US government death penalty move draws sharp criticism
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Today's Headlines July 25
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Austria orders arrest of Russian in colonel spying case
Police say 65-year-old Igor Egorovich Zaytsev recruited a colonel who spied for Moscow for decades.
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US government death penalty move draws sharp criticism
Rights groups and Democrats rebuke the decision to execute five inmates after a 16-year hiatus.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac face carjacking gang
Robbers attempt to take a car from Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac on a street in London.
North Korea missile launch 'a warning to South Korean warmongers'
Kim Jong-un says the new weapons system would "not be easy to defend against", state media reports.
Faruk Orman: Murder conviction quashed in Australia 'Lawyer X' scandal
Faruk Orman wrongfully spent 12 years in jail because his lawyer was a police informant, a court rules.
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Sport
Europa League: Wolves beat gritty Crusaders 2-0 on European return
Ruben Vinagre's injury-time goal gives Wolves a two-goal lead at the halfway point of their Europa League second round qualifier against Crusaders.
England v Ireland: Jack Leach makes 92 before hosts collapse in Lord's Test
England's Test against Ireland hangs in the balance despite nightwatchman Jack Leach making 92 at Lord's.
Daniele de Rossi: Roma legend joins Boca Juniors
Ex-Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi, who left the Italian giants this summer after 19 years, joins Argentine side Boca Juniors.
Top Videos
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Choosing between God and the gang in El Salvador
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South Korea dog meat: The dogs saved from being eaten
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The sunny highs and sweaty lows of Europe's heatwave
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Bison charges at nine-year-old girl at Yellowstone National Park
Business
British Airways to resume Cairo flights after security review
The airline suspended flights to the Egyptian capital last week as a "security precaution".
Eurozone prepares for interest rate cut as growth slows
The outlook for the eurozone economy is getting "worse and worse", says the European Central Bank.
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Technology
Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for biggest total prize pool
The top four Fortnite players will soon become millionaires while others take home $50,000 or more.
Facebook rocked to its very foundations, says Clegg
Sir Nick Clegg, in a BBC interview, says the firm was deeply affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Culture
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Mercury Prize 2019 shortlist
Punk, personal pain and politics feature large on this year’s list
 
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Was John Keats a graverobber?
Unpicking clues from the lines of his poems
Future
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The long shadow cast by Chernobyl
The nuclear accident could rank as one of humankind’s worst disasters
 
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Why we should live in wooden buildings
Replacing concrete with timber could avert climate change
Travel
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The secret seat of the Knights Templar
It’s hidden under Paris’ chic cobblestoned streets
 
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South America’s coolest comeback city
It used to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world
 
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