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An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing celiac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date.

More than 2,000 Central American migrants seeking to settle in the United States have given up and accepted free rides home under a 10-month-old program funded by the U.S. government and run by a United Nations agency, according to a U.N. official.

The Italian senate has decided to hold a vote on prime minister Giuseppe Conte on 20 August after a day of confusion. The Democratic Party (PD) of Matteo Renzi agreed to form a transition government with the Five Star Movement (M5S) party, despite an earlier refusal by its leader Nicola Zingaretti. League party leader Matteo Salvini also said his ministers would not immediately resign from government, despite earlier threats.

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THE AMAZON rainforest is ablaze as thousands of acres have been decimated by the numerous wildfires sweeping Brazil. But when exactly did the fires start?

Sri Lanka has appointed a general accused of human rights abuses during the country’s 26-year-long civil war as the head of the country’s army. Major General Shavendra Silva, who was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, was in charge of the army division which encircled the final stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the final phases of the brutal civil war. Thousands of civilians were killed as the conflict came to an end, including in areas declared by the government to be “no fire zones” that came under sustained army shelling. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now...

AMAZON fires which have caused chaos in Brazil, including a blackout thousands of miles away in the city of Sao Paolo, have probably been started deliberately by farmers recklessly setting blazes to clear large tracts of woodland, the country’s controversial President Jair Bolsonaro has admitted.

Ten of thousands of people have fled to Syria's border with Turkey in the last few days as a Syrian army advance pushed further into the opposition's last major stronghold, residents, rights groups and opposition sources said on Wednesday.

The co-owner of SUR Restaurant and Lounge says the eatery has "no record of this ever happening."