Menstrual cup: The people fighting pollution with plastic-free periods
Disposable tampons and menstrual pads can contain plastics and are often flushed into water systems. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Armenia's revolution that won without a bullet fired
Nikol Pashinyan steered a protest movement in Armenia and looks set to be elected prime minister. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Kp...
Kezang Dorji: How Eminem inspired Bhutan's star rapper
Kezang Dorji, 28, rose from a poor background to become one of Bhutan's most loved rappers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I5Nw...
WhatsApp boss and co-founder Jan Koum to quit
Jan Koum says he wants to pursue new projects, but reports say he clashed with parent company Facebook. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Austrian UN peacekeepers investigated over Syria ambush
A leaked video appears to show UN peacekeepers allowing Syrian police to drive into a deadly ambush. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Stormy Daniels sues Trump over 'defamatory' tweet
Adult film star Stormy Daniels' lawyer says the US president made a false statement to denigrate her. from BBC News - World https://if...
Reward offered over live Oregon deer found shot with arrows
At least two live deer with arrows protruding from their bodies were spotted in Oregon, police say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Israel says Iran breaking nuclear deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals what he says are "Iran's secret nuclear files". from BBC News - World https://ift....
Parkland students criticise NRA for gun ban at Pence event
Activists say the US gun lobby is hypocritical for banning weapons at the vice-president's event. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
How cough syrup in Nigeria is creating a generation of addicts
The BBC's Ruona Meyer investigates the people making, selling and consuming opioid-based medicine in Nigeria. from BBC News - World ht...
What could a female director mean for Star Trek?
Acclaimed TV director SJ Clarkson is tipped to helm the next Star Trek film. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FtLo4H via IFTTT
Peppa Pig blocked from China's Douyin video platform
State media say the cartoon is being used "subversively" - and a rival, domestic pig has been launched. from BBC News - World ht...
Alps deaths: Four hikers die and five critical after night outside
One dies from a fall and three from hypothermia after spending the night outside due to bad weather. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Just asking! Trump seeks opinions on Twitter for Korea meeting
The US president turns to Twitter to enquire whether a summit on the Koreas' border is a good idea. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Crossing Divides: Lebanon's civil war veterans fight for peace
In Lebanon, a group of former fighters show the cost of civil war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HAuM14 via IFTTT
BBC reporter Ahmad Shah killed in Afghanistan attack
Ahmad Shah is killed in the eastern province of Khost, on a day of deadly attacks on the media. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JFdI...
Barnier warns of no Brexit deal without border backstop
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier urges rapid agreement by June on the thorny Irish border issue. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Hopes and trauma in Mexico's migrant caravan
There is patriotism, tinged with regret and distress, among migrants seeking US asylum, writes James Cook. from BBC News - World https://i...
Pelicans gatecrash university graduation
The birds swooped on students at the ceremony on Californian coast. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9S2c8 via IFTTT
Gerhard Schroeder 'sued for affair' in South Korea
The ex-husband of Gerhard Schroeder's future wife says she had an affair while still married to him. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Logan Paul ends daily YouTube vlog series
The popular video creator says he will no longer post daily updates after 536 uploads. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9LoSo via I...
Katrice Lee: German riverbank to be dug up in missing child search
A riverbank site in Germany close to where Katrice Lee disappeared is to be excavated. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2raeu49 via I...
Twin Peaks: Theresa Banks actress Pamela Gidley dies, aged 52
The US actress, best-known for her role as Theresa Banks, has died aged 52, her family confirm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jj2g...
Trade tariffs: Deadline looms on US exemption for EU
The EU trade commissioner will hold last-ditch talks with the US before a 1 May deadline. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9ZOBL vi...
Legal row over who owns France.com domain
A man who has run the France.com website since 1994 is suing after it was given to the French government. from BBC News - World https://if...
Facebook 'downvote' button in new test
Facebook says the tool, now being trialled in New Zealand, is not a "dislike" key. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FslrT6 ...
Austria probes UN Golan troops over deaths of Syrians
A video appears to reveal Austrian UN troops standing by as Syrian police are ambushed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w0zU9i via ...
Kanye West's 'hero' Emma Gonzalez pays tribute to Waffle House saviour
Gun control activist Emma Gonzalez tweets her hero is a man credited with saving lives in a US shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Trump attacks 'filthy' Michelle Wolf over White House dinner act
He lashes out at Michelle Wolf over her blistering 'roasts' at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. from BBC News - World h...
