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Khashoggi murder: Body 'dissolved in acid' | 2 November 2018 | [
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"context": "A top Turkish official, presidential adviser Yasin Aktay, has said he believes Jamal Khashoggi's body was dissolved in acid after being cut up. The \"only logical conclusion\", he said, was that those who had killed the Saudi journalist in Istanbul had destroyed his body \"to leave no trace behind... |
Ex-Labour MP Luciana Berger switches to Lib Dems | 5 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Former Labour MP Luciana Berger has joined the Liberal Democrats, saying the party is \"unequivocal in wanting to stop Brexit\". She said leader Jo Swinson had offered \"a vital, positive alternative\" to Labour and the Conservatives. Ms Berger left Labour in protest at the handling of anti-Semiti... |
Trump backs off proposed Special Olympics funding cuts | 28 March 2019 | [
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"context": "President Donald Trump has said he is reversing a budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics. His remarks came a day after education secretary Betsy DeVos was criticised for defending a proposed $17.6m (PS13.5m) cut to the organisation, which is designed for disabled children. Th... |
How African governments block social media | 25 April 2016 | [
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"context": "A small but increasing group of African governments is blocking social media during elections. Clare Spencer asks why and how this is done and how people get around it. Why are African governments blocking social media? It is safe to say governments aren't blocking social media to cut off the supp... |
How to make phone batteries that last longer | 29 November 2019 | [
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"context": "When Professor Akira Yoshino was developing a new battery technology in his laboratory in the early 1980s, he didn't think it would amount to much. \"At the time, we thought it mainly would be used in 8mm video cameras,\" he laughs. He was well off the mark. These days you are never more than a fe... |
Plague deaths: Quarantine lifted after couple die of bubonic plague | 7 May 2019 | [
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"context": "A quarantine imposed in Mongolia after two people died from the bubonic plague has been lifted, allowing a number of tourists to leave the area. The Mongolian couple contracted the illness after eating the raw meat of a marmot, a type of rodent. Following their deaths, a six-day quarantine was dec... |
Is China-Pakistan 'silk road' a game-changer? | 22 April 2015 | [
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"context": "China has announced a $46bn investment plan which will largely centre on an economic corridor from Gwadar in Pakistan to Kashgar in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The BBC's M Ilyas Khan looks at the significance of the plans. The money China is planning to pour into Pakistan is more than twice th... |
Tajiks vote in referendum on banning religious parties | 22 May 2016 | [
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"context": "The people of mainly Muslim Tajikistan have voted on a proposal to ban religion-based parties, in a poll set to strengthen the president's power. Emomali Rakhmon has ruled the ex-Soviet Central Asian republic since 1992, surviving a civil war which ended in a deal with the Islamist opposition. Mov... |
Sri Lanka crisis: Supreme Court suspends dissolution of parliament | 13 November 2018 | [
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"context": "Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended the president's move to dissolve parliament, as a political crisis in the island nation deepens. President Maithripala Sirisena shocked the nation by sacking parliament and calling snap elections on Friday. The dramatic decision came two weeks after Mr Siris... |
Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands | 20 February 2020 | [
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"context": "An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for more than 20 years. Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw, who fled to the Netherlands in the late 1970s, found the crown in 1998 in the suitcase of a visitor and realised it was stolen. The management consultant protect... |
Are Iran’s Sunni neighbours about to race for The Bomb? | 30 June 2015 | [
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"context": "The holy month of Ramadan could never be described as a time of feverish activity in the Gulf states that sit between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. It is brutally hot even after the fasting daylight hours give way to the feasting hours of the humid evening. The sound of Koran readings in the a... |
Nigerian elections: Has Boko Haram been defeated? | 8 February 2019 | [
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"context": "The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been active in north-eastern Nigeria for well over a decade. President Buhari says its activities have been largely brought under control since he assumed office in 2015. His political opponents disagree and say the situation has recently deteriorated bot... |
San Francisco homeless: New plan to clear tents off streets | 21 October 2016 | [
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"context": "Tent camps have become one of the most prominent and controversial symbols of San Francisco's problem with homelessness. The camps have sprung up along streets and under overpasses, swelling in some cases to 30 or 40 tents. They have divided opinion in a city which has seen an influx of well-paid ... |
EU Withdrawal Bill: A guide to the Brexit repeal legislation | 13 November 2017 | [
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"context": "It's crunch time for the government's EU Withdrawal Bill - the bill which aims to ensure European law will no longer apply in the UK after Brexit. This key plank of legislation, once known as the Great Repeal Bill, has reached committee stage in the House of Commons, which is the bit where there w... |
