World news collection: 2018

2018年6月4日星期一

An off-duty agent was filmed going to pick up his gun after it fell out of its holster - accidentally shooting a customer in the process.

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India's 'dancing uncle' who shot to viral fame

GM settles self-driving legal action with California biker

West Ham manager Pellegrini 'mugged at gunpoint' in Chile

New Zealand hire bike found down volcano crater

German anger over AfD chief's 'Nazi era just bird poo' remark

Does Jurassic Park make scientific sense?

Richard Grenell, US envoy to Germany, wants to 'empower' Europe's right

Airlines slash profit forecast over rising costs

Why Bill Clinton has written a thriller novel with James Patterson

Philippine President Duterte condemned for kissing overseas worker

2018年6月3日星期日

San Diego marathon: 'Active shooter arrested'

Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg

Slovenia election: Anti-immigrant SDS party leads - exit poll

Soyuz space capsule brings ISS crew back after five month mission

Trump 'could pardon himself over Russia but won't', says Giuliani

Tunisia boat capsizes killing dozens of migrants

'Shooting incident' at Berlin Cathedral

Italy migrants: Matteo Salvini calls for end to Sicily 'refugee camp'

Syria's President Assad 'to visit North Korea'

Nigeria: Dozens killed by cattle thieves in Zamfara state

Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata die aged 22

China warns US sanctions will void trade talks

Crafty crayfish removes own claw to escape China hotpot

Yosemite El Capitan: Two climbers fall to death

2018年6月2日星期六

Whale that died off Thailand had eaten 80 plastic bags

Gaza violence: Thousands attend funeral for Palestinian medic

South China Sea dispute: Beijing attacks 'irresponsible' US comments

Australia alert after ship loses 83 containers

Egypt's Sisi sworn in for second term with vow to fight terrorism

Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as Spain's new prime minister

Kashmir unrest as protester run over by police dies

Google 'to end' Pentagon Artificial Intelligence project

Buffalo Wild Wings apologises over 'awful' tweets in targeted hacking

Brian De Palma: Hollywood director writing Weinstein 'horror film'

2018年6月1日星期五

Top North Korean official arrives at White House

World Cup 2018: Nigeria kit sells out after three million pre-orders

Michael Rotondo, evicted New York son, moves out after Lego row

US school official convicted for shooting teen over drugs

US jobless rate falls to 18-year low

Vogue Arabia defends Saudi princess cover

Kenyan officials to take polygraph tests to tackle corruption

Trump: Samantha Bee should be fired for Ivanka insult

Uganda to build 'Idi Amin museum' to attract tourists

Trump tariffs: US wants 'free, fair trade'

Reason for Trump's tariff hike according to former White House communications director.

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Tramadol emboldens vigilantes to fight Boko Haram

Tramadol is meant to treat severe pain - but in Nigeria it's being used by fighters.

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Nicaragua protests: 15 dead and scores injured in latest clashes

Lions, tigers, jaguar escape German zoo

Queer Eye host 'proud' of first transgender makeover

Facebook losing out to YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat among US teens

Family of man shot dead by sheriff's deputy awarded $4 damages

Mariano Rajoy: Spanish PM forced out of office

Jaelene Hinkle: Defender refused to play for US because of LGBT shirt

Baba Ramdev: India guru's 'WhatsApp killer' app mocked over flaws

2018年5月31日星期四

Denmark passes ban on niqabs and burkas

Arkady Babchenko's hoaxed death in Ukraine used pig's blood

South Africa outrage over 'naked' school choir performance

Pakistan investigates Bahria College exam groping allegations

Gaza violence: Red Cross sends surgeons 'to help health crisis'

Trump to pardon conservative writer Dinesh D'Souza

Syrian refugee violinist starts new life

Syria refugee Aboud Kaplo taught himself to play the violin on the internet.

