2018年1月31日 星期三

Eleven die in fire at a welfare home in Japan

Are armed pro-government vigilantes rising in Turkey?

The people who think 9/11 was an 'inside job'

Iron Biby: From fat-shamed boy to World's Strongest Man contender

Are we missing the real opioid drug crisis?

The fight to ban a 'humiliating' virginity test

Travel Frog: The cute Japanese game that has China hooked

Battling to save the world's bananas

Trump grants 6,900 Syrians permission to stay in US

Australian ex-PM Rudd sues broadcaster

Space shuttle Columbia's final mission

It's 15 years since disaster struck as the Columbia returned to Earth following a research mission.

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Afghanistan veteran: 'UK troop withdrawal was political move'

Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found.

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Ahed Tamimi: Was Palestinian teenager’s ‘slap’ terrorism?

Teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi and her mother are due to go on trial charged with security offences.

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Russia warns of locust threat to World Cup

FBI has 'grave concerns' about controversial Republican memo

Ismail Haniya: US designates Hamas leader as terrorist

Cancelled Israel Lorde gig sparks anti-boycott lawsuit

German Marcel Hesse jailed for 'sadistic' double killing

Train carrying Republicans hits lorry in West Virginia

The 'super blue blood Moon' across the world

Eyes around the globe have been turning to the skies to view the lunar event.

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Larry Nassar case: USA Gymnastics doctor 'abused 265 girls'

Jacinda Ardern's partner Clarke Gayford on his impending new role

Clarke Gayford will be a stay-at-home dad when Jacinda Ardern returns to work as prime minister.

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Rare 'super blue blood moon' arrives




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Hong Kong bans ivory trade in 'historic' vote

Germans campaign for memorial to victims of communism

Tariq Ramadan: French police question Muslim scholar over rape claims

Uzbekistan reforms: President Mirziyoyev sacks security chief

Killer whale says 'hello'

A killer whale is taught to mimic words such as "hello" and "bye bye" in a scientific experiment.

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Kenya TV stations to remain off-air after Odinga 'inauguration'

Taner Kilic: Turkish court releases Amnesty head

Catalonia's Puigdemont denies giving up after 'defeat' texts

'Facebook murder' case: Family of Ohio man sue social media site

Melania Trump defies tradition to arrive alone at speech

Paris officials investigate suspected anti-Semitic attack on schoolboy

Vatican defends itself after Hong Kong cardinal says it is 'selling out' to Beijing

Seville orange heist: Stolen fruit spills from cars

Burns Strider case: Clinton explains handling of 'harassment' claims

Zara's lungi lookalike mocked by Asian internet

2018年1月30日 星期二

The tea boss with a thirst for global domination

Used clothes: Why is worldwide demand declining?

'I was 12 when I married a 35-year-old'

'Chemtrail' conspiracy theorists: The people who think governments control the weather

Viewpoint: Bollywood's troubled relationship with women

Trump to hail 'New American Moment'

Hawaii false alarm: Officials quit over missile alert

Why did Kenya's Odinga 'inaugurate' himself?

Kenya's main opposition leader stages his own "swearing in" after two disputed elections. We explain.

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'Emotional support peacock' barred from United Airlines plane

Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds

Taliban 'threaten 70% of Afghanistan' BBC investigation finds

The Afghan Taliban, which US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of the country, a BBC study has found.

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Pierre Agnes: Boardriders boss goes missing at sea in France

Swiss university unveils yodelling degree

Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead

France jogger death: Husband admits killing Alexia Daval

Yemen PM 'holed up' as Aden palace surrounded

State of the Union: Five things to expect in Trump's speech

Diane Keaton defends Woody Allen over abuse allegations

Réunion island and the 'stolen children' of France

Marlène Morin was 15 when she was resettled from the island of Réunion to France. After 52 years, she finally returned.

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Giant hoard of missing mail found in Italian garage

Croatia national shot dead on South Africa lion hunt

Monkeys? Humans? The ethics of testing diesel fumes

Japanese woman sues government over forced sterilisation

Volkswagen takes responsibility for exhaust tests on monkeys

Saudi anti-corruption drive generates $106bn in settlements

ColorFab: 3D printer can change colour of objects

MIT is making a new kind of 3D printer that can change the colour of the objects you print.