2016: The year the car industry's revolution moved into top gear | 29 December 2016 | [
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"context": "It's been a year that should dispel doubts the car industry is going through a technological revolution. The convergence of traditional motor manufacturing and new digital technologies has been shifting slowly through the gears for a couple of years. But in 2016, things hit top speed. A string of ... |
German terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr's jail death a scandal, says lawyer | 13 October 2016 | [
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"context": "The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. Jaber al-Bakr, 22, strangled himself in a jail in Leipzig with his shirt and the government has demanded an immediate inquiry. His lawyer said the prison was aw... |
North Korean diplomat in Pakistan suspected of bootlegging booze | 9 November 2017 | [
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"context": "A burglary at the residence of a North Korean diplomat in Pakistan has raised suspicion that the envoy might have been involved in large-scale booze bootlegging. Either that or the diplomat drinks a hefty amount himself, as the burglars took off with thousands of bottles of whisky, beer and wine f... |
US and China extend trade talks | 22 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Chinese negotiators have agreed to extend their stay in Washington, as the US and China push to strike a trade deal. The decision was the latest sign that the two countries may be nearing an agreement, as they look for a way out of last year's punishing trade war. In a statement shared by the Whit... |
Trump attacks Mueller's Russia inquiry as 'absolutely nuts' | 15 November 2018 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has attacked Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, calling it a \"total mess\" and \"absolutely nuts\". He tweeted on Thursday that investigators were \"threatening\" people to provide \"the answers they want\". \"T... |
Home Office investigated over student visa cheat claims | 27 April 2019 | [
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"context": "The government is being investigated over its decision to cancel 36,000 student visas due to accusations of cheating on English language tests. The Home Office has also deported more than 1,000 people after its own probe into exam fraud began in 2014. Spending watchdog the National Audit Office (N... |
Trump names Lt Gen HR McMaster as national security adviser | 21 February 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael Flynn who was fired after just three weeks and three days in the job. A lieutenant general with the US Army, HR McMaster served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked on a gove... |
WhatsApp's privacy protections questioned after terror attack | 27 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Chat apps that promise to prevent your messages being accessed by strangers are under scrutiny again following last week's terror attack in London. On Sunday, the home secretary said the intelligence services must be able to access relevant information. Her comments followed the discovery that Kha... |
Austria presidential poll result overturned | 1 July 2016 | [
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"context": "Austria's highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party. The party had challenged the result, saying that postal votes had been illegally and improperly handled. The Freedom Party candidate, Norbert Hofer, lost the ... |
Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer | 23 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Google says an advanced computer has achieved \"quantum supremacy\" for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices. The technology giant's Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform a specific task in 200 seconds that would take the world's best supercomputer 10,000 yea... |
Zimbabwe troops accused of 'systematic torture' of protesters | 23 January 2019 | [
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"context": "A government-appointed human rights group in Zimbabwe has accused soldiers of using \"systematic torture\" in a crackdown on protests. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission strongly criticised authorities for using troops to quell demonstrations. Unrest broke out more than a week ago following a sh... |
Australia fires: New South Wales declares week-long emergency | 2 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The leader of Australia's eastern New South Wales state has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to \"widespread extreme fire danger\". Troops are also preparing to evacuate s... |
Weight loss surgery 'cuts risk' of diabetes and heart attacks | 23 December 2015 | [
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"context": "Weight-loss surgery can cut the risk of diabetes and heart attacks as well as keep fat off, a UK study suggests. It is the largest comprehensive investigation of bariatric surgery - spanning around four years in nearly 8,000 patients. The health benefits of the surgery are clear and substantial fo... |
Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'may have been killed by Russia' | 16 June 2017 | [
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"context": "Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS). The ministry said an air strike may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and up to 330 other fighters on 28 May. It said the raid had targeted a meeting of the... |
Iran oil tanker: Gibraltar orders release of Grace 1 | 15 August 2019 | [
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"context": "Gibraltar has freed an Iranian oil tanker detained last month on suspicion of sanctions-busting, despite a last-minute plea by the US authorities. The UK territory received written assurances from Iran that the ship would not discharge its cargo in Syria. Grace 1, carrying Iranian oil, was stopped... |