UK-US initiative to study mighty Thwaites Glacier
British and American scientists will assess the stability of one of Antarctica's biggest ice streams. from BBC News - World https://if...
Caravan migrants stuck at US-Mexico border
They are seeking asylum in the US, but have been told the border crossing near San Diego is full. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HC...
Iconic images of photographer killed in Kabul
A selection of photographs by Shah Marai who has been killed in Kabul. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2w0qn20 via IFTTT
Human trafficking: 350 victims rescued in Caribbean and Latin America
Some of the 350 people rescued in 13 countries were made to work in spaces "no bigger than coffins". from BBC News - World https...
Japan's gripping manhunt ends in capture
A fugitive who evaded 6,000 officers for weeks and enthralled a nation is finally arrested. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2racNUl ...
Four held over India molestation viral video
The men assaulted the woman on a public road and uploaded a video of the incident on social media. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J...
'It's a hacker's paradise out there'
How cyber security firm Darktrace was set up by former members of the UK security services and maths professors. from BBC News - World htt...
India says all villages have electricity
A village is considered electrified if 10% of homes and public buildings are connected to the grid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Syria war: 'Iranian personnel among dozens dead' in missile attacks
Several military sites are struck, reportedly killing pro-government fighters, including Iranians. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r...
Beauty standards: Egypt's curly hair comeback
How social media is driving a curly hair comeback in Egypt. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jiOFvd via IFTTT
Ostracised and fetishised: The perils of travelling as a young black woman
Ashley Butterfield has been around the world - but a visit to India brought home the challenges of being a lone black female tourist. from...
Are our online lives about to become 'private' again?
The new rules which might help stop private information being shared without our knowledge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JG9YC1 ...
Nigeria’s deadly codeine cough syrup epidemic
With thousands in Nigeria addicted to codeine cough syrup, BBC Africa goes undercover to investigate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
The challenge of identifying dead migrants
Pavlos Pavildis works to reunite dead migrants found in the Evros River with their families from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Hyq7wy ...
Why does the US still have 'debtors' prisons'?
Four in 10 Americans wouldn't have money to cover a $400 fine - so many serve time in jail instead. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Avengers: Infinity War estimated to break global opening weekend record
The superhero sequel is estimated to have the highest ever global opening weekend take of $630m. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r8G...
T-Mobile agrees to buy Sprint for $26bn
The deal could help America's third and fourth biggest telecoms providers win more broadband customers. from BBC News - World https://...
Iranians launch banknote protest to get round censorship
A group of Twitter users launch a campaign to spread messages of dissent on banknotes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JFrIxs via I...
Iran nuclear deal 'best way' to stop threat - UK, France and Germany
Britain, France and Germany reaffirm their backing for the existing Iran nuclear accord. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r6ieEC via...
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks wave world record
Surf officials confirm the 80ft (24.4 metre) wave Rodrigo Koxa surfed was a world record. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Fs81q3 vi...
Abbas Edalat: Iran confirms arrest of British professor
Abbas Edalat - a British-Iranian academic at Imperial College London - was arrested on security charges. from BBC News - World https://ift...
North Korea: 'Real opportunity' for nuclear deal, Pompeo says
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments came as North Korea said it was closing a nuclear test site. from BBC News - World https:...
Photographer 'groped' princess at Swedish Academy event
The French photographer is at the centre of a sexual misconduct scandal at the Swedish Academy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JzDN...
Thailand protesters in rare rally over Chiang Mai development
The march, against new homes for judges on a mountainside, is among the biggest since the 2014 coup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
White House tree: Emmanuel Macron's sapling disappears
The tree, planted by Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, is no longer on the South Lawn. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HE...
New Captain Cook monument plan for Botany Bay unveiled
Not everyone is happy at the prospect of a new monument marking the arrival of colonists in Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Donald Trump attends rally instead of correspondents' dinner
The US president avoided the White House Correspondents' dinner, but was still the butt of the jokes. from BBC News - World https://if...
Rotten durian causes Melbourne university evacuation
The smell of gas reported in a students' library in Melbourne turned out to be a rotting durian. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Comedian's Sarah Sanders 'roast' stuns White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Trump's press secretary was visibly upset during a comedian's personalised takedown at the White House Correspondents'...
