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Thousands have been left without power in Cornwall as Storm Austen hits the UK Read in full: independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

Gun shops in Paris had seen a rise in demand for “pepper-gel” self-defence weapons from shopkeepers desperate to protect their stores from looting. Follow Live: independent.co.uk/news/world…

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Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by trib.al/ZCciin0

New Zealand’s military chief steps down over ‘inappropriate relationship’ trib.al/z1sfaMn

Activists, opposition leaders and local judges say ‘Operation Lame’ amounts to extrajudicial punishment and intimidation that disproportionately impacts the country’s Muslim minority. Read in full: independent.co.uk/asia/india…

Asian shares slip as sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide and oil prices jump trib.al/9D3Uhj0

Takeaways from AP investigation into police shootings of alleged cow smugglers in India trib.al/JEBMO1V

In India, police shootings of alleged cow smugglers raise alarm about impunity and bias trib.al/1fu2bxq

A magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people Read more here independent.co.uk/asia/china…

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Models in wheelchairs take center stage at Romanian fashion show, in photos trib.al/xaPp6BD

HMRC dealing with older tax debts which are harder to collect – report trib.al/SKlJ6Bl

AI could ‘supercharge’ fight against cancer, researchers say trib.al/Sas4fTe

Ed Miliband set for crucial talks in Turkey over Strait of Hormuz crisis and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia trib.al/CT7pYTa

Storms Austen and Boelo to bring strong gusts and heavy downpours trib.al/YEMpOyp

Streeting urges public be ‘alert not alarmed’ amid call to stock up for a crisis trib.al/jEVkQIN