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US envoy Stephen Biegun tells North Korea: 'Let's get this done' | 16 December 2019 | [
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"context": "US special envoy Stephen Biegun has urged North Korea to come to the negotiating table, saying: \"We are here, let's get this done.\" His comments in Seoul come days after North Korea conducted missile tests at a satellite launch site. North Korea has set an end-of-year deadline for the US to come... |
Broadway pays tributes to Laurel Griggs, 13, who dies of asthma attack | 11 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Broadway has paid tribute to child star Laurel Griggs who has died aged 13. Her family says she suffered a \"massive asthma attack\". Griggs made her Broadway debut when she was just six, performing alongside actress Scarlett Johansson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The role led to a career in theatre,... |
Cuba to signal next steps after President Obama's visit | 16 April 2016 | [
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"context": "As the Cuban Communist Party prepares for its Seventh Congress, the BBC's Will Grant looks at what message is coming from the party in the wake of US President Barack Obama's historic visit. Just a glance around Havana's latest trade fair is enough to demonstrate the global interest in Cuba's grad... |
Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’ | 29 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Italian police are investigating a leaked photo of a blindfolded American teenager who is accused of killing an officer in Rome. The photo of murder suspect Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was shown by Italian media on Sunday. Mr Natale-Hjorth and his friend, 19-year-old Finnegan Lee Elder, w... |
Climate change: Trees 'most effective solution' for warming | 4 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Researchers say an area the size of the US is available for planting trees around the world, and this could have a dramatic impact on climate change. The study shows that the space available for trees is far greater than previously thought, and would reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by 25%. The author... |
Bangladesh: Court removes 'virgin' word from marriage form | 27 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Women in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country's top court has ruled. The high court ordered that \"virgin\" be replaced with \"unmarried\". The other two options on the form - \"widow\" and \"divorced\" - remain unchanged. Wom... |
China elections: Independent candidates fight for the ballot | 17 November 2016 | [
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"context": "China's constitution allows independent candidates to run in local elections but it is a futile exercise for those who dare to get their names on the ballot. In the heart of Beijing's old alleyways, the polling station is bathed in autumn sunlight. It is busy. An elderly man has turned up with his... |
100 Women: The artist redrawing 'sexist' comic book covers | 18 August 2018 | [
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"context": "An artist in India is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books by parodying them using male heroes in poses typically associated with women. She-Hulk has superhuman strength and speed and is one of the most formidable hand-to-hand combatants in the Marvel world. Like Hulk, not only does... |
Graham vows probe after McCabe interview on Trump | 18 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee has vowed to investigate allegations that top FBI and justice department officials discussed ways to remove President Trump from office. Senator Lindsey Graham said the claims were an \"attempted bureaucratic coup\". Ex-acting FBI chief Andrew McCa... |
Republican tax bill: House passes plan to Senate for final vote | 20 December 2017 | [
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"context": "The Republican-controlled Congress is expected to confirm the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax system in more than three decades. The House of Representatives approved the legislation comfortably on Tuesday, but the vote is likely to be closer in the Senate. The bill looks set to mark the part... |
Narendra Modi sworn in for second term after election landslide | 30 May 2019 | [
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"context": "Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India's prime minister after his party won a landslide majority in the recent election. Thousands were invited to the ceremony in Delhi, including regional leaders and Bollywood stars. But notable names were excluded, including Pakistan's PM Imr... |
Bruce McArthur: Canadian landscaper admits eight murders | 29 January 2019 | [
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"context": "A Toronto landscaper accused of killing eight men who went missing between 2010-17 has pleaded guilty to their murders. Bruce McArthur, 67, was arrested last January and charged in the deaths of two men, and police subsequently charged him in six other cases. Most of his victims had links to Toron... |
Scallop war: French and British boats clash in Channel | 29 August 2018 | [
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"context": "French and British fishermen have clashed in the English Channel in an escalating battle over scallops. About 40 French boats tried to stop five larger British boats from fishing 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, in the Bay of Seine. Fishing boats collided and stones were thrown, bu... |
Trump and Pelosi: The 'meltdown' photo showing Washington divides | 17 October 2019 | [
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"context": "A photo of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronting the President Donald Trump at a reportedly explosive White House meeting has become a symbol of the deep divisions in Washington. In the image, leading Democrat Ms Pelosi is standing up at a large table, surrounded by male congressional leaders ... |
