More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj
More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj.
No refunds for 15,000 Australian ticket holders after Candace Owens’ tour cancelled
Rightwing commentator says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by promoter Rocksman
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None of the 15,000 ticket holders for conservative influencer Candace Owens’ cancelled Australian tour are expected to get their money back from the promoter, after it spent all its money then collapsed.
Owens herself says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by the promoter, Rocksman, a company with links to the influential conservative lobby group Turning Point Australia.
Continue reading...UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat
Temperature reaches 30.5C in Kent as amber health alerts issued before bank holiday temperatures rise
The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 30.5C in Kent as forecasters warned more extreme heat could follow over the bank holiday weekend.
The temperature in Frittenden also marked the first time since 2012 the UK has reached 30C in May, according to the Met Office.
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Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo
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Barcelona beat Lyon 4-0 to win Women’s Champions League
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A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead – The New York Times
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Hull beat Boro in world’s most lucrative game to reach Premier League
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18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic – Forbes
- 18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic Forbes
- Suspected Ebola patients ‘escape’ health center in DR Congo CNN
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Thousands rally in Taiwan to boost defence spending amid China tensions
Thousands rally in Taipei backing higher defence spending after US pauses $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’ – AP News
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