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Serena Williams has revealed she was bedridden for six weeks after the birth of her daughter following an emergency caesarean section.

Tennis star speaks for first time of medical problems including blood clots on lungs following emergency C-section
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Tens of thousands of people have fled a government assault on Idlib, Syria’s last rebel-held province, prompting warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Warning of humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib as displaced people seek refuge and hospitals are ‘systematically targeted’
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Donald Trump has claimed that it “seems unlikely” he will be interviewed by the special counsel investigating alleged collusion between his presidential election campaign and Russia.

President calls inquiry into Russian election meddling a ‘Democrat hoax’ adding ‘Nobody’s found any collusion … it seems unlikely you’d have an interview’
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Just 10 days into 2018 and Jeff Bezos has seen his personal wealth soar by $6bn (£4.4bn).

Ten days into 2018, Bezos, who is a thorn in the side of Donald Trump, sees his personal wealth soar by $6bn
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New York City is suing the world’s most powerful oil companies.

Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘It’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient’
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The annual parade of diet books are stuffed with daft rules and faddish ingredients. Give it a rest, says the Angry Chef.

Whether it’s titles by top cooks (Gordon Ramsay) or post-weight loss C-listers (Lisa Riley), the annual parade of diet books are stuffed with daft rules and faddish ingredients. Give it a rest, says the Angry Chef
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What?

The actor has been wearing heavy prosthetics to front ABC’s The Gong Show since last June, but his name has never appeared in the credits – until now
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Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura is overseeing the fashion brand’s foray into fine dining in Florence, with no dish costing more than €30 – pennies in Gucci money.

Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura is overseeing the fashion brand’s foray into fine dining in Florence, with no dish costing more than €30 – pennies in Gucci currency
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What this all means for immigration in the US.

A primer on the district judge’s ruling, Trump’s response and what this all will mean on Trump’s negotiations with Congress on the future of immigration
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The announcement by Congressman Darrell Issa on Wednesday that he is retiring brings to 31 the number of open seats held by Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections.

The Democrats need to win 25 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in 2018 and there are now 31 open seats held by Republicans
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The former White House chief strategist’s comments about the president presented the pro-Trump media with a choice. Turns out it wasn’t that difficult.

The former White House chief strategist’s comments about the president presented the pro-Trump media with a choice. Turns out it wasn’t that difficult
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Russia’s attempts to influence British democracy and the potential vulnerability of parts of the UK political system to anti-democratic meddling during the EU referendum have been detailed in a report prepared by the US Senate.

UK political system vulnerable to anti-democratic meddling via social media and ‘possibly illicit’ campaign funding, report says
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A wee surprise.

The Swedish store’s new ad is made of paper which contains similar technology to a pregnancy test – and if it’s positive, the ad reveals a special sale
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Do these ancient carvings show humans witnessed the explosion of a star so big it was visible during the day?

Indian researchers say carvings found in Kashmir may be the oldest depiction of a dying star ever discovered
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"This supposed cull of the pale, male and stale has left a government where all three of those groups remain remarkably well represented. The number of white members of the government has not exactly plummeted: down from 113 to 111. The number of men has fallen from 89 to 82. Meanwhile, the average age has plunged from 52 to … 51. Some massacre."

May’s supposed massacre of the pale, male and stale leaves them remarkably well represented, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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“Often when people say they are documenting human rights abuses of LGBT people they primarily focus on gay men and they don’t tell women’s stories."

Research shows Ghanaian women are likelier than men to be abused and cast out of homes and jobs because of their sexual preferences
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