Ecuador protesters storm parliament as unrest worsens | 9 October 2019 | [
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"context": "President Lenin Moreno has imposed a night curfew near government buildings after protesters clashed with security forces inside Ecuador's heavily guarded parliament. Demonstrators briefly burst through a police cordon before being driven back with tear gas, witnesses said. Mr Moreno declared a st... |
Tax bill: Trump victory as Senate backs tax overhaul | 2 December 2017 | [
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"context": "US senators have passed a sweeping tax cuts bill, paving the way for Donald Trump's first big legislative victory. The package would mark the biggest tax overhaul since the 1980s. It was passed by 51 votes to 49, after a series of amendments in a marathon session. Democrats complained it only bene... |
Keystone XL pipeline: Why is it so disputed? | 24 January 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders supporting two controversial oil pipelines, Keystone XL and Dakota Access. Keystone XL has been at the centre of the controversy. A planned 1,179-mile (1,897km) pipeline running from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Nebraska, w... |
Coronavirus: More than 200 Australians flown home after 14-day quarantine | 17 February 2020 | [
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"context": "More than 200 Australians have been flown back home after 14 days in quarantine on remote Christmas Island amid coronavirus fears. They were evacuated from China's Hubei province - the epicentre of the deadly outbreak - on 3 February. With no cases reported during the minimum required time, they w... |
London Bridge attack: Skateboard hero receives bravery award | 11 October 2018 | [
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"context": "The parents of a Spanish banker who was killed confronting terrorists during the London Bridge attack have accepted a civilian medal on his behalf. Wielding only his skateboard, Ignacio Echeverria, 39, tried to fight off one of the terrorists who killed eight people on 3 June last year. His parent... |
Migrant crisis: Fleeing life under Islamic State in Syria | 23 September 2015 | [
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"context": "\"If they knew I was talking to you, I'd be killed,\" says Mohamed. Young and a fluent English speaker, he comes from the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of so-called Islamic State. The threat posed by the group is one of the main factors pushing the mass migration of people to Europe. ... |
Q&A: Bombardier, Belfast and the CSeries | 15 June 2015 | [
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"context": "Bombardier puts its new CSeries planes on display in Paris in the hope of securing new orders. The aircraft are making their debut at the Paris Air Show. Northern Ireland economy minister Jonathan Bell has travelled to the French capital, along with representatives of local aerospace companies, ai... |
What are the issues in Fox's Sky deal? | 23 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Fox's proposed acquisition of Sky is not in the public interest, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found. The CMA cited \"media plurality concerns\" as a key reason for its decision. The competition regulator is concerned that if the deal went through, the Murdoch Famil... |
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted | 27 September 2017 | [
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"context": "Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men were allowed licences and women who drove in public risked being arrested and fine... |
Michael Avenatti: Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer accused of fraud | 26 March 2019 | [
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"context": "US lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump, has been arrested on fraud charges. Prosecutors say he tried to extort more than $20m (PS15m) from Nike, threatening to use his profile to inflict reputational harm on the firm. In a separa... |
Lucy Moon: I made a YouTube video about my alcohol problem | 10 August 2018 | [
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"context": "YouTube stars and fans are gathering in London for Summer in the City, the UK's largest and longest-running online video festival. We meet the people who get to call YouTube their job. Lucy Moon is a 23-year-old online influencer, whose days consist of creating videos for her YouTube channel, wri... |
Hong Kong elections: Pro-democracy groups makes big gains | 25 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Hong Kong's opposition pro-democracy movement has made unprecedented gains in the Chinese territory's district council elections, early results show. According to local media counts, 17 of the 18 councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors. Despite fears the vote could be disrupted or... |
General election 2017: UK voters still puzzled by Brexit | 6 June 2017 | [
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"context": "UK Prime Minister Theresa May made the snap election on 8 June personal right from the start. In April she said the election would not be just about the parties' competing visions on Brexit, but also about who could best pull off a deal. \"It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership i... |
Niger election result may hit region's Boko Haram fight | 18 March 2016 | [
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"context": "The second round of the Niger presidential election takes place on Sunday 20 March, and the result may have implications for regional stability and the fight against Islamist terrorism in West Africa. Incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou looks set to secure a second term in office, as opposition... |
