At least ten people are dead after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy, southeast of the city of Perugia in the Umbria region. Shocks were also felt in Rome, where buildings shook “for 20 seconds”, local media reported.
BREAKING: Mayor of quake-hit Amatrice in Italy says residents are buried under debris and that the town "isn't here anymore."
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2016
Daylight video shows damage in central Italy town of Amatrice after 6.2-magnitude earthquake https://t.co/Nk6SDdpEPQhttps://t.co/4JGxE7FCdt
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2016
Six people killed, buildings crumble as earthquake strike Italy's Umbria region. https://t.co/OauBPk58sZ pic.twitter.com/J6zU1EqFaK
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 24, 2016
Italy earthquake witness: "It woke us up. It felt like the bed was on rollers" https://t.co/f0YGYRkSjK pic.twitter.com/26C8EJudcz
— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2016
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WORLD
"UK arms and military support are fuelling a brutal war in Yemen" https://t.co/L692OrXp7a
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 24, 2016
Police in Nice compel woman to remove #burkini on the beach. https://t.co/FDWC9dQTNC pic.twitter.com/00uXlR49VE
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/PrimlyStable/status/768330650109771776
Creator or #burkini says sales are up 200 percent since bans in French cities. https://t.co/dzNdNk9llS pic.twitter.com/vx2veSYLp0
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 24, 2016
A reputation expert explains why Donald Trump is finished https://t.co/HVPpfpAgvz pic.twitter.com/w5zppw6dhO
— The Independent (@Independent) August 24, 2016
Duke has been voted mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota, for the third time https://t.co/us1BcjpFb8 pic.twitter.com/BeSM9bSfTW
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) August 24, 2016
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MEDIA
Facebook and other platforms 'will rob UK news industry of £450m by 2026' https://t.co/nBNj0sFK4Q pic.twitter.com/FhKrrCTFS8
— Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) August 24, 2016
Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros files harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes https://t.co/34QDIgDaGD 🔓
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 24, 2016
Melania Trump taking legal action against Daily Mail for defamation https://t.co/mplPMxfKGx | Getty pic.twitter.com/xkXe48y07L
— POLITICO (@politico) August 24, 2016
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BUSINESS
Beer production in Ireland has risen by 6% https://t.co/9ujuhdKiL9
— maurice fitzmaurice (@mofitzmaurice) August 24, 2016
AstraZeneca is selling its 'small molecule' antibiotics unit to Pfizer in a deal that could be worth over $1.5bn: https://t.co/98rD5ZK67D
— FT Breaking News (@ftbreakingnews) August 24, 2016
Glencore to sell stake in Australia mine in bid to cut debt pilehttps://t.co/JtF8TNNMNa 🔓
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 24, 2016
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CULTURE
The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to 177 film critics https://t.co/ShwO10PoKr
— The Independent (@Independent) August 24, 2016
A Russian woman is taking the world's most dangerous selfies https://t.co/GQ22vRGoJP pic.twitter.com/YKB8ZLGq4u
— The Independent (@Independent) August 24, 2016
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SPORTS
How Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm became the Big Ten’s most unlikely football factory https://t.co/mV0Wtx4awe
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/Betfair/status/768168318473601025
bad luck overall, though…