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A major storm over the Gulf of Mexico rapidly intensified early on Friday, taking aim at the heart of the U.S. coastal states and the nation’s oil refining epicentre. CBC | World News

A South Korean court has found Jay Y. Lee guilty of multiple crimes, including bribery, and sentenced him to five years in prison. CBC | World News

Six sheep have been munching on the meadows in London’s Green Park for the past week, part of a conservation effort to increase biodiversity in the park and attract more bees and butterflies. CBC | World News

POLAND has hit out at Emmanuel Macron, claiming the French economy “can’t compete” with their own, as he vowed to block controversial reforms. Daily Express :: News Feed

DAVID Davis will go on the offensive as he attempts to tackle the “stubborn and unreasonable” EU during the next round of Brexit talks, sources have revealed. Daily Express :: News Feed

REMAINER Chuka Umunna blamed the “poisonous tone” of the Brexit campaign for peddling “hatred” and division within British society. Daily Express :: News Feed

With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message that it is working on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) more powerful than any it has previously tested, weapons experts said on Thursday. CBC | World News

Copenhagen police are moving towards charging Danish inventor Peter Madsen with murder in the death of Swedish reporter Kim Wall. Police are also putting an additional charge of abuse of a corpse to the court. CBC | World News

CHINA discharged eight per cent of failed recruits under accusations of “excessive masturbation”, a shocking release from the People’s Liberation Army has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed

The owner of a Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts won one of the largest prizes in the lottery’s history. CBC | World News