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Charlie Sheen confirms he is HIV positive
BBC NEWS
Hollywood star Charlie Sheen has confirmed he is living with HIV in a US television interview.
UPDATE: Paris attacks kill more than 100
BBC NEWS
France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after scores of people were killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris.
Race protests spread on US campuses
BBC NEWS
Protests against racial injustice have spread beyond the University of Missouri as students at two other US campuses have walked out of classes.
University of Missouri president steps down amid race row
CNN
Several University of Missouri organizations, including the football team and the student association, saw their demands met Monday when university system President Tim Wolfe announced he was stepping down amid a controversy over race relations at the school's main campus.
Gay man seeks right to marry his adopted son
THE CHRISTIAN POST
Now that same-sex marriage is legal across the United States, a gay man and his legally adopted son are seeking the right to nullify the adoption so they can get married.
Belize leader Dean Barrow wins third term in snap election
BBC NEWS
Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow has won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office in snap elections in the small Central American nation.
Sinai plane crash kills all 224 on board
BBC NEWS
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials have said.
Brazil evicting families from homes ahead of 2016 Olympic Games
THE GUARDIAN
RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil- After 75 years living in the same house in a busy neighbourhood in the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, 88-year-old Arlette Rosa José struggled to adapt to life on the distant fringes of the city.
US to investigate officer-pupil clash in South Carolina
BBC NEWS
The US justice department is looking into why a female pupil in South Carolina was pulled from her desk by an officer and dragged across a classroom.
Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes – WHO
THE GUARDIAN
Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer, the World Health Organisation has said, placing cured and processed meats in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic and tobacco.
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