme as the king of retail.




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Meghan Markle's father launches extraordinary TV attack on Megxit in Channel 5 documentary

Thomas Markle has spoken exclusively to Channel 5 in a new television documentary and described Meghan and Harry's behaviour as embarrassing.




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Selena Gomez wins the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart with her new album Rare

Selena Gomez scored her third solo album at number one on the Billboard 200 charts for Rare. The news came shortly after her Justin Bieber-referencing single Lose You To Love Me also hit number one.




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New preorders for Motorola's $1,499 foldable Razr now delayed until mid-February

Motorola is telling customers who preorder the device right now that they won't receive the phone until around February 18th, which is more than 10 days after its official launch.




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Nearly 6 MILLION kids' water bottles are recalled for second time in 6 months due to choking hazard

Contigo is recalling 5.7million of its Kids Cleanable Water Bottles for the second time in six months because the clear silicone spout can detach, posing a choking hazard to children.




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Trump demands people stop hoarding food and supplies, insisting stores will 'meet demand nationwide'

Donald Trump urged Americans to stop stocking up on food and supplies and instead 'band together' as coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 70 on Monday.




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Amazon, Walmart struggle with surge of orders amid coronavirus

Amazon, Walmart and other retailers have all experienced a huge increase in online orders as the coronavirus continues to spread across the US.




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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.




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Provocative moment Turkish forces unfurl their flag over former Kurdish HQ in Syria

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The Turks and a group of Syrian rebels displayed their emblems in Ras al-Ain, a border town where Kurdish fighters have been forced out by Turkey's offensive.




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Donald Trump claims 'big success on the Turkey/Syria border' and lifts ALL sanctions on Turkey

Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire his administration negotiated last week on the Turkish-Syrian border is intact, even as more blood is spilled in northern Syria.




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Erdogan warns the 'gates of Europe' will open to Syrian refugees 'when the time comes'

In a provocative speech in Ankara, Erdogan (pictured today) savaged Western powers for refusing to take in millions of refugees and threatened to send to Europe to 'see how they deal with it'.




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Turkey's Erdogan moves to sue French magazine Le Point

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly taken legal action against French magazine Le Point which branded him 'The Eradicator'.




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Donald Trump endorses ethnic cleansing of Kurds saying they are leaving 'Safe Zone' for other areas

President Donald Trump said Turkey knows not to fire on Kurds who are leaving parts of Syria for 'fairly nearby areas' following an invasion by Turkey.




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Anjem Choudary's bodyguard who became an ISIS executioner is killed in Syria

Mohammed Reza Haque, known as the Jihadi Giant due to his 6ft 6in frame, fled the UK in 2014 and survived until the final days of the so-called IS 'caliphate' before he was killed in Syria.




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President Erdogan redoubles threat that he'll flood Europe with millions of refugees

Erdogan made the threats today by saying: 'If there is no support for the projects we are developing for between one and two million refugees, we will have no option but to open our doors.'




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Trump faces renewed backlash for 'abandoning' the Kurds in Syria

The U.S. military operation to strike ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a success despite challenges posed by Donald Trump when he threatened to withdraw troops from Syria.




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Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria 'jeopardised' Baghdadi mission

Despite knowing US intelligence was closing in on a location for Baghdadi, President Trump still ordered US troops to be withdrawn from the volatile region of northern Syria earlier this month.




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Donald Trump boasts he and Turkish strongman Erdogan 'have been friends for a long time'

Trump's warm welcome of the Turkish president comes amid anger about Ankara's offensive into Syria to drive out a Kurdish militia, Washington's main partner in the fight against ISIS.




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Erdogan lashes out at Congress for recognizing Armenian genocide

Turkey's leader became a problematic guest - denying Armenian Genocide occurred, demanding the U.S. hand over an Islamic cleric, and complaining America's Kurdish allies are terrorists




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Lindsay Graham 'admits blocking resolution recognizing Armenian genocide so as not to upset Erdogan'

Lindsey Graham has admitted blocking a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide because he was afraid about upsetting Erdogan while he was still in Washington.




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'I kept the oil': Trump defends withdrawal that exposed Kurdish allies

President Donald Trump defended his relationship with Turkey at NATO meetings Tuesday following its invasion of northern Syria,




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Man fleeing from leopard is just one image to make it onto AFP's best photos of 2019 list 

From an emotional Theresa May announcing her resignation to damage caused by Storm Dorian in the Bahamas, AFP has published a selection of its best and most poignant photos of the year.