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Spain PM Mariano Rajoy faces defeat in Friday no-confidence vote

US places steel tariffs on key allies

United Arab Emirates jails activist for 10 years 'for defaming nation'

Uganda's parliament passes controversial tax on social media users

Zinedine Zidane: Real Madrid boss stands down five days after Champions League win

Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape and sex offence charges

Manhattanhenge: Photographers flock to capture solar phenomenon

Lithuania and Romania allowed US torture - European court

Korean Air raided as 'nut rage' family investigated

Taliban officials 'in talks with Afghan government', US says

Double marriage proposal video goes viral

Jessa Gillaspie and Becky McCabe proposed to each other at Michigan Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee.

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2018年5月30日星期三

Kim Kardashian to ask Trump to pardon jailed grandmother

Iceland's pagan Zuist religion hopes to build temple

Ballet and football collide on the Russian stage

Save the Children report says 1.2bn children at risk

Leo Varadkar: Adoption registrations 'a dark chapter'

Trump signs Right to Try Act for terminally ill patients

Biafra shutdown cripples Nigerian cities

Eight times celebrities messed up on social media

Japanese whale hunters kill 122 pregnant minke

Airline 'asks mother to prove' relation to mixed-race son

US preacher asks followers to help buy fourth private jet

'Murdered' Russia journalist is alive

Colombia Hidroituango dam: 'The river took my house'

Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan jailed for fraud

Pompeii victim crushed by boulder while fleeing eruption

India police officer threatened for saving Muslim man from mob

School-shooting video game sale pulled

Liege shootings: Gunman 'killed day before attack'

Catholic Church joins sex abuse compensation scheme

Bill Browder arrested in Spain on Russian warrant

Ukraine blames Russia for shooting of journalist Arkady Babchenko

2018年5月29日星期二

ABC drops Roseanne show after racist tweet

Germany and Turkey mark Solingen deadly racist attack

EU tightens law on foreign temporary workers

Organ donation: Why you may wait longer if you're black

Ashley suffers from kidney failure but a lack of BAME organ donors means her doctors have not found a match.

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Roseanne Barr sorry for comparing Obama aide to ape

Portugal parliament to vote on euthanasia decriminalisation

Libya rivals agree 'historic' election plan

Joshua Holt: American held in Venezuela returns home to Utah

Hurricane Maria 'killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico'

Service dog gives birth to eight pups in Florida airport

'Stolen' golf buggy stopped at McDonald's drive-thru

Mozambique 'jihadists behead' villagers

Mamoudou Gassama: Balcony rescue highlights French immigration row

Hungry bears raid Baltic beehives

Swedish sheep breaches royal protocol

Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month

Maryland floods: The city where roads turned to rivers

The waters have receded after flash flooding in Maryland, revealing the trail of damage left behind.

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Hungary to criminalise migrant helpers in migrant crackdown

The grassroots movement that shut down an Indian copper plant

Italy political crisis hits European stock markets

Gaza mortar barrage fired at Israel heaviest in years

Liege shooting: Gunman 'kills two policemen' in Belgium

Ivanka Trump wins trademarks for products in China

Storm Alberto: Journalists killed while covering US storm

Waterspout emerges from Florida storm

Strong winds from Storm Alberto have caused a small waterspout in a swimming pool in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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Paris balcony boy's family thank Mali 'Spiderman' Mamoudou Gassama

The photos that explain Nicaragua's crisis

Initially, hundreds of protesters - mostly pensioners - took to the streets. But the scale of the response, allegedly involving beatings by pro-government gangs, prompted thousands to take to the streets. The police response grew in kind, and the marches morphed into widespread anti-government rallies.