Syria conflict: Bolton says US withdrawal is conditional | 6 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The withdrawal of US troops from Syria depends on certain conditions, US National Security Adviser John Bolton says, in a further indication that the process is being slowed down. On a trip to Israel and Turkey, he said he would seek Turkish assurances that Kurds in northern Syria would be safe. T... |
Australia cements Solomon Islands deal amid China influence debate | 13 June 2018 | [
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"context": "Australia has formally agreed to a deal to help build a 4,000km (2,500 mile) internet cable to the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands, a small Pacific nation, had originally given the contract to Chinese company Huawei. Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has said the decision followed \"concerns ra... |
Viewpoint: 'Why most men should pay on first dates' | 24 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Anne Rucchetto, 27, is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. As part of the BBC's 100 Women series, she writes about why it matters who picks up the bill. When I first began dating, my mother warned me that there was \"no such thing as a free drink\". She would elaborate gravely: \"Men will think yo... |
Qatar row: Trump urges Arab unity in call to Saudi Arabia's King Salman | 7 June 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has called the king of Saudi Arabia to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over Qatar's alleged support for militants. Earlier, he said the Saudis' move to isolate Qatar could mark the \"beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism\". Several Gulf countries cut ... |
Turkey launches ground offensive in northern Syria | 9 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Turkey has launched a ground offensive in northern Syria, hours after its warplanes and artillery began hitting territory held by Kurdish-led forces. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation was to create a \"safe zone\" cleared of Kurdish militias which will also house Syrian refugees. T... |
US Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bill | 19 December 2018 | [
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"context": "The US Senate has passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill seeking to address concerns that the US locks up too many of its citizens. The First Step Act, which has been championed by US President Donald Trump, passed by a vote of 87-12. The bipartisan measure found unlikely support from hard... |
Nasa's New Horizons: 'Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed | 2 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The small, icy world known as Ultima Thule has finally been revealed. A new picture returned from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft shows it to be two objects joined together - to give a look like a \"snowman\". The US probe's images acquired as it approached Ultima hinted at the possibility of a dou... |
Germans chide US envoy Grenell for call to 'empower' right | 4 June 2018 | [
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"context": "German politicians have hit back at the new US ambassador for having said he wanted to \"empower\" Europe's right. Richard Grenell, appointed by President Donald Trump last year, was speaking to right-wing Breitbart News. Diplomats usually avoid political point-scoring. A German foreign ministry s... |
Trump-targeted judge gets high-profile immigration case | 20 April 2017 | [
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"context": "A US judge labelled \"Mexican\" by President Donald Trump last year is to hear a high-profile deportation case. Judge Gonzalo Curiel, whom Mr Trump also called a \"hater\", was apparently assigned to the lawsuit randomly. The case involves Juan Manuel Montes, who says he was deported from Californ... |
What Caster Semenya IAAF discrimination case means for women and sport | 1 May 2019 | [
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"context": "South African athlete Caster Semenya has lost her discrimination case against the International Association of Athletics Federation, which has found that forcing athletes with high levels testosterone to lower them is \"discriminatory but necessary\". The 28-year-old Olympian had challenged the IA... |
'Victim fashion': Netherlands rail defends controversial campaign amid backlash | 5 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The Dutch rail infrastructure operator has defended its controversial \"fashion line\" featuring replicas of torn clothing worn by those killed and injured in railway accidents. ProRail launched \"Victim Fashion\" to encourage young people to be safer around railway lines. The campaign has faced b... |
Cuban oil project fuels US anxieties | 15 November 2011 | [
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"context": "A massive $750m (PS473m) Chinese-built oil rig, the Scarabeo 9, is due to arrive in Cuba before the end of the year, to begin drilling a series of exploratory wells. A whole range of international oil companies from Spain, Norway, Russia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Canada, Angola, Venezuela, and Ch... |
Birmingham's ancient Koran history revealed | 23 December 2015 | [
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"context": "When the University of Birmingham revealed that it had fragments from one of the world's oldest Korans, it made headlines around the world. In terms of discoveries, it seemed as unlikely as it was remarkable. But it raised even bigger questions about the origins of this ancient manuscript. And the... |
Mozambique flooding 'worse than thought': UN agency | 28 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The situation in northern Mozambique is worse than thought, a UN spokesman says, days after Cyclone Kenneth ravaged the country. The system struck the Africa nation on Thursday with winds of 220km/h (140mph) which flattened whole villages. Around 700,000 people are now thought to be at risk in the... |
