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Caithlin Mercer is managing editor at Yahoo UK, where she works with data and content partners to help inform original content plans on the site’s News, Sport, Finance and Style verticals. She has taken on special editorial projects at Yahoo – such as global news editor for the award-winning Yahoo News Digest app – and has adapted new software to cover international news events like the death of Nelson Mandela and the Oscar Pistorius trial, most recently exploring live streaming and video formats to present London Fashion Week. Before joining Yahoo, Caithlin worked as a senior national editor at The National in Abu Dhabi, chief copy editor at Al Nisr Media magazines in Dubai, and senior editor at Condé Nast Independent’s Glamour magazine in Cape Town, South Africa.
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She will be Ms.-ed: feminist champion Sheila Michaels dies aged 78
Sheila Michaels, the American feminist who brought the honorific "Ms." into mainstream use, has died aged 78.
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Michelle Carter guilty: woman whose texts drove teenage boy to suicide charged with manslaughter
Court in Taunton, Mass, has found Michelle Carter guilty of manslaughter after she sent her teenaged boyfriend a barrage of text messages telling him to kill himself.
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London Bridge terror attack live: 7 dead, 48 injured after knife and van attack in south London
At least six people were killed when three suspects launched an attack using a van on London Bridge at 10.08pm. Police shot and killed all three suspects within eight minutes of receiving the first call.
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Manchester Arena bombing live: Terror attacker named as Salman Abedi
Latest updates after at least 22 people died and more than 100 are injured (including 12 children), following an “appalling terror attack” at the Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande pop concert.
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Headline news: How the world reported Trump's missile attack on Syria
Revenge for Assad's deadly chemical attack, or unprovoked act of war? This is how the world's media reported Trump's April 6th order to launch a missile strike on Syria.
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The best South African history lesson you probably never heard
Did you know the first multi-racial stand against injustice in South Africa was made more than 200 years ago?
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The world's most annoying zebra crossing: Abbey Road live stream
Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles once famously recorded and shot an album cover, have set up a live web stream of the shenanigans outside their office. It's a people-watching paradise.
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Oscar Pistorius verdict: What the polls reveal about South Africa's reaction
Throughout today's court session, we polled Yahoo readers for their opinion of the verdict. The results reveal a clear divide.
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Advice for Oscar Pistorius from Nelson Mandela’s prison guard
He guarded the world's most famous prisoner for years. So what advice does Christo Brand have for Oscar Pistorius ahead of Thursday's verdict?