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Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England
Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected by conditions as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England
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DR Congo Ebola response faces growing strain as Kenya contacts near end of quarantine
UN agencies say the outbreak has reached eight Congolese provinces, while some contacts linked to Kenya鈥檚 first case are due to finish quarantine on Sunday.
Thousands protest across Poland over abortion rights despite parliament鈥檚 reform votes
Demonstrators accused Donald Tusk鈥檚 government of failing to deliver promised changes. Two bills passed parliament this week, but President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto them.
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