White House Correspondents' dinner: Michelle Wolf roasts Trump
Host Michelle Wolf made controversial jokes at the annual dinner, which the president didn't attend. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Australia to fund Great Barrier Reef restoration and protection
The World Heritage site has lost 30% of its coral due to environmental degradation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2jdRH3D via IFTT...
Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye and his many scandals
Dino Melaye's latest controversy is an alleged attempt to escape through a police van window. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Jw...
Hungary's dominant leader Orban defiant on keeping migrants out
Viktor Orban has won a third election and his government aims to keep its hardline migration policy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Why you may have been eating insects your whole life
It is little publicised, but one of the most used red food colourings is made from crushed up bugs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Golden State Killer: The end of a 40-year hunt?
After four decades, police believe they've finally caught the Golden State Killer from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Kkggs2 via IF...
Armenia crisis: Ruling party quits PM race
The move raises chances of opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan to become the country's new leader. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Can music bridge Thailand's sectarian divide?
The 14-year conflict between Muslim insurgents and authorities in Thailand's three southernmost provinces has claimed more than 7,000 li...
Chernobyl's new generation
How solar power is giving the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster a new beginning. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r9pI8G via IF...
From Russian orphan to Team USA
Tatyana McFadden's won 17 Paralympic medals, but life was far from easy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HAuDe7 via IFTTT
Brazilian Christians rebuild 'Satan's' temple
Evangelical Christians are crossing the religious divide to rebuild an Afro-Brazilian temple, following a series of attacks. from BBC News...
First one-handed player joins NFL
Shaquem Griffin becomes the first one-handed player to be drafted by an NFL team after being selected by the Seattle Seahawks. from BBC Ne...
Burning Man founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70
Larry Harvey, who founded the huge countercultural event in 1986, dies in San Francisco aged 70. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KnO...
Mali: Tuaregs killed in 'jihadist revenge' attacks
More than 30 members of the Tuareg community died in two separate attacks this week, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Pamplona rape case: Protests over sentence go in to third day
Thousands turn out on third day of protests after so-called "wolf pack" of men were cleared of rape. from BBC News - World https...
MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy
MSNBC's Joy Reid is facing criticism after old blog posts resurfaced that mocked homosexuality. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Missing London rapper Kenny Mukendi 'threw himself into Brazil sea'
Kenny Mukendi disappeared in Rio de Janeiro after telling his girlfriend he was coming home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HxKie7 ...
Row escalates over 'toxic' Trump pick for veterans' affairs
The US president has called on a Democrat senator to resign over allegations against his doctor. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KhE...
Saudi Arabia 'sorry' for promotional footage of women wrestlers
State television broke off the broadcast of the WWE spectacle when the women appeared on screen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r6a...
Healthy Tasmanian devils discovered by scientists looking to save species
The find is said to be "very significant" as disease is threatening the survival of the species. from BBC News - World https://i...
Chinese firm Dalian Wanda opens $7.9bn 'movie metropolis'
The site covers more than 400 acres and includes a shopping mall, restaurants and an ice rink. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HybhG...
Sumo wrestling: The growing sexism scandal in Japan's traditional sport
Officials postpone a decision on the sport's "men only" policy amid growing complaints about sexism. from BBC News - World h...
Rescued bald eagle released into the wild in Canada
The female bird of prey was given a traditional Native American farewell in Canada. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KhbbRn via IFTT...
Peter Norman: Sprinter involved in Black Power salute given posthumous Order of Merit
Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter involved in the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics, will be awarded an "overdue" posthu...
Korea summit: When war ends but peace is out of reach
Sometimes, like on the Korean peninsula, agreeing peace after war can take decades or even centuries. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Play as a refugee in Syrian war video game
The BAFTA nominated video game trying to teach people about what it's like for refugees fleeing Syria. from BBC News - World https://i...
Kanye West defends pro-Trump politics in new song
In his new track Ye vs. The People, the US rapper defends his pro-Trump political views. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FouYKX via...
Myanmar violence: Thousands flee fresh fighting in Kachin state
The UN sounds alarm as civilians face growing violence in a longstanding conflict in Kachin state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2F...