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2018年5月28日星期一

US child migrants: Ivanka's mother and child photo sparks backlash

Roman Abramovich 'eligible to become Israeli citizen'

Solo Star Wars film underwhelms at box office

Serge Dassault, French billionaire entrepreneur, dies at 93

Austria unveils plan to cut benefits for immigrants

China Mao impersonator at blockchain conference causes furore

One million French smokers quit in a year amid anti-smoking measures

Mamoudou Gassama: Migration in the genes of Malians

Head of Kenya youth agency arrested in $78m corruption scandal

S Africa name first black rugby Test captain

High heels raise the odds in China slacklining contest

Women slackliners take up the challenge in high heels in a competition in Hunan Province, China.

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EU proposes ban on straws and other single-use plastics

Carlo Cottarelli: Italy president names stop-gap PM

Kylie Minogue turns 50: From Neighbours to pop stardom

Kylie was not the only Minogue to make it big - her sister, Dannii, is also a familiar face across Australian and British TV screens. She made a name for herself in Neighbours' rival soap opera, Home and Away, and like her sister, went on to pursue a pop career.

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Anger as Syria heads global disarmament body

Coca-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink in Japan

Bulgarians tweeting in Cyrillic confused for Russian bots

Alberto: Tropical storm sees thousands from Florida coast

LeBron makes eighth NBA finals in a row

Figures reveal art auction gender imbalance

The gay mayor shaking up politics in Catholic Poland

2018年5月27日星期日

Italy's Conte gives up bid for government

US and North Korea preparing Trump-Kim summit

Berlin far-right supporters outnumbered by counter-protest

Huge fire at Germany's largest theme park

Thousands of visitors were evacuated when a blaze engulfed part of Europa-Park.

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Colombia votes in first presidential poll since Farc deal

Bangladesh anti-drug operation leads to dozens of deaths

Syria war: Russians killed in militant raid in Deir al-Zour

Irish abortion referendum: How it all unfolded

The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%.

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2018年5月26日星期六

France wine auction: 1774 Vin Jaune fetches record price

Irish abortion referendum: 'Today we say no more'

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar praises the "historic" vote to end the country's abortion ban.

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Irish abortion result a seismic shift

Irish abortion referendum: Ireland overturns abortion ban

Harvey Weinstein: What next after first charges filed

Migrant crisis: Smugglers 'shot escaping migrants' in Libya

What will director Danny Boyle bring to James Bond?

Korean leaders in ‘Hollywood’ meeting

South Korea's movie-style video shows its president meet Kim Jong-un for only the second time.

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Ireland abortion referendum: Quiet revolution - Irish PM

Leo Varadkar was speaking after exit polls suggested a landslide vote in favour of reforming the law.

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Two French teenagers charged over Despacito YouTube hack

Kilauea volcano: Hawaii homes destroyed by lava

Helicopter footage shows lava destroying dozens of houses on Hawaii's Big Island.

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Sri Lanka Cricket back match-fixing investigation ahead of Al Jazeera documentary

Joshua Holt case: Venezuela freed US 'hostage', says Trump

Uganda bus crash kills at least 22, including children

Irish abortion referendum: Why people voted how they did

A vote for Yes was pro-choice; a vote for No was anti-abortion. So how did Irish people vote, and why?

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Michel Platini: No criminal charges, claims ex-Uefa president

Ireland abortion referendum: PM hails 'quiet revolution'

Sesame Street sues over violent, puppet-based Happytime Murders film

Korean leaders meet in surprise summit

Irish abortion referendum: A warm welcome #HomeToVote in Dublin

Well-wishers greeted people returning home with a warm welcome at Dublin airport.

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University head quits amid gynaecology scandal

2018年5月25日星期五

Armed bystanders gun down Oklahoma City restaurant shooter

Mussels test positive for opioids in Seattle's Puget Sound

British men 'increasingly' targeted by sextortion

Experts say that Ivory Coast in West Africa has become a hotspot for the scammers.

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'Wolf-like' creature shot on Montana ranch puzzles experts

Tragic tale of nursing mother's snakebite shocks India

Champions League final: Madrid's Liverpool supporters

A group of Reds-supporting ex-pats and Spaniards look forward to the Champions League final.