Abortion: Hundreds of healthcare workers oppose new law | 26 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Hundreds of health professionals have written to the NI secretary expressing opposition to the liberalisation of NI's abortion laws. The doctors, nurses and midwives say their consciences will not allow them to stay silent on the issue. They want reassurance as \"conscientious objectors\" that the... |
Texas school shooting: Arm teachers to stop gunmen, official says | 20 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Arming more teachers could help tackle gunmen targeting students if there were \"four to five guns to one\", a senior Texan official has said. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was speaking two days after 10 people were killed at the Santa Fe High School, which had an armed guard. He had previously ... |
Europe migrant crisis: Charity rejects EU funds over migration policy | 17 June 2016 | [
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"context": "Medical aid charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it will no longer take funds from the European Union in protest at its migration policy. MSF singled out the EU's deal with Turkey under which Turkey agreed to take back any migrants who crossed the sea to Greece in smugglers' boats. The numb... |
When class sizes fall so does teachers' pay | 20 February 2019 | [
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"context": "Making class sizes smaller sounds like a success story. But an international analysis of its impact shows unintended consequences - it often seems to mean lower pay for teachers and there isn't much evidence that it brings better results. Reducing class sizes has been a popular policy in many coun... |
Gaza air strikes ‘kill woman and child’ after rockets hit Israel | 9 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Three Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Gaza, as Israel carried out dozens of air strikes in response to a barrage of rocket fire by militants. Gaza health officials said a pregnant woman and her daughter, aged one, were killed in the Jaafari area. A Hamas militant also died in the north... |
US Navy collision: Remains found in hunt for missing sailors | 22 August 2017 | [
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"context": "Human remains have been found in the hunt for 10 US sailors missing after their destroyer collided with a tanker near Singapore, the navy says. The discovery came when divers were sent down to search inside the USS John S McCain, now berthed at Singapore's Changi naval base. The collision with a L... |
Trump and North Korea talks: The political gamble of the 21st Century | 9 March 2018 | [
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"context": "South Korean leader Moon Jae-in is either a diplomatic genius or a communist set on destroying his country and US President Donald Trump is either a master of brinkmanship or a pawn in a more devious game - depending on who you speak to. But it is the other actor in this saga, Kim Jong-un, the onl... |
Nice lorry attack: Five suspected accomplices charged | 22 July 2016 | [
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"context": "Five suspects have appeared in court in France charged with terror offences in relation to the Nice lorry attack in which 84 people were killed. The four men and one woman, aged between 22 and 40, are accused of helping prepare the terror attack, claimed by so-called Islamic State. One suspect ret... |
Trump-Russia: Flynn's dealings were 'lawful' | 3 December 2017 | [
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"context": "Donald Trump has responded to a guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying Mr Flynn's actions as a member of his transition team \"were lawful\". Mr Flynn has entered a plea deal and agreed to co-operate with an inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia. The deal, f... |
Weekend exercise alone 'has significant health benefits' | 10 January 2017 | [
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"context": "Cramming all your recommended weekly exercise into one or two weekend sessions is enough to produce important health benefits, a study suggests. And being active without managing 150 minutes of moderate activity a week was still enough to reduce the risk of an early death by a third. The findings ... |
US business schools 'hurt by Trump immigration policies' | 4 October 2017 | [
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"context": "Mention Nottingham in a conversation and for many people the first thing that comes to mind is Robin Hood. I've had the Disney movie song \"Robin Hood and Little John walking through the forest...\" stuck in my head since visiting the city. But the story being told here today is very different fro... |
Boston College student's girlfriend charged over his suicide | 28 October 2019 | [
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"context": "A former Boston College student has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the suicide of her boyfriend in May. The indictment of Inyoung You, 21, over the death of Alexander Urtula, 22, was announced in the US state of Massachusetts on Monday. A local attorney said Ms You, a ... |
Are manifestos worth the paper they are written on? | 26 May 2017 | [
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"context": "As Carl Emmerson came to the end of his presentation on the Tory and Labour manifestos presented to the voters, there was an \"ouch\" moment. \"The shame of the two big parties' manifestos is that neither sets out an honest set of choices,\" the deputy director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies ... |
Q&A: What Britain wants from Europe | 17 February 2016 | [
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"context": "David Cameron wants to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership ahead of a referendum by the end of 2017. He has said he will campaign for Britain to remain in the EU if he gets the reforms he wants. Mr Cameron said he did not want to reveal full details of his negotiating hand before serious ... |
