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Human chain rescues man from flood

An elderly man had to be rescued from his SUV.
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Brazil court blocks Amazon mining move

The order prevents the government from exploiting a protected area bigger than Denmark.
Latin America & Caribbean
Historic 'living drug' gets go-ahead

US authorities approve a treatment which re-designs a patient's own immune system to attack cancer.
Health

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US Open: Bedene out & Sharapova v Babos - radio & text

Maria Sharapova takes on Timea Babos after Britain's Aljaz Bedene is beaten by Andrey Rublev on day three of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
Tennis
Liverpool agree Oxlade-Chamberlain deal

Liverpool agree a £40m deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Football
Injured Kyrgios knocked out of US Open

Nick Kyrgios struggles with a shoulder injury as he is knocked out of the US Open in the first round by fellow Australian John Millman.
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Italy’s newly forbidden pasta

A new ban is putting this beloved tradition at risk
Travel
'I am very afraid of coming out as non-binary'

What you can do to help all genders feel welcome at work
Capital
The foods that are not what they seem

They’re so good at pretending it’s hard to notice
Future
Beauty queen refuses title after 'too big' claim

Pageant winner Zoiey Smale says she has handed back her crown after being told she was "too big".
UK
Ten books to read in September

New novels from Salman Rushdie and John Le Carré
Culture
Who was behind terror attacks on the West?

The data behind the jihadist attacks
World
In pictures: Diana, Princess of Wales

On the 20th anniversary of her death, here is a look back at Princess Diana’s life as seen through...
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Steamroller crushes unseen Terry Pratchett works

It is thought up to 10 incomplete novels were destroyed, as per the author's final wishes
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Attenborough polar ship takes shape

Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipyard makes rapid progress on the £200m addition to the UK science...
Science & Environment
Matt Damon kicks off 2018 Oscars race

The Hollywood actor opens the Venice Film Festival with a film already tipped to be "a leading...
Entertainment & Arts
Spambot holds 711 million email addresses

Experts say a "mind-boggling" amount of user data has been gathered by a hacking operation.
Technology
Trial raises Parkinson's therapy hope

Work restoring nerve cell function in monkeys could lead to human trials by the end of the next...
Health
Sky stops broadcasting Fox News in UK

21st Century Fox says the channel is being withdrawn because it was not commercially viable.
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Stars rally round for Houston relief

Sandra Bullock and Kevin Hart lead celebrity donors helping those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey.
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