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Brazil short on basic goods as fuel strike grinds on

Oleg Deripaska resigns from Rusal amid US sanctions row

Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws

Trump: North Korea summit could still happen on 12 June

Barbados elects Mia Mottley as first woman PM

Spanish rapper on the run after 'terror lyrics' prison sentence

Harvey Weinstein: No comment as Hollywood mogul surrenders

The Hollywood mogul enters NY police station, where he is expected to face sexual misconduct charges.

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Harvey Weinstein charged with rape

The 'underground lair' that turned out to be a loo

The BBC went to investigate an underground lair used as a hideout in India - only to find that it wasn't a bunker at all.

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Mississauga restaurant bomb: Canada police hunt two suspects

Vatican enters prestigious architecture event

Venice Architecture Biennale highlights - in pictures - BBC News

The British pavilion, "Island", hosts a platform which looks out over a lagoon to reflect on "tomorrow, yesterday, isolation and even our political situation", said architecture firm Caruso St John, alluding to the UK's departure from the European Union.

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F1 'should not objectify women'

DR Congo boat sinking: River disaster kills 50 people

France 'probes China spy ring': Two ex-agents reported held

Trump and Kim: An on/off bromance

Donald Trump calls off his meeting with Kim Jong-un, in another twist in their turbulent story.

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Bishop Curry: 'I love President Trump and I pray for him'

The bishop who lit up the royal wedding has turned his attention to Washington.

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Fox catches rabbit, then eagle swoops in

A mid-air tug of war ensued, above San Juan Island in the US state of Washington.

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MH17 : Russia 'liable' for downing airliner over Ukraine

Police find $28m cash in ex-leader's bags

YouTube star John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain dies aged 33

The people most let down by scrapped N Korea talks

Tiahleigh Palmer: The 12-year-old murdered by her foster father

2018年5月24日星期四

US students face off in National Geographic Bee

Venkat Ranjan,13, won the title after almost three million students took part in the competition.

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Moses Farrow defends Woody Allen over Dylan Farrow abuse claim

Woman fights off grizzly bear, then walks to safety

Yemen war: Wedding party that turned into a 'bloodbath'

Sameeh was at the wedding in April when his father Ali was killed by a Saudi airstrike in rural Yemen.

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Trump pulls out of North Korea summit

Trump: NFL kneelers 'maybe shouldn't be in country'

GDPR: Tech firms struggle with EU's new privacy rules

Sweden approves new law recognizing sex without consent as rape

Socotra, the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean, becomes a disaster zone

Italy student flies home from Pakistan after forced abortion

Royal wedding 2018: Preacher on becoming 'breakout star'

Bishop Curry speaks to the BBC's Religion Editor, Martin Bashir, about his royal wedding sermon.

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South Africa's Ramaphosa gives half his pay to Mandela charity

North Korea nuclear test tunnels at Punggye-ri 'destroyed'

Dresden unexploded bomb: Experts fail to defuse WW2 device

MH17 missile owned by Russian brigade, investigators say

NBA star Sterling Brown stun-gunned in police video

Sterling Brown told police "you didn't have to touch me" after they used a stun-gun on him.

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Turkmens warned over presidential toilet paper

Australian gran sentenced to death in Malaysia over drugs

Boko Haram crisis: Amnesty accuses Nigeria troops of rape

Australian cat-proof fence protects endangered species

Liam Gallagher meets his daughter, Molly Moorish, for first time

Deutsche Bank to cut more than 7,000 jobs

India PM Modi accepts fitness challenge from cricketer Virat Kohli

2018年5月23日星期三

UK 'thief' held in woods hideout in France

Italy president names novice Giuseppe Conte as populist PM

Tesla Autopilot: Name deceptive, claim groups

Macedonia ex-PM Gruevski jailed over luxury Mercedes purchase

Trump-Kim summit 'depends on Kim' - Mike Pompeo

NFL clubs to be fined if players kneel

Steam store school-shooting game 'appalling'

Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Patients 'taken to church'

Sony says PlayStation 4 is in 'final phase' of its life cycle

New York parents win legal battle to evict son, 30

Turkish lira dives against the dollar

Maori facial tattoo slammed as cultural appropriation

FBI admits over-counting locked iPhones and other mobiles

Wael Abbas: Prominent Egyptian blogger 'arrested'

Grenfell Inquiry: What questions will be answered?