Why the Stormy Daniels-Donald Trump story matters | 3 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing President Donald Trump over a so-called \"hush agreement\". Ms Daniels (her real name is Stephanie Clifford) alleges she and Mr Trump had sex in 2006, and that he has been trying to keep it quiet ever since. A lawyer for Ms Daniels has made claims of a cover... |
The falling FTSE: How worried should we be? | 24 August 2015 | [
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"context": "The index of the UK's biggest 100 companies, the FTSE 100, has now fallen by 15% since its all-time high on 27 April 2015. That makes it more serious than a technical correction, normally thought of as a fall of 10%. However, it is not yet a bear market, which is the term used when the index drops... |
China PM predicts 'battle' for growth as target cut | 5 March 2016 | [
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"context": "China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 at a lower range of 6.5%-7%. Premier Li Keqiang made the announcement in his opening speech, warning of a \"difficult battle\" ahead. The annual meeting in Beijing sets out to determine both the economic and political ... |
South Africans divided over smacking ban | 30 October 2017 | [
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"context": "A recent court ruling has got South Africans of all ages discussing the merits, and otherwise, of smacking children. \"Is it true that parents are not allowed to spank their children any more?\" came the question from my 10-year-old step-daughter at the dinner table. I had barely swallowed my food... |
Huawei: How the UK's decision affects the rest of the world | 28 January 2020 | [
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"context": "The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its growing 5G networks - but with restrictions. The long-awaited decision goes against advice and pressure from the US to block the firm for security reasons. But some industry-watchers believe it will benefit the wider rollout of next-gener... |
Prime Minister's Questions: The key bits and the verdict | 10 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Just hours ahead of her solo pitch to 27 EU leaders for a short delay to Brexit, Theresa May faced Jeremy Corbyn at the dispatch box. Here is what happened. While talks continued between the Conservatives and Labour on breaking the parliamentary deadlock on the UK's exit from the EU, the Labour le... |
US Republican's relatives say he is 'wrong choice' for Nevada | 23 October 2018 | [
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"context": "Twelve relatives of Nevada's Republican candidate for governor have written an op-ed accusing him of \"phoniness\" and of being a \"fake\" Westerner. The family members wrote on Monday that they \"feel compelled to protect our family name from being leveraged and exploited by Adam Laxalt\". The pi... |
Beef or mutton? Mystery over India lynching lab results | 20 June 2016 | [
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"context": "Last year, a Muslim man in northern India was killed in a mob lynching over allegations that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home. The case sparked widespread outrage and a furious debate about religious tolerance. Now, there's a fresh twist in the case that has raised questions ... |
Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal | 24 May 2019 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm \"very dangerous\". The US-China trade war has escalated in recent weeks with tariff hikes and threats of more action. Washington has also targeted Huawei by putting... |
Indonesia tsunami: Death toll from Anak Krakatau volcano rises | 25 December 2018 | [
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"context": "The death toll following the tsunami caused by the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia has risen to at least 429, the disaster mitigation agency says. On Saturday giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is thought that volcanic activity set off undersea landsli... |
Turkey Syria offensive: 100,000 flee homes as assault continues | 11 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Some 100,000 people have fled their homes in north Syria, the UN reports, as Turkey presses on with its cross-border offensive on Kurdish-held areas. Many people are sheltering in schools or other buildings in Hassakeh city and the town of Tal Tamer, the UN says. Turkey took action on Wednesday af... |
Most imports tariff-free under no-deal plan | 13 March 2019 | [
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"context": "The government has announced that most imports into the UK would not attract a tariff in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Under a temporary scheme 87% of imports by value would be eligible for zero-tariff access. At the moment 80% of imports are tariff free. Tariffs would be maintained to protect so... |
Russia protests: Opposition leader Navalny and hundreds of others held | 27 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow. Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations. At least 500 other protest... |
Brexit: PM's plan 'an unlawful abuse of power' | 5 September 2019 | [
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"context": "Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament is an unlawful abuse of power, lawyers representing businesswoman Gina Miller have said. Outlining her case against prorogation at the High Court in London, Lord Pannick QC said it breached the legal principle of Parliamentary sovereignty. He added th... |
Jared Kushner loses access to top-level security briefings | 27 February 2018 | [
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"context": "President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has had his White House security clearance downgraded, US media are reporting. Mr Kushner, a senior adviser to the president, had been receiving top-level security briefings. However, background checks into Mr Kushner had still not been completed, ... |