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Facebook 'no place' for young children

Michelin lets French chef be first to pull out of guide

Putin says US sanctions list targets all Russians

Irish abortion referendum: Debate rages after vote announced

Red faces over Trump 'State of the Uniom' typo on tickets


Tickets for US President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address have had to be urgently reprinted because of a glaring typo which lawmakers mocked.

The offending tickets invited people to attend Mr Trump's "State of the Uniom" instead.

"Looking forward to... State of the Uniom," Sen Marco Rubio tweeted, while one social media user asked: "Will they be serving covfefe...?"

This was a reference to a tweet by Mr Trump in May, which left many puzzled.

It was an apparent typo, although the president has never publicly commented on the issue.

But this time US officials were quick to point out that the "Uniom" typo had nothing to do with Mr Trump.

In fact, the error was made by the Sergeant at Arms of the US House of Representatives, whose office oversaw the printing of the tickets.

"There was a misprint on the ticket," a spokesman for the office told AFP news agency.

"It was corrected immediately, and our office is redistributing the tickets."

It was not immediately clear how many tickets were affected.

Anyone looking at the flawed tickets and wondering whether the word "visitor" in "Visitor's Gallery" should not be plural instead may be relieved to know it is not a typo - that's just what they call it.



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George Weah vows to change Liberia's citizenship laws

Sobibor death camp survivor Arkady Waispapir dies at 96

Eurozone growth hit 10-year high in 2017

Brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's

Malaysia defends 'hideous' tourism logo despite criticism

Kenya election: TV coverage curbs for Odinga 'inauguration'

US lists 210 Russians linked to Putin but avoids more sanctions

Australia Catholic bishops criticise 'foreign influence' laws

Five tips to keep your app data safe online

After a fitness app "heatmap" revealed military information, what are your devices saying about you?

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2018年1月29日 星期一

Argentine president bans family members in government

Viewpoint: India and Pakistan up the ante on disputed border

Palestinians fear cost of Trump's refugee agency cut

Migrants' heroine faces jail for human trafficking

Argentina sub: Antarctic tribute to lost San Juan crew

Maye Musk: "I am just getting started" as a model, aged 69

Why Cape Town is shutting off its water supply

South Africa's second largest city is in the midst of a severe drought.

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What really happened after this photo was taken

Trump ban on refugees from 'high-risk' countries partially lifted

Russian SU-27 warplane 'flew 1.5 metres' from US spy plane

Ireland to hold abortion vote in May

Paris residents battle floods as Seine level peaks

Some residents take to boats and kayaks as about 1,500 people are evacuated from their homes.

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Terminally ill teenager marries high school sweetheart

Dustin Snyder has a rare form of cancer and was recently told he had weeks left to live. So he proposed.

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Facebook to promote local news in drive for 'trusted' content

France to investigate Nutella promotion that led to 'riots'

Canada 'serial killer' faces more charges

Evangelical leader Franklin Graham: Trump is 'work in progress'

US evangelical leader Franklin Graham says President Trump is no model Christian.

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'Family row' sparks Portugal shooting

Ethiopia's Lake Tana threatened by alien weed invasion

Ethiopia's largest lake, Lake Tana, is being lost to an invasive South American weed, water hyacinth.

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Heinz Jakob 'Coco' Schumann, German jazz musician, dies aged 93

Colombia's President Santos suspends peace talks with ELN rebels

India estimates 21 million of its girls are 'unwanted'

Philippines: Volcanic mudflows sweep away roads

Rainfall near the erupting Mount Mayon has caused strong mudflows

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Syria war: Turkey arrests hundreds for criticising Afrin offensive

Andrew McCabe: FBI deputy quits after Trump criticism

'Period ban is ruining my education'

Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river to get to school while they are menstruating - and on Tuesdays.

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Grammys: This woman's reaction to Beyonce is all of us

Borussia Dortmund bus attack: Footballer Bartra 'feared for his life'

North Korea cancels joint cultural performance with South

How an interview faux-pas sparked a row

China dismisses 'absurd' African Union HQ spying claim

Russia Putin: Kremlin accuses US of meddling in election

The 2018 Grammys in 90 seconds

From Bruno Mars to Hillary Clinton reading an extract from a book on Trump. Here's a roundup of what happened.