Bangladesh's disappearing ear cleaners
They do in Bangladesh, but the once lucrative trade is dying out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HYa8Hz via IFTTT
Étienne Terrus museum in Elne uncovers fake art in collection
More than half of the paintings in a museum in French artist Étienne Terrus' birthplace are fake. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Body language expert: Macron and Trump vs Merkel and Trump
A body language expert on the president's body language towards Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Michael Cohen: Stormy Daniels case against Trump's lawyer put on hold
A US judge says a case by adult film star Stormy Daniels against Michael Cohen should be postponed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Quebec mosque gunman may face 150-year jail sentence
The jail penalty faced by Alexandre Bissonnette could possibly be the longest in Canada's history. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Guinea politician 'enslaved girl in Texas for 16 years'
The son of Guinea's first president allegedly forced the girl to work for 16 years unpaid in Texas. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Korean summit: Welcoming Kim Jong-un with pomp and peace rituals
South Korea's Moon Jae-in has welcomed the North Korean leader with a series of symbolic rituals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Trump visit: How previous presidents were greeted by the UK
Donald Trump is set to become the 12th US president to visit the UK. Here's how his predecessors have fared. from BBC News - World htt...
Israel border clashes: Three Palestinians killed, Gaza officials say
The health ministry in Gaza says Israeli forces shot dead three protesters, and more than 300 are hurt. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Armenia's new president praises 'courage' of protesters
Armen Sarkissian hails the courage of the demonstrators who forced his predecessor out of power. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HtT...
Ethics debate as pig brains kept alive without a body
Scientists raise ethical concerns as the brain cells of decapitated pigs are kept alive for 36 hours. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Balenciaga sorry over mistreatment of Chinese shoppers in Paris
Luxury brand Balenciaga apologises after a video of a Chinese shopper being beaten in Paris goes viral. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Peru child sacrifice discovery may be largest in history
Researchers find 140 child victims of human sacrifice, killed in a single event some 550 years ago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
The race to document Australia's unknown species
Scientists say identifying hidden species may have profound benefits, but time is limited. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r3XixI v...
I used YouTube to help deliver my baby
Tia Freeman claims to have given birth to her baby alone in a hotel room with the aid of online videos. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Merkel holds 'working visit' with Trump at the White House
The optics of this trip will contrast starkly with the French president's glitzy state visit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ki...
French-Tunisian baker on the secrets behind Paris' best baguettes
Mahmoud M'seddi won the right to supply baguettes to the French president for a year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KioTTO vi...
China teenage students stabbed to death
Man stabs at least seven teenagers to death at school in northern China, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vXBk4i via ...
Viewpoint: Spain rape case highlights enduring machismo
After a Spanish court fails to convict five men of raping a young woman, journalist and writer Eva Millet looks at the symbolism of the verd...
ABBA announce first new music since 1982
The band say they've gone back into the studio to record two new songs, their first since 1982. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Kenya bans Rafiki ahead of Cannes debut over lesbian scenes
The Kenya Film Classification Board says Rafiki's lesbian scenes runs 'counter to the law' from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Cardi B is being sued by her former manager for £7m
Klenord "Shaft" Raphael says he is taking legal action, accusing the rapper of "breach of contract, unjust enrichment and def...
North Korea: Otto Warmbier's family sues over son's death
Otto Warmbier died days after being released from a North Korean jail in July 2017. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FkRbJO via IFTT...
Harry Potter star Tom Felton set for new YouTube sci-fi series Origin
The Harry Potter star will appear in the 10-part sci-fi series Origin for YouTube Red. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r3FqT6 via I...
How to handle the flood of GDPR privacy updates
How best to make sense of revamped privacy terms issued ahead of the EU's data protection shake-up. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Five times Kanye West took us by surprise
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IS web media targeted in EU-led attack
The EU police agency says it has "punched a big hole" in Islamic State propaganda. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r4wuN1 ...
Israel floods: Arrests as 10 teens drown on school trip
The group, which was on a bonding trip, was swept away in flash floods in the Negev desert. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I3EypD ...
Wildlife photo competition disqualifies 'stuffed anteater' image
Wildlife Photographer of the Year excludes a winning image for featuring a taxidermy specimen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r32xh...
Koreas make nuclear pledge after summit
Leaders of North and South Korea to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding historic summit from BBC News - World https...
Real-life Transformer: The Japanese robot that becomes a car
Designers say it's first time a machine of this kind has been able to carry people in a functioning vehicle. from BBC News - World htt...
K-pop superstars BTS launch world tour
The band will play the 02 Arena in London in October as well as other shows around the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KjceQS...
