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Police say DNA is needed because many of the bodies show signs of “extreme thermal damage”.
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The Chinese tech giant, at the heart of a US-China power struggle, gave no evidence for its allegations.
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The retailer will stop sales of certain types of ammunition in response to recent attacks.
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There’s a specter hovering over London Fashion Week: When the first show opens next Friday, the UK will be less than seven weeks away from its scheduled departure from the European Union. It’s difficult to imagine Brexit not appearing, in some form, on the runway.
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One of Beijing’s top drug officials has rejected allegations by US President Donald Trump that China is to blame for the majority of the supply of the deadly drug fentanyl to the United States.
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A woman from Southeast Asia has become the first transgender person to receive a long-term residential visa in Japan, according to her lawyer.
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