Surrogate babies: Where can you have them, and is it legal? | 6 August 2014 | [
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"context": "The case of Gammy, a baby with Down's syndrome who was born to a Thai surrogate mother and allegedly left behind by the intended Australian parents, has caused international controversy. Where do people go to arrange for surrogate babies, and is it legal? Surrogacy is where a woman becomes pregnan... |
Julian Assange must face Swedish justice first - MPs and peers | 13 April 2019 | [
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"context": "More than 70 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they want his extradition. The Wikileaks founder, who is now in UK custody, was arrested on Thursday after years in Ecuador's London embassy. Sweden is considering whet... |
Himalayan and other Asian glaciers put the brakes on | 10 December 2018 | [
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"context": "The glaciers that flank the Himalayas and other high mountains in Asia are moving slower over time. Scientists have analysed nearly 20 years of satellite images to come to this conclusion. They show that the ice streams which have decelerated the most are the ones that have also thinned the most. ... |
Son of Russian spies feels 'relief' to be Canadian | 20 December 2019 | [
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"context": "The son of Russian spies has spoken of his relief after a court decided to let him keep his Canadian citizenship. Alexander Vavilov had his citizenship revoked after his parents, who worked for Russia's foreign intelligence service, were arrested in 2010. He was born in Canada, and until their arr... |
Hong Kong protests: Thousands surround police headquarters | 21 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Thousands of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped. Police have asked the protesters to withdraw peacefully, saying their presence would \"seriously affect\" emergency services. Millions of people have marched against the bill in re... |
Why Delhi is gripped by chikungunya fears | 14 September 2016 | [
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"context": "India's capital Delhi is battling one of its worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus - with more than 1,000 cases reported across the city. The BBC's Ayeshea Perera explains the outbreak in Delhi and why chikungunya is worrying so many people. More than 1,000 cases of the illness h... |
Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change? | 29 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Forty years ago this week Margaret Thatcher came to power. At that time there was a sense of broken economy, broken politics, over-powerful trade unions and politicians who seemed only capable of managing decline. Fast forward to now and we again see chaotic politics and widespread sense of econom... |
Australian strawberries: Why would someone hide a needle in fruit? | 23 September 2018 | [
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"context": "Australia is currently searching for a saboteur (or saboteurs) amid a national scare involving the hiding of sewing needles within strawberries. In one case, a consumer who swallowed a needle had to be treated in hospital. Children and others have reported narrow escapes. Since the first cases wer... |
Lion Air crash: Indonesia to inspect Boeing 737-Max 8 planes | 30 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Indonesia has ordered inspections on all the country's commercial Boeing 737-Max 8 planes, after one crashed into the sea with 189 people on board. The Lion Air jet went down shortly after take-off near the capital, Jakarta, on Monday. There are no known survivors. Searchers have recovered debris,... |
Should we stop listening to these Christmas songs? | 3 December 2018 | [
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"context": "Baby, It's Cold Outside is one of those Christmas songs that's about as traditional as mince pies. But an American radio station's decision to pull it from playlists because it's seen as unsuitable in the #MeToo era has reignited a debate about the song, and raised questions about other potentiall... |
Trump asked to determine Saudi prince's 'role' in Khashoggi murder | 21 November 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has been asked to ascertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday sent a letter demanding a second investigation. Mr Trump ea... |
Pakistan Zainab murder: DNA suggests suspect in other case was 'innocent' | 19 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Pakistani officials say they will investigate allegations police carried out an unauthorised killing of a man wrongly accused of murdering a child. Police shot Mudasir, accused of killing five-year-old Iman Fatima, in February 2017, saying he tried to escape. However, a BBC Newsnight investigation... |
Ravindra Wijeguneratne: Sri Lanka defence chief held over murders | 28 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Sri Lanka's top military officer has been remanded in custody, accused of covering up civil war-era murders. Chief of Defence Staff Ravindra Wijeguneratne appeared in court after warrants for his arrest were issued. Prosecutors say he protected the main suspect, a naval intelligence officer who al... |
INF nuclear treaty: Nato 'to avoid arms race' after US-Russia pact ends | 2 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Nato will aim to avoid a new arms race with Russia, its secretary general says, after the US formally withdrew from a key nuclear treaty with Moscow. Both Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have blamed Russia for the Cold War treaty's collapse. Nato and the US accuse Russia of ... |