How police line-ups jail the innocent
More people identified by witnesses from a row of suspects are having their convictions overturned. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Kim Jong-un to meet Moon Jae-in at Korean border for summit
North Korean leader will be first to enter South Korea since the end of the Korean war in 1953. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HyE4...
Spain 'wolf pack' case: Thousands protest over rape ruling
The failure of a Spanish court to convict five men of rape prompts outrage across the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r39pu...
Double amputee crawls up Colorado's 2,700-step Manitou Incline
"I just decided I was going to do it," Mandy Horvath says of her odyssey up the steep Colorado trail. from BBC News - World http...
Gloria Allred on Bill Cosby: 'Finally women are believed'
Gloria Allred, the lawyer representing dozens of accusers, spoke after the comedian was found guilty. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Israel flash flood: Nine teenaged hikers dead in south
Nine 18-year-olds have died and one is missing after floodwater swept them away in southern Israel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
Russia says its witnesses discredit alleged chemical attack in Syria
Russia says witnesses disprove the alleged gas attack, but the UK calls it a 'despicable stunt'. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Bill Cosby 'guilty' of sexual assault
US comedian Bill Cosby, 80, found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman 14 years ago from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HwkTS8 via IFT...
Trump lets off steam in TV interview
The US president calls into Fox News to set the record straight on a few issues and air grievances. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state
The ex-CIA chief is voted in by senators after a bruising confirmation battle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vL1ZRO via IFTTT
Nestlé withdraws 'degrading' wife-hunt ad campaign in Morocco
The food giant "regrets" an ad campaign in Morocco that saw women compete to win a man by cooking. from BBC News - World https:/...
Revenge porn hub taken down by Dutch police raid
The notorious Anon-IB site was the source of nude images of celebrities shared widely in 2014. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vUCOg...
North and South Korea summit: The people Kim trusts the most
A sister and a father figure are among the nine trusted people Kim is taking on his historic visit to the South. from BBC News - World htt...
Philippines protests as Kuwait expels envoy over maid 'rescues'
The Philippine envoy is told to leave after videos show embassy staff helping domestic workers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KfRK...
Brigitte Macron on life at the top as France's first lady
Despite the responsibility of her official role, she says she hasn't changed since becoming first lady. from BBC News - World https://...
India state records 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours
Nine people have been killed in Andhra Pradesh amid an unusually high number of lightning strikes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r...
Athlete Semenya hit by testosterone rules
Some female runners with naturally high testosterone levels will have to race against men or change events unless they take medication, from...
Tokio boy band member apologises for kissing schoolgirl
Tatsuya Yamaguchi of boy band Tokio says "no apology is enough" after forcibly kissing a schoolgirl. from BBC News - World https...
Trump veterans nominee Ronny Jackson bows out amid allegations
Ronny Jackson rails against "baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Late author 'helped catch serial killer'
Comedian Patton Oswalt says his late wife's bestselling book helped identify suspected California killer. from BBC News - World https:...
'Real bodies' exhibition causes controversy in Australia
Organisers reject an assertion that the exhibition may contain executed Chinese political prisoners. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Pamplona 'wolf pack' gang jailed over rape in Spain
Five men get nine years each for raping an 18-year-old woman in a case that sparked outrage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r1h6BT ...
Michael Cohen: Trump's lawyer to plead Fifth Amendment in Daniels case
Michael Cohen invokes his right to remain silent in the case of adult film star Stormy Daniels. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FlRy...
Austrian organisation helps deaf refugees learn sign language
An Austrian organisation teaches sign language and written German to asylum seekers and refugees. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Fg...
Swaziland has a new name - eSwatini - but what else has changed?
Swaziland has changed its name to eSwatini. But will the lives of its citizens change? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r6vitF via I...
Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Lagos
More than 160 children are rescued from a "baby factory" and illegal orphanages, an official says. from BBC News - World https:/...
Lionel Messi wins fight to register himself as trademark
A European court agrees to allow the world's top earning footballer to trademark his own name. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2K...
Gun emoji disarmed as Microsoft follows Google toy switch
Microsoft plans to replace its revolver emoji with a water pistol, following similar moves by others. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
India China: Why is Modi meeting Xi now?
Analyst Shashank Joshi explains why the two Asian giants have decided to ease tension. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HrVMjs via I...
