Climate change is not fake - world leaders need to confront Trump's denial

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Robot pole dancers to debut at French nightclub

Robots and artificial intelligence has long been touted as a replacement for humans carrying out jobs around the world. https://ift.tt/2PxzUY6

Dior accused of 'cultural appropriation' in deleted advert

Fashion house Dior has been accused of cultural appropriation in its new advert for perfume Sauvage, featuring actor Johnny Depp. https://ift.tt/2ZHfcVq

Briton who is world's oldest scuba diver breaks own record at 96

A British veteran of the Second World War, who is the world's oldest scuba diver, has broken his own record with a dive off Cyprus. https://ift.tt/32lhmMa

One dead after suspected knife attack near Lyon

A 19-year-old man has died and nine people have been left injured after a suspected knife attack in the city of Villeurbanne near Lyon, French police have said. https://ift.tt/2NI5oZ9

Formula 2 driver dies in crash at Belgian Grand Prix

The French Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has died following a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps. https://ift.tt/34j65OC

Indian citizenship list excludes two million people

Almost two million people from the state of Assam in northeast India have been excluded from the region's citizenship list as part of an exercise intended to identify illegal immigrants. https://ift.tt/2ZLcIWt

Hurricane Dorian turns its sights on the Carolinas

Hurricane Dorian is no longer predicted to make landfall in Florida, but is instead, heading further north to Georgia and the Carolinas. https://ift.tt/2PAerxK

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters

Hong Kong police fired tear gas canisters and a water cannon at anti-government protesters on Saturday. https://ift.tt/2zFnOla

Drugs mix-up leaves children with 'werewolf syndrome'

Anger among parents in Spain is growing over the handling of a pharmaceutical mix-up which caused at least 20 children to sprout hair all over their bodies. https://ift.tt/2Zs700i

Cruise lasting 245 days to set sail from London

Resilient travellers are about to set off on an eight-month cruise that will take them through 53 countries, 112 cities and six continents.  https://ift.tt/2ZpGlkF

Five 9/11 suspects held in Guantanamo Bay to go on trial in 2021

Five men being held in Guantanamo Bay prison accused of planning and aiding the September 11 terror attacks will go on trial in 2021. https://ift.tt/2PxCcXk

Trump insists he had 'absolute right' to tweet Iran photo

Donald Trump has said he had "the absolute right" to tweet a photo of what appeared to be the site of a failed Iranian satellite launch, prompting questions over whether the president had disclosed US surveillance secrets. https://ift.tt/2MLPQE4

Hurricane Dorian upgraded to 'extremely dangerous' category 4

Hurricane Dorian is powering towards Florida with increasing fury, with forecasters warning it has become an "extremely dangerous" category 4 storm. https://ift.tt/30P2Xrk

No more fillings? Scientists discover way to regrow tooth enamel

Fillings could be a thing of the past as scientists say they have found a way to grow back tooth enamel. https://ift.tt/2PuiDiL

'I have to stick to my curfew': Hong Kong activist gives Sky News interview

It's hard to remember Joshua Wong is still only 22. https://ift.tt/2ZBIeG5

Tetra Pak Swedish packaging billionaire dies

The man who helped build Tetra Pak into one of the world's biggest food packaging companies has died at the age of 93. https://ift.tt/32ke37Z

Billie Eilish 'didn't consent' to naked 'fembot' cover

Billie Eilish has hit out at a magazine which altered her image to make her look like a "shirtless" cyborg. https://ift.tt/2Zxfhzb

Pakistan 'will retaliate' over Kashmir, PM warns

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan has said the country will retaliate if India attacks Pakistan-administered Kashmir. https://ift.tt/2LvrADh

'Siri, release my shoes': Nike unveils Back To The Future-style trainers

Self-tying shoes may have arrived a few years later than Back To The Future predicted, but could Marty McFly control his pair with his voice? https://ift.tt/2L7Z2QY

Hurricane Dorian: Florida prepares for 'absolute monster' storm

Florida is preparing for an "absolute monster" storm as Hurricane Dorian strengthens on its way to the US mainland. https://ift.tt/2zyMT16

2,000 die in world's second largest Ebola epidemic

The number of people who have died from Ebola during a year-long outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now climbed above 2,000. https://ift.tt/2HBs5dB

Murdered Britons' families asked to help quash killers' death sentences

The families of two British backpackers murdered in Thailand are being asked to support a bid to get their convicted killers' death sentences quashed. https://ift.tt/2HuhPE3

Australia lowers Great Barrier Reef's outlook to 'very poor'

Australian authorities are sounding the alarm about the health of the Great Barrier Reef's coral. https://ift.tt/2ZFDizY

Trump's PA 'resigns after sharing details about his family'

Donald Trump's personal assistant has resigned after sharing information about his family at a dinner with journalists, according to US media reports. https://ift.tt/2HBekvt