Venezuela crisis: US vows to 'disconnect' Maduro's funding | 25 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The Trump administration is trying to cut Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's revenue streams, US National Security Adviser John Bolton says. The comments come one day after Mr Maduro cut diplomatic ties with the US. He was angry after they recognised an opposition figure, Juan Guaido, as interi... |
Nabil Karoui: Tunisia candidate to stay in jail | 19 September 2019 | [
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"context": "A presidential candidate in Tunisia who reached the final stage of the election is set to remain in custody after failing to win an appeal to be freed. Nabil Karoui, 56, was detained last month on charges of money laundering and tax fraud, which he denies. The media mogul was still able to stand d... |
The Indian princess who became a South Korean queen | 4 November 2018 | [
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"context": "The South Korean first lady, Kim Jung-sook, is in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where she is visiting the ancient city of Ayodhya. Ayodhya, which is best known as the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram, also however, holds special significance for some South Koreans - many believe they c... |
Escalation of Tory division over Europe | 29 May 2016 | [
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"context": "Anyone who's followed politics for any length of time knows no party's more prone to suicidal bouts of indiscipline than the Labour Party. Unless, of course, it's the Conservative Party when it's in the mood. Just now, the Tories are in more of a mood than they've been since the chaotic days of th... |
Hong Kong leader warns protesters not to push city into 'abyss' | 13 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned anti-government protesters not to push the city into an \"abyss\", in an emotional press conference on Tuesday. Ms Lam said Hong Kong had \"reached [a] dangerous situation\" and that violence during protests would push it \"down a path of no return\". She was... |
Alcohol and dementia: What's the truth? | 21 February 2018 | [
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"context": "There are lots of reasons why drinking too much alcohol on a regular basis is not a good idea. It can damage the liver, the heart and the brain and is bad for our general health - that much is known. That is why UK guidelines advise men and women to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, e... |
US contractor Reality Winner arrested after NSA leak report | 6 June 2017 | [
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"context": "A US government contractor has been arrested on suspicion of leaking top-secret information to a news outlet. Reality Leigh Winner, 25, allegedly removed classified material from a federal site in the state of Georgia. The charges were announced shortly after news website The Intercept published a... |
Do you find this grave disrespectful? | 22 November 2017 | [
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"context": "This is the grave of Carlo Annoni, a 61-year-old nurse and gay rights campaigner. He is buried in the cemetery of Mariano Comense, in Como, Italy. His grieving husband chose a bright memorial, saying he wanted \"something that speaks of life, and joy - love\". But now critics have branded it a vul... |
Brexit: Conservatives and Labour continue talks | 12 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The government and Labour have held further talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in Parliament over Brexit. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said discussions with cabinet ministers David Lidington and Michael Gove had been \"positive\" and \"constructive\". He added that a timetable was being work... |
'Healthiest hearts in the world' found | 18 March 2017 | [
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"context": "The healthiest hearts in the world have been found in the Tsimane people in the forests of Bolivia, say researchers. Barely any Tsimane had signs of clogged up arteries - even well into old age - a study in the Lancet showed. \"It's an incredible population\" with radically different diets and way... |
Encryption on Facebook Messenger and other chat apps | 21 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Facebook has a stored copy of your private messages because it doesn't use end-to-end encryption - and it's not the only one. Encryption scrambles messages so that if they're intercepted while being delivered they cannot be read. Most messaging services use a level of encryption, but there are dif... |
Does Help to Buy prop up housebuilders? | 27 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The Help to Buy housing scheme, launched in 2013, is hailed by the government as one of its big successes. The Treasury says 494,108 English homes have been bought through the scheme, with the vast majority going to first-time buyers living outside London. Ministers and mortgage lenders alike say ... |
BBC and ITV set to launch Netflix rival | 27 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The BBC, home to crime dramas Luther and Line of Duty, and ITV, maker of dramas such as Vanity Fair, are in the \"concluding phase of talks\" to create a rival to Netflix. BBC director general Tony Hall said the aim was to launch \"BritBox\" in the UK in the second half of 2019. The price was not ... |
UN condemns Myanmar over plight of Rohingya | 16 December 2016 | [
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"context": "The UN has strongly criticised the government of Myanmar over its treatment of the minority Rohingya Muslim population. The UN's Human Rights Office said it was receiving daily reports of rapes, killings and other abuses. Human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said the government approach was \"c... |
Why Jeremy Hunt's 'Japanese' wife gaffe is a bad mistake | 30 July 2018 | [
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"context": "The UK's new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is on an official visit to China - but an embarrassing gaffe is stealing the headlines instead. Mr Hunt tried to get into his host's good books by mentioning that his wife is Chinese - but called her \"Japanese\" instead. He quickly corrected himself and ... |
