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16 October 2017: Austrian People’s Party wins majority national election, Sebastian Kurz to become world’s youngest national leader at 31
15 October 2017: Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan’s tribal areas
13 October 2017: Greek parliament votes to legalise sex-change without operation
13 October 2017: Football: Robben retires from international football after Netherlands fails to qualify for World Cup
12 October 2017: As shipping exemption expires, hurricane-torn Puerto Rico may face changes in relief from mainland United States
11 October 2017: Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’
9 October 2017: Hurricane Nate weakens as it reaches United States
8 October 2017: Football: Lewandowski’s hat-trick against Armenia makes him Poland’s top-scorer, close to World Cup qualification
8 October 2017: Pakistan: At least 18 killed, others wounded in suicide attack at Balochistan Sufi shrine
8 October 2017: Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all

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Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan’s tribal areas As shipping exemption expires, hurricane-torn Puerto Rico may face changes in relief from mainland United States Pakistan: At least 18 killed, others wounded in suicide attack at Balochistan Sufi shrine	US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 British actor Tony Booth dies at 85 First Star Trek series in twelve years, Discovery, debuts on television	Device explodes on London Tube train at Parsons Green Frankfurt defuses World War II-era bomb, evacuates 60,000 Many in Texas still reeling following hurricane Harvey	Uber London to lose operator licence after September US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days

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Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits Time magazine names Ahmed Mohamed to ‘Most Influential Teens of 2015’ Masked man kills two in sword attack at Swedish school	Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019	Publisher withdraws book about Nelson Mandela’s final days after family complaint Shrink-wrapped sheep survive: Researchers say ‘Biobag’ artificial uterus, successful on lambs, may one day be suitable for use on premature human babies Canada to legalise marijuana to ‘make it more difficult for kids to access’	US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 British actor Tony Booth dies at 85 Fox News cuts ties with journalist Eric Bolling amid sexual misconduct claims; his son dies hours later

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Austrian People’s Party wins majority national election, Sebastian Kurz to become world’s youngest national leader at 31 As shipping exemption expires, hurricane-torn Puerto Rico may face changes in relief from mainland United States Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’	Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all User:Darkfrog24/BPurple Peggy Whitson, record-breaking ‘American space ninja’, returns to Earth	Football: Robben retires from international football after Netherlands fails to qualify for World Cup Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’ Football: Lewandowski’s hat-trick against Armenia makes him Poland’s top-scorer, close to World Cup qualification	Wikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’ India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities Google blocks home device from responding to Burger King commercial

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Man with knife stabs people in Finnish city of Turku Publisher withdraws book about Nelson Mandela’s final days after family complaint Visa now compulsory for Qataris to enter Egypt, foreign ministry says	Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan’s tribal areas Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’ Football: Lewandowski’s hat-trick against Armenia makes him Poland’s top-scorer, close to World Cup qualification	Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’ New South Wales police extradict ‘self-healer’ Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads	Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres Guatemalan Supreme Court approves impeachment of President Molina

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Greek parliament votes to legalise sex-change without operation Football: Robben retires from international football after Netherlands fails to qualify for World Cup Football: Lewandowski’s hat-trick against Armenia makes him Poland’s top-scorer, close to World Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution of open culture activist Visa now compulsory for Qataris to enter Egypt, foreign ministry says	Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan’s tribal areas Hurricane Nate weakens as it reaches United States Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all	Hurricane Nate weakens as it reaches United States Chile president Michelle Bachelet signs bill to legalise same-sex marriage Costa joins Juventus FC on one-year loan

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