US raises benchmark interest rate by 0.25% | 15 March 2017 | [
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"context": "The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% for only the third time in a decade. The central bank voted to raise its key rate target to a range of 0.75% to 1%. The Fed had been expected to raise rates after a robust February jobs report, solid pay gains, rising inflation... |
Ecuador fines media for not publishing a story | 23 April 2017 | [
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"context": "Ecuador has fined seven media companies for not publishing a story that it deemed of public interest. The state's media watchdog said the press had a duty to cover a story about the supposed offshore dealings of opposition politician and recent presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso. The investiga... |
Five things we've learned from nature crisis study | 6 May 2019 | [
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"context": "The most comprehensive and detailed review of the state of nature has been published in Paris. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath extracts the key messages. This phrase was uttered by Prof Sir Bob Watson who has chaired this report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biod... |
Thailand cave rescue: Boys tell parents 'don't worry' in letters | 7 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Twelve Thai boys trapped in a cave have exchanged emotional letters with their parents, for the first time since their ordeal began two weeks ago. \"Don't worry, we are all strong,\" one child said in a note. \"Teacher, don't give us lots of homework!\" he joked. The football coach who took the bo... |
President Macron: Does he have what it takes to reform France? | 15 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Emmanuel Macron's achievements in this presidential election should not be underestimated. He has become France's youngest president ever, and the world's youngest democratic head of state. This is an astounding accomplishment for someone who was unknown five years ago and has never held elected o... |
Syria war: Rebels leave last major besieged enclave | 7 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Syrian rebels have begun withdrawing from the last big, besieged enclave that they held in the war-torn country. Hundreds of fighters have been boarding buses along with their families in a pocket of territory lying in central Syria, between Homs and Hama. Under a deal with the government's Russia... |
Imran Khan in 'new Pakistan' vote pitch | 1 May 2018 | [
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"context": "Leading opposition politician Imran Khan has promised to create a \"new Pakistan\" ahead of general elections this summer. What are the former cricketer's prospects - and who are the \"electables\" he hopes will help him? Mr Khan addressed a rally of tens of thousands of supporters in the eastern ... |
Saudi Arabia: Unmarried foreign couples can now rent hotel rooms | 5 October 2019 | [
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"context": "Unmarried foreign couples will now be allowed to rent hotel rooms together in Saudi Arabia as part of a new visa regime announced by the religiously conservative kingdom. Women will also be allowed to stay in hotel rooms alone. Couples previously had to prove they were married before getting a hot... |
What time is the vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal? | 15 January 2019 | [
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"context": "After five days of debate on Theresa May's Brexit agreement, MPs will finally vote on the deal later. The final day of debate will end with a speech from the prime minister at about 18:20 GMT. But before the vote on the Brexit agreement happens, MPs will get a chance to reshape, or reject, the dea... |
Boris Johnson faces growing criticism over burka jibe | 8 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson is facing growing criticism over his remark that Muslim women wearing the burka \"look like letter boxes\". Dominic Grieve, the ex-attorney general, said he would quit the party if Mr Johnson became leader. Ex-Tory chairwoman Baroness Warsi said Mr Johnson's ... |
Yahoo: Why would Daily Mail or anyone else buy net firm? | 11 April 2016 | [
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"context": "Recently, there have been more stories about Yahoo shutting bits of its business than celebrating successes. The firm's own internet services are now valued to be worth a fraction of its stake in the e-commerce giant Alibaba. So, after the US tax authorities effectively blocked Yahoo's sales of sh... |
Ethiopian Airlines makes historic flight to Eritrea | 18 July 2018 | [
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"context": "Roses and champagne have been given to passengers on the first commercial flight between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years. Ethiopian Airlines said its \"bird of peace\" flew to Eritrea, after the end of the \"state of war\". Passengers sang and danced in the aisles during the 60-minute flight. But... |
A guide to local elections taking place on Thursday | 3 May 2017 | [
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"context": "As voters go to the polls in local and mayoral elections, here's a guide to what's going on and where... Voting will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 BST on 4 May. Elections will be held in 34 councils in England, all 32 councils in Scotland and all 22 councils in Wales. In addition, six areas in En... |
Egypt's Grand Mufti endorses Bitcoin trading ban | 2 January 2018 | [
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"context": "Egypt's top imam has endorsed a ban on trading in Bitcoin by declaring it \"forbidden\" by Islam. Sheikh Shawki Allam, the Grand Mutfi, said the digital crypto-currency carried risks of \"fraudulence, lack of knowledge, and cheating\". Bitcoin began last year below $1,000 (PS737) but reached nearl... |