Frankie McCamley explains the aims of the Grenfell Inquiry.

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Olof Palme murder: Swedish police explore 'new lead' in unsolved case

From the CIA to the NBA: The women making history this week

BMW cars found to contain more than a dozen flaws

Paraguay tribe joins search for missing Austrian tourist

Steve Bannon on Newsnight talks Trump, racism and the Mueller investigation

Steve Bannon on Newsnight talks Trump, racism and the Mueller investigation.

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Macron French reforms: SNCF workers vote down changes

US warns staff in China: Beware of unusual sounds

Saudi Arabia widens crackdown on women's rights activists

How drones could help save lives at sea

The RNLI and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency trial uses drones to spot humans in distress.

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German firm apologises for 'racist' post linked to Meghan Markle

Honduras plane crash: Private jet splits in half in crash landing

The executive jet, which split in half, had veered into a ditch, a Honduran official told local media.

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R Kelly: Too late to stop my influence

Santa Fe school shooting: Hundreds at Sabika Sheikh funeral

2018年5月22日星期二

Trump-Kim summit: Commemorative coin sparks ridicule

Hawaii volcano lava flows into power plant site

'I want to be like Mo Salah'

Aspiring footballers in Mo Salah's hometown are taking inspiration from the Liverpool FC ace.

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Myanmar Rohingya militants massacred Hindus, says Amnesty

Italian populists' PM candidate Conte facing CV scrutiny

Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for 'harm'

Palestinians demand full ICC investigation into 'Israeli war crimes'

New York parents sue 30-year-old son who refuses to move out

Google search reveals names of rape victims

Israel complains over Dutch TV Eurovision parody

Korea: Hoping for peace at a fake DMZ

A replica of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea is drawing tourists.

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Is Trump administration losing the China trade war?

Sex abuse and the Catholic Church: What happened?

Doctors explain Michael Jackson's impossible dance move

Eagle Creek wildfire: Oregon judge orders boy to pay $36m

Moscow stations get World Cup selfie spots

Nine die as Tuticorin Sterlite copper protest turns violent

Elon Musk admits Tesla braking flaw

Trump and South Korea's Moon hold talks on Kim summit

Bodycam shows moment police arrived at Trump resort shooting

Video shows officers arriving on the scene at Donald Trump's Miami golf resort.

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Danish minister Stojberg provokes Ramadan row

Sweden sends out leaflets on how to prepare for war

F-35 stealth fighter sees first combat, in Israeli operation

Panama says new evidence shows 1994 plane crash 'terrorist' incident

Tibet activist jailed in China over language campaign

Belarus slams UK embassy over rainbow flag on day against homophobia

Nipah virus death toll rises in India

2018年5月21日星期一

Kansas shooting: Adam Purinton sentenced for hate crime

Venezuela election: Fourteen ambassadors recalled after Maduro win

Iconic Hollywood film poster creator Bill Gold dies

Missing microbes 'cause' childhood cancer

Clinton takes a dig at Trump with a Russian hat

At a Yale graduation ceremony, Hilary Clinton takes a swipe at US President Donald Trump.

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Barack and Michelle Obama to make TV and films for Netflix

Italy populist government pact: Candidate for prime minister named

Syria war: Army takes full control of Damascus after ousting IS

'Permanent' interstellar visitor found

U-turn over Facebook chief's EU meeting

Hard-hitting speeches at Billboard Music Awards

Kelly Clarkson, Janet Jackson and Luis Fonsi discussed some serious issues.