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France murder: Jogger Alexia Daval's husband is detained

Poland president to review Holocaust bill after Israel outcry

Indonesia: Transgender women in Aceh detained by police

Syria war: Turkish air strikes 'damage ancient Afrin temple'

German row over car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys

Lang'ata fire: 'Not enough water' to tackle Kenya blaze

Iran frees woman who took off headscarf - lawyer

Russia ban upheld for Winter Paralympics

Arunima Sinha: Compensation for India's Everest climbing amputee

India mob attacks 'late' rescuers as bus falls into river

2018年1月28日 星期日

Chechnya leader labels human rights activists 'foreign agents'

Grammys 2018: Why stars wore white roses

Some of music's biggest names wear white roses on the red carpet in support of the #TimesUp movement.

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Reports of gunfire and explosions at Kabul military academy

Fitness tracker Strava lights up military base

Quebec remembers mosque shooting, one year on

Busting the Arab world's myths about Japan

The Paul Simon city that turned to Trump

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto comfortably re-elected

Why Ghana's natural hair fashion is bad for business

Outcry in Mexico over missing student

Meet South Africa's 'king of tombstone bling'

Lebohang W. Khitsane creates unique tombstones for celebrities and public figures.

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New York investigates company accused of selling fake Twitter followers

Cambodia charges foreigners for making pornographic images

President Trump hits back at Jay-Z over 'superbug' comments

Ikea founder: Five things to know

From frugality to fascism, here's what you need to know about Ingvar Kamprad who has died aged 91.

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CCTV captures elephant's walkabout

Watch how a wild elephant decided to cross the border from China to Laos... twice.

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Roger Federer wins sixth Australian open

Here's how the Swiss reacted after winning his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title.

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Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained in Moscow

The BBC was standing next to Alexei Navalny as he was taken into custody amid Russia protests.

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Mort Walker, cartoonist who created Beetle Bailey, dies aged 94

Yemen crisis: Separatists seize government buildings in Aden

Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title

Ikea founder Kamprad dies at 91

God's giant miracle carrots

Ben Zand spends time with Guatemala's huge evangelical community visiting Pastor Sanchez, from the town of Almolonga.

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Russian presidential vote: Navalny offices raided on day of protests

Kabul mourns 100 dead after ambulance bomb

How to refuel a jet in mid-air

US Air Force pilot Col Chris Amrhein does it all by hand at 23,000ft. Yes, really.

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Coincheck promises 46bn yen refund after cryptocurrency theft

2018年1月27日 星期六

Rescuers find seven survivors of missing Kiribati ferry

Elite climbing team save French woman from Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain'

Colombia police station bombing kills five and injures dozens

Italian mafia: How crime families went global

The island that switches countries every six months

The technology which starts avalanches

Avalanche threats cut off the Swiss ski resort, Zermatt, twice in 2018. But technology is helping to make ski slopes safer for the public.

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The island where 19th Century land ownership is at risk

What ‘Dr Love’ says about DR Congo

There have been 11 US school shootings this year. Is it time to arm teachers?

Israel criticises Poland over proposed Holocaust law

Catalonia's Puigdemont cannot lead from abroad, court rules

Czech election: Milos Zeman wins the battle of ideas

Larry Nassar: Michigan vows full inquiry at university

Kabul ambulance bomb: Attack kills 95 in Afghanistan

Attackers have left at least 95 people dead and over 100 injured in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

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Italy train crash CCTV released

Police release footage of the train hitting a platform just before it derailed, killing three people.

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Steve Wynn: Casino mogul quits as Republican finance chair

Brazil: Gunmen storm Fortaleza nightclub killing 14

Vila, one of world's oldest gorillas, dies in captivity at 60

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released

Several Saudi billionaires and princes have been freed after months being held at this hotel.

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Saudi billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal freed after paying settlement

Coincheck: World's biggest ever digital currency 'theft'

Honduras tightens security ahead of President Hernández inauguration

Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title

ICYMI: Camels, snow and space high jinks

A selection of video highlights from the week.

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Huge explosion rocks Afghan capital

Irish abortion referendum: PM Varadkar to campaign for change

Robot shop assistant sacked...

and other tech stories in the news this week.

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British man preparing to fight Turkish forces

A British man from London has told the BBC he’s going to fight against Turkish forces in Syria.

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Egypt's first dog cafe proves a hit

In Alexandria, one dog owner is catering for the growing trend in owning pets.