Macron says Trump may drop Iran nuclear deal
France's leader admits he may have failed to persuade his US counterpart to retain the 2015 accord. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Trump thanks Kanye West for Twitter compliments
The US rapper says he and the president share "dragon energy" and calls Mr Trump his "brother". from BBC News - World ...
How to Hanami: Japan's cherry blossom season
Japan's cherry blossom festival is a short-lived spring experience that draws millions of visitors. from BBC News - World https://ift....
Mesmerising footage shows lava lake overflow in Hawaii
Lava has risen above the crater floor in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano for the first time since 2016. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Korean talks: What will come from Kim-Moon meeting?
The talks are unlikely to rid Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons but could bring the countries closer. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Facebook sales soar despite data scandal
The firm reports a near 50% revenue rise and says it is taking a broader review of its responsibilities. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Foreign Office 'urgently' reviewing jailed British-Iranian reports
The Foreign Office is "urgently" looking into reports Prof Abbas Edalat was detained in Tehran. from BBC News - World https://if...
Five times Macron ripped into Trumpism
President Emmanuel Macron used a speech to Congress to deliver several rebukes to his US counterpart. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
Turkey Cumhuriyet trial: 13 newspaper staff convicted over coup
A crackdown in Turkey continues with over a dozen staff from an independent newspaper convicted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vQQ...
Vincent Bolloré under formal investigation in Africa corruption probe
A judge puts billionaire Vincent Bolloré under formal investigation over corruption allegations. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r1v...
North Korea test site could be unusable after collapse - Chinese scientists
Last September's nuclear test may have rendered the Punggye-ri test site unusable, say Chinese scientists. from BBC News - World https...
Israeli policeman jailed for killing Palestinian teen
Ben Deri pleaded guilty to causing the death by negligence of Nadim Nuwara, a Palestinian protester. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
Swedish archaeologists reveal 5th Century massacre at Sandby borg
A new study says dozens at the Oland island fort were killed and left to rot where they fell. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Hu7FBl...
Golden State Killer: Police 'arrest suspect' in California
Police reportedly arrest a suspect over the notorious Golden State murders from the 1970s-80s. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2r1vfh...
Macron to US Congress: 'There is no Planet B'
The French president received more than one standing ovation in his remarks to Congress on climate change. from BBC News - World https://i...
US college says outdoors too risky for outdoors club
Pennsylvania State University's caving and scuba clubs have also been deemed unsafe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vNHjZA via...
Macron attacks nationalism in speech to US Congress
The French president says nationalism and isolationism can only threaten global prosperity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qZkZas ...
Iran's Reza Shah: Mummified remains 'likely' belong to ex-leader
The family of Reza Shah Pahlavi believe his remains have been found at a shrine south of Tehran. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HNG...
Melania steps into spotlight for Macron visit
The first lady threw her first state dinner under the Trump administration by hosting the French president and his wife. from BBC News - W...
Auschwitz rap: German Echo music prize scrapped in anti-Semitism row
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Rwanda 'genocide-era' mass graves found
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Hotel door locks worldwide were vulnerable to hack
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Rose McGowan: 'Weinstein tried to contact me'
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US actress Rose McGowan: Weinstein tried to text me
US actress Rose McGowan tells the Victoria Derbyshire show Harvey Weinstein has tried to contact her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
India teacher arrested over wedding bomb murder
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WhatsApp raises minimum age limit in EU
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Kim Wall murder: Peter Madsen guilty
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Arizona special election: Narrow win unsettles Republicans
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Japan objects to Korean summit dessert
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Germany's Bavaria orders Christian crosses in all state buildings
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Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani says West has no right to make changes
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Mexican 'cowboy' stops armed robbery in Monterrey, Mexico
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Daca: Trump administration ordered to resume young immigrant scheme
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Iran pushes app with 'Death to America' emoji
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Trump and Macron hint at new Iran nuclear deal
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Is the Iran nuclear deal about to collapse?