Bizarre Cantona speech baffles world - including Messi and Ronaldo

First it was seagulls and trawlers, now Eric Cantona has baffled the world with a speech referencing King Lear, science and eternal life. https://ift.tt/2Po750a

Gordon Brown: Compassion for refugees replaced by 'open hostility'

Gordon Brown has warned that refugees risking their lives to reach Europe are facing "open hostility" and the compassion shown after the Second World War is "barely afforded" today. https://ift.tt/32dsY3T

Hong Kong pro-democracy group says activist Joshua Wong arrested

A pro-democracy group in Hong Kong have claimed that well-known activist Joshua Wong has been arrested. https://ift.tt/2ZlYIXI

Bats get 'manicures' so numbers can be counted

A group of rare bats is being pampered with manicures so that scientists can count their numbers. https://ift.tt/2NEvs7l

HRT for menopause increases breast cancer risk

Hormonal replacement therapy for the menopause increases the risk of breast cancer and that risk can persist for more than a decade after usage stops. https://ift.tt/2HyszB4

Daughter of ex-Barcelona boss Luis Enrique dies aged nine

The nine-year-old daughter of former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has died after battling cancer. https://ift.tt/2ZsqVw7

Seven die as floodwater hits local football match in Morocco

At least seven spectators have died after a flash flood swept across the pitch at a local match in Morocco. https://ift.tt/329WM1m

One-legged skeleton could solve 200-year Napoleonic mystery

A one-legged skeleton unearthed during a dig in Russia could solve a Napoleonic mystery more than 200 years old. https://ift.tt/2ZAvPlV

Former FARC commanders say they are taking up arms again

Former commanders for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) say they are taking up arms again after what they consider to be the failure of a 2016 peace deal to guarantee their political rights. https://ift.tt/2L3hqdH

British teen 'stabs parents and jumps from height' in Tenerife

A British teenager stabbed his parents before jumping from a "considerable height" in Tenerife, according to Spanish media. https://ift.tt/2UefaU5

Hospitals deliberately targeted in Syria's Idlib province

Sky News has seen documents which suggest the deliberate targeting of hospitals in Syria - which can be used as evidence of an international war crime - as regime troops close in on Idlib. https://ift.tt/32e4iZe

Lego uses AI to translate instructions into braille for blind children

Lego is using artificial intelligence to translate building instructions into audio and braille to help visually-impaired children enjoy their play sets. https://ift.tt/2MKHpss

'Worm robot' could be used to clear life-threatening blood clots

Blood clots that cause strokes and aneurysms could one day be treated by a tiny worm-like robot capable of gliding through narrow pathways such as those found in the brain. https://ift.tt/2MHHbTa

Bolsonaro to meet South American leaders as Amazon fires rage

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is planning to meet other South American leaders to discuss protection of the rainforest, as 18 global fashion brands are said to be mulling the suspension of leather purchases from the country. https://ift.tt/2zv6VcU

Marsy McMarsface? NASA contest to name next Mars rover

Unperturbed by people voting to name a polar research ship Boaty McBoatface, NASA is asking for ideas to name its next Mars rover. https://ift.tt/2Hy63bC

Florida in state of emergency as it braces for Hurricane Dorian

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as it braces for a hurricane which is expected to grow even stronger before it hits land. https://ift.tt/2Zzod34

Italy's Conte tapped to form new government

Italian president has given outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte a mandate to form a new government backed by the populist 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party. https://ift.tt/2LiKmgM

Measles cases surge across Europe as infection rate more than doubles

Europe saw around 90,000 cases of measles in the first half of 2019, more than in the whole of 2018 (84,462), according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). https://ift.tt/345IwIN

Greta Thunberg arrives in NY after zero-carbon boat trip

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York for a UN summit after a zero-emissions boat trip across the Atlantic. https://ift.tt/2zrMjC7

Jetcar racer dies in crash while trying to break speed record

Jetcar racer Jessi Combs has died in a crash as she tried to break a speed record. https://ift.tt/2HvkfSQ

Stromboli volcano erupts for second time in two months

A volcano on the Italian island of Stomboli has erupted for the second time in two months, sending plumes of smoke into the sky. https://ift.tt/30I1HpX

Tiffany & Co says Hong Kong protests could affect sales

Tiffany & Co says pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong could contribute to its full-year sales being lower than forecast. https://ift.tt/2Pmyks0

'Game changing' skull of 3.8 million year old human ancestor discovered

The "remarkably complete" skull of an early human ancestor from 3.8 million years ago has been discovered in Ethiopia. https://ift.tt/2Zn9Rax

Virgin reveals first plane without pin-up girl design

Virgin Atlantic has unveiled its first aircraft featuring a new "flying icon" after it stopped using pin-up girls, something it had been doing for 35 years. https://ift.tt/2ZxoTWB

Mexican president condemns arson attack on bar which killed 25

The Mexican president has condemned an arson attack on a bar in the southeastern port city of Coatzacoalcos which killed 25 people. https://ift.tt/2HsiMwn