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2018年1月26日 星期五

Paris readies for floods as Seine surges higher

Venezuela: France's Macron calls for tougher sanctions

Are President Trump's tax cuts helping workers?

Has Russian alcohol consumption fallen 80%?

Tammy Duckworth: The mum making history in the US Senate

How 'l'affaire Houcine Arfa' has gripped Madagascar and France

Saudi Arabia elites released after paying corruption settlements

Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn denies abusing employees

Rescuers search for Kiribati ferry with 50 people on board

Pakistan rescue to start for 'Killer Mountain' climbers

US flu outbreak is worst since 2009 swine pandemic

USA Gymnastics board ordered to quit over Larry Nassar abuse

Trump's immigration plan unites left and right in fury

Canadian billionaire couple 'murdered'

Russia mocks Gavin Williamson's attack warning

Democrat Joe Kennedy to respond to Trump's union speech

Supreme Court halts execution of inmate with dementia

Cape Town water crisis: Residents urged to turn off toilet taps

Death of Stalin: Russian police visit cinema defying film ban

Afrin's Kurds: 'We will never abandon our homes'

Trump launches attack on 'predatory' trade

Czechs election: Tight run-off between Zeman and Drahos

Live coverage of President Trump's Davos speech

President Trump is giving a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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France mourns star chef Paul Bocuse

China to develop Arctic shipping routes opened by global warming

Tourists sexually assaulted in Senegal's Casamance region

Elizabeth Hawley: 'Chronicler of the Himalayas' dies at 94

Donald Trump meets Rwanda's Kagame at the World Economic Forum

The US president and the new head of the African Union both sang the praises of each others' countries.

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Turkey's Erdogan vows to fight Kurdish forces as far as Iraq

China's decade-long smartphone growth comes to an end

Giulio Regeni murdered in Egypt 'over research' - Italian prosecutor

What's wrong about this picture?

Could broadcasting school lessons solve Africa's education crisis?

Could broadcasting school lessons solve Africa's education crisis? The BBC spoke to a pupil in the Democratic Republic of Congo who is learning through the radio.

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South Koreans conquer fear of dining alone

Padmaavat: India audiences puzzled over controversy

Bollywood film Padmaavat has sparked months of protests - but what do audiences think of it?

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Nutella riots: A brief history of shopping scraps

Africa's week in pictures: 19 - 25 January 2018

2018年1月25日 星期四

A third of coral reefs 'entangled with plastic'

Sri Lanka women take on 'body shaming' barrel ad

Why are black poor Americans more optimistic than white ones?

South Asians in the US: The other 'Dreamers' facing uncertain future

South Korea hospital hit by deadly fire

The films that defied political controversy

Museum offers gold toilet to Trump instead of Van Gogh's work - report

Venezuela expels Spanish ambassador after EU sanctions

Ariane rocket suffers rare failure

Edible bandages for bears' burnt paws

After two bears are injured in California wildfires, a creative solution to get them back on their feet.

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How Aung San Suu Kyi sees the Rohingya crisis

Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8m undocumented immigrants

Alcatraz escape: Fugitive John Anglin's name on letter to police

Nutella 'riots' spread across French supermarkets

Facebook and Google criticised by George Soros

Affleck pulls out of presenting Oscar

Jovanna Calzadillas: Las Vegas survivor's amazing recovery

Jovanna Calzadillas was not expected to live after a bullet hit her brain. Now she's heading home.

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The evolution of Australia Day controversy

Syria war: Kurds seek state support against Turkey offensive

Senate to release transcripts on Russian lawyer meeting

Modern humans left Africa much earlier

Modern humans left Africa much earlier

Zambian 'sex drugs' land men in cholera centre

Doomsday Clock moved to just 2min to 'apocalypse'

Man hit by train in quest for perfect selfie

Syria war: Germany suspends upgrade to Turkey tanks

Trump casts doubt on Mid-East peace talks

Semi-naked Russian cadets spark 'Satisfaction Challenge'

Italy train crash: Rescuers work to free Milan passengers

Several people have died after a train derailed near Milan in the morning rush hour.

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Oprah 'not interested' in presidential bid

Oscars 2018: Mandera bus attack film Watu Wote nominated

Watu Wote is nominated for best short live action film at the Oscars.