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China launch will prep for Moon landing

Hawaii volcano: Warning of toxic gas plumes from Kilauea

US vows 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran

Iran mushroom poisoning: More than 800 sick from deadly fungi

German police stop 'truant' families at airport

Japanese climber dies on eighth Everest attempt

French Muslim student Maryam Pougetoux hits back over headscarf claims

Commonwealth Games: Fifty athletes in Australia 'illegally'

US man squeals to police on persistent pig

Kilauea: What happens when lava meets the sea

BBC correspondent Chris Buckler explains what happens when lava flow meets the sea.

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Sante Fe school shooting: Suspect 'was rejected' by victim Shana Fisher

Could illegal mines in Ghana lead to an increase in chocolate prices?

There's a warning that cocoa plantations in Ghana are being turned into illegal gold mines.

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Kiev Liverpool fan opens home ahead of Champions League final

Yuriy is one of the local fans embarrassed about hotel prices in the city ahead of the Champions League final.

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Janet rails against domestic abuse in awards speech

Deadly Nipah virus claims victims in India

Venezuela's Maduro wins re-election

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro wins re-election in a vote marred by an opposition boycott.

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Lost photos of an old New York summer

Almost 3,000 newly-discovered photos show New Yorkers having fun during the city's darkest days.

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Ebola outbreak: Experimental vaccinations to begin in DR Congo

2018年5月20日星期日

Trump seeks probe into FBI election campaign 'infiltration'

First baby in 12 years born on remote Brazil island

Royal wedding 2018: How the world watched it

From Meghan's old school to ex-pats in Spain, millions of people were doing the same thing on Saturday.

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US and China halt imposing import tariffs

Santa Fe High School shooting: Who are the victims?

Chelsea owner Abramovich experiences UK visa renewal 'delay'

Cuba plane crash: Damojh company 'had safety complaints'

Syria war: IS militants 'leave Damascus suburbs'

Royal Wedding 2018: How black culture featured

Meet the black gospel choir and African American preacher who took centre-stage at the royal wedding.

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Saudi Arabia women's driving activists 'targeted in smear campaign'

Venezuela election: Everything you need to know

China agrees to import more goods and services from US

Hawaii volcano: Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury

Texas shooting: Houston police chief 'hits rock bottom' on gun reform

Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris beaten up

2018年5月19日星期六

Luc Besson: French film director accused of rape

Cannes 2018: Japanese indie Shoplifters wins Palme d'Or

Royal wedding 2018: Inside glam US viewing party... at 6:45am

About 200 Americans rose very early to watch the wedding at a glitzy bash in Washington.

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Cuba plane crash: Island starts two days of national mourning

Najib Razak: Scandal-hit ex-Malaysia PM condemns police raids

Cuba plane crash site 'very painful' scene

More than 100 people have died in the crash near Havana but three women were pulled from the wreckage alive.

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Royal wedding 2018: US Bishop wows with address

Bishop Curry of the US Episcopal Church gave the address at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.

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Royal wedding 2018: Royalty of the celebrity world arrive

Guests including David and Victoria Beckham, as well as George and Amal Clooney, have arrived.

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India Karnataka: Modi ally resigns in regional crisis

Santa Fe school shooting: Pakistan exchange student among victims

South China Sea dispute: China lands bombers on island

Santa Fe school shooting: Tears at vigil for victims

Memories are shared at a vigil for those who died when a pupil opened fire at Santa Fe High School.

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Hawaii's Kilauea: Volcano's dramatic images explained

2018年5月18日星期五

What happened to Cape Town's 'Day Zero'?

Cape Town's "Day Zero" when taps would run dry, has been postponed - but drought problems remain.

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Boeing 737 crashes near Havana airport

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

Lava from the volcano has wrecked dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to be evacuated.

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Texas student: 'I just ran as fast as I could'

Two Santa Fe High School students describe the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting on their campus.