US looks to loosen Dodd-Frank crisis-era banking rules | 7 March 2018 | [
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"context": "The US Senate is poised to loosen banking rules instituted in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, marking a key turning point in the long-running debate over the regulations. The proposal would reduce the number of firms subject to strict oversight. Supporters, who include Democrats and Re... |
What's happening to the pound? | 7 October 2016 | [
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"context": "The pound plummeted in Asian trading early on Friday. And no-one really seems to know why. Did a trader make a mistake? Did the computers go haywire? And where will the pound go next? Overnight the value of the pound fell dramatically. It was briefly down 6%, hitting a value of $1.18 against the d... |
US immigration proposals: What's in the Raise Act? | 3 August 2017 | [
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"context": "US President Donald Trump has backed proposals for changes to the country's immigration law. The changes in the Raise Act (the initials stand for Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) would attempt to reduce the number of legal immigrants by 50% over the next 10 years. The proposal... |
The great business referendum snub | 24 June 2016 | [
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"context": "\"This is not the outcome business wanted,\" according to Carolyn Fairbairn, the director general of the CBI. So why was business ignored? Businesses can't vote. All they can do is raise their voice and they did try. Memos to staff, letters to newspapers, industry surveys all shouting about the ri... |
ICE raids: 300 people released amid outrage over Mississippi arrests | 9 August 2019 | [
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"context": "US immigration officials say they have temporarily released about 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in Mississippi on Wednesday. Democrats and rights groups have condemned the arrests as \"cruel\". Nearly 700 workers from seven agricultural processing plants were arrested for allegedl... |
How long can you survive in Australia's outback? | 5 December 2019 | [
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"context": "The stories of three people stranded in the Australian outback for two weeks have captured global attention. Two of them survived, while a body was found on Thursday, presumably of the third person. The outback is a vast remote area in the centre of Australia: dry, arid and almost entirely uninhab... |
Police probe 'IRA' link to London and Glasgow suspect devices | 12 March 2019 | [
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"context": "Detectives investigating devices sent to addresses in London and Glasgow have said a claim of responsibility has been made in the name of the \"IRA\". The Met and Police Scotland said similar packages were sent in the past by dissident Northern Ireland groups. Officers also revealed that one packa... |
Beslan school siege: European court to rule on 2004 massacre | 13 April 2017 | [
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"context": "The European Court of Human Rights is due to rule on whether the Russian government should have done more to prevent a school siege in the city of Beslan in which more than 330 people died in 2004. Chechen separatists took more than 1,000 hostages at School Number One, the vast majority of them ch... |
Russian media no longer dazzled by Trump | 17 February 2017 | [
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"context": "For several months, the pro-Kremlin media had nothing but praise for Donald Trump. During the US election campaign, Russian state TV bulletins and pro-government newspapers portrayed him as some kind of David taking on the Goliath of a \"corrupt... Russia-hating\" Washington elite. They welcomed h... |
Judy Garland's slippers: Five more items that are still missing | 5 September 2018 | [
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"context": "The lion was missing his courage, the tin man his heart and the scarecrow his brain. And in this alternate version of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy was missing her ruby-red slippers. That was until this week, when it was announced that a pair of the shoes worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film had been... |
Germany migrants: Protesters face off in Chemnitz | 28 August 2018 | [
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"context": "Rival protests over a murder in the east German city of Chemnitz have ended with several people injured as objects were hurled by both sides, police say. Far-right activists had gathered in the centre for a second day as a Syrian and an Iraqi remained under arrest on suspicion of Sunday's deadly s... |
Can Indonesia's forest fires be put out for good? | 14 March 2016 | [
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"context": "Indonesia's so-called fire season last year was one of the worst on record, but the fires are back and burning out of control with a state of emergency already declared in one province. Between about June and October, more than 100,000 fires burned down millions of hectares of fragile forest lands... |
Brexit: Tensions emerge over UK-EU trade negotiations | 1 July 2016 | [
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"context": "UK and EU politicians have given very different accounts of how the UK's Brexit negotiations should proceed. The EU's Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, says the UK cannot begin negotiating trade terms with the bloc until after it has left. \"First you exit then you negotiate,\" she told BBC N... |
What chance for a new 'centre ground' party in the UK? | 15 July 2017 | [
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"context": "New political parties have a remarkably high failure rate in the UK. They almost never succeed - but are things different now? The success of new French President Emmanuel Macron, who created a liberal pro-European party of government, En Marche, from scratch in less than two years, has made some ... |