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David Copperfield responds to sexual assault allegation

The TV shows you didn't know Meryl Streep appeared in

Chung Hyeon: The Korean tennis star making history

Syria minister: 'We will respond to Turkey's violation'

Syria says it will "act accordingly" to defend itself after Turkey invaded northern Syria.

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Game abandoned due to 'team boss emergency'

EU court rejects sexuality tests for gay asylum seekers

Australian of the Year is pioneer physicist Michelle Simmons

Russia probe: Trump 'looking forward' to FBI interview

President Trump has said for the first time he is willing to be interviewed under oath by the FBI.

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Calais blockade: Protesting French fishermen block port

Boris Johnson 'is descendant' of mummified Basel woman

Padmaavat: India tightens security as controversial film opens

Padmaavat: Why this Bollywood film is so controversial

Padmaavat is being released in India, but it has caused angry protests from Hindus.

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Italy train crash: Two killed near Milan

2018年1月24日 星期三

Cannabis growers in marijuana mega-merger

Ring of Fire's volcanic and quake activity is normal, say scientists

Australian Open 2018: Caroline Wozniacki beats Elise Mertens to reach final

Tennys Sandgren: Serena Williams calls for player to apologise for tweets

N Korean hockey players arrive in the South for joint team

Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day

Fall in tourists to US 'blamed on Trump'

Falcon Heavy: Big SpaceX rocket lights 27 engines

Building a business without good internet access

Nigeria's Boko Haram attacks in numbers - as lethal as ever

Justice for Sreejith: Indian protester becomes social media hero

France baby milk scandal explained in 100 and 500 words

How saving a writer's life helped my dialysis app go global

The church that thrives in a ghost town

Chinese TV presenter Jin Xing is being compared with Oprah

Transgender host Jin Xing's dating show has boosted her popularity, but some critics say it’s outdated.

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Trump 'looking forward' to interview by special counsel

Egypt election: Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali quits race

Logan Paul returns to YouTube with suicide awareness video

Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits advisory panel

Larry Nassar abuse: What it was like to face 'monster' doctor in court

Three women abused by the former USA gymnastics doctor explain why they testified, as sentencing begins.

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Brazil ex-President Lula loses appeal

Nassar judge: 'I've just signed your death warrant'

Larry Nassar tells victims 'an acceptable apology is impossible' as he's sentenced to up to 175 years.

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Donald Trump's 'hatred of sharks' benefits conservation charities

Inside rebel-held Syrian town near Afrin frontline

Mark Lowen visits Azaz, a rebel-held town near where Turkish-led forces are battling Kurdish fighters.

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Grumpy Cat wins $710,000 payout in copyright lawsuit

Disgraced US Olympics doctor jailed for 175 years

Israel's plan to force out African migrants

Thousands of African migrants were given a choice to either take a payment and leave the country, or face arrest.

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Trump 'asked acting FBI chief Andrew McCabe how he voted'

Afghanistan attack: Save the Children suspends programmes

German far-right AfD politician converts to Islam

Tortured California sibling 'was bullied'

Paris attacks: 'IS landlord' in first trial over 2015 killings

Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa: We would accept election defeat

Pope: Bible's serpent spread fake news

Davos 2018: 'More to come' on US trade tariffs

Beijing to demolish thousands of 'illegal structures'

EU diplomats call for release of seized Hong Kong publisher

Cow walks on wild side with Polish bison

In pictures: River Seine bursts banks in Paris




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Face of 9,000 year-old teen girl recreated

Elton John to make statement on future

Camels banned from Saudi beauty contest over Botox

Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters 'kills 150 militants'

China's fledgling hip-hop culture faces official crackdown

Australian mother accused of murdering adult children

2018年1月23日 星期二

Serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman sneaks onto another plane

The 66-year-old repeatedly gets past airport security and onto planes without a ticket or passport.

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Antarctica's Weddell Sea 'deserves protected status'

Scientists have called for special status to protect coral, penguins and other wildlife in Antarctica.

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Venezuela: Maduro ready to stand in early presidential poll

Cerebral palsy is my motivation, says Somali YouTuber Abdi Omar

Motivational speaker Abdi Omar says his cerebral palsy has made him "stronger and wiser".