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Cristina Garcia: California lawmaker cleared of harassment

Student describes moments after shooting

A student at Santa Fe High School in Texas describes fleeing campus after a gunman opened fire.

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Santa Fe High School: 'Multiple fatalities' reported in shooting

Handbag raids at dawn in Malaysia

Trolleys full of luxury goods and cash have been wheeled away from the home of Malaysia's ex-PM Najib Razak, according to police.

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Airbnb to report homeowners' income to Danish tax authorities

Birkin bags vs $4 sandals in Malaysian scandal

Police shoot gunman at Trump-owned resort in Florida

How likely is your e-cigarette to explode?

All Chile's 34 bishops offer resignation to Pope over sex abuse scandals

Italy populists Five Star and League launch government pact

Belgium migrants: Girl 'shot' after police van chase

Trump to announce new federal funding curbs on US abortion clinics

Catfish suspended over Nev Schulman sexual harassment claims

The Indian lawmakers being guarded in 'secret locations'

Israel's Gaza response 'wholly disproportionate' - UN rights chief

Ex-spy Sergei Skripal discharged after poisoning

Georgia seeks to put itself on movie map

Cambridge Analytica starts bankruptcy proceedings in US

GQ pokes fun at Vanity Fair with extra arms and legs on 'comedy' cover

Growing resistance to antifungal drugs 'a global issue'

Estonia's Kanepi town adopts cannabis leaf flag after online poll

2018年5月17日星期四

China car app Didi updates safety measures after murder

Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA's first female director

Colorado city unanimously votes to ban assault-style rifles

Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide makes plea for peace.

Clemantine Wamariya, who fled the Rwandan Genocide aged six and is a human rights advocate, makes a plea for peace.

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Poland stops 'Russian hybrid war groups'

Singapore's measures to reduce short-sightedness

As global rates of short-sightedness - or myopia - increase around the world, Singapore is hoping to buck the trend with three simple but innovative solutions.

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California blast leads to arrest of victim's business partner

Kerry James Marshall: Record $21.1m sale for Chicago artwork

Royal wedding: Emmanuel Macron sends best wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The French president says he hopes to watch the ceremony on TV, and will send them his best regards.

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Explosive eruption at Hawaii volcano

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams helps sick patient on Delta flight

Nigerian students 'tied to cross and whipped' for being late

North Korea turns on 'incompetent' South

New York man threatens to report Spanish-speaking staff to authorities

YouTube unveils new music streaming service

Belgium migrants: Girl found dead after police chase van

Venezuela political prisoners 'revolt' at Caracas jail

Hawaii's Volcano Kilauea spews out 'ballistic blocks'

Whitney Houston was 'sexually abused', film claims

Trump financial disclosure: What did we learn?

Scientists detect oxygen legacy of first stars

Bee crisis: EU court backs near-total neonicotinoids ban

California parents 'waterboarded and shot' children

Is removing 'Aboriginal' from birth certificates whitewashing history?

US birth rates drop to lowest since 1987

Yanny or laurel: The sound dividing the internet

Yanny or laurel? Here's why everyone is hearing different words - and what it means.

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Stormy Daniels: Trump discloses payment to reimburse lawyer

Stan Lee: Comic book legend, 95, 'sues old company for $1bn'

Robot stands in for US student at graduation

Cynthia Pettway was too sick to attend the ceremony in Alabama, so her school came up with another plan.

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Russia's military hot water bottle blowers

The unique skills of Russia's armed forces were on display at the World Military Wrestling Championship.

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Pope warns nuns to use 'sobriety' on social media

Larry Nassar: Michigan State University to pay $500m to abuse victims

Micronation founder Eli Avivi dies in Israel

Burundi's President Nkurunziza: First a third term, now a seven-year mandates

Saudi women troll men telling them 'You won't drive'

Gaza: The history behind the anger

The BBC's Paul Adams explains the issues at the root of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

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