Adelaide 'twilight' horse races to go ahead despite extreme heatwave | 17 December 2019 | [
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"context": "Horse racing in the city of Adelaide is to go ahead on Friday despite a continuing extreme heatwave across much of Australia, the organisers say. They say the decision on the twilight racing was taken after talks with meteorologists and South Australia's jockeys' and trainers' associations. The ev... |
Greek elections: Mitsotakis promises change after New Democracy win | 8 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Greece's new centre-right prime minister has vowed the country will \"proudly raise its head again\". After New Democracy's landslide victory on Sunday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would not fail to \"honour the hopes\" of the Greek people. The win comes four years after Alexis Tsipras's leftist S... |
Delicious but deadly mochi: The Japanese rice cakes that kill | 2 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Two people have died in Japan and several are in a critical condition after choking on traditional rice cakes as part of the new year celebrations. They may seem harmless, but each year the hard-to-eat snack claims several lives, prompting annual warnings from officials. The cakes, known as mochi,... |
Hinkley Point: Theresa May's China calculus | 31 July 2016 | [
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"context": "In explaining its shock decision to delay the deal on Hinkley Point, the government said it needed time to consider all components of the deal, but speculation is growing that China questions may be at the heart of the reassessment. Under the existing terms of the PS18bn project, a Chinese company... |
Web host 123-reg deletes sites in clean-up error | 18 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Web hosting firm 123-reg has accidentally deleted an unspecified number of its customers' websites. The company, which hosts 1.7m sites in the UK, said an error made during maintenance \"effectively deleted\" what was on some of its servers. \"We can conclude that the issues faced have resulted in... |
Can Russia and Turkey heal rift? | 2 June 2016 | [
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"context": "Since the downing of the Russian jet by Turkish forces in November, relations between Turkey and Russia have been in a pattern of controlled tension. The war of words has been interesting to watch. On Tuesday, came another round. Turkey accused Russia of an attack on a hospital in Idlib - somethin... |
Ukraine presidential rivals trade barbs in stadium debate | 19 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Ukraine's rival presidential candidates have held a long-awaited head-to-head televised debate at Kiev's giant Olympic stadium. Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky and incumbent president Petro Poroshenko shook hands before launching scathing attacks on one another. Mr Zelensky is the clear favourite for ... |
What is contempt of court, and why is Tommy Robinson guilty of it? | 11 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being found guilty of \"contempt of court\". What does that mean? Contempt of court laws exist to ensure people get fair trials. The idea is that juries must not be influenced by anything but the ... |
UK government in Google bidding war with Brexit deal opponents | 30 November 2018 | [
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"context": "The government is paying to promote Theresa May's Brexit deal on Google - but is facing a battle with opponents of the deal using very similar headlines. The Cabinet Office says it will reveal how much is being spent to push the government's message to the top of the rankings when people search \"... |
Nearly 500 prisoners released in Oklahoma | 5 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Nearly 500 prisoners have been freed in the US state of Oklahoma in what is said to be the largest such release in US history. The 462 inmates - jailed for low-level, non-violent crimes - had their sentences commuted. Oklahoma residents voted in 2016 to reduce simple drug possession and minor prop... |
Indonesia earthquake and tsunami: Dead buried in mass grave | 1 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Volunteers have begun burying victims of Indonesia's deadly earthquake and tsunami in a mass grave. Friday's disaster devastated swathes of the eastern Sulawesi island and has left at least 844 people dead. Some remote areas have yet to be contacted, and there are fears that the death toll could r... |
MEPs choose David-Maria Sassoli as new European Parliament president | 3 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Italian former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been selected as the new president of the European Parliament. Mr Sassoli, 63, received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg. The centre-left politician beat three other candidates and will assum... |
Jeff Bezos Earth Fund: How can $10bn fight climate change? | 19 February 2020 | [
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"context": "Ten billion dollars - or PS7.7bn - sounds like a serious amount of money. It's how much the world's richest man Jeff Bezos has said he'll spend to fight climate change. But what do you even spend $10bn on? And is it anywhere near enough? According to Professor Elizabeth Robinson from the Universit... |
Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law | 5 August 2019 | [
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"context": "An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says. Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July. She was granted permission to use the controversial legislation - which exists only in... |
Ebola outbreak: Grandmother dies in Uganda | 13 June 2019 | [
