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US TV journalists shot dead on air

Alison Parker and Adam Ward

Two journalists have been shot dead during a live TV report in the US state of Virginia, their employer confirms.

Merkel: No tolerance of migrant hate

Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Germans to take a stand against "shameful" anti-migrant protests, on a visit to an asylum seekers' shelter.

  • 26 August 2015
  • From the section Europe

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China shares fall despite rate cut

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  • 26 August 2015
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