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Australia's most senior Catholic figure is accused of "historical" offences, police say. - Brazil Temer: Car 'rams gate of presidential palace' A car reportedly rams the gate of the president's palace as pressure grows on Michel Temer to resign. - US orders tougher airline screening The feared extension is not included in a raft of strict new screening rules on flights into the US. - Migrant crisis: Italy threatens to shut ports Foreign vessels may be blocked from landing, reports say, as Italy reaches "saturation point". - Inmarsat's European short-haul wifi spacecraft launches The UK's biggest space company takes the next step in its project to boost wifi in planes over Europe. - London terror hero: 'I wasn't backing down' Wayne Marques was the first officer to face all three London Bridge attackers during their rampage. - YouTube book shooting ends in death A teenager killed her boyfriend as he held a thick book to his chest, believing it would stop the bullet. - Trump holds $10m fundraiser at his hotel A re-election fundraising event at his hotel in Washington raises fears about conflicts of interest. - Chile reaches Confederations Cup final Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saves three penalties as Chile reach the Confederations Cup final by beating Portugal on penalties. - China bails activists at shoe factories linked to Ivanka Trump Activists investigating Chinese factories which made Ivanka Trump shoes are freed pending trial. - FBI investigating 2021 Athletics World Championships award to Eugene, Oregon The FBI is investigating the awarding of the 2021 Athletics World Championships to Eugene, Oregon, the BBC has learnt. - Brexit 'will blow hole in budget', EU commissioner warns Not only is the UK leaving but the EU also has pressing new spending demands, a commissioner warns. - Hong Kong anniversary: Pro-democracy protesters arrested At a symbolic monument to Hong Kong rejoining China, protesters called for greater democracy. - Nigeria corruption investigator Austin Okwor survives shooting The investigator is reported to have narrowly escaped death in the Port Harcourt attack. - Japanese airline forces disabled man to crawl aboard The Japanese man, paralysed below the waist, had to pull himself aboard without assistance. - Designers reinvent the tree to beat air pollution A team of German designers has reinvented the tree to clean up urban air pollution. Using the natural power of moss, they hope to make city air safer to breathe. - Why Trump only has bad North Korea options Steve Evans looks at the obstacles to the US and South Korea developing a strategy on the north. - The defibrillator drone that can beat ambulance times Drones could reach people suffering cardiac arrest faster than ambulances, according to a new trial. - The strange things people put in luggage A lobster in a passenger's bag is the latest of a long list of odd luggage items found at airports. - Barack Obama and family enjoy Indonesia holiday Former US president's visit receives saturation coverage in Indonesia, where he lived as a child. - Paddington: Sharing childhood bears for Michael Bond Bear lovers and fans around the world, including Stephen Fry, remember the joy the Paddington author brought them. - Fake news: Trump golf resorts display fake Time magazine cover A fake Time magazine cover featuring Donald Trump has been hanging in five of his golf clubs. - This man had the chip from his travel card implanted under his skin Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow asked a professional piercer to put his Opal card chip into his left hand. - Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals As global demand for opals soars, miners of the rare gemstones can make a fortune, but there is just one catch - they have to find them first. - Why a 19th Century Russian poet is going viral on Facebook A comment by a prominent politician has touched off a fevered debate over Russian influence in a former Soviet republic. |
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