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Myanmar's state-run media say the country's newly elected parliament will convene for its first session next month, following an election that critics said was neither free nor fair

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The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash along with two merchants

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Boulter took victory in straight sets against Haddad who slumped to a sixth defeat in seven matches

Baghsarian, a widower and grandfather, was forcibly taken from his residence on 13 February in a case of mistaken identity

The Brit was defeated in straight sets at the Mexican Open in a match that lasted less than an hour

The ‘Scrubs’ revival brings back Dr John Dorian and Dr Christopher Turk, picking up nearly two decades after the original series ended

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Lord Peter Mandelson, a former Labour minister, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and subsequently released on bail. He is accused of passing sensitive government information to convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as Business Secretary. The allegations emerged from emails within the US…

A quirky plant influencer busts some of the myths associated with watering.