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How the murder of Qasseem Soleimani may be even more significant than Osama bin Laden assassination

Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's formidable Quds Force, could prove to be the spark that sets the whole of the Middle East on fire.




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Camila Cabello marks 23rd birthday with heartfelt message to shed light on Syrian civil war

Camila Cabello took some time on her birthday on Tuesday to think about those a lot less fortunate than her - namely, the youth of Syria.




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Camila Cabello celebrates her 23rd in BLACKPOOL as beau Shawn Mendes flies 3,300 miles

Superstar songstress Camila Cabello celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday with a glittering bash in Blackpool in Lancashire.




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Idiot jumps across Tube platform at London Stratford

Shocking footage shows a man jump across a train station platform narrowly avoiding an oncoming train by a split second. The video is believed to have been taken at Stratford station in East London.




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TFL machines decline Apple Pay and contactless cards

Frustrated London punters trying to catch buses and Tubes took to Twitter to complain that their payment method had been rejected - leaving some at a loss what to do.




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Police rubbish Olly Murs' Oxford Circus 'shooting cover up' claim

Piers Morgan (pictured) told the singer to 'stick a cork in it' after he claimed there was a 'cover up' over the incident in central London, despite police insisting today that there were no gunshots fired.




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GoFundMe boss derides plea on Tube station noticeboard

Dina Rickman, a former social media editor at the Independent, posted a picture of a 'Thought of the Day' at a London Underground Tube station this morning.




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Baby-on-board badge- when is too early? Mum-to-be sparks lively debate

A mother-to-be from London has sparked a lively debate on Mumsnet after asking whether it is too early to wear Transport For London's 'baby on board' badge at six weeks pregnant.




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Person dies after being hit by Tube train sparking Oxford Street chaos

A person has reportedly been killed by a train a Victoria Line train at Oxford Circus sparking panic and causing commuters to evacuate the station.




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Bus passenger hit with TFL fine and criminal record after iPhone died

Jemima Kelly tapped in on a London bus in October using Apple Pay on her phone to pay for the £1.50 ticket between zone one and two. Her phone died and she was charged £476.




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East London fare-dodger flees from police after being spotted carrying a Samurai sword

New Channel 5 series 'Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law' shows a man, from the UK, fleeing from police after he's spotted by London Bus revenue inspectors carrying a Samurai sword.




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Drug cheat Maria Sharapova is given a free wildcard to the Australian Open

An Australian Open wildcard is set to cheer up Maria Sharapova after a shock Brisbane International first-round loss compounded a horror grand slam build-up.




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John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London albums review: Fantastic music that rewards attention

John Wilson's hobby is creating orchestras. He began at college with a small jazz ensemble, which became the John Wilson Orchestra, specialising in music from Hollywood musicals.




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Luisa Miller review: Soloman Howard deserves a London debut worthier than this sorry mess

English National Opera is the Flying Dutchman of the operatic world, floating aimlessly around the repertoire, creating chaos most places it alights.




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Herbert Von Karajan album review: Some of his most enjoyable recordings here are of lighter stuff

Herbert von Karajan, who died in 1989, shifted 200 million albums - an astonishing figure for a classical musician.




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Daniel Hope review: New album Belle Epoque 'will bring rich rewards to the curious'

We don't see much of Berlin-based Daniel Hope these days, but an album like this shows us what we are missing.




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Trump escalates war of words with Paul Ryan in bizarre Fox News interview

Donald Trump has escalated his bitter battle with the Republican party by launching fresh attacks on the leadership and saying he 'doesn't want their support'.




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Playing Trump interviews would be a 'betrayal' says DJ Howard Stern

On his eponymous radio program Monday morning, Stern said that he was upset that the interviews were being used against Trump and that he himself would never re-release the old interviews.




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Final showdown: Trump brings Benghazi widows and promises to expose the Clintons’ ‘sordid past’ at final debate – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ turns up in Vegas to file paternity suit

Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.




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US election 2016: Edward Snowden video shows how to rig voting device

US cybersecurity company Cylance showed how by physically accessing the machine the number of votes could be altered and the names of candidates changed.




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Ireland 2-0 Gibraltar: Mick McCarthy's men make hard work of win to go top

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: It is just as well Mick McCarthy said that he would not mind a 'scrappy win' against Gibraltar, but this was ugly even by Ireland's unsightly standards.