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The Catalan independence parody with its own president

Cape Town water crisis: 'My wife doesn't shower any more'

Aleppo's 'famous' bakery reopens

The ovens of the Bab Al-Nasr bakery in Syria are running again after six idle years.

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Stephen Miller: How much influence does he have on Trump?

How historical Afrin became a prize worth a war

Switzerland's farmers become landscape gardeners

US senator to be first to have baby in office

At least 22 dead in twin Benghazi car bombs

Ursula K Le Guin: US fantasy author dies at home in Oregon

Syria war: Row over Turkey using German-made tanks

Sirens and panic as tsunami warning jolts Alaskans awake

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Alaska's coast, triggering tsunami alerts and prompting residents to evacuate.

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Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 19 injured

Uganda's Museveni: I love Trump for being frank with Africans

Egypt election: Retired general and candidate Sami Anan arrested

Germany: Plane and helicopter crash in mid-air, killing four

Pakistan Zainab murder: Police arrest suspect

Russia bars 'extremist' British comedy The Death of Stalin

Syrian regime routinely bombs civilians in Eastern Ghouta

The BBC has obtained shocking footage from the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta, just 30 kilometres from Damascus.

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Syria war: 'Civilians flee' Turkish assault on Afrin enclave

Chilean poet and physicist Nicanor Parra dies at 103

Sessions questioned in Russia probe

Elon Musk's Boring Company presents LA tunnel plan

Naomi Parker Fraley, the real Rosie the Riveter, dies aged 96

Hugh Masekela: The story of a jazz legend

Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died aged 78.

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Minnie Mouse honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Forty years after Mickey, she's been honoured in LA.

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'America First' tariffs on imports spark Asia outcry

Naples woman killed in 'mafia ambush'

South Africa's 'Father of Jazz'

Bill Cosby returns to stage ahead of sexual assault retrial

NZ Maori win first indigenous football internationals

Hawaii governor admits log-in blunder

Germany pupil 'killed by classmate' at school near Dortmund

Lebanon rubbish: Storm dumps piles of waste along coast

The Philippines' most active volcano Mount Mayon erupts

More than 40,000 local residents have been forced to evacuate the area.

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Alaska quake prompts tsunami alert

Zimbabwe family leave Bangkok airport after three months

UN flag no longer offers 'natural protection' to peacekeepers

Camera captures deadly avalanche's ash cloud in Japan

A soldier has been killed in the avalanche that appears to have been triggered by a volcanic eruption.

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Jazz legend Hugh Masekela dies

US shutdown: Trump hails 'big win' and says Democrats caved in

2018年1月22日 星期一

US imposes tariffs on washing machines and solar panels

Syria offensive: Turkey warns US over Kurdish militia group

Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares #MeToo story

At the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, a US Supreme Court judge shares her #MeToo experience.

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How US 'get out of jail free' cards work

Why some Sudanese back lecturer who beat students

Kenya's 'backpack midwife' bringing healthcare for all

India's switched-at-birth babies who refused to swap back

Lesbian couple sues for son's US citizenship

Hong Kong bookseller seized from China train

Catholic Deacon accused of murder by air injection

Syria offensive: US seeks to address Turkey's 'legitimate' security concerns

USA Gymnastics resignations over sex abuse

US announces new cargo screening for some Middle East flights

Senate deal 'to halt government shutdown'

Pope Francis sorry for upsetting abuse victims

Chinese staff paid in bricks to top up unpaid wages

Mount Mayon volcano: Philippines fears violent eruption

George Weah sworn in as Liberia's president

Jerusalem: US embassy to move by end of 2019 - Pence

Mysterious Dead Sea Scroll deciphered in Israel

Australia police in fresh search for missing Beaumont children

Tokyo amusement park evacuated in missile drill

Tokyo carries out an evacuation drill amidst fears of a missile attack from North Korea.

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Venice restaurant bill outrages Japanese tourists

Ecuador leader calls Julian Assange an 'inherited problem'

Syria offensive: Turkish troops 'capture villages' in Afrin

Only one in four trust social media, says survey

Spain renews arrest bid as Catalonia's Puigdemont travels to Denmark

Three Billboards triumphs at Screen Actors Guild awards

SAG Awards: Shameless star says 'it's hard to be a man'

Speeches about gender in Hollywood and female empowerment dominate the Screen Actor's Guild Awards.