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NRA breaks 15-year fundraising record after Parkland shooting
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Germany's Jews urged not to wear kippahs after attacks
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Toronto van attack: Moment suspect arrested
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Supreme court upholds teenager's 241-year prison term
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Trump brushes 'dandruff' off 'perfect' Macron
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Israel scraps plan to forcibly deport African migrants
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Kidnapped Mexico students dissolved in acid
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Toronto van attack: Alek Minassian charged with 10 counts of murder
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Trump threatens 'big problems' for Iran if they resume nuclear tests
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Kenya dams 'a flood risk' after heavy rains
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Vincent Bolloré: French tycoon held over 'Africa corruption'
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Former DEA agent: 'The moment I caught drug lord El Chapo'
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Oil at $75 as Iran sanction fears mount
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Chinese university hosts 'grenade-throwing' contest
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The country where a blogging permit costs $900
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Spain's Palma to ban holiday rentals after residents' complaints
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Kim Jong-un Swiss summit dish to remind him of school
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'Bin Laden bodyguard' on German welfare
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The battle to unite former child soldiers in peace
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Sebastian Woodroffe: Peru orders arrest of two men over lynching
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Mosul's landmark Great Mosque of al-Nuri to be rebuilt
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Toronto van attack: How is the suspect not dead?
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Anti-Semitic Wagner letter to be sold in Jerusalem
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Avicii's family thanks fans and artists for support
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China karaoke bar fire kills 18 in Yingde
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Toronto witnesses describe when van struck pedestrians
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US teachers are angry – and they're running for office
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South Korean youths: 'We're too busy for reunification'
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Madonna loses bid to stop sale of Tupac break up letter
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Is Bollywood ready for #MeToo?
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China sexist adverts: Tech firms apologise after damning report
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Daniel Barenboim returns German music award in anti-Semitism row
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US soldier gets world's first penis and scrotum transplant
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Yemen war: Houthi political leader Saleh al-Sammad 'killed in air raid'
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Waffle House gunman arrested in Nashville after manhunt
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Multiple pedestrians hit by van in Toronto
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Travis Reinking: How did Waffle House suspect get guns after ban?
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Stolen heart of French queen consort Anne of Brittany found
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Spain exhumes bodies from Valley of the Fallen civil war monument
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Harry Potter show opens on New York's Broadway
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Basic income trial falls flat in Finland
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South African women win Goldman prize for stopping nuclear deal
Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid won their court case against a secret deal with Russia worth ($76bn) £54bn. from BBC News - World https:/...
Yemen war: Saudi-led air strike on wedding 'kills 20'
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Ex-NFL star Jay Feely says prom gun photo a 'joke'
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Avicii death: Oman police confirm 'no criminal suspicion'
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Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian PM resigns after days of protests
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BBC reporter Andy Verity was kicked in the groin in Ukraine
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Armenia protests: Soldiers join demonstrators as unrest continues
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Shania Twain apologises after saying she would vote for Donald Trump
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Israeli groom arrested over celebratory gunfire video
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Woman 'fined $500 over free Delta Air Lines flight apple'
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North Korea bus crash kills 32 Chinese tourists
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Environment prize goes to Flint water activist
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Nashville Waffle House: James Shaw denies heroism
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Paris attack suspect convicted in Belgium
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Radovan Karadzic: Bosnian Serb ex-leader begins war crimes appeal
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Crossing Divides: Europe 'more split' than decade ago
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The ups and downs of Trump and Macron
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France approves controversial immigration bill
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Waffle House shooting 'hero': 'I was saving myself'
James Shaw Jr disarmed a gunman who killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HJ...
Nicaragua president scraps pension cuts after deadly riots
President Daniel Ortega revokes pensions and social security cuts after at least 25 people die in riots. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Jacinda Ardern: I don't mind the interest in my pregnancy
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'Welcome to my plastic bottle castle'
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What does a Trump-Macron bromance mean for the world?
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Africans tackle Hong Kong prejudice with football
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Viewpoint: The pitfalls of India's biometric ID scheme
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Manzoor Pashteen: How Pakistan's Pashtun found a voice
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Climate change: Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
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Canadian accused of murder is lynched in Peruvian Amazon
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Andrea Nahles: First woman to lead Germany's social democrats
Andrea Nahles becomes the SPD's first woman leader in 154 years - at a time of crisis for the party. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Meet the man who's survived a snake, bear and shark attack
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Scuffles as Armenia protest leader Nikol Pashinyan detained
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Vote for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018
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Iran nuclear deal: Macron urges Trump to stick with 2015 accord
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Verne Troyer: Austin Powers star's film and TV moments
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London Marathon: Kenyans Kipchoge and Cheruiyot celebrate double win
Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge win his third title, while Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's race. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
Naked gunman kills three in Nashville Waffle House
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Korean Air 'nut rage' sisters step down
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London Marathon 2017: Mo Farah finishes third as Eliud Kipchoge wins
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London Marathon 2018: Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot wins but Paula Radcliffe keeps world record
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Fadi al-Batsh killing: Israel dismisses involvement
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Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills dozens
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Nicaragua reporter killed during Facebook Live amid unrest
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China dragon boat accident leaves 17 dead
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ICYMI: Baby love and a centenarian pianist
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'The largest foreign bribery case in history'
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Salisbury attack: Russian TV's claims about poisoning
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Barcelona win Copa del Rey
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Letter from Africa: The teenager fighting school bus sex pests
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Pakistan's Ziarat: An ancient juniper forest and its living fossils
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How leisure time is changing for North Korea's privileged
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Avicii: Fans gather in Stockholm to remember superstar DJ
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Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer dies aged 49
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Armenia leader intervenes in protest against predecessor
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Is hate speech law killing German comedy?