Lula: Brazil court ruling could free jailed ex-president | 8 November 2019 | [
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"context": "Brazil's top court has voted to overturn a rule about the jailing of criminals - a change which could lead to ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva being freed from custody. The ruling, announced on Thursday, stipulates that convicted criminals should go to prison only after they have exhausted t... |
Argentina submarine: ARA San Juan found | 17 November 2018 | [
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"context": "The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says. The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast on 15 November 2017. The navy stopped its rescue mission two weeks after the sub's disappearance... |
Kobe Bryant: US mourns basketball legend killed in helicopter crash | 27 January 2020 | [
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"context": "US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California, sparking an outpouring of grief from fans around the world. Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among the nine killed when the aircraft came down in Calabasas. There were no survivors from Sunday's crash which... |
Majorca air collision kills German family and three others | 26 August 2019 | [
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"context": "A German family of four were among seven people killed when a helicopter and a microlight plane collided mid-air over the Spanish island of Majorca. The debris came down on farmland near Inca, in the north of the popular tourist island off the east coast. The German couple and their two children w... |
Trump's Keystone XL pipeline plan faces legal challenge | 30 March 2017 | [
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"context": "Environmental groups in the US have begun a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The 1,180-mile (1,900km) pipeline will carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas coast. A lawsuit filed in Montana by a coalition of grou... |
Australia bushfires: 'Most buildings' in tiny town damaged | 13 February 2017 | [
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"context": "Bushfires ravaging the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have largely destroyed a very small town, residents have said. More than 80 fires - including 20 uncontained - were still burning on Monday following record temperatures. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) said it was remarkable no lives w... |
Venezuela crisis: Opposition's Guaidó awaits army support | 1 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has acknowledged that there can only be a change of government with the support of the armed forces. Military chiefs have so far remained loyal to President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Guaido declared himself interim leader in January and says he is supported by \"a... |
India election 2019: How many new airports have been built? | 2 April 2019 | [
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"context": "Opening up air travel for the growing numbers of Indians who want to fly has been a promise of the current government since it came to power in 2014. It has rolled out an ambitious project to extend regional air networks to connect underserved destinations to the major cities. The ruling BJP says ... |
Guide to the parties: Plaid Cymru | 23 May 2017 | [
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"context": "Plaid Cymru, which sees itself as a left-wing party aiming to increase economic prosperity and social justice in Wales with independence as a long-term aim, will be hoping to add to its three MPs in Westminster. The Party of Wales was established in 1925, but it had to wait until 1966 for its firs... |
'Bowie bonds' - the singer's financial innovation | 11 January 2016 | [
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"context": "David Bowie was a pop music icon to many, but how many people know he was also involved in innovation in the world of finance? In the mid-1990s, David Bowie, his financial manager Bill Zysblat, and banker David Pullman came up with a new scheme to generate cash from Bowie's extensive back catalogu... |
Dutch election: European relief as mainstream triumphs | 16 March 2017 | [
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"context": "European leaders have welcomed the result of the Netherlands election, which saw the anti-immigration party of Geert Wilders fail to become the largest in parliament. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD won by some margin. For Francois Hollande of France it was a \"clear victory against e... |
The violent solar storms that threaten Earth | 22 November 2018 | [
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"context": "A violent storm on the Sun could cripple communications on Earth and cause huge economic damage, scientists have warned. Why are solar storms such a threat? In 1972, dozens of sea mines off the coast of Vietnam mysteriously exploded. It was recently confirmed the cause was solar storms, which can ... |
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg hits back in Internet.org India row | 17 April 2015 | [
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"context": "Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has defended the aims of his Internet.org initiative after several Indian firms decided to pull out of the project. In a blog post, Mr Zuckerberg argued that Internet.org's basic free services were not incompatible with net neutrality - the principle that all web serv... |
Britain's bus coverage hits 28-year low | 16 February 2018 | [
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"context": "Britain's bus network has shrunk to levels last seen in the late 1980s, BBC analysis has revealed. Rising car use and cuts to public funding are being blamed for a loss of 134 million miles of coverage over the past decade alone. Some cut-off communities have taken to starting their own services, ... |
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