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'Airline poo' falls on India village causing confusion

Iceland's high court upholds 76% tax on imported chips

2018年1月21日 星期日

'World's richest 1% get 82% of the wealth', says Oxfam

Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades

Australians mourn actress Jessica Falkholt

US shutdown: Government services closed as working week begins

Las Vegas rally marks anniversary of Women's March against Trump

Las Vegas rally marks first anniversary of Women's March against Trump.

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Sydney train passengers injured in crash

Venezuela helicopter attack pilot Oscar Pérez buried

Ex-footballer George Weah faces toughest challenge

India woman fights family over 'low caste' husband's murder

Croatia introduces same-sex family bedtime stories

The president forced me to take his herbal HIV 'cure'

The (almost) complete history of 'fake news'

Pope Francis ends Latin America tour with giant Mass

The businessman exiled for being Jewish

IS and how it continues to plague Iraq

A month after war was declared over, Iraqi soldiers are still being killed by Islamic State militants.

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Amazon opens no-checkout supermarket

Ronaldo borrows doctor's phone to check facial injury on pitch

President Macron on Trump, Brexit and Frexit

What we learnt when French President Emmanuel Macron talked to the BBC's Andrew Marr.

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US shutdown: White House voicemail changed to blame Democrats

US shutdown: White House voicemail changed to blame Democrats

QPR goalkeeper's water bottle 'urinated in' mid-match

QPR goalkeeper's water bottle 'urinated in' mid-match

Poland's competition for skiing priests

Priests and clergymen compete in Poland's annual Pope John Paul II skiing competition.

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Germany coalition talks: SPD backs talks with Merkel

Dolores O'Riordan: Hundreds queue in rain to pay respects

Ethiopia Waldiya: Five killed by police at religious festival

Iraq sentences German woman to death over IS involvement

Australian Open: Grigor Dimitrov beats Nick Kyrgios to reach quarter-finals

Kinks and Zombies bassist Jim Rodford dies aged 76

Kabul: Gunman shot Intercontinental Hotel diners - eyewitness

Women's marches across the US

Women stage marches across the US on the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.

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DR Congo: Anti-Kabila protests dispersed with tear gas

Syria: Turkey says ground troops moved in on Afrin

North Korea Moranbong girl band leader heads Olympic inspection team

Pope Francis in Peru: Violence against women 'a plague'

Pope Francis speaks out as he holds Mass in Trujillo, Peru.

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French President says Donald Trump is not a 'classical politician'

France's president criticises Donald Trump's crude comment about African countries, in a BBC interview.

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US shutdown: Senate in bid to end impasse

2018年1月20日 星期六

Kabul: Afghan forces seek to end Intercontinental Hotel siege

Why one man in Singapore was not allowed to adopt his child

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The legacy of Africa's first elected female president

Putin cast as national saviour ahead of Russia election

Trump's year on Twitter: Who has he criticised and praised the most?

Dark is divine: What colour are Indian gods and goddesses?

Why names matter so much

Would you swap your pet for a snail?

In Russia, keeping exotic animals getting is more and more popular each year.

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Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais

Pope in Peru: Francis speaks out on violence against women

Deported from Belgium, tortured in Sudan

Has Belgium failed in its duty to protect asylum seekers?

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Clashes continue over disputed Honduras election result

Who is George Weah, Liberia's new president?

How George Weah went from being the world's best footballer to the president of Liberia.

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Why is Turkey attacking Syria?

The BBC's Mark Lowen explains.

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Football president George Weah puts Liberian army to the test

Ex-football pro George Weah challenges Liberia's army to a friendly before his inauguration.

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Gunmen 'attacking major Kabul hotel'

India police 'failed to help injured teenagers'

The Brazilian man who lives in a sandcastle

Marcio Matolias has lived in a sandcastle for 22 years in an upmarket neighbourhood of Rio De Janeiro.

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Nigeria: Kidnapped US and Canadian citizens freed

Syria: Turkey ground operation in Afrin begins 'de facto'

Top French chef Paul Bocuse dies at 91

Australian Open: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic into fourth round

US shutdown: Trump and Democrats blame each other

Why Italians are saying 'No' to takeaway coffee

Drinking takeaway coffee is a way of life in many parts of the world. So why do Italians refuse to do it?