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"context": "A 50-year-old woman infected with Ebola has died in western Uganda, a day after her five-year-old grandson died. They are the first cases reported there since the virus spread over the border from Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly 1,400 people have died. Three suspected Ebola patients hav... |
What is India's caste system? | 19 June 2019 | [
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"context": "India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on their karma (work) and dharma (the Hindi word for religion, but here it means duty) is generally acc... |
Pentagon urges missile defence sensors in space | 17 January 2019 | [
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"context": "The US must research new technologies, such as a layer of sensors in space, to find and destroy incoming missiles, a Pentagon report says. The Missile Defence Review says the US should revamp its missile defence programme to combat foreign threats. It includes plans to study a possible orbital sen... |
'The greatest gift': How I became a surrogate | 17 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye West have announced the birth of their third child - a baby girl delivered by a surrogate. Her surrogate had made their \"dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give\", she said. One woman who knows exactly what it is like to giv... |
Will going vegan make you healthier? | 5 September 2018 | [
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"context": "There has been an explosion in interest in veganism, in recent years, driven largely by concerns about health, animal welfare and the environment. Vegans, for the uninitiated, do not eat meat, poultry, fish, or any products derived from animals, including eggs, dairy products, and gelatin. There a... |
Migrant crisis: EU threatens Greece over border controls | 27 January 2016 | [
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"context": "Greece has \"seriously neglected\" its obligations to control the external frontier of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, the European Commission says in a draft report. The assessment found failures to register, check and fingerprint migrants arriving in November. Greece is now likely to be gi... |
Game of Thrones: How much do women speak in the show? | 22 May 2019 | [
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"context": " Female characters in Game of Thrones speak about three times less than male characters in the show, according to new data given to BBC 100 Women. Although the hugely popular show ended this week after eight seasons, the debate on how it represented women will continue. The data by research group ... |
Russian spy: Nerve agent 'used to try to kill' Sergei Skripal | 7 March 2018 | [
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"context": "A nerve agent was used to try to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter, police have said. Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon and remain critically ill. A police officer who was the first to attend the scene is now in a serious condition in hospi... |
Why like Emma Watson, we're happy to be single at Christmas | 12 December 2019 | [
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"context": "From trips to Winter Wonderland to mistletoe kisses, the Christmas season can feel like it's all about relationships. If you're single, a constant stream of Mariah Carey's \"All I Want for Christmas Is You\" on top of an Instagram feed full of beanie-wearing, mulled-wine-sipping couples is enough ... |
Catalan separatists defiant on final trial day in Madrid | 12 June 2019 | [
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"context": "Twelve separatist leaders on trial over their role in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid have given defiant final statements in Madrid. On the last day of proceedings after four months of hearings, the defendants said they were victims of an injustice in a trial built on \"false\" charges. S... |
US mid-term elections: What the results mean for Trump | 8 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Four states held primary elections on Tuesday, but all eyes were on Ohio's special congressional election. The state has lost a bit of its reputation as a bellwether state, but it was an early harbinger of Donald Trump's 2016 strength in the industrial Midwest. That helps explain why Tuesday's con... |
Alcohol guidance changes welcomed by Scottish health campaigners | 8 January 2016 | [
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"context": "New guidelines on the maximum amount of alcohol people should drink in a week have been welcomed by Scottish health campaigners. It comes as chief medical officers across the UK changed their guidance on alcohol's impact on health. Men and women are now both advised to consume no more than 14 unit... |
Jamal Khashoggi: UK and US 'could boycott' Saudi conference | 14 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the BBC has learned. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul. The autho... |
Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt warns Iran against choosing 'dangerous path' | 20 July 2019 | [
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"context": "Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has expressed his \"extreme disappointment\" in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart following the seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf. It comes after Mr Hunt warned Iran may be choosing a \"dangerous path\" of \"illegal and destabilising\" behaviour.... |
Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks out over Cambridge Analytica 'breach' | 22 March 2018 | [
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"context": "Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network \"made mistakes\" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement, Mr Zuck... |
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