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Landmark hotel in Yangon burns to the ground

The lakeside Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, has been totally destroyed in a huge fire.

Spain

Brinksmanship deepens crisis between Catalonia and Madrid

Madrid accuses Catalonia's leader of talking loud and saying nothing in letter calling for talks, but threatening a unilateral independence declaration.

Russia

Who is Ksenia Sobchak, the celebrity who will run against Putin in Russia's 2018 election?

She's married to one of Russia's most famous actors, is the daughter of Vladimir Putin's political mentor and has her own TV show. Now Ksenia Sobchak wants to be President of Russia.

Denmark

TV report claims H&M burns unsold clothes

The environment is the biggest fashion victim of them all says TV report claiming big retailers burn unsold clothes

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Economy

Mercedes' lead designer talks to euronews on the future behind the wheel

Lead designer at Mercedes Gordon Wagener talks of the "insane opportunities" for his profession in the cars of the future, but will all the new technology be a thieves' bonanza?

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Kurds and SDF soldiers celebrate fall of Raqqa

Kurdish YPJ and SDF fighters have announced the fall of Raqqa and the end of ISIL's tyranny in the Syrian city.

Malta

America calls murder of Maltese journalist "cowardly", FBI aids investigation

FBI and Dutch investigators are in Malta helping to unravel the mystery behind who killed investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

United Kingdom

"The Death of Stalin" takes light-hearted look at the fall of the dictator

Amando Iannucci loves political comedy, and with "The Death of Stalin" he turns his eye on the Soviet Union, after lampooning London and Washington in previous outings.

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Berlin's Madame Tussaud's adds Trump to collection

Berlin's Madame Tussaud's has added Donald Trump to its collection, by public demand.

Portugal

Spain & Portugal suffer deadly weekend of fires

The death toll in the weekend's fires in Spain & Portugal nears 40 as rain brings some respite, but many areas still in flames.

China

19th Chinese Communist party Congress opens with reforms in the air

China's Communist Party opens its 19th Congress on Wednesday with a backdrop of sluggish reforms and slowing growth.

Malta

EU Commission 'horrified' by killing of Maltese journalist

EU Commission says it's 'horrified' by the killing of a Maltese journalist, and trusts justice will be brought for her.

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Paddington Bear works his magic on the Duchess of Cambridge

Braving morning sickness the Duchess of Cambridge has twirled the light fantastic with Paddington Bear ahead of his new movie.

Syria

SDF claims ISIL surrendering en masse in Raqqa and city's fall is imminent

An SDF assault on final ISIL positions in Raqqa has led to mass surrenders says the Kurdish-led, US-backed force.

Austria

Austrian OVP plays hardball with coalition partners

Austria's biggest party and election winners the FPO set the bar high for any coalition partners.

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Deadly Spanish fires in part started deliberately says Galica's President

Galicia's President says some of the fires threatening Vigo are criminal in nature.

Iraq

Shia militias press home federal Iraqi forces' advantage in Kirkuk

With airport and oil fields reclaimed Iraqi forces push deeper into Kurdish-held Kirkuk.

Cinema

McDonagh closes London Film Festival with revenge comedy

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" sees Oscar-tipped performance from Frances McDormand.

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Florida police detective tackles errant Anaconda

Capturing an escaped Yellow Anaconda was all in a day's work for Florida detective Emily Shaw.

World News

Mass starvation decimates Penguin colony's chicks

Only two chicks have survived out of 18,000 breeding pairs of Penguins in the eastern Antarctic

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