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Winter Olympics 2018: North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang

Syria conflict: 15 refugees found frozen to death

Pad Man: A man's 'period poverty' rescue becomes a film

A new film, Pad Man, charts one man's 20-year bid to make cheaper sanitary towels available in India.

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Turkey bus crash: Eleven killed in motorway accident

The Silent Child: The deaf six-year-old actress hoping for an Oscar

Profoundly deaf six-year-old Maisie Sly is the star of The Silent Child, a short film which could be vying for an Oscar.

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Asian wildlife trafficking 'kingpin' Boonchai Bach arrested

2018年1月19日 星期五

US shutdown begins as Senate fails to pass new budget

Huge Brazil rubbish dump closes after six decades

US musician Tom Petty died of 'accidental drug overdose'

How can parents torture their children?

Lac-Megantic: The runaway train that destroyed a town

New Zealand debates access to dead sea life footage

France: Emmanuel Macron’s marvellous manoeuvres this week

Trump travel ban: Supreme Court to rule on legality

Trump vows abortion opposition in speech to March for Life

Women's march: Where, when and why will protests happen?

Protests are planned across the US this weekend - here's what you need to know

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The man risking his life to save pink dolphins

Fernando Trujillo works in dangerous areas of the Amazon to save the rare species.

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Pope sends gift to woman thrown from horse

The police woman, whose horse was startled during Pope Francis' visit to Chile, is recovering in hospital.

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Pope Francis warns of threat to Amazon peoples on Peru visit

Colombia says 550,000 Venezuelans have fled to the country

Las Vegas shooting: Police say gunman's girlfriend won't face charges

Chicago West: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West name daughter

Workers cleared over Canada rail disaster

Larry Nassar case: Olympic champ Jordyn Wieber reveals abuse

Gold medallists Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber face abuser

Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber confront former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar in court.

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Philippines stops sending workers to Kuwait over abuse fears

Kenya investigates 'sex attacks' on new mothers at hospital

Czech PM Andrej Babis stripped of immunity amid fraud claims

Nasa removes US astronaut from ISS mission

Mattis: US national security focus no longer terrorism

Crocodile found in weapons raid

Russian social media defends air cadets dancing in underwear

US shutdown: Senate bill on verge of collapse amid rancour

Smiling Macron and May pose for selfie

Data-stealing spyware 'traced to Lebanon'

President Putin takes a dip into icy water

Russian President Vladimir has taken part in a traditional Orthodox ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany.

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Turkey steps up Syria shelling as invasion of Afrin looms

British 'extreme kayaker' sets 128ft waterfall record

Bren Orton plunged down the Big Banana falls in Mexico, setting a British record.

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Pope Francis 'slander' comment angers Chile abuse victims

Michael Douglas: Former employee accuses actor of sexual harassment

Pakistan Zainab murder: DNA suggests suspect in other case was 'innocent'

Fake-bomb TV crew held at New Jersey airport

Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run

Europe storm: Germany in huge clean-up as trains run again

South Korea to reward 'dogparazzi' informers

Patricia Dagorn: France's 'Black Widow' jailed for poisonings

2018年1月18日 星期四

Pope Francis arrives in crisis-hit Peru

'Shaking' Malaysia Airlines flight turns back to Australia

Cosmetic firms 'need to do more for women of colour'

Beauty blogger Jackie Aina wants the cosmetic industry to do more for women of colour.

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Australia's Channel 9 news promo looks like BBC's version

Channel 9's promo for its Today show was copied, at moments, word for word from the BBC's promo video.

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North Korean skiers dream of Paralympics

Ma You-chul and Kim Jung-hyun are set to be the first from their country to compete in the Winter Paralympics.

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Cancer in a country with no radiotherapy machine

How to survive in Moscow without sunshine

Israel's Indian Jews and their lives in the 'promised land'

North Korean skiers dream of Paralympic success

Ukraine crisis: Kiev defines Russia as 'aggressor' state

Zimbabwe opposition figure Roy Bennett dies in US helicopter crash

Shackled siblings: What we know about their lives

Chained to beds and beaten as punishment, the couple's children hatched an escape plan over years.

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Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant

Popemobile causes horse to throw police officer in Chile

The vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the police officer, when her horse reared up in the air.

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Turpin case: 'Chains and padlocks used on siblings'

The charges against California couple David and Louise Turpin include torture and child abuse.

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