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Palestinian lecturer and Hamas member killed in Malaysia
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Barbara Bush funeral: 1,500 people attend service in Texas
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India introduces death penalty for child rapists
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Chemical experts leave for Douma - Russia
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North Korea missile and nuclear test halt hailed
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Mia Khalifa filmed a porn scene where she was wearing a hijab.
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Avicii's music 'will live forever': Tributes paid to the Swedish DJ
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UN Security Council seeks to heal Syria divisions in Sweden
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Rare brown bear dies in Italy capture operation
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Tourist takes crowdfunded trip to British islands
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The plastic choking Indonesian rivers
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North Korea undergoes an image change ahead of summits
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Avicii: The superstar DJ behind some of the decade's biggest hits
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What do Indian parents tell their children about rape?
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Why singer Lucy Dacus makes her fans cry
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Nicaragua protestors over pensions called "vampires"
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Allison Mack, Smallville actress, charged over Nxivm sex trafficking
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North Korea: No need for more missile tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says there is no more need for nuclear or missile tests, state media says. from BBC News - World https://i...
A look back at Avicii's work
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Teen Vogue reporter groped at Coachella
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Frida Kahlo Barbie doll banned from shop shelves in Mexico
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Over 2,000 US schools walk out over gun violence
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Florida police clear out classroom after shooting
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World War Two heroine 'Angel of Dieppe' dies at 103
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Russia's Telegram ban 'failing'
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Coachella: Beyonce's black pride symbolism explained
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Swedish DJ Avicii dies at 28
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How one woman was shunned for having cancer but found a 'new family'
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Trump-Russia 'collusion': Democrats file lawsuit
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Barbara Bush funeral: Donald Trump not attending 'out of respect'
Melania Trump will attend Saturday's ceremony but the president will not, to "avoid disruptions". from BBC News - World http...
Zimbabwe parliament summons Robert Mugabe over diamond theft claim
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Bitcoin heist: Iceland fugitive says he wants to go home
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Algerian woman denied French citizenship over handshake
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Kyrgyz mayor dons fake beard to tour city in disguise
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Liberia warlord 'Jungle Jabbah' jailed for 30 years in the US
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India rape crisis: Twitter users rally round hunger striker
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Commonwealth countries where it is illegal to be gay
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Meesha Shafi: Pakistan actress says pop star Ali Zafar harassed her
Reluctant Fundamentalist actress Meesha Shafi says singer Ali Zafar sexually harassed her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Jbd8NJ v...
France to ban use of meat terms to describe vegetable-based products
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North and South Korea set up hotline ahead of summit
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Lois Riess: Woman who 'murdered victim and stole her identity' arrested
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Iran arrests official after youths dance at shopping centre concert
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India video reunites man with family after 40 years
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German police investigate anti-Semitic attack in Berlin
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Cuba lawmakers meet to choose Raúl Castro's successor
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German mass raids target forced prostitution gang
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Samoa wants nothing to do with drunken sailors
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India journalist threatened over anti-rape cartoon
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Theresa May 'deeply regrets' UK's colonial anti-gay laws
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R Kelly faces fresh sexual misconduct allegation
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Armenia protests spread as parliament votes on new PM
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India parents 'paid to sabotage daughter's rape trial'
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Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant
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Sarah Sellers: The nurse who was runner-up in Boston marathon
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Japan detention centre immigrants start hunger strike
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Book lifts lid on Finland's £475,000 armoured car
A book by a Finnish official claims that civil servants spent nearly half a million pounds on an armoured limousine that proved impractical ...
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